UNI Looks to Snap 3-Game Skid at Illinois State

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UNI (10-10, 2-5) at Illinois State (10-10, 4-3) | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE AUDIO
Sat., Jan. 23, 2016 • 3 p.m. (CT)
Normal, Ill. • Redbird Arena (10,200)

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television
MVC TV
   Play-by-Play: Tom Ackerman
   Analyst: Rich Zvosec
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 (10-10, 2-5 MVC) will travel to Normal, Ill., to take on the Illinois State Redbirds (10-10, 4-3 MVC) Saturday at 3 p.m. in Redbird Arena.

• Illinois State holds a 38-32 lead in the all-time series vs. UNI.

• UNI toppled Illinois State in last year's MVC Tournament final, 69-60, to earn the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

• UNI has won 14 of the last 18 matchups, including four consecutive victories over the Redbirds.

• UNI will be looking to avoid its first four-game losing streak since the 2010-11 season.

• Sophomore center Bennett Koch ranks third in the MVC in field goal percentage (.628) and is averaging 10.9 points per game in league games only.

• Wes Washpun leads the MVC in assists (5.5 apg).

• Matt Bohannon leads the MVC in 3-pointers made (58). Bohannon has made three or more 3-pointers 13 times this season.

• UNI leads the MVC in 3-pointers made (172).

• UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 515 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.

• 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 AT ILLINOIS STATE

UNI TRAVELS TO REDBIRD ARENA TO TAKE ON ILLINOIS STATE
UNI (10-10, 2-5 MVC) will travel to Normal, Ill., to take on the Illinois State Redbirds (10-10, 4-3 MVC) Saturday at 3 p.m. in Redbird Arena.
   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).

UNI-ILLINOIS STATE ON MVC TV
Tom Ackerman (play-by-play) and Rich Zvosec (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 ILLINOIS STATE
Illinois State snapped a three-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 55-52 win at Bradley. The Redbirds had begun MVC play at 3-0 with wins over Missouri State, Drake and Loyola.
   The Redbirds are led in scoring by DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell (15.4 ppg) and Paris Lee (10.5 ppg).

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. REDBIRDS
Illinois State holds a 38-32 lead in the all-time series vs. UNI.
   UNI toppled Illinois State in last year's MVC Tournament final, 69-60, to earn the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
   UNI has won 14 of the last 18 matchups, including four consecutive victories over the Redbirds.
   Illinois State holds a 20-10 lead in the games played in Normal. UNI is 5-2 in its last seven trips to Redbird Arena.

PANTHERS LOOK TO AVOID 4-GAME LOSING STREAK
UNI will be looking to avoid its first four-game losing streak since the 2010-11 season.
   Near the end of the 2010-11 season, UNI dropped games to George Mason, Indiana State and Creighton (twice).
   The last time UNI lost four consecutive MVC contests came in the 2007-08 season when the Panthers dropped games at Indiana State, at Illinois State, Bradley and Creighton.

SLOW START TO MVC PLAY
UNI's 2-5 start in Missouri Valley Conference play is the Panthers's worst start to league action through seven games since the 2002-03 season.

UNI'S SLOW 7-GAME STARTS IN THE MVC
0-7 - 2000-01 (finished 3-15)
1-6 - 1994-95 (finished 4-14)
2-5 - 1991-92 (finished 6-12)
2-5 - 1997-98 (finished 4-14)
2-5 - 1998-99 (finished 6-12)
2-5 - 2002-03 (finished 7-11)
2-5 - 2015-16 (TBD)

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 54-22 vs. Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Bradley and Loyola.
   Jacobson is 31-2 all-time in the McLeod Center against Southern Illinois (9-0), Illinois State (9-0), Bradley (10-1) and Loyola (3-1).

Jake Overall vs. MVC's Illinois Schools
Bradley    19-5
Illinois State    16-7
Southern Illinois   14-7
Loyola    5-3

RARE BACK-TO-BACK MCLEOD LOSSES
UNI has fallen in back-to-back games in the McLeod Center for only the eighth time in the building's 10-year history.
UNI SUFFERS WORST MCLEOD CENTER LOSS TO SHOCKERS
Wichita State recorded the largest margin of victory for an opponent in the McLeod Center with its 74-55 win over UNI (1/20).
   The Shockers owned the previous mark of 18 points with a 73-55 win over the Panthers on Jan. 11, 2011.

FOUR 500-PLUS POINT SCORERS
UNI's starting lineup features four 500-plus point collegiate scorers.
   Matt Bohannon has posted 924 career points, while Wes Washpun has recorded 829 points. Paul Jesperson has tallied 630 career points and Jeremy Morgan has been credited with 595 career points.

