University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI Looks to Sweep Intra-State Rival Drake
2/17/2014 1:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
UNI at Drake
Site: Des Moines, Iowa
Venue: Knapp Center
Date: Tues., Feb. 18
Time: 8 p.m. (CT)
TV: MVC TV/ESPN3
Live Stats - uni.statbroadcast.com
Radio: Panther Sports Network
Join UNI alumni and friends for a pre-game social prior to the UNI vs. Drake Men's Basketball game!
Tuesday, February 18
5:30-7 p.m.
Johnny's Hall of Fame
302 Court Ave.
Des Moines
Light appetizers provided while supplies last. Additional food and beverages available for purchase. No RSVP required!
UNI Panthers vs. Drake Bulldogs
8 p.m.
For game tickets contact the Drake Athletic Office at 515-271-4949
• The University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team (13-13, 7-7 MVC) will travel to Des Moines to take on the intra-state rival Drake Bulldogs (13-13, 4-10 MVC) on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Knapp Center.
• Mitch Holthus (play-by-play) and Mark Adams (analyst) will call the contest live from the Knapp Center.
• The telecast will be cleared live on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana Plus and FOX Sports Kansas City (combined 5.9 million homes), FOX College Sports Central (56 million digital homes), Comcast SportsNet Chicago (4.9 million homes), ESPN3 (outside the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri), DirecTV (Channel 671), Dish Network (Channel 418) and AT&T U-Verse (Channel 748).
• Ben Jacobson has posted a mark of 163-99 in his eighth season at the helm of the program. Jacobson's next victory will put him in a tie with Eldon Miller (164-178; 1987-98) in second place on the Panthers' all-time wins chart. Jacobson needs three more wins to tie for the top spot in school history with O.M. “Hon” Nordly (166-127; 1938-43, 1946-54).
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 KGYM (1600 AM, Cedar Rapids), KCHA (95.9 FM and 1580 AM, Charles City), KXNO (1460 AM, Des Moines), KFXE (1160 AM, Decorah-Waukon), KVFD (1400 AM, Fort Dodge), KQCR (98.9 FM, Hampton) and KILJ (105.5 FM, Mount Pleasant).
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.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. DRAKE
UNI holds a 39-24 lead in the all-time series vs. Drake.
UNI has won five straight games in the series and nine of the last 10.
The Panthers have won four of the last five matchups in the Knapp Center.
SHARE OF THIRD ON THE LINE
UNI moved into a three-way tie for third place following Saturday's 60-58 road win at Missouri State. UNI, Missouri State and Illinois State enter the week deadlocked at 7-7 for third place in the MVC standings.
UNI has finished in the top three in the MVC six times since joining the league in the 1991-92 season.
UNI's Top-3 MVC Finishes
T-2nd - 2003-04
T-3rd - 2004-05
T-1st - 2008-09
1st - 2009-10
T-3rd - 2011-12
3rd - 2012-13
IN THE UPPER HALF
UNI has finished in the upper half of the Missouri Valley Conference in 10 straight seasons - the longest active streak in the league.
Prior to the 2003-04 season, when the current streak began, UNI had finished in the top half of the MVC on two occasions (1993-94 - 5th, 1996-97 - 4th) since joining the league in 1991-92.
MVC SWEEPS UNDER COACH JAKE
UNI has swept an MVC opponent 25 times since the start of the 2006-07 season and will have the chance to sweep Drake on Tuesday.
UNI has swept the season series vs. Evansville and Missouri State this season.
MVC Season Sweeps Under Coach Jacobson
Bradley (4) - 06-07, 08-09, 10-11, 12-13
Creighton (1) - 09-10
Drake (3) - 09-10, 11-12, 12-13
Evansville (4) - 06-07, 07-08, 08-09, 13-14
Illinois State (4) - 08-09, 09-10, 10-11, 12-13
Indiana State (1) - 09-10
Missouri State (4) - 08-09, 09-10, 12-13, 13-14
Southern Illinois (3) - 08-09, 09-10, 11-12
Wichita State (1) - 07-08
SECOND ROAD WIN OF THE SEASON
UNI moved to 2-9 on the season in true road games with its 60-58 victory at Missouri State (2/15).
UNI's first true road win this season came in an 80-53 win at Evansville (1/8).
UNI has won at least five road games in each of head coach Ben Jacobson's first seven seasons as a head coach.
The Panthers have posted two neutral site victories with wins over Loyola Marymount (90-81) and La Salle (65-50) at the Paradise Jam.
UNI's Road Mark Under Coach Jake
Year Road Record
2006-07 6-8
2007-08 6-7
2008-09 8-4
2009-10 9-3
2010-11 5-8
2011-12 5-10
2012-13 5-6
2013-14 2-9
Totals 46-55 (.455)
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS
UNI has won nine straight games this season when the Panthers have won the rebounding battle.
