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2017-18 Men’s Basketball Game Notes

32#9 UNI (16-15) vs. #1 Loyola (25-5)Fri., March 2, 2018 • 12 p.m.St. Louis, Missouri (Scottrade Center)

2017-18 ScheduleDate Opponent Time

N1 at Wisconsin (Exhib.) L, 69-38

N5 UNC Pembroke (Exhib.) W, 72-66

N10 at #9 North Carolina (ESPNU) L, 86-69

N13 Alcorn State (PSN/ESPN3) W, 73-45

N15 Wartburg (ESPN3) W, 72-43

N18 Chicago State (ESPN3) W, 82-44

Battle 4 Atlantis (Nassau, Bahamas.)

N22 vs. SMU (ESPN3) W, 61-58

N23 vs. N.C. State (ESPN2) W, 64-60

N24 #5 Villanova (ESPN2) L, 64-50

N29 UNLV (ESPN3) W, 77-68 OT

D7 UT Arlington (PSN/ESPN3) W, 62-58

D10 Dubuque (ESPN3) W, 80-47

D16 vs. Iowa State (Mediacom) L, 76-65

D22 #9 Xavier (CBS Sports) L, 77-67

D28 Southern Illinois* (PSN/ESPN3) L, 56-53

D31 at Bradley* (ESPN3) L, 72-53

J4 at Missouri State* (CBS Sports) L, 62-55

J7 Loyola* (ESPNU) L, 56-50

J10 at Indiana State* (MVC TV) L, 69-67

J13 Valparaiso* (ESPN2) W, 81-76

J16 Drake* (PSN/ESPN3) W, 68-54

J21 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) L, 64-53

J24 Illinois State* (ESPN3) W, 83-72

J28 at Loyola* (ESPNU) L, 70-47

J31 at Evansville* (ESPN3) L, 57-49

F3 Indiana State* (MVC TV) L, 77-66

F7 Bradley* (ESPN3) W, 74-65

F10 at Drake* (MVC TV) L, 71-64

F13 Evansville* (PSN/ESPN3) W, 47-41

F17 at Illinois State* (ESPN2) L, 79-75

F20 at Valparaiso* (CBS Sports) W, 68-63

F24 Missouri State* (ESPN3) W, 71-56

State Farm MVC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)

M1 vs. Evansville (MVC TV) W, 60-50

M2 vs. Loyola (MVC TV) 12 pm

M3 TBD - Semifinal (CBS Sports) 2:30 pm

M4 TBD - Championship (CBS) 1 pm

* - Conference Game

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UNI Men’s Basketball Storylines

Broadcast Information

• The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team (16-15 overall) will take on No. 1-seeded Loyola on Friday at noon in the quarterfinals of the 2018 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

• The winner of Friday’s game will take on the winner of the No. 5 Bradley vs. No. 4 Drake game on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the semifinals.

• UNI is looking to become the highest seed to ever reach the MVC Tour-nament semifinals. Bradley was a No. 7 seed when the Braves reached the 1998 semifinals.

• UNI ranks No. 4 in the nation in scoring defense (62.5 ppg).

• UNI is tied with Southern Illinois for second all-time in the league with five MVC Tournament titles. Creighton holds the MVC record with 12.

• Senior guard Hunter Rhodes is averaging 10.4 points per game since joining the starting the lineup Feb. 13. Rhodes has also dished out a team-high 15 assists in the last five games.

• UNI put the defensive clamps on Evansville’s Ryan Taylor, the MVC’s top scorer at 22.1 points per game. UNI limited Taylor to two points on 1-of-13 shooting in the opening round victory over the Purple Aces on Thursday, 60-50.

TelevisionMVC TVPlay-by-Play: Mitch HolthusAnalyst: Kevin Lehman

Radio, TuneIn AppPanther Sports NetworkPlay-by-Play: Gary RimaAnalyst: Kevin BoyleFlagship Station - KXEL 1540-AMOn the Web - www.UNIPanthers.com

StatsUNI.Statbroadcast.com

#2 Klint Carlson6-7, Sr., Forward

#21 Hunter Rhodes5-10, Sr., Guard

#4 Tywhon Pickford6-4, Fr., Guard

#24 Isaiah Brown6-7, So., Guard

Series NotesAll-Time Series: UNI leads, 10-7Last Meeting: Loyola 70, UNI 47 (Jan. 28, 2018)UNI is 1-0 vs. Evansville in the MVC Tournament. The only meeting between the two in St. Louis came in the 2015 semifinals with UNI posting a 63-49 victory.

UNI Quick Facts

Location .................... Cedar Falls, IowaFounded ......................................... 1876Nickname ................................ PanthersColors ...................Purple and Old GoldEnrollment .................................. 11,907Conference .................. Missouri ValleyPresident ..............................Mark NookDirector of Athletics ......... David HarrisHead Coach ................... Ben JacobsonAssociate Head Coach ....... Kyle GreenAssistants ...P.J. Hogan, Erik Crawford Director of Operations ....Derrik NettenStrength & Conditioning .......Andrea CominiVideo Coordinator .............. John LittleFilm Assistant .......................Jake KochAthletic Trainer ..................Don Bishop

#25 Bennett Koch6-10, Sr., Forward

2 • UNI MEN’S BASKETBALL

2017-18 UNI Radio/TV Roster

#1 - Adam McDermottSo., GuardCedar Rapids, Iowa

#2 - Klint CarlsonSr., ForwardWaverly, Iowa

#3 - Ted FriedmanSr., CenterAnkeny, Iowa

#4 - Tywhon PickfordFr., GuardMinneapolis, Minn.

#5 - Rafael de SouzaSr., GuardJundiai, Brazil

#10 - Miles WentzienJr., GuardFort Madison, Iowa

#12 - Lincoln ConreySo., ForwardWaterloo, Iowa

#13 - Juwan McCloudSo., GuardGermantown, Wis.

#15 - Justin DahlSo., CenterCarver, Minn.

#21 - Hunter RhodesSr., GuardCanton, Ill.

#22 - Tanner LohausR-Fr., ForwardNorth Liberty, Iowa

#24 Isaiah BrownSo., GuardFlower Mound, Texas

#25 - Bennett KochSr., ForwardAshwaubenon, Wis.

#30 - Spencer HaldemanSo., GuardPeosta, Iowa

#33 - Wyatt LohausJr., GuardNorth Liberty, Iowa

#34 - Luke McDonnellSo., ForwardDubuque, Iowa

#50 - Austin PhyfeFr., ForwardWaverly, Iowa

Head CoachBen Jacobson12th Year

TV INFO FOR FRIDAY’S GAMEThe UNI-Loyola quarterfinal round MVC Tournament game Friday will be broadcast on the Missouri Valley Conference TV Network. Tip is set for just after noon (CT) at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. Mitch Holthus (play-by-play), Kevin Lehman (analyst) and Tom Ackerman (sideline) will call the contest.

Clearances: FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Kansas City-PLUS, NBC Sports Chi-cago, FOX Sports GO (within FOX Sports Midwest footprint in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska), ESPN3 (outside state of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mis-souri and Nebraska.

RADIO INFO FOR FRIDAYGary Rima (play-by-play) and Kevin Boyle (analyst) will call the action on the Panther Sports Radio Network. The flagship station for Panther athletics is NewsTalk 1540 KXEL. The game will also air locally in St. Louis on KTRS (550 AM). Bob Ramsey (play-by-play) and Rich Zvosec (analyst) will call the action.

ALL-TIME SERIESUNI owns a 10-7 lead in the all-time series vs. Loyola. UNI head coach Ben Jacobson is 6-7 vs. Loyola.

UNI VS LOYOLA AT MVC TOURNEYUNI won the only previous matchup vs. Loyola in the MVC Tournament. The Panthers tallied a 63-49 tri-umph over the Ramblers in the 2015 MVC Tournament semifinals. UNI would go on to capture the 2015 MVC Tournament championship.

UNI vs. Loyola at MVC Tournament2015 - UNI 63, Loyola 49 - Semifinal

LOYOLA SWEPT SEASON SERIESLoyola scored a pair of wins over UNI in the regular season. The Ram-blers topped the Panthers, 56-50, in the McLeod Center on Jan. 7, 2018. Loyola then tallied a 70-47 won over UNI at Gentile Arena on Jan. 28, 2018.

UNI AS 9 SEED AT ARCH MADNESSThis marks the second time that UNI has been the No. 9 seed for the State Farm MVC Tournament. The Panthers are 1-1 as No. 9 seed hav-ing picked up a 60-50 victory over Evansville on Thursday. The No. 9 seed has gone 14-22 since the tournament moved to St. Louis, while the No. 8 seed has gone 9-28.

LOOKING TO SET A STANDARDWith a victory on Friday, UNI would become the highest seed (No. 9) to reach the MVC Tournament semis. The previous lowest seed to advance to the MVC Tournament semifinals was the No. 7-seeded Bradley Braves in 1998. The Braves beat No. 10 seed Drake in the

opening round and then knocked off No. 2 seed Creighton in the quar-terfinals. Bradley fell to No. 3 seed Missouri State in the semifinals.

UNI’s Record By Seed in MVC Tourney#1 - 6-0#2 - 6-0#3 - 0-3#4 - 4-4#5 - 2-3#6 - 2-2#7 - 1-5#8 - 0-1#9 - 1-1#10 - 1-1

UNI vs. MVC Tourney Opponentsvs. Bradley - 3-2vs. Creighton - 0-2vs. Drake - 2-2vs. Evansville - 4-0vs. Illinois State - 4-6vs. Indiana State - 1-1vs. Loyola - 1-0vs. Missouri State - 2-2vs. Southern Illinois - 2-4vs. Tulsa - 1-0vs. Wichita State - 3-1

NO. 4 IN SCORING DEFENSEUNI ranks No. 4 in the nation in scoring defense. The Panthers are giving up 62.9 points per game.

Rk. Team W-L Points1. Virginia 26-2 52.1 2. Cincinnati 25-4 57.53. UCF 17-11 61.24. UNI 16-15 62.55. New Mexico St. 24-5 63.06. UNC Greensboro 24-7 63.37. Loyola 25-5 63.48. Michigan 24-7 63.49. Old Dominion 22-6 63.510. SMU 16-13 63.7


Missouri Valley Conference Standings Conference OverallSchool W-L W-LLoyola 15-3 25-5Southern Illinois 11-7 19-12Illinois State 10-8 16-14Drake 10-8 16-15Bradley 9-9 19-12Indiana State 8-10 13-17Missouri State 7-11 18-14Evansville 7-11 17-15UNI 7-11 16-15Valparaiso 6-12 15-17

2018 Missouri Valley Conference TournamentThursday, March 1 – Session IGame 1 – #9 UNI 60, #8 Evansville 50Game 2 – #7 Missouri State 83, #10 Valparaiso 79

Friday, March 2 – Session IIGame 3 – #1 Loyola (25-5, 15-3) vs. #9 UNI (17-15, 7-11), noonGame 4 – #4 Drake (16-15, 10-8) vs. #5 Bradley (19-12, 9-9), 2:30 p.m.

Friday, March 2 – Session IIIGame 5 – #2 Southern Illinois (19-12, 11-7) vs. #7 Missouri State (18-14, 7-11), 6 p.m.Game 6 – #3 Illinois State (16-14, 10-8) vs. #6 Indiana State (13-17, 8-10), 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 3 – Session IVGame 7 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 2:30 p.m.Game 8 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 4 – Session VChampionship – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 1 p.m.

UNI HOLDS MVC TOURNEY RECORD FOR POINTS ALLOWEDUNI owns the MVC Tournament record for fewest points allowed in winning a championship. In 2010, UNI gave up 132 points (44.0 ppg) in winning the title with victories over Drake (55-40), Bradley (57-40) and Wichita State (67-52). UNI has three of the top-10 defensive scoring performances in MVC Tournament history. UNI gave up 155 points in 2015 and 166 points in 2016 in claiming MVC Tournament titles.

Fewest Points Allowed by MVC Champ132 (44.0 ppg) - UNI, 2010147 (49.0 ppg) - SIU, 2006153 (51.0 ppg) - Tulsa, 1996155 (51.7 ppg) - UNI, 2015157 (52.3 ppg) - Creighton, 2007160 (53.3 ppg) - Indiana State, 2011161 (53.7 ppg) - Creighton, 2013162 (54.0 ppg) - Drake, 2008166 (55.3 ppg) - UNI, 2016169 (56.3 ppg) - Creighton, 2005

DEFENSE LOCKED IN VS ACESUNI turned up its defense in a 60-50 win over Evansville Thurs-day in the MVC opening round matchup. The Panthers held Evans-ville’s Ryan Taylor, the MVC’s leading scorer at 22.1 points per game, to two points on 1-for-13 shooting from the field. UNI limited Evansville to 2-of-14 shooting from 3-point range in the victory. The Panthers tied a sea-son-high with seven blocked shots.

RHODES IS ROCK SOLIDSince entering the starting lineup vs. Evansville on Feb. 13, senior guard Hunter Rhodes is averaging 10.4 points per game and has handed out a team-high 15 assists. Rhodes is shooting 92.6 percent at the free throw line (25-of-27) on the season.

KOCH AT THE LINESenior forward Bennett Koch ranks as the No. 2 active lead-er in free throws made in Arch Madness games. Koch has made

16 free throws in seven MVC Tournament contests.