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 233 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.)   233
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 ATT.
1.   Johnny Moran (2008-12)   601
2.   Matt Bohannon (2012-pres.)   597
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

BOHANNON PREFERS THREES
Senior guard Matt Bohannon leads the MVC in 3-pointers made (58).
   Bohannon has made three or more 3-pointers in a game 13 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 136 three-pointers in 61 MVC games.
   The previous UNI mark was set by Ben Jacobson with 113 three-pointers in MVC games only from 2002-2006.

KOCH'S CONTRIBUTIONS
Sophomore center Bennett Koch ranks third in the MVC in field goal percentage (.628) and is averaging 10.9 points per game in league games only.

TED ON THE BOARDS
Redshirt sophomore Ted Friedman leads the squad with 10 offensive rebounds in Missouri Valley Conference games.

JESPERSON DRAINS TRIPLES TWO AT A TIME
Senior guard Paul Jesperson has made at least two 3-pointers in 14 games this season. Jesperson ranks second on the team with 45 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 rebounds (97), steals (35) and blocks (10). He ranks fourth on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg).
   He ranks second in the MVC free throw percentage (.828). He ranks No. 6 in the league in field goal percentage (.507).
   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 319 assists at UNI.
   Washpun also handed out 23 assists at Tennessee as a freshman in the 2011-12 season, giving him 342 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)   319

WES LEADS MVC IN ASSISTS
Senior guard Wes Washpun is leading the Panthers and the Missouri Valley Conference in assists this season (5.5 apg).
   Washpun was held without an assist for the first time in 21 games in UNI's 51-41 loss to Loyola. It also marked the first home game in Washpun's career that he did not record an assist - a streak that had reached 35 games in a row.
   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.

HALFTIME LEADS UNDER JAKE
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has posted a career mark of 165-38 (.813) when leading at the half.

UNI Leading at Half Under Jacobson
165-38 (.813)

UNI Trailing at Half Under Jacobson
31-74 (.295)

UNI Tied at Half Under Jacobson
11-3 (.786)

RARE DOUBLE-DIGIT HOME LOSS
Wichita State recorded only the seventh double-digit victory for a road team in the 10-year history of the McLeod Center.

UNI'S DOUBLE-DIGIT MCLEOD LOSSES
19 - Wichita State 74, UNI 55 (1/20/16)
18 - Wichita State 73, UNI 55 (2/11/11)
17 - Ohio 76, UNI 59 (12/20/11)
12 - Illinois-Chicago 70, UNI 58 (2/23/08)
11 - Evansville 76, UNI 65 (1/1/12)
10 - Loyola 51, UNI 41 (1/16/16)
10 - Drake 65, UNI 55 (2/16/08)

UNI'S 3-POINT STREAK
UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 515 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 - 92 career starts
Jeremy Morgan - 65 career starts
Paul Jesperson - 53 career starts
Wes Washpun - 49 career starts
Bennett Koch - 20 career starts

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)

DON'T FORGET THE DEFENSE
It's not all about scoring this year, as UNI can also play some defense.
   UNI is allowing 66.4 points per game.
   In UNI's 10 wins, the Panthers have limited the opposition to 60.2 points per game.

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.   Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU)   226
5.   Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois)   225
6.   Ralph Miller (Wichita State)   220
7.   Gregg Marshall (Wichita State)   216
8.   Maury John (Drake)   211
9.   Ben Jacobson (UNI)   207
10.   Joe Stowell (Bradley)               197

Jake Ranks 9th in MVC Wins
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson ranks No. 9 all-time in Missouri Valley Conference history with 105 league coaching victories.
   Jacobson has compiled an MVC mark of 105-63 (.625 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)    120
6.    Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois)    111
7.    Jim Molinari (Bradley)    110
8.   Gregg Marshall (Wichita State)    107
9.   Ben Jacobson (UNI)    105
10.   Maurice John (Drake)    95

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 119-31 (.793) in games played in the McLeod Center. UNI is 64-21 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   6-3

UNI'S LOWEST MCLEOD OUTPUT
UNI's 41-point performance against Loyola was the lowest scoring effort by the Panthers in the McLeod Center.
   UNI's previous record low scoring output in the McLeod Center came in a 47-46 loss to Drake on Feb. 18, 2009.

SHOTS NOT FALLING VS LOYOLA
UNI shot a season-low 27.1 percent from the field in its 51-41 loss to Loyola (1/16). UNI had shot 40.0 percent or better in its previous 18 games this season.
   It was UNI's lowest shooting percentage in 123 games. The last time UNI shot a worse percentage came when the Panthers shot 25.5 percent against the Illinois State Redbirds in the quarterfinals of 2012 MVC Tournament (March 2, 2012).
   UNI's 27.1 percent shooting vs. Loyola was the lowest field goal percentage shooting game for the Panthers in the 10-year history of the McLeod Center. The previous low came when the Panthers shot 27.5 percent against SMU in the quarterfinals of the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (3/21/2011).