The Panthers were able to our-rebound Loyola, 34-24, which snapped a string of eight straight games of being out-rebounded. UNI also out-rebounded Missouri State on Saturday, 32-28.
UNI is 9-1 when out-rebounding the opposition. UNI's only loss this season when it has more rebounds than the opponent came in the season opener at Ohio when the Panthers out-rebounded the Bobcats, 34-28.
FAST STARTS
UNI has owned a halftime lead in 20 of its 26 games this season.
The Panthers have led at the half in 12 of their 14 Missouri Valley Conference games. The only two MVC games UNI has trailed at half came against No. 2/No. 4-ranked Wichita State.
UNI is 13-7 when leading at the half.
The last time UNI rallied from a halftime deficit to win a game came on March 14, 2012. On that night, the Panthers came back from a 24-22 halftime lead by Saint Joseph's for a 67-65 win in the first round of the 2012 NIT in Philadelphia.
UNI AMONG MVC LEADERS
UNI is the leading scoring team in the league through the halfway point of the Missouri Valley Conference season. UNI is averaging 75.4 points per game with Wichita State ranking second in the league at 72.2 points per game.
UNI also leads the league in field goal percentage (47.1 percent), 3-point field goal percentage (40.5 percent), free throw percentage (73.0 percent), 3-pointers made per game (9.7), assists per game (15.1), turnover margin (+1.50) and assist/turnover ratio (1.6).
TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
UNI used 10 players in the first half of its 60-58 win at Missouri State and all 10 players scored at least two points in the first 20 minutes.
PANTHERS PUSHING TEMPO, SCORING
This year's UNI Panther men's basketball team is scoring at its highest pace in the past 18 years.
UNI is scoring 73.7 points per game and the Panthers have not averaged a number that high since the 1995-96 season when they averaged 77.2 points per game.
UNI's season scoring average of 73.7 points per game this season would be the sixth-highest single-season total in the Panthers's Division I era.
UNI Scoring Avg. Under Coach Jake
Year PPG Season Record
2013-14 73.7 13-13
2012-13 66.7 21-15
2011-12 65.2 20-14
2010-11 63.7 20-14
2009-10 63.3 30-5
2008-09 67.4 23-11
2007-08 62.4 18-14
2006-07 65.8 18-13
UNI's Highest Scoring Avg Since DI
Year PPG Season Record
1988-89 85.1 19-9
1989-90 77.9 23-9
1987-88 77.6 10-18
1995-96 77.2 14-13
1993-94 75.0 16-13
2013-14 73.7 13-13
1986-87 72.4 13-15
1996-97 71.3 16-12
2001-02 70.9 14-15
STARTING LINEUPS
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has used six different starting lineups this season.
Seth Tuttle and Matt Bohannon are the only two Panthers to have started all 26 games this season.
Junior Marvin Singleton made his first start vs. Wichita State (2/8).
Junior Nate Buss made his first collegiate start in UNI's 94-89 win over Missouri State (1/18).
Freshman Jeremy Morgan made his first collegiate start at Milwaukee (12/3), while sophomore Wes Washpun came off the bench for the first time this season.
Senior Chip Rank was inserted into the starting lineup for the Paradise Jam after coming off the bench in the first three games this season.
UNI Starting Lineups for 2013-14 Season
Mitchell-Bohannon-Washpun-Tuttle-Rank (14 games)
Mitchell-Bohannon-Washpun-Tuttle-Buss (4 games)
Mitchell-Bohannon-Washpun-Tuttle-Friedman (3 games)
Mitchell-Bohannon-Morgan-Tuttle-Rank (2 games)
Mitchell-Bohannon-Morgan-Tuttle-Singleton (1 game)
Washpun-Bohannon-Morgan-Tuttle-Singleton (2 games)
TUTTLE'S TIP GIVES UNI ROAD WIN AT MISSOURI STATE
UNI junior forward Seth Tuttle's tip-in off a missed shot by Wes Washpun with :01 left gave UNI a 60-58 road win over Missouri State (2/15).
Tuttle paved the way to the victory by scoring a game-high 21 points against the Bears. Tuttle made 9-of-12 shots from the field and scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half.
Tuttle has tallied 11 career 20-point scoring games.
Active Career 20-Plus Point Scoring Games
Seth Tuttle (11)
Deon Mitchell (8)
Nate Buss (3)
Matt Bohannon (1)
11TH UNI PLAYER W/ 1,000 POINTS & 600 REBOUNDS
UNI junior forward Seth Tuttle became the 11th Panther to score 1,000 points and grab 600 rebounds in a career. Tuttle has tallied 1,118 points and 635 rebounds through 96 career games.
TOPS IN THE MVC IN REBOUNDING
UNI junior forward Seth Tuttle leads the Missouri Valley Conference in rebounding (8.0 rpg).
