Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2022–23 |
Prev Year: | 2021-22 |
Team: | Northern Iowa Panthers |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Record: | 14–18 |
Conf Record: | 9–11 |
Head Coach: | Ben Jacobson |
Hc Year: | 17th |
Asst Coach1: | P. J. Hogan |
Asst Coach2: | Seth Tuttle |
Asst Coach3: | Gameli Ahelegbe |
Stadium: | McLeod Center |
The 2022–23 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 17th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 9–11 in MVC Play to finish in 8th place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Illinois State in the opening round before losing to Bradley in the quarterfinals.
With a win over Loyola on February 26, 2022, the Panthers won the regular season MVC championship.[1] They finished the regular season 18–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in first place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Loyola. As a No. 1 seed who didn't win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Louis in the first round before losing in the second round to BYU.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Tywhon Pickford | 3 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Graduated | |
AJ Green | 4 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Declared for NBA draft | |
Trae Berhow | 11 | G | 6'5" | 198 | Senior | Graduated | |
Antwan Kimmons | 22 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred to Concordia St. Paul | |
Noah Carter | 35 | F | 6'6" | 229 | Sophomore | Transferred to Missouri | |
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