CARLSON HAS SCORED IT AT SCOTTRADE CENTERSenior forward Klint Carlson enters the 2018 MVC Tourna-ment ranked as the fourth active leading scorer. Carlson has tallied 53 points in six Arch Madness games.Carlson Scoring at MVC Tournament20150 pts. vs. Bradley (W, 71-46)

20168 pts. vs. Southern Illinois (W, 66-60)9 pts. vs. Wichita State (W, 57-52 OT)17 pts. vs. Evansville (W, 56-54)

201710 pts. vs. Missouri State (L, 70-64)

20189 pts. vs. Evansville (W, 60-50)

CARLSON NABBED ALL-MVC TOURNEY HONORS IN 2016Klint Carlson averaged 11.3 points per game and 4.7 re-bounds per game and was also named to the 2016 MVC All-Tournament Team. Carlson scored a then ca-reer-high 17 points in the MVC title game win over Evansville. Carlson scored nine points and grabbed a career-high nine re-bounds in UNI’s 57-52 overtime win over Wichita State.

FIVE MVC TOURNEY TITLESUNI is 5-1 all-time in MVC Tour-nament title games. The Panthers have won five straight MVC tourney champion-ship contests. UNI is tied with Southern Illinois for second all-time in the league with five postseason crowns. Creighton holds the MVC record for tourney titles with 12.

UNI’s Results in MVC Title Games1994 - Southern Illinois 77, UNI 742004 - UNI 79, UNI 74 (2 OT)2009 - UNI 60, Illinois State 57 (OT)2010 - UNI 67, Wichita State 522015 - UNI 69, Illinois State 602016 - UNI 56, Evansville 54

ALL-TIME IN MVC TOURNEYUNI has posted a record of 23-20


2017-18 MVC AWARD WINNERS

Larry Bird Player of the Year: Clayton Custer, LoyolaCo-Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Reed Timmer, Clayton CusterNewcomer of the Year: Milik Yarbrough, Illinois StateFreshman of the Year: Cameron Krutwig, LoyolaDefensive MVP: Ben Richardson, LoyolaSixth-Man of the Year: Tyler Smithpeters, SIUCoach of the Year: Porter Moser, Loyola

First Team All-MVCClayton Custer G Jr. LoyolaAlize Johnson F Sr. Missouri StateRyan Taylor G Jr. EvansvilleReed Timmer G Sr. DrakeMilik Yarbrough F Jr. Illinois State

Second Team All-MVCJordan Barnes G So. Indiana StatePhil Fayne F Jr. Illinois StateArmon Fletcher G Jr. Southern Ill.Donte Ingram G/F Sr. LoyolaDonte Thomas F Sr. Bradley

Third Team All-MVCDarrell Brown G So. BradleyBennett Koch F Sr. UNICameron Krutwig C Fr. LoyolaKavion Pipper C Jr. Southern Ill.Brenton Scott G Sr. Indiana State

All-Newcomer TeamBakari Evelyn G So. ValparaisoCameron Krutwig C Fr. LoyolaTywhon Pickford G Fr. UNIKavion Pippen C Jr. Southern Ill.Milik Yarbrough F Jr. Illinois State

All-Freshman TeamElijah Childs F Fr. BradleyTyreke Key G Fr. Indiana StateCameron Krutwig C Fr. LoyolaTywhon Pickford G Fr. UNILucas Williamson G Fr. Loyola

All-Defensive TeamObediah Church F Jr. Missouri StateDwayne Lautier-Ogunleye G Jr. BradleySean Lloyd G Jr. Southern Ill.Ben Richardson G Sr. LoyolaTevonn Walker G Sr. Valparaiso

All-Bench TeamMarkus Golder G So. ValparaisoWyatt Lohaus G Jr. UNIReggie Scurry F Jr. Missouri StateTyler Smithpeters G Sr. Southern Ill.Lucas Williamson G Fr. LoyolaGraham Woodward G Sr. Drake

Most-Improved TeamJordan Barnes G So. Indiana StateAaron Cook G So. Southern Ill.Clayton Custer G Jr. LoyolaSean Lloyd G Jr. Southern Ill.Nick McGlynn F Jr. DrakeDru Smith G So. Evansville

Scholar-Athlete TeamsTed Friedman, Wyatt Lohus - Hon. Mention

all-time in the MVC Tournament. COACH JAKE IN MVC TOURNEYUNI head coach Ben Jacobson has the Panthers to a 14-7 mark in the MVC Tournament since taking over the head job in the 2006-07 season. Jacobson ranks tied for No. 4 in league history with 14 MVC Tournament victories. Dana Altman (Creighton) holds the record with 21.

Jake at MVC Tournament 13-6Opening Round 1-0Quarterfinals 5-6Semifinals 4-1Championship 4-0

MVC Tourney Coaches, By Wins1. Dana Altman, CU 21-9 2. Rich Herrin, SIU 17-83. Gregg Marshall, WSU 15-84. Barry Hinson, MSU/SIU 14-14 Ben Jacobson, UNI 14-76. Greg McDermott, UNI 12-5

COACHING TITLESUNI head coach Ben Jacobson ranks second in MVC history with four tournament titles. He is a per-fect 4-0 in MVC title games. Dana Altman (Creighton) holds the league record with six MVC Tournament crowns. Altman was 6-0 in MVC title games.

MVC Tourney Coaches, By Titles1. Dana Altman, CU 62. Ben Jacobson, UNI 43. Greg McDermott, UNI/CU 3 Rich Herrin, SIU 35. Kevin Stallings, ILS 2 Tom Apke, CU 2 Tony Barone, CU 2 Nolan Richardson, TU 2 Gregg Marshall, WSU 2

ONLY TWO HAVE WON TITLES AMONG THIS YEAR’S COACHESOf the 10 coaches in this year’s MVC Tournament only two have won Arch Madness titles - UNI’s Ben Jacobson (2009, 2010, 2015, 2016) and Indiana State’s Greg Lansing (2011).

PANTHERS IN MVC TOURNEY SINCE ‘01UNI has a 19-11 record (with four titles) at the MVC Tournament since Ben Jacobson arrived on staff in 2001-02. Prior to that, UNI owned a 4-9

mark all-time (with no titles) at the Valley Tournament.

KOCH EARNS THIRD-TEAM ALL-MVC HONORSSenior forward Bennett Koch earned a spot on the All-Missouri Valley Conference Third Team. Koch leads the Panthers in scoring (12.7 ppg) and in blocked shots (24). He had 20 double-figure scor-ing games this season, including a career-high 30 points in an over-time win over UNLV on Nov. 29.

PICKFORD NAMED TO MVC FRESHMAN, NEWCOMER TEAMSTywhon Pickford has earned a spot on the MVC’s All-Freshman and All-Newcomer teams. Pickford ranks No. 2 in the the MVC in rebounds (8.0 rpg). He has 11 double-figure rebounding games. He is a two-time MVC New-comer of the Week honoree this season. Pickford is the 10th UNI Pan-ther to earn a spot on the MVC All-Freshman squad.

UNI’s All-Freshman Team PicksChris Foster - 2002Ben Jacobson - 2003Brooks McKowen - 2004Eric Coleman - 2005Johnny Moran - 2009Deon Mitchell - 2012Seth Tuttle - 2012Jeremy Morgan - 2014Spencer Haldeman - 2017Tywhon Pickford - 2018

Pickford is the 12th UNI Panther to land on the MVC All-Newcomer team.

UNI’s All-Newcomer Team PicksRandy Blocker, 1993Sean Stackhouse, 1999David Gruber, 2002Matt Schneiderman, 2003Ben Jacobson, 2003Erik Crawford, 2004Eric Coleman, 2005Ali Farokhmanesh, 2009Seth Tuttle, 2012Wes Washpun, 2014Paul Jesperson, 2015Tywhon Pickford, 2018

LOHAUS NABS SPOT ON ALL-BENCH SQUADWyatt Lohaus secured a spot on

HEAD COACH BEN JACOBSON

12th Year at UNIOverall Record: 250-149

UNI head coach Ben Jacobson personifies class and dignity on and off the floor as the leader of the Panther men’s basketball team. Following the 2016-17 season, Ja-cobson was awarded a two-year contract extension that will run through March 31, 2027. Jacobson, 47, is the UNI men’s bas-ketball program’s all-time wins leader with 250 victories in 12 seasons. He has guided the Panthers to four NCAA Tour-nament appearances and four NCAA vic-tories. He is also a three-time MVC Coach of the Year award recipient. Jacobson has guided the Panthers to postseason play in seven of his 11 sea-sons as head coach, including four trips to the NCAA Tournament (2009, 2010, 2015 and 2016). UNI reached the Sweet 16 in 2010 following wins over UNLV and No. 1-ranked Kansas. UNI has recorded at least one victory in each of its last three NCAA Tournament appearances. UNI has placed in the upper half of the MVC standings in 14 straight seasons.Jacobson has guided UNI to a top-four finish in the final MVC standings in nine consecutive seasons. He is the only coach in the history of the MVC to have recorded two wins over two different No. 1-ranked teams (Kansas, North Carolina). A native of Mayville, N.D., Jacobson graduated from Mayville-Portland High School in 1989 as valedictorian. He re-ceived his bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of North Dakota in 1994. Jacobson and his wife, Dawn, have two children, Hunter (14) and Tanner (12).


the MVC’s All-Bench team. Lohaus has played in 22 games and ranks No. 4 on the team in scoring (9.0 ppg). Lohaus is the leading scorer among all MVC players without a start this season. He has 10 double-figure scoring games, including a ca-reer-high 25-point performance in a win over Bradley (Feb. 7). Lohaus drained a team-best 32 three-pointers in MVC play. It marks the ninth time a UNI Panthers has been named to the league’s All-Bench team.

UNI’s All-Bench Team PicksLucas O’Rear - 2009, 2010Chip Rank - 2012Matt Bohannon -2013Nate Buss - 2014, 2015Wes Washpun - 2015Klint Carlson - 2016Wyatt Lohaus - 2018

FRIEDMAN, LOHAUS NAMED TO SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAMSenior Ted Friedman and junior Wyatt Lohaus were each named to the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference’s Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete honorable men-tion squad. It marks the third straight season that Friedman (Ankeny, Iowa) has earned a spot on the scholar-athlete team. He be-comes the fifth different UNI Panther men’s basketball stu-dent-athlete to be a three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete. Friedman holds a 3.97 cu-mulative grade point average with a triple major – econom-ics, finance, psychology. He has appeared in 21 games and made one start this season. Friedman scored a season-high seven points vs. Missouri State this past Saturday in his first start of the season. Friedman recorded two dunks and drilled a three-pointer in the closing sec-onds ouf UNI’s 71-56 win over the Bears in the McLeod Center. Lohaus (North Liberty, Iowa) is a two-time MVC scholar-ath-lete recipient having earned second-team honors in 2016. Lohaus owns a 3.33 cumulative

GPA in movement and exercise science. Lohaus has played in 22 games this season and ranks No. 4 on the team in scoring (9.2 ppg). Lohaus has 11 double-fig-ure scoring games including a career-high 25-point perfor-mance in a win over Bradley (Feb. 7). He drained a team-best 32 three-pointers in MVC play. Lohaus is the MVC’s top scorer among players without a start this year.

Three-Time MVC Scholar-Athlete HonoreesBrooks McKowen – 2005, 2006, 2007Grant Stout – 2005, 2006, 2007Adam Koch – 2008, 2009, 2010Chip Rank – 2012, 2013, 2014Ted Friedman – 2016, 2017, 2018

NOTE: Nick Pace earned scholar-athlete honors twice in the Mid-Continent and once in the MVC.

QUITE A SENIOR DAYThe UNI Panthers sent the 2018 senior class out in style on Senior Day with a 71-56 victory over the Missouri State Bears. UNI’s starting lineup fea-tured three seniors and all three stepped up when needed. Senior Klint Carlson scored a game-high 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Carl-son was a perfect 6-of-6 at the free throw line. Senior Ted Friedman tallied a season-high seven points. Friedman recorded a pair of dunks and drained a three-point-er in the closing seconds of the victory. Friedman stuffed his stat sheet with an assist, a block and a steal. Senior Hunter Rhodes drained a season-best three 3-pointers and scored 14 points to go along with a team-high tying four assists. Senior Bennett Koch sat out the game with an ankle injury that he suffered earlier in the week in a win at Valparaiso. Koch was honored prior to the game with a basketball to com-memorate his 1,000 career points for the Panthers.

