Men's Basketball Host UT Martin and Cornell College in the McLeod Center

THIS WEEKS ACTION:

UNI vs UT Martin | Tuesday, November 19 | 7:00 PM | McLeod Center

UNI vs Cornell | Wednesday, November 20 | 7:00 PM | McLeod Center

THE SERIES
The Panthers and UT Martin will take the floor for the first time in program history on Tuesday night. The Panthers and Rams of Cornell College will take the hardwood for the 39th time. The two teams played 34 times between 1909 and 1959 and have played only four times since, with the Rams leading the series 26-12.

THE SKYHAWKS
• The University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball squad continues its rugged nonconference slate with a Cancun Challenge preliminary round matchup at Northern Iowa.

• This contest marks the Skyhawks' third game in the third different Midwestern state in less than a week. UT Martin has split its first two outings of an eight-game road swing, defeating Western Illinois (98-91 on Nov. 13) before falling to Wichita State (103-62 on Nov. 16).

• Miles Thomas paced the Skyhawks with 15 points in the aforementioned contest at Wichita State, joining Quintin Dove (13) and Derek Hawthorne, Jr. (11) with double-figures in the scoring column. UT Martin sank a season-best 12 three-pointers in that game but shot a season-low 38.6 percent (22-of-57) from the field.

• Dove has guided the Skyhawks so far in the early portion of the season, as the Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference forward ranks third in the league in scoring (20.5 points per game), ninth in rebounding (7.0 per contest) and ninth in minutes played (30.3 per game).

• The Skyhawks and Panthers have never met on the hardwood, as Northern Iowa is one of seven potential first-time opponents on UT Martin's 2019-20 schedule.

• This will be the Skyhawks' first visit to the Hawkeye State since UT Martin took part in the Cyclone Challenge tournament in Ames in 1996.

THE RAMS
• Cornell is off to a 3-1 record to the season, splitting with the Knights of Wartburg and winning games against Coe College and Minnesota-Morris.

• Jordan Magnani leads the Rams with 17.8 points per game. Magnani also leads the team in minutes per game with 34.2.

• Forward Marcus Quirk has hauled in a team-high 29 total rebounds, the 6'6 sophomore has grabbed 9 offensive rebounds.

THE PANTHERS
• UNI moves to 4-0 on the season after defeating Northern Colorado in overtime. The 4-0 start is the first since the 2014-15 season.

• 2019-20 marks the 3rd time the Panthers have started the season 4-0 in the Ben Jacobson era.

• UNI's overtime win also marked the first overtime game for the Panthers in three seasons, last going into extra minutes against Loyola in 2017.

• Austin Phyfe and Spencer Haldeman each finished with career-high point totals, Haldeman led the Panthers with 25 points while Phyfe finished with 22.

• AJ Green was named to the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.

• The Panthers return four MVC award winners from last year's team.
                • AJ Green: All-Freshman, All-Newcomer, Third Team All-MVC, Freshman of the Year.
                • Spencer Haldeman: MVC Sixth Man of the Year.
                • Isaiah Brown: All-Defensive Team
                •Luke McDonnell: Most Improved Team

• The Panthers were selected to finish 3rd in the MVC Preseason Poll.

• Sophomore, AJ Green, was named Preseason First Team All-MVC. The lone Panther to make the preseason list.

• Ben Jacobson enters the season ranked fifth all-time in MVC coaching victories with 270. Jacobson also ranks fifth in the league record book for MVC-only wins with 139 triumphs.

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