UNI Plays Host to Loyola Saturday in McLeod

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Loyola (7-10, 0-5) at UNI (10-8, 2-3 MVC) | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE AUDIO | LIVE STATS
Sat., Jan. 16, 2016 • 3 p.m. (CT)
Cedar Falls, Iowa • McLeod Center (6,650)

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television
MVC TV
   Play-by-Play: Scott Warmann
   Analyst: Kevin Lehman
Clearances: FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Kansas City, Comcast SportsNet Chicago
ESPN3 (outside the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri)

Radio
Panther Sports Network
   Play-by-Play: Gary Rima
   Analyst: Kevin Boyle
Flagship - NewsTalk 1540-AM KXEL
On the Web - UNIPanthers.com, TuneIn

Live Stats
UNI.Statbroadcast.com

Radio
Panther Sports Network
   Play-by-Play: Gary Rima
   Analyst: Kevin Boyle
Flagship - NewsTalk 1540-AM KXEL
On the Web - UNIPanthers.com, TuneIn

Live Stats - uni.StatBroadcast.com

OPENING TIP
• UNI (10-8, 2-3 MVC) will return to the McLeod Center this Saturday for a matchup against the Loyola Ramblers (7-10 overall, 0-5 MVC). Tip is set for 3 p.m.

• UNI owns a 9-2 series lead vs. Loyola.

• The Panthers have won four straight games against the Ramblers, including a 69-60 victory in last season's MVC Tournament semifinal in St. Louis.

• UNI is 5-0 vs. Loyola in games played in Cedar Falls.

• UNI has won its two MVC games by an average of 34.5 ppg. UNI has lost its three MVC games by an average of 5.7 ppg.

• Bennett Koch is shooting 71.9 percent (23-of-32 FGs) from the field and averaging 11.6 points per game since starting MVC play.

• Wes Washpun leads the MVC in assists (5.7 apg). He ranks No. 26 in the nation in assists per game.

• Jeremy Morgan is tops in the MVC in free throw percentage (.828).

• Matt Bohannon leads the MVC in 3-pointers made (53). Bohannon has made three or more 3-pointers 12 times this season.

• UNI leads the MVC in 3-pointers made (157).

• UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 513 straight games – the longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference.

• UNI has secured a pair of top-five wins (AP poll) this season with triumphs over No. 1 North Carolina and No. 5 Iowa State.

• UNI has registered 16 wins over ranked Division I opponents and 13 of those wins have come since Ben Jacobson joined the UNI coaching staff in the 2001-02 season.

• The NCAA recognizes teams in the top-10 percent of the Academic Progress Report. The UNI men's basketball program is the only Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball school to be listed in the top 10 percent in each of the last three years.

• UNI is one of 14 schools to have won 30 or more games twice in the last six seasons.

UNI MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES VS. LOYOLA

UNI IS BACK IN MCLEOD TO TAKE ON LOYOLA SATURDAY
UNI (10-8, 2-3 MVC) will return to the McLeod Center this Saturday for a matchup against the Loyola Ramblers (7-10 overall, 0-5 MVC). Tip is set for 3 p.m.
   The Panthers completed non-conference play at 8-5 overall. UNI posted two top-five wins in non-conference play with triumphs over No. 1 North Carolina (71-67) and No. 5 Iowa State (81-79).

LOYOLA-UNI ON MVC TV
Scott Warmann (play-by-play) and Kevin Lehman (analyst) will call the action for the Missouri Valley Conference television broadcast.
   The telecast will be cleared live on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana and FOX Sports Kansas City (combined 5.8 million homes), Comcast SportsNet Chicago (4.9 million homes), ESPN3 (outside the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri), DirecTV (FOX - Channel 671; Comcast - Channel 665), Dish Network (FOX - Channel 418; Comcast - Channel 429), AT&T U-Verse (Channel 748) and AT&T U-Verse HD (Channel 1748).

SCOUTING LOYOLA
The Loyola Ramblers have lost five consecutive games to begin Missouri Valley Conference play. The Ramblers have lost the five games by an average of 6.0 ppg.
   Loyola has lost its last three games by a combined five points.
   The Ramblers are led in scoring by Milton Doyle (11.3 ppg), Montel James (10.9 ppg), Devon Turk (10.8 ppg) and Earl Peterson (10.2 ppg).