HALFWAY TO 1K FOR WYATTJunior Wyatt Lohaus became the


Statistics

UNI LOYOLARecord: 16-15 25-5Scoring Offense: 64.7 73.6Scoring Defense: 62.5 63.4Scoring Margin: +2.3 +10.3FG Percentage: 42.1 51.4FG Percentage Defense: 41.5 41.73-Pt. FG Percentage: 33.7 40.73-Pt. FG % Defense: 36.3 33.73-Pt. FG Made Per Game: 7.3 7.5FT Percentage: 71.9 73.2Rebounding Offense: 34.7 32.2Rebounding Defense: 33.0 30.3Rebounding Margin: +1.7 +1.9Assists: 10.8 15.8Turnovers: 11.4 12.7Steals: 5.3 6.7Blocked Shots: 2.5 2.5Turnover Margin: -0.2 +0.8Assist/TO Ratio: 0.9 1.3

When UNI .............................................................Then UNI isShoots a Higher Percentage: ...................................... 14-2Shoots a Lower Percentage: ....................................... 2-13Shoots the Same ................................................................0-0

Makes More Field Goals: .................................................9-2Makes Fewer Field Goals: ............................................. 5-11Makes the Same Number: ..............................................2-2

Makes More Threes: ..........................................................8-3Makes Fewer Threes: ........................................................6-9Makes the Same Number: ..............................................2-3

Makes More Free Throws: ............................................ 13-5Makes Fewer Free Throws: .............................................0-9Makes the Same Number: ..............................................3-1

Outrebounds Its Opponent: ....................................... 10-6Is Outrebounded: ..............................................................5-9Ties in Rebounding: ..........................................................1-0

Leads at the Half: ............................................................ 14-6Trails at the Half: ................................................................1-6Is Tied at the Half: ..............................................................1-3

Plays in Overtime: ..............................................................1-0

Scores Less Than 60 Points: ............................................1-8Scores Between 60-69 Points: .......................................6-6Scores Between 70-79 Points: .......................................5-1Scores Between 80-89 Points: .......................................4-0Scores 90 or More Points: ...............................................0-0

Allows Less Than 60 Points: ........................................ 10-3Allows Between 60-69 Points: .......................................4-4Allows Between 70-79 Points: .......................................2-7Allows Between 80-89 Points: .......................................0-1Allows 90 or More Points: ...............................................0-0

Game is Decided By 1-3 Points: ....................................1-2Game is Decided by 4-6 Points: ....................................5-2Game is Decided by 7-10 Points: .................................3-4Game is Decided by 11-14 Points: ...............................2-4Game is Decided by 15+ Points: ..................................5-3

On Monday: .........................................................................1-0On Tuesday: .........................................................................3-0On Wednesday: ..................................................................5-2On Thursday: .......................................................................3-2On Friday: .............................................................................0-3On Saturday: ........................................................................3-4On Sunday: ..........................................................................1-4

103rd UNI Panther to score 500 or more points in his career. Lohaus scored 11 points off the bench in a 71-56 victory over Mis-souri State (Feb. 24). Lohaus has tallied 516 career points for the Panthers.

KOCH HAD ONE OF THE NATION’S BEST PERFORMANCESUNI senior forward Bennett Koch is the only player in the country to have twice scored 25 or more points, while shooting 100 percent from the field with a minimum of eight field goal attempts. Only six other players in the country have performed that feat this season, but Koch is the only one to have done it twice this year.

Min. 8 FG Att., 1.000 FG%, 25+ PointsHolland Woods (Portland St.), 10-10 FGs, 29 PtsTrae Bell-Haynes (Vermont), 10-10 FGs, 27 PtsJosh Davis (W. Michigan), 10-10 FGs, 26 PtsBennett Koch (UNI), 8-8 FGs, 25 PtsJackson Rowe (Cal St.-Fullerton), 10-10 FGs, 25 PtsLuke Garza (Iowa), 8-8 FGs, 25 PtsKeenan Simmons (SIUE), 12-12 FGs, 25 Pts Bennett Koch (UNI), 8-8 FGs, 25 PtsCourtesy - http://cbbref.com/tiny/gYP07

KOCH TOPS 20 POINTS AGAINSenior Bennett Koch registered his eighth career 20-point scoring game with 25 points in UNI’s 68-63 win at Valparaiso (Feb. 20).

Active 20-Point Scoring GamesBennett Koch (8)Klint Carlson (4)Isaiah Brown (1)Wyatt Lohaus (1)Austin Phyfe (1)Tywhon Pickford (1)Hunter Rhodes (1)

KOCH REACHES 1,000 POINTSBennett Koch reached 1,000 points in UNI’s 68-63 win at Valparaiso on Feb. 20. Koch becomes the 42nd mem-ber of the Panther 1,000 point scor-ing club.

FOURTH SET OF THREE BROTHERS TO REACH 1,000 POINT MARK Bennett Koch is the third member of his family to score 1,000 points for the Panthers. His older brothers Adam (1,186 points - 2006-2010) and Jake (1,113 points - 2009-2013) each surpassed the 1,000-point mark in their careers. The Koch brothers become the

fourth trio of brothers at the NCAA Division I to have all reached the 1,000-point mark in their careers.

KochAdam, UNI (2006-10) 88-278-412-408--1,186Jake, UNI (2009-13) 122-333-282-376--1,113Bennett, UNI (2014-pres.) 39-273-319-367--1,008

TripuckaTracy, Lafayette (1970-72) 628-675-670--1,973Todd, Lafayette (1974-76) 243-523-679--1,445Kelly, Notre Dame (1978-81) 362-415-415-527--1,719

BarryJon, Pacific/Ga. Tech (1988-92) 275-478-602--1,355Brent, Oregon St. (1992-95) 161-165-411-567--1,304Drew, Ga. Tech (1993-96) 218-194-361-480--1,253

TallentBob, Ky./G.W. (1966-69) 54-240-723--1,017Mike, G.W. (1969-72) 445-527-113--1,085Pat, G.W. (1973-76) 490-64-549-622--1,725

ROAD LOSING STREAK CUREUNI snapped its 11-game road losing streak with a 68-63 win at Valparaiso (Feb. 20). It marks the fifth time in pro-gram history that UNI has snapped a road losing streak of eight games or more at Valparaiso. UNI snapped a 15-game road losing streak in the 1982-83 season at Valparaiso. UNI ended a nine-game road losing streak at Valpo in 1983-84. The Panthers halted another eight-game road losing streak at Valpo in 1985-86. The Panthers stopped a 10-game road losing skid at Valpo in 1987-88.

HOT SHOOTING AT VALPOUNI recorded its highest field goal percentage shooting night of the season in a 68-63 win at Valparaiso. UNI drained 55.3 percent (21-of-38) of its shots at Valpo. It’s the highest UNI has shot in a game since the Panthers made 56.9 percent of their shots against Drake in a 79-60 win on Jan. 15, 2017, in the McLeod Center. UNI has shot 50 percent or bet-ter four times this season.

UNI FG% Highs This Season.553 at Valparaiso (W, 68-63).525 vs. Chicago State (W, 82-44).510 vs. Missouri State (W, 71-56).500 at Indiana State (L, 69-67)

BACK-TO-BACK HOT SHOTSUNI has shot better than 50 percent

in back-to-back contests to close the regular season. It marks the first time UNI has shot 50 percent or better in two consecutive games since the start of the 2016-17 season. UNI shot 52.6 percent vs. Coe (Nov. 12, 2016) and followed it up by shooting 50.9 percent vs. Arizona State (Nov. 17, 2016) in Orlando, Florida. UNI will be looking to match a streak of three straight games shooting 50 percent or better that the Panthers did against Dubuque (55.6 - Nov. 25, 2015), North Dako-ta (61.1 - Nov. 28, 2015) and North Texas (55.6 - Nov. 30, 2015).

MOST IMPROVED MVC SCORERSUNI sophomore guard Isaiah Brown is one of the more improved scorers in the Missouri Valley Conference this season. Brown averaged 1.8 points per game as a true freshman in 2016-17. Brown has upped his scoring to 6.3 points per game in 2017-18.

MVC’s Most-Improved Scorers1. Jordan Barnes (INS) +10.7 (6.5, 17.2)2. Keyshawn Evans (ILS) +9.7 (5.8, 15.5)3. Dru Smith (UE) +8.1 (5.3, 13.4)4. Ryan Taylor (UE) +8.0 (14.1, 22.1)5. Aaron Cook (SIU) +6.9 (3.0, 9.9)6. Phil Fayne (ILS) +6.4 (9.1, 15.5)7. Nick McGlynn (DU) +6.2 (4.9, 11.1)8. Isaiah Brown (UNI) +4.5 (1.8, 6.3)9. Sean Lloyd (SIU) +4.3 (7.6, 11.9)

TWO SPARKS OFF THE BENCHUNI is getting a pair of scoring bursts off the bench from junior Wy-att Lohaus and sophomore Spencer Haldeman. Lohaus ranks first and Halde-man ranks second among active MVC players in scoring without making a start this season. Lohaus is scoring 9.0 points per game, while Haldeman is averaging 6.5 points per game.

MVC Bench Scorers (no starts)1. Wyatt Lohaus (UNI) 9.0 ppg2. Spencer Haldeman (UNI) 6.5 ppg3. Micah Bradford (Valpo) 5.0 ppg4. Casey Schlatter (Drake) 4.2 ppg5. Bruno Skokna (Loyola) 3.8 ppg6. Isaac Gassman (Ill. St.) 3.6 ppg7. Rudy Stradnieks (SIU) 3.2 ppg

PHYFE FEASTING IN MVC PLAYUNI freshmen forward Austin Phyfe is shot 62.9 percent from the field



(22-of-35 FGs) during Missouri Val-ley Conference play. Phyfe made his first career start vs. Valparaiso on Jan. 13. Phyfe en-tered the Valpo game having scored 27 total points in the season - in-cluding only 11 points in MVC play. Following his first start vs. Val-po, Phyfe has scored 62 points for the Panthers.

PICKFORD SETS UNI FRESHMAN REBOUNDING MARKGuard Tywhon Pickford has set the UNI Panther freshman rebounding record. Pickford has registered 241 rebounds this season, besting the previous mark of 205 set by Eric Coleman in the 2004-05 season. Pickford’s 209 rebounds ranks as the eighth-best freshman single-season mark in Missouri Valley Conference history. Only three players have put up higher freshman rebounding num-bers in the MVC in the past 25 years - Doug McDermott (Crieghton) had 280 in 2010-11; Josh Cunningham (Bradley) had 247 in 2014-15); Jamie Arnold (Wichita State) had 242 in 1993-94.

MVC Freshman Rebound Leaders1. Cliff Levingston - WSU (1979-80) - 2942. Doug McDermott - CU (2010-11) - 2803. Bob Harstad - CU (1986-87) - 2724. Benoit Benjamin - CU (1982-83) - 2595. Josh Cunningham - BU (2014-15) - 2476. Ashraf Amaya - SIU (1989-90) - 2457. Jamie Arnold - WSU (1993-94) - 2428. Tywhon Pickford - UNI (2017-18) - 2419. Michael Ruffin - TULSA (1995-96) - 23210. Cleo Littleton - WSU (1951-52) - 23111. Danny Granger - BU (2001-02) - 20712. Jordan Caroline - SIU (2014-15) - 20613. Eric Coleman - UNI (2004-05) - 20514. Patrick O’Bryant - BU (2004-05) - 201-------------------------------------------------------15. Obediah Church - MSU (2015-16) - 19516. Rick Shipley - SIU (1987-88) - 19417. Carl Richard - INS (2008-09) - 19218. Seth Tuttle - UNI (2011-12) - 19019. Cameron Krutwig - Loyola (2017-18) - 18920. Luke Jackson - BU (1986-87) - 188

PICKFORD EYEING UNI’S 8TH 300-POINT FRESHMAN SEASONUNI freshman Tywhon Pickford is looking to become the eight UNI Panther in the Division I era to score 300 or more points. Pickford has scored 288 points this season. Pickford ranks third on

the team in scoring this season at 9.5 points per game. He has record-ed 11 double-figure scoring games. Jason Reese holds the school re-cord for freshman scoring with 395 points in the 1986-87 season.

UNI Freshmen 300 Points (Division I Era)Jason Reese (1986-87) 395 ptsRandy Kraayenbrink (1982-83) 384 ptsMaurice Newby (1986-87) 378 ptsChris Foster (2001-02) 364 ptsEric Coleman (2004-05) 342 ptsSeth Tuttle (2011-12) 325 ptsBen Jacobson (2002-03) 315 pts

NATION’S 2ND-BEST REBOUNDER UNDER 6’5”UNI freshman guard Tywhon Pickford is the nation’s second-best rebounder under 6’5”. Pickford (6’4”) is averaging 8.0 rebounds per game. UMass Lowell’s Jahad Thomas (6’2”) is the nation’s best rebounder under 6’5”. Thomas is averaging 8.2 rebounds per game. FRESHMEN REBOUNDERSUNI’s Tywhon Pickford ranks No. 14 in the nation in rebounds among freshmen at 7.8 per game.

Freshman Rebounders1. Deandre Ayton (Arizona) 11.22. Marvin Bagley III (Duke) 11.13. Mohamed Bamba (Texas) 10.64. Brandon McCoy (UNLV) 10.05. Loudon Love (Wright St.) 9.76. Wendell Carter Jr. (Duke) 9.57. Oshae Brissett (Syracuse) 8.88. Eric Williams Jr. (Duquesne) 8.89. Cameron Lard (Iowa St.) 8.210. Naz Bohannon (Youngstown St.) 8.111. Steffon Mitchell (Boston College) 8.012. Terry Taylor (Austin Peay) 7.913. Jalen Canty (UCSB) 7.814. Tywhon Pickford (UNI) 8.015. Omari Spellman (Villanova) 7.7

FROSH GUARD DOUBLE-DOUBLESUNI freshman guard Tywhon Pick-ford ranks tied for fourth among freshman guards who have record-ed double-doubles this season. Pick-ford has posted five double-doubles in 2017-18. Oklahoma’s Trae Young (12), Duquesne’s Eric Williams Jr. (10) and Murray State’s Ja Morant (6) are the only freshman guards with more than five double-doubles this season.