Tuttle is also the MVC's active career leader in total rebounds with 635 rebounds.
TUTTLE RANKS 8TH IN BLOCKS AT UNI
UNI junior forward Seth Tuttle ranks No. 8 on the Panthers's all-time blocked shots list with 70 career swats.
UNI CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS
1. Grant Stout (2004-07) 222
2. Jake Koch (2009-13) 123
3. Jordan Eglseder (2006-2010) 120
4. Sean Hawkins (1995-980 118
5. Eric Coleman (2004-08) 115
6. Jason Sims (1993-96) 90
7. Scott Stafford (1984-85) 85
8. Seth Tuttle (2011-present) 70
9. Steve Phyfe (1988-90) 66
10. Herb King (1981-84) 60
FINE STRETCH FOR MARV
Over his last six games, junior forward Marvin Singleton is shooting 15-of-23 (65.2 percent) and averaging 6.2 points per game.
Singleton put up a season-high 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in UNI's 80-58 win over Loyola (2/12).
BO KNOWS THE 3-BALL
Sophomore guard Matt Bohannon has been hot from 3-point territory since the start of MVC play by burying 49 of his 104 3-pointers (47.1 percent).
He leads the MVC in 3-pointers made in league play with 49.
Bohannon has made three or more 3-pointers in 11 of 14 MVC games this season.
He has made at least one 3-pointer in 15 consecutive games heading into Tuesday's game.
MITCHELL JOINS UNI'S TOP-10 ASSIST CHART
Junior guard Deon Mitchell ranks No. 10 at UNI on the Panthers' all-time assist chart with 274 career assists in 94 games heading into Tuesday's game at Drake.
UNI CAREER ASSISTS
1. Dale Turner (1988-92) 520
2. Brooks McKowen (2003-07) 425
3. Robbie Williams (1982-86) 418
4. Mark Long (1975-79) 387
5. Chris Foster (2000-05) 370
6. Ben Jacobson (2002-06) 357
7. Kwadzo Ahelegbe (2006-11) 342
8. Nick Nurse (1985-89) 340
9. Rod Underwood (1977-81) 291
10. Deon Mitchell (2011-present) 274
TOP SHOOTER IN MVC GAMES
UNI sophomore guard Wes Washpun found his shooting touch at the start of Missouri Valley Conference play and has not cooled off.
Washpun leads the league in field goal percentage (58.2 percent) in MVC games only. Washpun has drained 46-of-79 field goals and is 11-of-17 from 3-point range in MVC action.
Washpun is averaging 10.4 points and 4.3 assists per game in MVC play.
RANK RISES ON THE PANTHERS' GAMES PLAYED CHART
Senior forward Chip Rank has played in 130 games for the Panthers and has drawn 16 starting assignments.
Rank is No. 6 all-time in games played at UNI. Rank is also the MVC's active career leader in games played.
If Rank stays healthy and plays in each of UNI's games this season, he will finish among the top five in all-time games played at UNI.
UNI CAREER GAMES PLAYED
1. Marc Sonnen (2009-13) 139
2. Jake Koch (2009-13) 138
3. Johnny Moran (2008-12) 135
4. Kwadzo Ahelegbe (2006-11) 133
5. Adam Koch (2006-10) 132
6. Chip Rank (2010-present) 130
7. Eric Coleman (2004-08) 128
Anthony James (2008-13) 128
9. Grant Stout (2003-07) 127
Brooks McKowen (2003-07) 127
RANK MAKES FEW MISTAKES
Senior forward Chip Rank is on track to graduate this spring with a degree in economics and a solid cumulative grade point average of 3.82.
Rank is not making many mistakes on the basketball floor either as he has turned the ball over only eight times this season in 529 minutes of action.
Rank has the fewest turnovers of any MVC player that has played at least 200 minutes this season.
RANK EARNS COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
Senior forward Chip Rank has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. Rank has a 3.82 cumulative grade point average while majoring in economics.
Rank is one of five members of the District VI squad. He is joined on the all-district team by Melvin Ejim (Iowa State), Brayden Carlson (South Dakota State), Jordan Dykstra (South Dakota) and Jake Barnett (Saint Louis).
Rank is the third UNI men's basketball player to earn Academic All-District honors since district voting went into place. Brooks McKowen earned All-District VII honors in 2007, while Adam Koch earned All-District VII accolades in 2009.
IT'S A MATTER OF WINS, LOSSES
In UNI's 13 wins, the Panthers are scoring 79.1 ppg and giving up 63.8 ppg. UNI is shooting 50.7 percent in its wins, including 41.8 percent from 3-point land.
In UNI's 13 losses, the Panthers are scoring 68.2 ppg and giving up 77.2 ppg. UNI is shooting 41.0 percent in its losses, including 30.5 percent from 3-point land.