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. LOYOLA
UNI owns a 9-2 series lead vs. Loyola.
   The Panthers have won four straight games against the Ramblers, including a 69-60 victory in last season's MVC Tournament semifinal in St. Louis.
   UNI is 5-0 vs. Loyola in games played in Cedar Falls.

14 STRAIGHT MVC HOME GAMES
UNI has won 14 consecutive Missouri Valley Conference home games dating back to the 2013-14 season.
   UNI was a perfect 9-0 at home last year in league games and the Panthers won their final three home games of the 2013-14 MVC season.
   UNI has begun league play this year with wins over Bradley (80-44) and Drake (77-44).

COACH JAKE FARES WELL VS MVC'S ILLINOIS SCHOOLS
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has taken full advantage of the four schools representing the state of Illinois in the Missouri Valley Conference in his 10 seasons as UNI's head coach.
   His 19 wins over Bradley are the most vs. any Valley opponent he has faced.
   He has an overall mark of 54-21 vs. Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Bradley and Loyola.
   Jacobson is 31-1 all-time in the McLeod Center against Southern Illinois (9-0), Illinois State (9-0), Bradley (10-1) and Loyola (3-0).

Jake Overall vs. MVC's Illinois Schools
Bradley    19-5
Illinois State    16-7
Southern Illinois   14-7
Loyola    5-2

WINNING WAYS AT MCLEOD
The McLeod Center will celebrate its 10th anniversary this season and the Panthers have made winning a priority in their home venue.
   UNI has posted an all-time mark of 119-29 (.804) in games played in the McLeod Center. UNI is 64-19 in MVC games in the McLeod Center.
   UNI secured a school-record 16 home wins in the 2012-13 season. The previous mark of 15 home wins was set in the 1989-90 season.
   UNI has posted a trio of perfect home seasons since moving to NCAA Division I. UNI was a perfect 14-0 in both the 1983-84 and 2009-10 seasons and then UNI notched a 15-0 mark at home last season.
   UNI set its home-court win streak of 21 consecutive victories between the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons.
   The McLeod Center opened in November 2006.

11 HOME WINS IN 8 STRAIGHT YRS
UNI has won 11 or more home games in the McLeod Center in eight consecutive seasons.

UNI's Home Record Since 2007-08
Year   Record
2007-08   11-6
2008-09   11-4
2009-10   14-0
2010-11   13-5
2011-12   13-3
2012-13   16-4
2013-14   11-2
2014-15   15-0
2015-16   6-1

UNI TOPS FIRST TWO MVC FOES BY WIDE MARGINS
UNI has recorded two of its three largest victory margins ever in Missouri Valley Conference play this season.
   UNI scored its largest win over an MVC opponent in a 36-point triumph over Bradley on Dec. 30.
   UNI tallied its third-largest margin of victory in MVC play with a 33-point win over Drake on Jan. 9.

UNI'S LARGEST MVC VICTORIES
36 (80-44) vs. Bradley (12/30/2015)
34 (80-46) vs. Bradley (1/1/2014)
33 (77-44) vs. Drake (1/9/2015)
31 (84-53) vs. Bradley (1/12/2013)
30 (85-55) vs. Drake (1/20/2013)
27 (83-56) vs. Indiana State (2/4/06)
26 (81-55) vs. Southern Illinois (2/11/09)

FEAST OR FAMINE IN MVC PLAY
UNI has won its two MVC games by an average of 34.5 ppg.
   UNI has lost its three MVC games by an average of 5.6 ppg.

DON'T FORGET THE DEFENSE
It's not all about scoring this year, as UNI can also play some defense.
   UNI is allowing 66.9 points per game.
   In UNI's 10 wins, the Panthers have limited the opposition to 60.2 points per game.

FOUR 500-PLUS POINT SCORERS
UNI's starting lineup features four 500-plus point collegiate scorers.
   Matt Bohannon has posted 903 career points, while Wes Washpun has recorded 811 points. Paul Jesperson has tallied 613 career points and Jeremy Morgan has been credited with 577 career points.

BOHANNON PREFERS THREES
Senior guard Matt Bohannon leads the MVC in 3-pointers made (53).
   Bohannon has made three or more 3-pointers in a game 12 times so far this season.