MVC Frosh Double-Doubles (since ‘97)9 -- Doug McDermott, Creighton (2010-11)6 -- Danny Granger, Bradley (2001-02)6 -- Patrick O’Bryant, Bradley (2004-05)5 -- Jamar Howard, Wichita State (2001-02)5 -- Tywhon Pickford, UNI (2017-18)

PICKFORD DOUBLES UPUNI freshman guard Tywhon Pick-ford has reached double figures in rebounds 11 times this season. Pickford has registered a team-best five double-doubles. Pickford has recorded double-doubles against Alcorn State (16 pts., 10 rbs.), North Carolina State (18 pts., 18 rbs.), Missouri State (18 pts., 10 rbs.), Loyola (15 pts., 11 rbs.) and Drake (16 pts., 10 rbs.).

UNI’s Single-Season Double-Double Leaders (Since 2000)Joe Breakenridge (17) - 2000-01Eric Coleman (16) - 2007-08Grant Stout (13) - 2005-06Eric Coleman (13) - 2006-07Grant Stout (12) - 2006-07Grant Stout (8) - 2004-05Seth Tuttle (7) - 2013-14David Gruber (6) - 2001-02Jordan Eglseder (6) - 2008-09Jordan Eglseder (6) - 2009-10Matt Schneiderman (5) - 2002-03Seth Tuttle (5) - 2012-13Seth Tuttle (5) - 2014-15Tywhon Pickford (5) - 2017-18

UNI’s Overall Double-Double Leaders (Since 2000)Eric Coleman (36)Grant Stout (33)Seth Tuttle (21)Joe Breakenridge (17)Jordan Eglseder (15)David Gruber (13)Matt Schneiderman (8)Jeremy Morgan (5)Adam Koch (5)Bennett Koch (5)Tywhon Pickford (5)Erik Crawford (4)Jake Koch (4)

COUNTLESS 3-POINT BOMBERSThrough 31 games, UNI has six players who have made at least 18 3-pointers this season. Spencer Haldeman (43), Wy-att Lohaus (41), Klint Carlson (34), Isaiah Brown (32), Tywhon Pickford (30) and Juwan McCloud (18) have all made at least 18 shots from 3-point land this season. UNI is averaging 7.3 made 3-pointers per game.

UNI’S 3-POINT STREAKUNI has made at least one 3-pointer

in 592 straight games – the longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference. It also ranks as the 32nd-longest active streak among all NCAA Division I teams. The last time UNI failed to make a 3-point basket came Feb. 3, 2000, vs. Southern Illinois in a 72-58 Pan-ther victory in the UNI-Dome. UNI went 0-for-4 from 3-point land vs. the Salukis in that contest.

UNI’S STREAK OF 9 OR MORE MVC WINS SNAPPEDUNI’s streak of 14 straight seasons with nine or more league wins has been snapped after the Panthers dropped their 10th MVC game of the season at Drake (Feb. 10). The league’s current longest streak of nine or more wins is now Illinois State with five.

AMONG THE MVC’S ALL-TIME BESTUNI head coach Ben Jacobson is among the all-time leaders in Mis-souri Valley Conference victories for all games and league games only. Jacobson ranks No. 6 in MVC coaching victories with 250 and also No. 6 in MVC games only wins with 130. Henry Iba tops both lists with 486 total wins and 187 league wins.

MVC Coaching Victories1. Henry P. Iba (Oklahoma State) 4862. Eddie Hickey (Creighton/St. Louis) 3373. Dana Altman (Creighton) 3274. Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU) 2675. Gregg Marshall (Wichita State) 2616. Ben Jacobson (UNI) 2507. Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois) 2258. Ralph Miller (Wichita State) 2209. Maury John (Drake) 21110. Joe Stowell (Bradley) 197

MVC Coaching Wins (Conf. Games Only)1. Henry P. Iba (Oklahoma State) 1872. Dana Altman (Creighton) 1823. Eddie Hickey (Creighton/St. Louis) 1634. Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU) 1455. Gregg Marshall (Wichita State) 1346. Ben Jacobson (UNI) 1307. Dr. F.C. Allen (Kansas) 1268. Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois) 1119. Jim Molinari (Bradley) 11010. Maurice John (Drake) 95

STRONG NON-CONF WINSUNI built a strong resume during its non-conference play with a mark of 8-4. The Panthers posted wins over SMU (61-58), North Carolina State (64-60), UNLV (77-68 OT) and UT Arlington (62-58).

North Carolina St. was ranked No. 48 and SMU was ranked No. 99 in Tuesday’s NCAA RPI.

NO ‘BAD’ LOSSESUNI is 16-15 overall and went 7-11 in the MVC but you have to search to find a ‘bad’ loss for the Panthers in 2017-18. Twelve of UNI’s 15 losses have come against top-138 RPI oppo-nents. UNI’s RPI sits at No. 141 in Monday’s NCAA RPI report.

RPI for UNI’s Losses in 2017-18No. 2 Xavier - L, 77-67No. 3 vs. Villanova - L, 64-50No. 4 at North Carolina - L, 86-69No. 32 Loyola - L, 56-50No. 32 at Loyola - L, 70-47No. 87 Illinois State - L, 79-75No. 91 at Southern Illinois - L, 64-53No. 91 Southern Illinois - L, 56-53No. 114 at Bradley - L, 72-53No. 115 vs. Iowa State - L, 76-65No. 133 at Missouri State - L, 62-55No. 137 at Evansville - L, 57-49

THE UNDER 50 CLUBUNI limited Evansville to 41 points in its win over the Purple Aces on Feb. 13 in the McLeod Center. It marks the 50th time in the Ben Jacobson coaching era that the Panthers have held a team to under 50 points. UNI is 49-1 in those con-tests. UNI has won 42 straight games when holding the opposition to less than 50 points.

OPP. HELD UNDER 50 PTS IN JACOBSON COACHING ERADate Opponent Result2/13/18 Evansville W, 47-4112/10/17 Dubuque W, 80-4711/18/17 Chicago State W, 82-4411/15/17 Wartburg W, 72-4311/13/17 Alcorn State W, 73-452/8/17 Southern Illinois W, 49-4111/12/16 Coe W, 74-372/24/15 Indiana State W, 66-441/9/15 Drake W, 77-4412/30/15 Bradley W, 80-443/7/15 vs. Loyola W, 63-49 (MVC Tournament)3/6/15 vs. Bradley W, 71-46 (MVC Tournament)2/21/15 Bradley W, 56-392/18/15 at Loyola W, 58-391/18/15 Missouri State W, 60-461/10/15 at Drake W, 64-401/7/15 Southern Illinois W, 55-3912/20/14 vs. Iowa W, 56-4411/26/14 vs. Northwestern W, 61-4211/22/14 North Florida W, 66-491/1/14 Bradley W, 80-462/5/13 Missouri State W, 48-37

1/23/13 Southern Illinois W, 58-4511/17/12 North Dakota W, 72-471/31/12 Southern Illinois W, 58-491/4/12 Indiana State W, 65-4812/19/11 Loras W, 84-4811/22/11 Western Carolina W, 59-3911/12/11 Old Dominion W, 63-461/22/11 Drake W, 69-491/12/11 at Illinois State W, 46-4412/19/10 SIU Edwardsville W, 68-4711/16/10 Coe W, 84-453/6/10 vs. Bradley W, 57-40 (MVC Tournament)3/5/10 vs. Drake W, 55-40 (MVC Tournament)2/10/10 at Drake W, 57-481/16/10 vs. Indiana State W, 62-401/9/10 at Illinois State W, 59-441/6/10 at Southern Illinois W, 61-491/1/10 vs. Evansville W, 65-4612/19/09 at North Dakota W, 64-4111/28/09 vs. Northern Illinois W, 52-452/18/09 vs. Drake L, 47-4612/6 /08 vs. North Dakota W, 69-493/7/08 vs. Southern Illinois W, 54-49 (MVC Tournament)12/29/07 at Bradley W, 59-4612/15/07 vs. Wartburg W, 99-4811/27/07 at Iowa State W, 61-4811/9/07 vs. Northern Illinois W, 75-4512/2/06 at Bucknell W, 57-48

9 HOME WINS IN 12 STRAIGHT YRSUNI has won nine or more home games in the McLeod Center in 12 consecutive seasons. UNI will play 16 home games during the 2017-18 season - the most regular season home games since the 2007-08 season when the Panthers had 17 on the slate.

UNI’s Home Record Since 2006-07Year Record2006-07 9-42007-08 11-62008-09 11-42009-10 14-02010-11 13-52011-12 13-32012-13 16-42013-14 11-22014-15 15-02015-16 11-32016-17 9-42017-18 12-4

MCLEOD CENTER UNI is playing its 12th season in the McLeod Center and the Panthers have made winning a priority in their home venue. UNI has posted an all-time mark of 145-39 (.788) in games played in the McLeod Center. UNI secured a school-record 16 home wins in the 2012-13 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 in 2014-15. 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.

PANTHERS AVOID THIRD WINLESS MVC ROAD SEASON UNI’s road win at Valpo helped the Panthers avoid the program’s third 0-9 road record in MVC play. UNI went winless on the road in the MVC in 1994-95 and 2000-2001.

UNI in MVC Road Games1991-92 2-7 1992-93 2-71993-94 3-6 1994-95 0-91995-96 3-6 1996-97 4-51997-98 1-8 1998-99 2-71999-2000 1-8 2000-01 0-92001-02 3-6 2002-03 1-82003-04 4-5 2004-05 4-52005-06 5-4 2006-07 4-52007-08 3-6 2008-09 8-12009-10 6-3 2010-11 4-52011-12 2-7 2012-13 4-52013-14 3-6 2014-15 7-22015-16 4-5 2016-17 3-62017-18 1-8

CARLSON TALLIES 4TH CAREER 20-POINT GAMESenior forward Klint Carlson reg-istered his fourth career 20-point scoring game at Illinois State (Feb. 17). Carlson drained 7-of-11 field goals and was 2-of-4 from three-point range against the Redbirds. Carlson also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds at Redbird Arena.

SECOND-MOST TRIPLES ALLOWEDIllinois State drained 15 three-point-ers in a 79-75 victory over UNI on Feb. 17. It ties for the second-most three-pointer made by an opponent in school history. The 15 three-pointers made by Illinois State ties for the sec-ond-most three-pointers made against UNI. Wyoming drained 16

three-pointers against UNI on Dec. 3, 2016., to set the school record for opponent’s made three-pointers. Wichita State also made 15 three-pointers against UNI on Jan. 4, 2003. It marks the 11th time under UNI head coach Ben Jacobson that the Panthers have had an opponent made 13 more three-pointers in a game.

Opponent 3-Pointers vs. UNI (since 2006-07)16 at Wyoming (12/3/16)15 at Illinois State (2/17/18)14 vs. Bradley (1/12/08)13 vs. Nicholls State (11/12/06)13 at Drake (1/26/08)13 at Indiana State (1/5/08)13 vs. Northern Colorado (11/20/11)13 vs. Iona (12/28/13)13 at Richmond (12/5/15)13 at Southern Illinois (1/2/16)13 vs. Loyola (1/18/17)

FIRST START FOR RHODESUNI senior guard Hunter Rhodes made his first start as a Panther in a 47-41 victory over Evansville. Rhodes scored a team-high 12 points. He tallied six of UNI’s first nine points with a pair of three-pointers in the opening five-plus minutes against Evansville. Rhodes also scored UNI’s final field goal of the at 10:17 of the sec-ond half. His layup gave UNI a 42-27 lead over the Purple Aces.

WIN WITH COLD SHOOTINGUNI shot 27.8 percent from the floor in its 47-41 win against Evansville on Feb. 13. It marks the fourth-lowest FG percentage by a winning team in the NCAA this year. The 47 points are the second fewest by a winning team (St. John’s beat UCF, 46-43.) In the past five seasons, only once did an MVC team shoot worse from the floor and win (Illinois State, 27.3, vs. Wichita State on Feb. 6, 2016).

UNI’S LOWEST FG% UNDER JAKE.239 at Indiana State (1/7/2011).255 vs. Illinois State (3/2/2012).259 GEORGE MASON (11/30/2016).268 vs. Iowa (12/17/2016).271 LOYOLA (1/16/2016).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)

.275 at Wichita State (2/18/2017)

.278 EVANSVILLE (2/13/2018)

.290 CREIGHTON (2/8/2009)

KOCH SECURES FIFTH CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLEUNI senior forward Bennett Koch registered his fifth career dou-ble-double when he tallied 11 points and 11 rebounds at Drake (Feb. 10).

UNI’s Active Double-Double ListBennett Koch (5)Tywhon Pickford (5)Klint Carlson (1)Luke McDonnell (1)

RHODES PERFECT AT THE LINESenior guard Hunter Rhodes went 9-for-9 at the free throw line in a 74-65 win over Bradley on Feb. 7. He became the third player in the nation to make at least all nine of his free throws and not have a made field goal in a game.