PICK YOUR POISON
UNI is past the halfway point of its Missouri Valley Conference schedule and is 7-7 with a balanced offensive attack.
In MVC games only, UNI has five players averaging 10.0 points per game or more.
Seth Tuttle leads the way at 16.5 ppg. Matt Bohannon is averaging 12.5 ppg, while Deon Mitchell is scoring 11.7 ppg. Wes Washpun is scoring 10.4 ppg in league play and Nate Buss is averaing 10.1 ppg in MVC action.
UNI'S 3-POINT STREAK
UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 455 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 back in 2000.
UNI'S ALL-TIME WINS LEADER
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson is zeroing in on becoming the Panthers's all-time coaching wins leader. Jacobson has posted a mark of 163-99 in his eighth season at the helm of the program.
Jacobson's next victory will put him in a tie with Eldon Miller (164-178; 1987-98) in second place on the Panthers' all-time wins chart.
Jacobson needs three more wins to tie for the top spot in school history with O.M. “Hon” Nordly (166-127; 1938-43, 1946-54).
$5 GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ON SALE FOR FINAL 3 HOME GAMES
A limited number of $5 general admission tickets are available for the final two homes of the season – Feb. 23 vs. Illinois State and Feb. 26 vs. Southern Illinois.
UNI, INDIANA STATE REMATCH PICKED FOR ESPNU ON MARCH 1
The March 1 matchup between the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team at Indiana State has been selected as a wild card television selection and will be shown live on ESPNU at 12 p.m. (CT) in Terre Haute, Ind.
The game will be a rematch of the February 1 meeting between the two schools, when the Sycamores rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to post a 87-81 triumph at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
WINNING TRADITION AT MCLEOD
UNI has posted an all-time mark of 96-28 (.774) in games played in the McLeod Center. UNI is 9-2 at home this season.
UNI posted a school-record best 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 pair of perfect home seasons since moving to NCAA Division I. UNI was a perfect 14-0 in the 1983-84 and the 2009-10 seasons.
UNI set its home win streak of 21 consecutive victories between the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons.
The McLeod Center was completed in November 2006.
SCHEDULE STRENGTH
UNI has posted a Missouri Valley Conference-best ranking of No. 24 in the nation with its non-conference strength of schedule, according to the latest edition of The RPI Report (Feb. 17).
Overall in the RPI, the Panthers are ranked No. 124 in the RPI Report.
Non-Conference SOS – thru Feb. 16
School (RPI) NC SOS Rank
UNI (106) 32
Wichita State (7) 60
Illinois State (138) 157
Missouri State (115) 194
Drake (171) 195
Indiana State (55) 230
Evansville (229) 249
Southern Ill. (206) 247
Bradley (244) 267
Loyola (285) 335
PANTHERS SIGN WYATT LOHAUS IN EARLY SIGNING PERIOD
University of Northern Iowa head men's basketball coach Ben Jacobson announced the signing of Wyatt Lohaus (North Liberty, Iowa/Iowa City West HS) to a National Letter-of-Intent to play for the Panthers.
“Our program is thrilled to add Wyatt,” Jacobson said. “He has proven himself to be a tremendous leader and teammate. Wyatt's work ethic and competitiveness are terrific and have allowed him to improve his game every year. He comes from a quality high school program that has had great success. All of these things make Wyatt a perfect fit.”
Lohaus (6'2”, 185 lbs., Guard) has helped lead Iowa City West High School to two consecutive Class 4A state championships and back-to-back undefeated seasons (52-0). Lohaus earned a spot on the 2013 state tournament all-tournament squad. Lohaus was a first-team all-state pick as a junior and was a second-team all-state pick as a sophomore. Lohaus is a two-time first-team all-conference honoree.
Lohaus has scored 763 career points heading into his senior season. He scored 103 points as a freshman, 305 points as a sophomore and 355 points as a junior. He shot 51.8 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from the 3-point arc as a junior. Lohaus averaged 13.7 points, 5.0 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game last season.
He is the son of Anne Lohaus and Brad Lohaus.
TICKET INFORMATION
Full-season ticket packages are available to see the Panther men's basketball team in action at the McLeod Center. A total of 15 home games are on tap in 2013-2014.
Contact UNITix at 319-273-4849 for more information.
UNI MBB IN TOP-10 PERCENT OF APR
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 – the most for a single school in the Missouri Valley Conference. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports.
The UNI men's basketball program is the only Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball school to be listed in the top 10 percent of the APR.
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.
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.
FOLLOW THE PANTHERS ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER & YOUTUBE
Fans of UNI Athletics on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will have access to updates, score recaps and special announcements.
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 about the Panthers on their computer or mobile device. Followers on YouTube will be able to access game highlights and press conference footage.
FACEBOOK
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YOUTUBE
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