The 2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across five colleges. The fall 2024 total enrollment was 9,283 students.
The university was initially founded in 1 ...
during the
2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach
Ben Jacobson
Ben Scott Jacobson (born December 16, 1970) is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa, a position he has held since 2006. He served as an assistant at North Dakota Fighting Hawks me ...
, played their home games at
McLeod Center and were members of the
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the fourth-oldest collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the Midwestern Unite ...
(The Valley). They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Bradley, Loyola–Chicago, and Illinois State to become champions of the
Missouri Valley tournament. They received an automatic bid to the
NCAA tournament where they defeated Wyoming in the second round before losing in the third round to Louisville.
Previous season
The
Panthers finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the
Missouri Valley Conference tournament to Southern Illinois.
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting
Class of 2015 recruits
Roster
Schedule
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Missouri Valley tournament
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NCAA tournament
Rankings
References
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Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball seasons
Northern Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
Northern Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
Panth
Panth (also panthan, meaning "path" in Sanskrit), also called the Sampradaya, is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a guru or an acharya in guru-shishya parampara, and is often led by scholars or senior ...
Panth
Panth (also panthan, meaning "path" in Sanskrit), also called the Sampradaya, is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a guru or an acharya in guru-shishya parampara, and is often led by scholars or senior ...