9 or More FTs (100%), No Made FGsKyle Mallers (Ball State) vs. Oregon 10-10 FTs, 0-3 FGsJustice Sueing (California) vs. Portland St. 9-9 FTs, 0-5 FGsHunter Rhodes (UNI) vs. Bradley 9-9 FTs, 0-2 FGs

WHAT A WEEK FOR WYATTJunior Wyatt Lohaus averaged 21.0 points per game and shot 56.5 per-cent from the field, including 58.8 percent from the three-point arc. Lohaus scored a career-high 25 points in burying 7-of-11 field goals in a 74-65 win over Bradley. Lohaus sank 6-of-9 three-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws against the Braves. He tallied four rebounds and handed out an assist in the Panther victory. Lohaus followed that up with a team-high 17-point performance Saturday at Drake. Lohaus was 6-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-8 from distance against the Bulldogs. For the week, Lohaus was 13-of-23 from the field, which included 10-of-17 from three-point range.

LOHAUS LANDS CAREER HIGHJunior guard Wyatt Lohaus record-ed a career-high 25 points in UNI’s 74-65 win over Bradley in the Mc-Leod Center (Feb. 7). Lohaus drained a career-high six three-pointers vs. the Braves. Lohaus is one of 18 players

in the country to have scored 25 points in a game to go with at least six made three-pointers and took 11 or fewer field goal attempts.

LOHAUS BECOMES 7TH 20-POINT SCORER FOR THE PANTHERSJunior guard Wyatt Lohaus became the seventh active UNI Panthers to post a 20-point scoring game when he went for 25 points against the Bradley Braves (Feb. 7). UNI leads all MVC teams with seven different 20-point scorers.

MVC Teams Active 20-Point Scoring GamesUNI (7)Loyola (6)Bradley (4)Drake (4)Evansville (4)Illinois State (4)Missouri State (4)Southern Illinois (3)Valparaiso (3)Indiana State (2)

MVC SWEEPS FOR COACH JAKEUNI has swept an MVC opponent 38 times since the start of the 2006-07 season - Jacobson’s first year as the Panther head coach. UNI secured its first sweep of Valparaiso in the Missouri Valley Conference. UNI had swept Valpo nine times when each were mem-bers of the Mid-Continent Confer-ence.

MVC Season Sweeps Under Coach JacobsonBradley (6) - 06-07, 08-09, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 15-16Creighton (1) - 09-10Drake (6) - 09-10, 11-12, 12-13, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17Evansville (5) - 06-07, 07-08, 08-09, 13-14, 15-16Illinois St. (5) - 08-09, 09-10, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15Indiana State (2) - 09-10, 14-15Loyola (1) - 14-15Missouri St. (5) - 08-09, 09-10, 12-13, 13-14, 14-15Southern Ill. (5) - 08-09, 09-10, 11-12, 14-15, 16-17Valparaiso (1) - 17-18Wichita State (1) - 07-08

PANTHERS ARE RARELY SWEPTSince Ben Jacobson took over the head coaching duties in 2006-07, the UNI program has been swept in an MVC home-and-home series on only 16 occasions.

MVC Sweeps of UNI (since 2006-07)Creighton - 06-07, 07-08Drake - 06-07, 07-08Evansville - 11-12, 12-13Illinois State - 16-17Indiana State - 10-11, 12-13, 17-18Loyola - 15-16, 17-18

Southern Illinois - 17-18Wichita State, 11-12, 13-14, 16-17

WHAT A NIGHT FOR JUWANSophomore guard Juwan McCloud tallied career highs in assists (9) and steals (6) in UNI’s 83-72 win over Illinois State (Jan. 24). McCloud is one of 11 NCAA Di-vision I players to have at least nine assists and six steals in a single game this season.9 Assists, 6 Steals in 2017-18Jaylen Adams (St. Bonaventure) - 9a, 6sJon Elmore (Marshall) - 13a, 6sTrevon Duval (Duke) - 10a, 6sJermaine Jackson (Detroit Mercy) - 13a, 9sTremont Waters (LSU) - 9a, 8sFranklin Howard (Syracuse) - 10a, 7sCortez Edwards (Southern Miss) - 10a, 6sIvan Canete (Stephen F. Austin) - 9a, 6sDarrian Ringo (Miami Ohio) - 9a, 8sJacquess Hobbs (Eastern Ky.) - 10a, 7sJuwan McCloud (UNI) - 9a, 6s

BROWN FROM DOWNTOWNUNI sophomore Isaiah Brown scored a career-high 20 points and tied another career-high with five made 3-pointers in an 83-72 win over Illinois State (1/24).

80 OR MORE IS A GOOD SIGNUNI is 47-6 when scoring 80 or more points in the Ben Jacobson coaching era.

UNI SCORING 80+IN JACOBSON ERADate Opponent Results1/24/18 Illinois State W, 83-721/13/18 Valparaiso W, 81-7612/10/17 Dubuque W, 80-4711/18/17 Chicago State W, 82-4412/7/16 South Dakota State W, 86-5811/17/16 vs. Arizona State W, 82-633/20/16 vs. Texas A&M L, 92-88 (2OT)2/10/15 Missouri State W, 83-692/6/15 at Drake W, 82-6612/30/15 Bradley W, 80-4412/19/15 vs. Iowa State W, 81-7911/30/15 North Texas W, 93-7011/28/15 at North Dakota W, 97-5111/25/15 Dubuque W, 83-632/11/15 Illinois State W, 83-6412/13/14 at VCU L, 93-87 (2OT)2/1/14 Indiana State L, 87-811/29/14 Evansville W, 95-811/25/14 at Loyola L, 93-87 (OT)1/14/14 Missouri State W, 94-891/8/14 at Evansville W, 80-531/1/14 Bradley W, 80-4612/28/13 Iona W, 90-7812/7/13 vs. Iowa State L, 91-82 (OT)11/22/13 Loyola Marymount W, 90-8111/11/13 Coe W, 86-523/26/13 Bradley W, 90-773/2/13 Illinois State W, 80-721/20/13 Drake W, 85-551/12/13 Bradley W, 84-53

12/23/12 Saint Mary’s W, 82-7512/8/12 at George Mason W, 82-77 (OT)11/14/12 Toledo W, 84-81 (OT)11/10/12 Wartburg W, 103-501/7/12 at Drake W, 83-6812/19/11 Loras W, 84-4812/6/11 Iowa W, 80-6012/3/11 Colorado State W, 83-773/15/11 Rider W, 84-502/15/11 at Bradley W, 80-701/9/11 Bradley W, 83-7711/16/10 Coe W, 84-451/3/10 Missouri State W, 84-7612/12/09 Siena W, 82-6511/23/09 vs. Boston College W, 81-692/11/09 Southern Illinois W, 81-551/17/09 at Drake W, 81-5912/28/08 Indiana State L, 85-84 (2OT)11/25/08 Chicago State W, 81-7012/15/07 Wartburg W, 99-4812/20/06 Wartburg W, 83-6112/09/06 UMKC W, 85-5311/13/06 vs. Pepperdine W, 83-58

UNI RALLIES FROM 16 DOWNUNI rallied from a 16-point deficit in the first half against Drake to score a 68-54 victory over the Bulldogs on Jan. 16. It marks the largest comeback win of the season for the Panthers, whose previous best comeback had been seven points against North Carolina State (Nov. 23) and UT Arlington (Dec. 7).

Largest Comeback Wins in 2017-18N.C. State - trailed by 7 (9:38 2nd), won by 4UT Arlington - trailed by 7 (9:11 2nd), won by 4Drake - trailed by 16 (6:48 1st), won by 14

TRAILED AT THE HALFUNI posted its first win of the sea-son when trailing at the half against Drake. The Bulldogs held a 29-26 lead over the Panthers. UNI outscored Drake in the sec-ond half, 42-25, en route to a 68-54 victory in the McLeod Center. UNI is 1-3 this season when trailing at the break. The Panthers posted five wins in 2016-17 when trailing at the intermission.

KOCH’S EFFICIENCY VS DRAKESenior Bennett Koch has been a model of efficiency against Drake the last two seasons in the McLeod Center. Koch scored a team-high 19 points while shooting 7-of-11 from the field vs. the Bulldogs on Tues-day in the McLeod Center. Last season in the McLeod Center, Koch went 8-of-8 from the


field and scored 21 points in a 79-60 Panther win. Over the last two seasons at home vs. Drake, Koch has shot 15-of-19 from the field and averaged 20.0 points per game.

TWO FRESHMEN WITH 20 PTSFor the first time since Jan. 28, 1987, UNI had a pair of freshmen each score 20 points in a game. Tywhon Pickford (23 points) and Austin Phyfe (20 points) each went for 20 points in UNI’s 81-76 win over Valparaiso on Saturday. Pickford and Phyfe are the first pair of Panther freshmen to both score 20 or more points in the same game since Maurice Newby (31 points) and Jason Reese (23 points) performed the feat in a 99-79 win over Northern Illinois in the UNI-Dome.

GOING YOUNGOf UNI’s 81 points against Valpara-iso, the Panthers underclassmen accounted for 77 percent of the scoring with 62 points, which in-cluded 18 of UNI’s 22 field goals (82 percent). The underclassmen also ac-counted for 75 percent of the team’s rebounds with 30 caroms.

THE YOUNG SHALL LEADA trio of underclassmen stepped up at Indiana State on Jan. 10 for the Panthers in sophomore Isaiah Brown and true freshmen Austin Phyfe and Tywhon Pickford. Brown stuffed his stat sheet with 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals. Brown made 6-of-11 shots from the field as he played a career-high 39 minutes. Phyfe buried both of his field goal attempts and scored six points to go with three rebounds in 11 minutes against the Sycamores. Freshman Tywhon Pickford matched his then career-high scoring with 18 points and seven rebounds against the Sycamores. Pickford tied the game at 67-67 on a layup with :10.6 seconds left after a steal from sophomore point guard Juwan McCloud.

MVC OPENERS UNDER JAKEUNI has posted a 5-7 mark, includ-ing a 3-4 record at home, in Mis-souri Valley Conference openers under 12th-year head coach Ben Jacobson.

UNI’s MVC Openers for Coach Jacobson2006-07 W, 76-65 vs. Bradley2007-08 W, 59-46 at Bradley2008-09 L, 85-84 (2ot) vs. Indiana State2009-10 W, 60-52 at Creighton2010-11 L, 58-57 vs. Missouri State2011-12 L, 65-61 at Illinois State2012-13 L, 66-41 at Wichita State2013-14 W, 80-46 vs. Bradley2014-15 L, 52-49 at Evansville2015-16 W, 80-44 vs. Bradley2016-17 L, 68-64 vs. Missouri State2017-18 L, 56-53 vs. Southern Illinois

ONE OR LESS TRUE ROAD GAMES IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAYUNI is one of 38 teams with zero or 1 true road game in non-confer-ence schedule. The Panthers are 1 of 12 teams not in the Power 5 - a list that also includes St. John’s, Butler, SMU, Marquette, Memphis, VCU, Georgetown, Hawaii, UTEP, Duquesne and East Carolina. UNI played only one true road game (at North Carolina) during the 2017-18 non-conference schedule.

UNI VS. RANKED TEAMSUNI has registered 17 wins over ranked Division I opponents and 14 of those wins have come since Ben Jacobson joined the UNI coaching staff in the 2001-02 season. The Panthers are 12-7 all-time at home against ranked opponents. Since the 1979-80 season, UNI is 17-41 vs. ranked foes. The Panthers have posted two road wins over ranked foes in pro-gram history and both times it came in Wichita, Kansas. UNI knocked off No. 25 Wichita State (53-50 - Feb. 13, 2016) and No. 16 Wichita State (63-59 (Dec. 30, 2006). UNI has three neutral-court wins over ranked foes, with two of those coming in 1990 and 2010 NCAA tournaments. UNI is 2-0 all-time against No. 1-ranked opponents. UNI secured a 71-67 win over North Carolina in the McLeod Center on Nov. 21, 2015. The Panthers also recorded a 69-67 win over No. 1 Kansas in the 2010

NCAA Tournament.