LOWEST FIELD GOAL % UNDER JAKE
.239 at Indiana State (1/7/2011)
.255 vs. Illinois State (3/2/2012)
.271 LOYOLA (1/16/16)
.271 at Saint Mary's (11/14/2011)
.273 at Iowa (12/7/2010)
.273 at Syracuse (11/12/2010)
.275 SMU (3/21/2011)
.290 CREIGHTON (2/8/2009)

PANTHERS HELD UNDER 50 FOR 20TH TIME IN JAKE'S ERA
UNI was limited to less than 50 points for the 20th time under head coach Ben Jacobson. UNI is 1-19 when scoring less than 50 points in the Jacobson era.
   UNI has lost eight games in a row when it has failed to surpass the 50-point mark.
   UNI's last win when scoring less than 50 came Jan. 12, 2011, when the Panthers notched a 46-44 win at Illinois State.
   Prior to the win in 2011, UNI had last 15 straight games when failing to score 50 points. On Feb. 28, 2004, UNI scored a 48-47 win at Indiana State. UNI assistant coach Erik Crawford scored the go-ahead layup with :12 left in the Hulman Center to clinch the win.

41 POINTS FOR UNI VS. LOYOLA
UNI's 41 points vs. Loyola tied for the second-lowest scoring output by UNI under Jacobson.
   The Panthers were limited to 39 points at Iowa in a 51-39 setback on Dec. 7, 2010. UNI also scored 41 points in a 66-41 loss at Wichita State on Dec. 30, 2012, and 41 points in a 57-41 loss at Saint Mary's on Nov. 14, 2011.

LOWEST SCORING OUTPUTS UNDER JAKE
39 (L, 51-39) at Iowa (12/7/2010)
41 (L, 51-41) Loyola (1/15/2016)
41 (L, 66-41 at Wichita State (12/30/2012)
41 (L, 57-41) at Saint Mary's (11/14/2011)
42 (L, 54-42) vs. Illinois State (3/2/2012)
42 (L, 56-42) vs. Illinois State (3/8/2008)
43 (L, 57-43) at Virginia (12/21/2013)
43 (L, 73-43) vs. Marquette (11/28/2008)

FOUR HAVE SCORED 30 OR MORE THIS YEAR ON THE PANTHERS
Indiana State's Brenton Scott scored 30 points in the Sycamores's 74-60 win over UNI in the Hulman Center (Jan. 13) to become the fourth opposing player this year to score 30 or more against the Panthers.

30-Plus Point Scorers vs. UNI This Year
32, Anthony Beane Jr. (SIU) - Jan. 2, 2016
30, Brenton Scott (INS) - Jan. 13, 2016
30, Georges Niang (Iowa State) - Dec. 19, 2015
30, Thomas Walkup (SFA) - Nov. 17, 2015


UNI MBB IN APR TOP-10 PERCENT
The University of Northern Iowa men's basketball, men's golf, women's golf, women's cross country and women's volleyball teams have been recognized by the NCAA for their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports.
   The UNI men's basketball team has been recognized with a perfect APR score (1,000) in each of the last three seasons - the only MVC school to do that in each of the past three years.
   The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.

MBB INKS 3 IN EARLY SIGNING
UNI has announced the signing of Isaiah Brown, Tanner Lohaus, Juwan McCloud to National Letters-of-Intent to play for UNI Beginning in 2016-17.
   Brown (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) is a 6'5", 170-pound, guard from Flower Mound, Texas. Brown averaged 14 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior at Flower Mound High School for head coach Eric Littleton. Flower Mound finished third in their district in 2014-15. He earned second-team all-district honors as a junior. He is the No. 25-ranked recruit in the 2016 recruiting class in the state of Texas according to Texas Hoops. He played AUU ball for Marcus Smart YGC36 for head coach Vonzell Thomas. He is the son of Craig and Sophia Brown. He has two siblings, Landon (10) and Maliyah (2).
   Lohaus (North Liberty, Iowa/Iowa City West HS) is a 6'7" 205-pound forward. Lohaus helped Iowa City West to the 2014 state championship for head coach Steve Bergman and a 23-3 record. Lohaus guided Iowa City West to a third-place finish in the 2015 state tournament with a 25-1 record. As a junior, Lohaus averaged 11.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists. He earned second-team all-Mississippi Valley Conference honors as a junior. He is the son of Anne Lohaus and Brad Lohaus. He is the younger brother of UNI sophomore guard Wyatt Lohaus.
   Juwan McCloud (Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS) is a 5'11" 150-pound guard. McCloud was named the North Shore Conference player of the year after helping lead the Warhawks to their sixth consecutive league crown. McCloud led Germantown HS to the Division I state championship game as a junior. He averaged 16.7 points per game as Germantown posted a mark of 27-1 in 2014-15 for then head coach Steve Showalter. McCloud played AAU with the Wisconsin Swing coached by Justin Litscher. He is the son of Brian and Mellisa McCloud. He has an older brother, Jalen.

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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