BO FOR 3 IN MVC PLAY
UNI senior guard Matt Bohannon holds the UNI career record for most three-pointers in Missouri Valley Conference games.
   Bohannon has drained 131 three-pointers in 59 MVC games.
   The previous UNI mark was set by Ben Jacobson with 113 three-pointers in MVC games only from 2002-2006.

BO SETS CAREER 3-POINT MARK
Senior guard Matt Bohannon set UNI's all-time three-point field goals made mark against Hawaii (Dec. 22).
   Bohannon has drained 228 career 3-pointers to surpass the previous record of 203 set by Ben Jacobson (2002-2006).

UNI CAREER 3-POINTERS MADE
1.   Matt Bohannon (2012-pres.)   228
2.   Ben Jacobson (2002-06)           203
3.   Johnny Moran (2008-12)   201
   Marc Sonnen (2009-13)           201
5.   Nick Nurse (1985-89)           170
6.   Darian DeVries (1994-98)   166
7.   Robbie Sieverding (1998-02)   157
8.   Ali Farokhmanesh (2008-10)   152
9.   Maurice Newby (1987-91)   146
10.   Chris Foster (2000-05)           144

UNI CAREER 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTS
1.   Johnny Moran (2008-12)   601
2.   Matt Bohannon (2012-pres.)   583
3.   Ben Jacobson (2002-06)           519
4.   Marc Sonnen (2009-13)           480
5.   Chris Foster (2000-05)           422
6.   Robbie Sieverding (1998-02)   418
7.   Darian DeVries (1994-98)   407
8.   Ali Farokhmanesh (2008-10)   405
9.   Maurice Newby (1987-91)   391
10.   Brooks McKowen (2003-07)   376

KOCH'S CONTRIBUTIONS
Sophomore center Bennett Koch is shooting a league-best 71.9 percent (23-of-32 FGs) from the field and averaging 11.6 points per game since starting MVC play.
   Koch tied his career-high at Indiana State with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field. Koch also tallied a team-best seven rebound vs. the Sycamores.

JESPERSON DRAINS TRIPLES TWO AT A TIME
Senior guard Paul Jesperson has made at least two 3-pointers in 12 games this season. Jesperson ranks second on the team with 40 3-pointers.

MORGAN IS MAKING PLAYS
Junior guard Jeremy Morgan has shown he can do it all this season from scoring and rebounding to defending.
   Morgan ranks first on the team in steals (31) and blocks (10). He ranks second on the squad in rebounding (89). He ranks fourth on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg).
   He leads the MVC free throw percentage (.828). He ranks No. 4 in the league in field goal percentage (.534).
   Morgan's steal of Joel Berry II's pass with :08 left and ensuing free throw helped clinch UNI's 71-67 victory over No. 1 North Carolina (Nov. 21).

WASHPUN TOP 10 IN ASSISTS
Senior guard Wes Washpun has cracked the top-10 list at UNI in career assists. Washpun has dished out 312 assists at UNI.
   Washpun also handed out 23 assists at Tennessee as a freshman in the 2011-12 season, giving him 335 for his collegiate career.

UNI CAREER ASSISTS
1.   Dale Turner (1988-1992)   520
2.   Brooks McKowen (2003-07)   425
3.   Robbie Williams (1982-1986)   418
4.   Mark Long (1975-1979)   387
5.   Deon Mitchell (2011-15)   373
6.   Chris Foster (2000-2005)   370
7.   Ben Jacobson (2002-2006)   357
8.   Kwadzo Ahelegbe (2006-2011)   342
9.   Nick Nurse (1985-1989)   340
10.   Wes Washpun (2013-present)   312

WES LEADS MVC IN ASSISTS
Senior guard Wes Washpun is handing out assists at a record-pace this season at 5.7 assists per game, which is also tops in the Missouri Valley Conference and ranks No. 26 in the country.
   Jay Imhoff (1979-80) and Brooks McKowen (2006-07) hold the UNI single-season assist record at 5.8 assists per game.