UNI vs. Ranked Opponents (since 1979-80)#9 Xavier L, 77-67 (H) - 12/22/17#5 Villanova L, 64-50 (N) - 11/24/17#9 North Carolina L, 86-69 (A) - 11/10/17#8 North Carolina L, 85-42 (A) - 12/21/16#9 Xavier L, 64-42 (A) - 11/26/16#11 Xavier L, 67-59 (N) - 11/20/16#15 Texas A&M L, 92-88 2ot (N) - 3/20/16#25 Wichita State W, 53-50 (A) - 2/13/16#5 Iowa State W, 81-79 (N) - 12/19/15#1 North Carolina W, 71-67 (H) - 11/21/15#17 Louisville L, 66-53 (N) - 3/22/15#11 Wichita State L, 74-60 (A) - 2/28/15#12 Wichita State W, 70-54 (H) - 1/31/15#4 Wichita State L, 82-73 (H) - 2/8/14#8 Wichita State L, 67-53 (A) - 1/5/14#17 Iowa State L, 91-82 OT (N) - 12/7/13#15 Wichita State W, 57-52 (H) - 2/2/13#12 Creighton L, 79-68 (A) - 1/15/13#21 UNLV L, 73-59 (A) - 12/19/12#19 Memphis L, 52-47 (N) - 11/24/12#2 Louisville L, 51-46 (N) - 11/22/12#13 Creighton W, 65-62 (H) - 2/4/12#23 Creighton L, 63-60 (A) - 1/10/12#10 Syracuse L, 68-46 (A) - 11/12/10#13 Michigan State L, 59-52 (N) - 3/26/10#1 Kansas W, 69-67 (N) - 3/20/10#15 Marquette L, 73-43 (N) - 11/28/08#14 Drake L, 65-55 (H) - 2/16/08#22 Drake L, 58-54 (A) - 1/26/08#11 Nevada L, 79-64 (A) - 2/17/07#16 Wichita State W, 63-59 (A) - 12/30/06#17 Washington L, 70-61 (A) - 11/14/06#23 Georgetown L, 54-49 (N) - 3/17/06#24 Bucknell W, 65-61 (H) - 2/18/06#12 Iowa W, 67-63 (H) - 12/6/05#20 Wisconsin L, 57-52 (N) - 3/18/05#17 Iowa L, 76-73 (A) - 12/7/05#14 Georgia Tech L, 65-60 (N) - 3/19/04#15 Southern Illinois W, 68-52 (H) - 3/1/04#20 Creighton W, 82-73 (H) - 1/14/04#24 Iowa W, 77-66 (H) - 12/9/03#13 Creighton L, 84-75 (H) - 2/4/03#11 Iowa W, 78-76 (H) - 12/4/01#17 Alabama L, 64-56 (N) - 12/20/00#10 Iowa W, 84-78 (H) - 12/9/97#12 Iowa L, 78-73 (H) - 12/5/95#11 Iowa State L, 81-62 (H) - 1/25/95#8 Iowa L, 64-44 (A) - 12/8/92#16 Iowa L, 108-85 (H) - 12/19/91#20 Minnesota L, 81-78 (N) - 3/18/90#11 Missouri W, 74-71 (N) - 3/16/90#20 Iowa W, 77-74 (H) - 1/3/90#3 Georgetown L, 83-49 (N) - 12/29/89#5 Iowa L, 95-76 (A) - 12/6/88#14 Missouri L, 91-62 (A) - 1/12/83#6 Iowa L, 84-53 (A) - 12/21/81#14 Iowa L, 86-52 (A) - 12/30/80#20 Iowa L, 78-46 (A) - 12/6/79NOTE: Associated Press poll used

UNI’s Record vs. Ranked OpponentsOverall Home Away Neutral17-41 12-7 2-19 3-15

SECOND STRAIGHT CAREER HIGH FOR CARLSONUNI junior forward Klint Carlson scored his second consecutive career high with 24 points in a 62-58 win over UT Arlington.


Carlson had scored 23 points vs. UNLV (Nov. 29) to set his previous career high in points.

KLINT WAS IN THE ZONEKlint Carlson buried six three-point-ers against UT Arlington on Thurs-day night in the McLeod Center. Carlson entered the game hav-ing made six three-pointers on the season. Carlson was 6-of-8 from three-point range and bested his previous career high of four made triples vs. Oklahoma last season.

LATE SECOND-HALF SURGE LIFTS UNI PAST UT ARLINGTONUNI trailed UT Arlington by seven points with eight minutes left in the second half, 50-43. But the Panthers used a 16-2 run to take a 59-52 lead en route to a 62-58 victory. During the 16-2 surge, UNI made all six shots from the field.

16-2 Run UNI FGs Made vs. UTA6:56 Brown 3-pointer (46-50)6:25 Haldeman layup (48-50)5:44 Pickford jumper (50-50)4:58 Brown jumper (52-50)3:30 McCloud jumper (56-52)2:54 McCloud 3-pointer (59-52)

SPENCER CLINCHES UTA WINUNI’s Spencer Haldeman clinced the Panther victory over UT Arling-ton when he buried a 3-pointer out of the corner with :25.2 left to give UNI a four-point lead at 62-58.

KOCH EARNS MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORSUNI senior Bennett Koch has earned the Missouri Valley Conference’s men’s basketball player of the week honor. Koch (Ashwaubenon, Wiscon-sin) scored a career-high 30 points and led UNI to a 77-68 overtime victory over UNLV. Koch made 10-of-19 field goals and was 10-of-13 from the free throw line against the previously undefeated Runnin’ Rebels. UNI trailed by three points with under a minute to play in regula-tion, when Koch scored in the post with :49.7 left. Koch then sent the game to overtime by making a free

throw with :18.4 remaining. Koch’s dunk with 1:49 left in overtime gave UNI a 68-63 lead. He buried two free throws with :11.5 left to close out the scoring. Koch also grabbed seven re-bounds and posted three steals.

TWO CAREER HIGHS FOR KOCH, CARLSON VS. UNLVUNI seniors Bennett Koch and Klint Carlson each tallied career scoring highs in a 77-68 overtime win over UNLV. Koch went for 30 points, while Carlson notched 23 points against the Runnin’ Rebels.

WORKIN’ OVERTIMEUNI has won its last three overtime contests. The Panthers posted a 77-68 overtime win over previously unbeaten UNLV in the McLeod Cen-ter on Nov. 29. Last season, UNI went 2-0 in overtime games with a 73-67 win over Oklahoma (Nov. 18, 2016) and a double-overtime triumph over Loyola (Jan. 18, 2017). Head coach Ben Jacobson is 12-8 all-time in overtime games.

UNI’s Overtime Games Since 2006L, 67-64 at Illinois State (1/9/07)W, 64-60 at UMKC (12/19/07)W, 77-75 vs. Wichita State (2/13/08)L, 71-66 vs. Iowa State (12/3/08)L, 85-84 (2OT) vs. Indiana State (12/28/08)W, 69-67 at Illinois State (2/24/09)W, 60-57 vs. Illinois State (3/8/09) W, 84-81 vs. Toledo (11/14/12)W, 82-77 at George Mason (12/8/12)L, 54-51 at Evansville (1/29/13)L, 91-82 vs. Iowa State (12/7/13)L, 93-87 at Loyola (1/25/14)W, 79-77 at Stephen F. Austin (11/18/14)W, 71-65 vs. George Mason (12/6/14)L, 93-87 (2OT) at VCU (12/13/14)W, 57-52 vs. Wichita State (3/5/16)L, 92-88 (2OT) vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16)W, 73-67 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)W, 72-69 (2OT) vs. Loyola (1/18/17)W, 77-68 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)

THIRD KOCH BROTHER WITH 30-POINT GAMEBennett Koch’s 30-point scoring performance in UNI’s 77-68 over-time win over UNLV was the third 30-point scoring game by a Koch brother in a UNI uniform. Adam Koch went for 30 points at Missouri State (Jan. 25, 2009) and Jake Koch had a 34-point scoring

night vs. Bradley (Jan. 9, 2011).

UNI’s 30-Point Games Since 1980-8140 - Cam Johnson (2/12/94 vs. Drake)38 - Jeremy Morgan (12/10/16 vs. North Dakota)38 - Jason Reese (3/1/90 at Missouri State)38 - Randy Kraayenbrink (2/4/84 at Cleveland St.)37 - Jason Daisy (1/22/97 vs. Illinois State)37 - Jason Reese (12/30/88 at SMU)36 - Jeremy Morgan (3/20/16 vs. Texas A&M)36 - Jason Daisy (12/16/95 vs. Nebraska)35 - Jason Daisy (12/2/95 vs. UCF)35 - Jason Reese (12/17/88 vs. Youngstown St.)35 - James Parker (12/28/87 vs. LSU)34 - Jake Koch (1/9/11 vs. Bradley)34 - Jason Daisy (2/15/97 vs. Southern Illinois)33 - Randy Kraayenbrink (1/28/84 at Illinois-Chicago)32 - Kwadzo Ahelegbe (11/23/09 vs. Boston College)32 - Jason Daisy (2/18/95 vs. Loyola Chicago)32 - Randy Kraayenbrink (12/30/85 at San Diego)32 - Randy Kraayenbrink (11/30/85 vs. Prairie View A&M)32 - Scott Stafford (1/21/85 vs. Valparaiso)31 - Jordan Eglseder (12/13/08 vs. Wyoming)31 - Ben Jacobson (2/9/05 vs. Creighton)31 - Robbie Sieverding (2/22/99 vs. Drake)31 - Tony Brus (2/17/99 vs. Illinois State)31 - Jason Reese (1/7/89 at Stephen F. Austin)31 - Jason Reese (2/14/89 vs. Missouri State)31 - Jason Reese (2/25/89 vs. Illinois-Chicago)31 - Maurice Newby (1/28/87 vs. Northern Illinois)31 - Randy Kraayenbrink (1/18/86 at Cleveland St.)31 - Randy Kraayenbrink (2/25/85 vs. Green Bay)31 - Randy Kraayenbrink (1/14/84 vs. Illinois-Chicago)31 - Randy Kraayenbrink (12/26/83 vs. Wayne St.)30 - Bennett Koch (11/29/17 vs. UNLV)30 - Adam Koch (1/25/09 vs. Missouri State)30 - Robbie Sieverding (12/4/01 vs. Iowa)30 - Randy Blocker (3/5/94 vs. Illinois State)30 - Randy Blocker (2/7/94 vs. Bradley)30 - Randy Blocker (1/15/94 vs. Wichita State)30 - Randy Blocker (12/21/93 vs. Long Island)30 - Troy Muilenberg (12/8/90 vs. Morningside)30 - Jason Reese (12/11/89 at Sam Houston St.)30 - Jason Reese (1/28/89 at Illinois-Chicago)30 - Randy Kraayenbrink (3/6/86 vs. Cleveland St.)30 - Randy Kraayenbrink (12/21/85 vs. Elmhurst)30 - Randy Kraayenbrink (1/12/85 at Eastern Illinois)30 - Ray Storck (2/20/82 vs. UNC-Wilmington)

22 POWER-FIVE VICTORIESUNI reached the championship game of the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament with victories over SMU and Atlantic Coast Conference’s North Carolina State Wolfpack. The triumph over N.C. State marked the 22nd victory for the Pan-thers over a Power-5 conference foe (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC) since head coach Ben Jacobson took over the program in 2006-07.

Power 5 Victories (since 2006-07)Iowa State (60-57 - 2006-07)at Iowa (57-55 - 2006-07)at Iowa State (61-48 - 2007-08)vs. Auburn (67-61 - 2008-09)vs. Boston College (81-69 - 2009-10)at Iowa State (63-60) - 2009-10)Iowa (67-50 - 2009-10)vs. Kansas (69-67 - 2009-10)


Iowa State (60-54 - 2010-11)vs. Indiana (67-61 - 2010-11)at Iowa State (69-62 - 2011-12)Iowa (80-60 - 2011-12)vs. Virginia Tech (73-54 - 2014-15)vs. Northwestern (61-42 - 2014-15)vs. Iowa (56-44 - 2014-15)North Carolina (71-67 - 2015-16)vs. Iowa State (81-79 - 2015-16)vs. Washington State (63-59 - 2015-16)vs. Texas (75-72 - 2015-16)vs. Arizona State (82-63 - 2016-17)vs. Oklahoma (73-67 - 2016-17)vs. North Carolina State (64-60 - 2017-18)

PICKFORD EARNS NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK HONORS FROM MVCUNI freshman guard Tywhon Pickford was honored as the MVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 27). Pickford averaged 12.7 points and 12.7 rebounds as UNI took sec-ond place at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

PICKFORD, MCCLOUD NAMED BAT-TLE4ATLANTIS TOURNEY TEAMUNI’s Tywhon Pickford and Juwan McCloud were named to the Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament team. Pickford averaged 12.7 points and 12.3 rebounds per game in the three contests. He pulled down 10 offensive rebounds in the tour-nament. Pickford also went for 18 points and 18 rebounds vs. North Carolina State. It marked the first 18-rebound performance by a UNI Panthers since David Gruber went for 18 rebounds against Montana on Nov. 22, 2002. McCloud led the Panthers in scoring at 13.0 points per game. He also handed out a team-high 10 assists and tallied four steals.

SPENCER SPARKS WIN VS SMUUNI sophomore guard Spencer Haldeman sparked the Panther victory over SMU by draining four 3-pointers and scoring 15 points off the bench.

PAIR OF DOUBLE-DOUBLESBennett Koch and Tywhon Pickford each posted double-doubles against Alcorn State. Koch earned his third career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds vs. the Braves. Pickford secured his first colle-giate double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. the Braves.

The last time UNI had two players record double-doubles on the same night came back on March 2, 2013, when Jake Koch (18 pts./11 rbs.) and Seth Tuttle (15 pts./12 rbs.) did it against Illinois State.

KOCH TIES MCLEOD RECORDBennett Koch tied his own McLeod Center record for field goal percent-age in a game (1.000) as he went 8-for-8 from the field vs. Wartburg. Last season, Koch went 8-for-8 from the field vs. Drake (Jan. 15, 2017).

50 REBOUNDS VS. WARTBURGUNI posted 50 rebounds vs. Wart-burg to equal the highest amount for a Panther team in the McLeod Center. UNI also tallied 50 rebounds vs. Coe on Nov. 16, 2010.

