The 2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on April 2, 2018. Practices offici ...

. The Panthers, led by 12th-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated

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in the first round before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

2017 recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, the Panthers were picked to finish in second place in the MVC and received eight first place votes. Senior forward Bennet Koch was named to the preseason All-MVC first team while senior forward Klint Carlson was named to the second team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Ch. 26,

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or NBCSC+)

References

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