WASHPUN NAMED TO MIDSEASON LOU HENSON AWARD WATCH LIST
The Lou Henson award mid-season watch list was announced by CollegeSportsInsider.com and UNI senior guard Wes Washpun is among the honorees.
   The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the Mid-Major player in NCAA Division I college basketball.
   The award is named in honor of Lou Henson who coached 41 years. When he left the game in 2005 he was sixth all-time in career Division I wins with 779. He is the winningest coach at both Illinois and New Mexico State. He is one of only 12 coaches in the history of the game to take two schools to the Final Four.
   The recipient of the 2016 award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Award Presentation on April 1 in Houston, site of the men's division I national championship.

UNI'S 3-POINT STREAK
UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 513 straight games – the longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference.
   The last time UNI failed to make a 3-point basket came Feb. 3, 2000, vs. Southern Illinois in a 72-58 Panther victory in the UNI-Dome. UNI went 0-for-4 from 3-point land vs. the Salukis in that contest.

FOR STARTERS
UNI's starting five consists of Matt Bohannon, Paul Jesperson, Bennett Koch, Jeremy Morgan and Wes Washpun.
   Bohannon and Morgan are the two returning starters from last year's 31-4 Panther squad.
   Jesperson started 33 career games at the University of Virginia before transferring to UNI. Prior to this season, Jesperson's last start came at Virginia on March 27, 2013 vs. Iowa in the NIT.
   Washpun started 29 games as a sophomore for the Panthers. His last start previous the pair this season came March 7, 2014, in the MVC Tournament vs. Southern Illinois.
   Koch came off the bench in all 28 games he played as a redshirt freshman.

No. of Starts for UNI's Starters
Matt Bohannon - 90 career starts
Jeremy Morgan - 63 career starts
Paul Jesperson - 51 career starts
Wes Washpun - 47 career starts
Bennett Koch - 18 career starts

200-PLUS WINS FOR JAKE
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has tallied 206 career wins to rank No. 9 in MVC history.

MVC Coaching Victories
1.    Henry Iba (Oklahoma State)   486
2.    Eddie Hickey (Creighton/St. Louis)   337
3.    Dana Altman (Creighton)   327
4.   Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois)   225
5.   Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU)   224
6.   Ralph Miller (Wichita State)   220
7.   Gregg Marshall (Wichita State)   214
8.   Maury John (Drake)   211
9.   Ben Jacobson (UNI)   207
10.   Joe Stowell (Bradley)               197

Jake Ranks 8th in MVC Wins
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson ranks No. 8 all-time in Missouri Valley Conference history with 105 league coaching victories.
   Jacobson has compiled an MVC mark of 105-62 (.629 winning percentage).

MVC Coaching Wins (Conf. Games Only)
1.    Henry P. Iba (Oklahoma State)    187
2.    Dana Altman (Creighton)    182
3.    Eddie Hickey (Creighton/St. Louis)    163
4.    Dr. F.C. Allen (Kansas)    126
5.    Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU)    118
6.    Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois)    111
7.    Jim Molinari (Bradley)    110
8.   Ben Jacobson (UNI)    105
    Gregg Marshall (Wichita State)    105
10.   Maurice John (Drake)    95

RADIO INFORMATION
This year's UNI men's basketball games can be heard on the UNI Sports Radio Network, with KXEL (1540 AM, Waterloo, Iowa) serving as flagship station. Affiliates include KBGG (1700 AM, Des Moines), KGYM (1600 AM, Cedar Rapids), KCHA (1580 AM, Charles City), KQCR (98.9 FM, Hampton), KILJ (105.5 FM, Mount Pleasant), KFXE (1160 AM, Decorah-Waukon) and KVFD (1400 AM, Fort Dodge).
   Long-time Panthers announcer Gary Rima handles play-by-play duties, while Kevin Boyle serves as analyst. Head coach Ben Jacobson's weekly radio call-in show will air on Thursdays, beginning in December at 6 p.m., live from The Other Place in Cedar Falls.

WEEKLY PRESS LUNCHEONS
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson or a member of his coaching staff will be available at the weekly Press Luncheons held each Monday beginning at noon in the back room of Pepper's Grill and Sports Pub located on 18th Street in Cedar Falls.

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   UNI Athletics on Facebook will give fans the chance to connect with other Panther fans, as well as providing information on upcoming events. Followers on Twitter will be able to access news and scoring updates. Followers on YouTube will be able to access game highlights and press conference footage.

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