FRESHMAN DOUBLE-DOUBLETywhon Pickford’s double-double vs. Alcorn State was UNI’s first dou-ble-double by freshman since Seth Tuttle earned four of them during his 2011-12 season.

13 TRIPLES ON THE ROADThe Panthers made 13 3-pointers at North Carolina. Last season, UNI made 13 or more three-pointers in two games. The last time UNI made at least 13 3-pointers in a game came Dec. 7, 2016, when the Panthers buried 20 3-pointers against South Dakota State. The last time UNI made 13 or more 3-pointers in a true road game came on Jan. 27, 2016, when the Panthers made 15 triples in an 68-50 victory at Bradley at Carver Arena.

EIGHT NCAA TRIPS FOR UNIUNI made its eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2016. The Panthers are 5-8 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

UNI’s All-Time NCAA Tourney Results1990 - W, 74-71 vs. #3 Missouri1990 - L, 84-81 vs. #6 Minnesota2004 - L, 65-60 vs. #3 Georgia Tech2005 - L, 57-52 vs. #6 Wisconsin2006 - L, 54-49 vs. #7 Georgetown2009 - L, 61-56 vs. #5 Purdue2010 - W, 69-66 vs. #8 UNLV2010 - W, 69-67 vs. #1 Kansas

2010 - L, 59-52 vs. #5 Michigan State2015 - W, 71-54 vs. #12 Wyoming2015 - L, 66-53 vs. #4 Louisville2016 - W, 75-72 vs. #6 Texas2016 - L, 92-88 (2OT) vs. #3 Texas A&M

7TH NCAA TOURNEY SINCE 2004The Panthers have made seven NCAA appearances since the 2004 season. Only 27 other teams have made more than seven NCAA Tour-nament appearances since 2004. That is the most NCAA Tour-nament apperance since 2004 for any current member of the MVC. New MVC member Valparaiso has made three NCAA Tournaments in that same time frame (2004, 2013, 2015).

Current MVC NCAA Appearances Since 2004UNI (7) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016Southern Illinois (4) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Valparaiso (3) - 2004, 2013, 2015Indiana State (1) - 2011Drake (1) - 2008Bradley (1) - 2006

PANTHERS PICKED SECOND IN MVC PRESEASON POLLUNI has been slotted to finish second in the preseason 2017-18 Missouri Valley Conference poll. UNI received eight first-place votes in the preseason poll. It is the most preseason first-place votes in a year that the Panthers were not picked as the preseason favorites.

MVC Preseason PollSchool (First-Place Votes) Total1. Missouri State (30) 3812. UNI (8) 3373. Loyola (1) 3214. Illinois State (1) 2565. Southern Illinois 2266. Valparaiso 2147. Bradley 1828. Indiana State 1169. Evansville 8810. Drake 79

KOCH, CARLSON EARN ALL-MVC PRESEASON HONORSUniversity of Northern Iowa seniors Bennett Koch and Klint Carlson have been named to the Presea-son All-Missouri Valley Conference teams. Koch earned first-team all-MVC honors, while Carlson was selected to the second team. Koch is UNI’s top returning


scorer at 11.0 points per game. In his last 14 games last season, Koch averaged a team-best 14.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game. Carlson averaged more points per game for the third consecutive season (8.3 ppg). He ranked No. 4 in the league at 36.6 minutes per game.

RADIO INFORMATIONThis 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), 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 du-ties, while Kevin Boyle serves as an-alyst. 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.

UNI INKS TOP-100 RECRUIT GREENUniversity of Northern Iowa head men’s basketball coach Ben Ja-cobson has announced the signing of consensus top-100 recruit A.J. Green to a National Letter-of-Intent to play for the Panthers beginning in the 2018-19 season. Green (6’4”, 175 lbs., Guard – Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS) is ranked among the top-100 re-cruits by ESPN (No. 74), 247 (No. 77), Scout (No. 77) and Rivals (No. 88). He is a four-star recruit and a first-team all-state pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association in both 2016 and 2017. “A.J. has a tremendous work ethic and drive to be the absolute best. It has been a lot of fun watch-ing him work and grow as player over the course of all these years,” Jacobson said. “In A.J., we are getting a player who knows our pro-gram, comes in with lofty goals and has made himself one of the best players in the country. Most impor-tantly we are getting a terrific young

guy. This is an exciting day for our basketball family and for Panther Nation as A.J. officially becomes a Panther.” Green set the Cedar Falls High School scoring mark Jan. 16, 2018, with 1,435 points. Green averaged 21.5 points per game and grabbed 4.2 rebounds per game, while he shot 47.4 percent from the floor (43.4 – 3-point range) as a junior. He averaged 17.8 points per game and made 44 percent of his three-point shots as a sophomore. Green scored 186 points and averaged 8.0 points per game as a freshman. Green played AAU basketball for the Iowa Barnstormers. He is the son of Kyle and Michele Green.

HARDWOOD JOURNEY A HISTORY OF UNI BASKETBALLDr. James Kelly has compiled the history and stories from the begin-ning of basketball at the University of Northern Iowa until present day Panther hoops with his newest book entitled “Hardwood Journey” – a history of UNI basketball. This in-depth look at Panther basketball will provide any fan of UNI and the sport of basketball a must-have in their literary collec-tion. Kelly began his quest to com-pile the history of UNI men’s bas-ketball in his previous book “Tutors to Panthers” – a brief history of UNI Athletics. “Hardwood Journey” will be available for pre-sale beginning Feb. 13 for $20. The first 500 books purchased will receive a compli-mentary copy of “Tutors to Pan-thers”. The cost of the book has been underwritten so 100 percent of the sales will go toward UNI men’s basketball. To purchase a copy log on to www.unipanthers.com.

WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE UNI head coach Ben Jacobson or a member of his coaching staff will be available at the weekly press confer-ence held each Monday at noon in the McLeod Center’s Alumni Suite.

PANTHERS RETURN TO PARADISE JAM IN 2018The 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands Par-

adise Jam will return to the U.S. Virgin Islands, tournament directors announced Wednesday, after the 2017 edition of the annual event was relocated to the mainland Unit-ed States due to hurricane damage last September. The 19th annual event will be held at the University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center on St. Thomas, Nov. 16-24, 2018, and play host to 16 Division-I men’s and women’s basketball teams. The men’s Paradise Jam be-gins Friday, Nov. 16 and continues through Monday, Nov. 19. The tournament field includes Eastern Kentucky, Kansas State, Kennesaw State, Missouri, Northern Iowa, Old Dominion, Oregon State, and Penn. Old Dominion returns to the tourna-ment for a fourth time, after claim-ing the tournament title in 2010. Eastern Kentucky, Kansas State, and Northern Iowa also return to St. Thomas after previously participat-ing in the tournament. This will mark UNI’s third ap-pearance in the Paradise Jam. UNI competed in the event in 2009 and 2013.

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2017-18 UNI MBB RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School)1 Adam McDermott G 6-4 183 So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (North Dakota)2 Klint Carlson F 6-7 218 Sr. Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock)3 Ted Friedman C 6-9 245 Sr. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny)4 Tywhon Pickford G 6-4 202 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Maple Grove)5 Rafael de Souza G 6-1 185 Sr. Jundiai, Brazil (Gulf Coast State College)10 Miles Wentzien G 6-3 190 Jr. Fort Madison, Iowa (Kirkwood CC)12 Lincoln Conrey F 6-5 203 So. Waterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West)13 Juwan McCloud G 5-11 170 So. Germantown, Wis. (Germantown) 15 Justin Dahl C 7-0 261 So. Carver, Minn. (Holy Family)21 Hunter Rhodes G 5-10 170 Sr. Canton, Ill. (Kirkwood CC)22 Tanner Lohaus F 6-7 192 R-Fr. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West)24 Isaiah Brown G 6-7 180 So. Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)25 Bennett Koch F 6-10 239 Sr. Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon)30 Spencer Haldeman G 6-1 175 So. Peosta, Iowa (Western Dubuque)33 Wyatt Lohaus G 6-2 185 Jr. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West)34 Luke McDonnell F 6-9 235 So. Dubuque, Iowa (Dubuque Senior)50 Austin Phyfe F 6-9 235 Fr. Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock)

Head Coach: Ben Jacobson (Univ. of North Dakota ‘94)Associate Head Coach: Kyle Green (Hamline ‘92)Assistant Coaches: P.J. Hogan (Morningside ‘99), Erik Crawford (UNI ‘06)Director of Basketball Operations: Derrik Netten (UNI ‘06)Strength & Conditioning: Andrea Comini (Verona ‘05)Video Coordinator: John Little (UNI ‘06)Film Assistant: Jake Koch (UNI ‘13)Athletic Trainer: Don Bishop (Upper Iowa ‘92)

Pronunciation GuideLincoln Conrey CON-reeJustin Dahl DollRafael de Souza day-SOO-zahTed Friedman FREED-munSpencer Haldeman HALL-duh-muhnBennett Koch COOKTanner Lohaus LOW-houseWyatt Lohaus LOW-houseJuwan McCloud JEW-ahnAustin Phyfe FifeTywhon Pickford TIE-whahnMiles Wentzien WIN-zeen



McLeod Center - A Winning TraditionGame-By-Gamein the McLeod Center

2006-07 (9-4)11/19 Milwaukee W, 69-5811/24 S. Dakota St. W, 69-5612/9 UMKC W, 85-5312/20 Wartburg W, 83-6112/27 Bradley W, 76-651/3 Evansville W, 64-611/6 Southern Ill. W, 66-611/12 Creighton L, 62-541/20 Indiana St. W, 74-641/30 Wichita St. L, 67-612/8 Drake L, 67-592/10 Missouri St. L, 62-582/24 Illinois St. W, 71-66

2007-08 (11-6)11/9 Northern Ill. W, 75-4511/10 Cal Poly W, 62-5511/11 UMass W, 75-6812/1 Loyola (Ill.) W, 61-5012/5 Iowa L, 62-5512/15 Wartburg W, 99-4812/22 Nevada L, 55-521/2 Evansville W, 64-511/12 Bradley L, 75-731/15 Creighton L, 68-591/20 Missouri St. W, 70-551/30 Illinois St. W, 69-612/2 Southern Ill. W, 68-632/13 Wichita St. W, 77-75 (OT)2/16 Drake L, 65-552/23 Ill.-Chicago L, 70-582/27 Indiana St. W, 73-58

2008-09 (11-4)11/15 Denver W, 61-5611/23 Texas Southern W, 74-6711/25 Chicago St. W, 81-7012/3 Iowa State L, 71-66 (OT)12/6 North Dakota W, 69-4912/21 S. Dakota St. W, 72-5512/28 Indiana St. L, 85-84 (2OT)1/3 Wichita St. W, 78-541/10 Missouri St. W, 78-641/21 Bradley W, 66-611/28 Illinois St. W, 59-552/8 Creighton L, 77-712/11 Southern Ill. W, 81-552/18 Drake L, 47-462/28 Evansville W, 69-62

2009-10 (14-0)11/28 Northern Ill. W, 52-4512/8 Iowa W, 67-5012/12 Siena W, 82-6512/23 Wyoming W, 72-541/1 Evansville W, 65-461/3 Missouri St. W, 84-761/12 Bradley W, 52-501/16 Indiana St. W, 62-401/27 Drake W, 67-512/3 Wichita St. W, 59-562/6 Southern Ill. W, 55-522/16 Creighton W, 70-522/19 Old Dominion W, 71-622/27 Illinois St. W, 61-55

2010-11 (13-5)11/16 Coe W, 84-4511/27 North Dakota W, 65-5212/1 Iowa State W, 60-5412/11 Morehead St. W, 69-5312/17 S. Carolina St. W, 66-5212/19 SIUE W, 68-4712/29 Missouri St. L, 58-571/4 Evansville W, 65-531/9 Bradley W, 83-771/15 Southern Ill. W, 72-521/22 Drake W, 69-491/26 Creighton W, 71-662/2 Illinois St. W, 53-512/12 Wichita St. L, 73-552/19 George Mason L, 77-712/22 Indiana St. L, 76-743/15 Rider W, 84-503/21 SMU L, 57-50

2011-12 (13-3)11/20 N. Colorado W, 78-6911/22 W. Carolina W, 59-3912/3 Colorado St. W, 83-7712/6 Iowa W, 80-6012/10 Milwaukee W, 67-5112/19 Loras W, 84-4812/20 Ohio L, 76-591/1 Evansville L, 76-651/4 Indiana St. W, 65-481/13 Missouri St. W, 61-601/18 Wichita St. L, 71-681/22 Drake W, 66-521/31 Southern Ill. W, 58-492/4 Creighton W, 65-522/11 Illinois St. W, 78-632/22 Bradley W, 64-55

2012-13 (16-4)11/10 Wartburg W, 103-5011/14 Toledo W, 84-81 OT11/17 North Dakota W, 72-4712/1 Milwaukee W, 72-6112/5 N. Colorado W, 76-5912/23 Saint Mary’s W, 82-751/2 Indiana State L, 65-611/9 Evansville L, 62-591/12 Bradley W, 84-531/20 Drake W, 85-551/23 Southern Ill. W, 58-452/2 Wichita State W, 57-522/5 Missouri St. W, 48-372/13 Creighton W, 61-542/23 Denver L, 63-57

3/2 Illinois State W, 80-723/20 North Dakota W, 77-663/23 Ill.-Chicago W, 63-513/26 Bradley W, 90-773/30 Weber State L, 59-56

2013-14 (11-2)11/11 Coe W, 86-5212/10 Savannah St. W, 55-5012/14 VCU W, 77-6812/28 Iona W, 90-781/1 Bradley W, 80-461/11 Drake W, 76-661/18 Missouri St. W, 94-891/29 Evansville W, 95-812/1 Indiana State L, 87-812/8 Wichita State L, 82-732/12 Loyola W, 80-582/23 Illinois State W, 72-59 2/26 Southern Ill. W, 73-54

2014-15 (15-0)11/15 North Dakota W, 64-5211/20 Morgan State W, 73-5311/22 North Florida W, 66-4911/30 Richmond W, 55-5012/6 George Mason W, 71-65 OT12/28 S. Dakota St. W, 74-631/4 Loyola W, 67-581/7 Southern Ill. W, 55-391/18 Missouri State W, 60-461/21 Indiana State W, 66-601/31 Wichita State W, 70-542/7 Drake W, 69-532/11 Illinois State W, 83-642/21 Bradley W, 56-392/25 Evansville W, 68-57

2015-16 (11-3)11/14 Colorado State L, 84-7811/17 Stephen F. Austin W, 70-6011/21 North Carolina W, 71-6711/25 Dubuque W, 83-6311/30 North Texas W, 93-7012/30 Bradley W, 80-441/9 Drake W, 77-441/16 Loyola L, 51-411/20 Wichita State L, 74-551/31 Southern Ill. W, 67-582/3 Evansville W, 57-542/10 Missouri St. W, 83-692/20 Illinois State W, 75-662/24 Indiana State W, 66-44

2016-17 (9-4)11/12 Coe W, 74-3711/30 George Mason L, 54-5012/7 S. Dakota St. W, 86-5812/10 North Dakota W, 78-7012/28 Missouri State L, 68-641/8 Wichita State L, 80-661/15 Drake W, 79-601/18 Loyola W, 72-69 2OT1/25 Evansville W, 61-542/4 Indiana State W, 65-602/8 Southern Ill. W, 49-412/15 Bradley W, 64-612/22 Illinois State L, 63-42

2017-18 (12-4)11/13 Alcorn State W, 73-4511/15 Wartburg W, 72-4311/18 Chicago State W, 82-4411/29 UNLV W, 77-68 OT12/7 UT Arlington W, 62-5812/10 Dubuque W, 80-4712/22 Xavier L, 77-6712/28 Southern Ill. L, 56-531/7 Loyola L, 56-501/13 Valparaiso W, 81-761/16 Drake W, 68-541/24 Illinois State W, 83-722/3 Indiana State L, 77-662/7 Bradley W, 74-652/13 Evansville W, 47-412/24 Missouri St. W, 71-56

McLeod Center HistoryOverall 145-39 (.788)MVC Record 81-27 (.750)Non-Conf 64-12 (.842)

Month-by Month Record November: 30-2December 31-9January 44-12February 35-14March 5-2

MVC School’s Record in the McLeod CenterIndiana State 5-7Missouri State 3-9Drake 3-9Loyola 2-4Evansville 2-10Illinois State 1-11Southern Illinois 1-11Bradley 1-12Valparaiso 0-1*Wichita State 6-5*Creighton 3-4 * - no longer in the MVC

UNI Largest Margin of Victory53 – UNI 103, Wartburg 50 (11/10/12)

UNI Largest Margin of Defeat21 – Illinois State 63, UNI 42 (2/25/17)

#1Adam McDermott6-4, 183, So., GuardCedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier HS)Univ. of North Dakota

• Buried a pair of 3-pointers in an 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10)• Tallied two steals, knocked in a first-half 3-pointer in a 72-43 win over Wartburg (11/15)• Made a pair of second-half 3-pointers and scored 7 points at North Carolina (11/10)• Sat out last season after transferring to UNI from North Dakota• Played in 32 games at UND and made 56 3-pointers• Made at least one 3-pointer in 22 games for UND• Drained at least two 3-pointers in 15 contests• Played high school basketball at Cedar Rapids Xavier• Nephew of UNI Hall of Famer and former men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott

McDermott’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 28 vs. Idaho State (2/4/16)Season 7 at North Carolina (11/10/17)

FG Made Career 9 vs. Idaho State (2/14/16)Season 2, two times

3FG Made Career 8 vs. Idaho State (2/14/16)Season 2, two times

FT Made Career 3 at Bradley (12/15/15)Season 1 at North Carolina (11/10/17)

FT Att. Career 4, two timesSeason 1 at North Carolina (11/10/17)

Rebounds Career 6 vs. Bowling Green (11/21/15)Season 2, two times

Assists Career 2, five timesSeason 1, four times

StealsCareer 3 at Montana State (3/5/16)Season 2 vs. Wartburg (11/15/17)

BlocksCareer noneSeason none

Minutes Career 33 at Kansas State (12/22/15)Season 19 vs. Wartburg (11/15/17)

McDermott’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina 2-3 2-3 1-1 0-1-1 1 7 1 1 0 0 1611/13 Alcorn State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 811/15 Wartburg 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 1 1 0 2 1911/18 Chicago State 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 811/22 vs. SMU DNP11/23 vs. North Carolina St. DNP11/24 vs. Villanova DNP11/29 UNLV DNP12/7 UT Arlington DNP12/10 Dubuque 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1012/16 vs. Iowa State DNP12/22 Xavier DNP12/28 Southern Illinois 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 212/31 at Bradley DNP1/4 at Missouri State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 91/7 Loyola 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 61/10 at Indiana State DNP1/13 Valparaiso DNP1/16 Drake DNP1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP1/24 Illinois State DNP1/28 at Loyola DNP1/31 at Evansville DNP2/3 Indiana State DNP2/7 Bradley DNP2/10 at Drake DNP2/13 Evansville DNP2/17 at Illinois State DNP2/20 at Valparaiso DNP2/24 Missouri State DNP3/1 vs. Evansville DNP

McDermott’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 32-1 66-161 .410 56-137 .409 25-29 .862 74-2.3 47 17 15 0 19 213-6.72016-17 Redshirted2017-18 8-0 5-14 .357 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 7-0.9 3 4 2 0 4 16-2.0Totals 40-1 71-175 .406 61-149 .409 26-30 .867 81-2.0 50 21 17 0 23 229-5.7



#2Klint Carlson6-7, 218, Sr., ForwardWaverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock)

• Averaging a team-best 32.5 minutes per game• Has played 40 or more minutes five times this season• Ranks second on the team in scoring (10.1 ppg)• Ranks third on the squad in rebounding (5.9 rpg)• Grabbed 10 rebounds in UNI’s 60-50 MVC Tournament win over Evansville (3/1)• Recorded a team-high 16 points in a 71-56 win over Missouri State (2/24)• Posted his fourth career 20-point game at Illinois State (2/17)• One of three Panthers in double figures with 12 points and 9 rebounds vs. Bradley (2/7)• Scored 14 points with 5 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals vs. Indiana State (2/3)• Tied for team-high scoring honors with 14 points at Loyola (1/28)• One of four UNI players in double figures with 10 points, 8 rbs. in a win over Drake 1/16)• One of four Panthers in double figures with 11 points at Indiana State (1/10)• One of three Panthers in double figures with 16 points at Missouri State (1/4)• Tallied a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Southern Illinois (12/28)• Posted his second straight career high with 24 points in a 62-58 win over UTA (12/7)• Knocked in a career-best six three-pointers vs. UT Arlington• Scored a career-high 23 points in a 77-68 overtime win over UNLV (11/29)• His layup with :13 left gave UNI a four-point lead over NC State (11/23)• Played all 40 minutes and tallied eight rebounds in a 61-58 win over SMU (11/22)• Had his first double-figure scoring game of the season vs. Chicago State (11/18)• Grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds in a 72-66 exhibition win over UNC Pembroke• Named to the preseason second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference squad• 102nd UNI Panther to score 500 career points (817 points)

Carlson’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 24 vs. UT Arlington (12/7/17)Season 24 vs. UT Arlington (12/7/17)

FG Made Career 10 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)Season 10 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)

3FG Made Career 6 vs. UT Arlington (12/7/17)Season 6 vs. UT Arlington (12/7/17)

FT Made Career 8 vs. Evansville (1/25/17)Season 6 vs. Missouri State (2/24/18)

FT Att. Career 8 vs. Evansville (1/25/17)Season 6, three times

Rebounds Career 12 vs. SIU (12/28/17)Season 12 vs. SIU (12/28/17)

Assists Career 7 vs. George Mason (11/30/16)Season 5 vs. Alcorn State (11/13/17)

StealsCareer 4 vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16)Season 3 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)

BlocksCareer 2 vs. Indiana State (2/3/18)Season 2 vs. Indiana State (2/3/18)

Minutes Career 50 vs. Loyola (1/18/17)Season 41 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)

Carlson’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina* 3-10 2-6 0-0 0-5-5 2 8 4 3 0 1 3111/13 Alcorn State* 2-8 2-5 1-2 1-6-7 1 7 5 0 1 2 3311/15 Wartburg* 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-6-6 2 4 0 2 0 0 1711/18 Chicago State* 6-9 0-1 0-0 2-5-7 2 12 2 1 0 0 3111/22 vs. SMU* 3-6 1-4 0-0 0-8-8 2 7 3 2 1 0 4011/23 vs. North Carolina St.* 1-9 0-4 0-0 1-3-4 2 2 2 1 0 0 3711/24 vs. Villanova* 3-8 1-3 0-0 1-7-8 2 7 1 2 1 0 40-11/29 UNLV* 10-22 0-1 3-4 2-5-7 1 23 1 2 0 3 4112/7 UT Arlington* 8-13 6-8 2-2 0-3-3 4 24 1 4 0 0 2812/10 Dubuque* 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 4 1 2 0 0 1612/16 vs. Iowa State* 5-16 0-3 3-5 2-5-7 2 13 2 1 0 1 3812/22 Xavier* 3-10 2-7 0-0 1-2-3 3 8 2 5 0 0 3712/28 Southern Illinois* 3-10 0-3 2-4 3-9-12 4 8 2 2 1 0 4012/31 at Bradley* 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 0 3 0 0 171/4 at Missouri State* 6-15 2-5 2-3 1-8-9 4 16 2 1 0 2 341/7 Loyola* 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-3-4 0 2 0 3 0 0 331/10 at Indiana State* 4-11 3-6 0-0 1-3-4 1 11 2 1 1 1 301/13 Valparaiso* 3-10 1-3 4-6 0-4-4 1 11 3 3 0 0 361/16 Drake* 4-9 0-1 2-3 1-7-8 1 10 1 0 0 0 401/21 at Southern Illinois* 4-6 2-4 0-0 1-4-5 3 10 0 0 0 0 351/24 Illinois State* 3-7 1-5 0-0 0-1-1 3 7 2 1 1 1 231/28 at Loyola* 6-10 2-4 0-0 4-3-7 2 14 2 3 0 2 351/31 at Evansville* 2-10 2-7 0-0 1-4-5 5 6 0 1 0 1 332/3 Indiana State* 5-10 2-3 2-3 0-5-5 2 14 0 5 2 2 352/7 Bradley* 5-10 1-4 1-3 3-6-9 4 12 2 2 0 2 312/10 at Drake* 3-10 1-5 0-0 2-1-3 5 7 1 2 0 0 252/13 Evansville* 3-7 1-2 2-4 2-5-7 1 9 3 1 0 1 332/17 at Illinois State* 7-11 2-4 4-6 4-5-9 2 20 3 1 1 1 362/20 at Valparaiso* 4-6 0-0 3-4 1-4-5 3 11 1 1 0 0 292/24 Missouri State* 5-7 0-1 6-6 1-6-7 3 16 0 0 0 1 363/1 vs. Evansville* 3-10 0-4 3-3 1-9-10 0 9 2 1 0 0 36

Carlson’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2014-15 19-0 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667 9-0.5 3 2 2 0 1 12-0.62015-16 33-0 92-190 .484 17-53 .321 42-54 .778 120-3.6 62 23 31 7 23 243-7.42016-17 30-28 96-247 .389 24-95 .253 34-47 .723 146-4.9 55 64 44 4 22 250-8.32017-18 31-31 119-279 .427 34-106 .321 40-58 .690 184-5.9 69 50 56 9 21 312-10.1Totals 113-59 310-723 .429 77-256 .301 120-165 .727 459-4.1 189 139 133 20 67 817-7.2


#3Ted Friedman6-9, 245, Sr., CenterAnkeny, Iowa (Ankeny)

• Scored a season-high 7 points with two dunks and a 3-pointer vs. Missouri State (2/24)• Knocked in his first career 3-pointer in his first attempt in a win over Illinois State (1/24)• Tied a career-high with two assists at Bradley (12/31)• Scored 3 points vs. Alcorn State (11/13)• Grabbed four rebounds (3 offensive) in a 72-43 win over Wartburg (11/15)• Saw action in 29 games with four starts in 2016-17• Second Team MVC Scholar-Athlete with a 3.96 GPA in Economics/Finance/Psychology• Third on the squad with 19 offensive rebounds• MVC Elite 18 Award recipient at the 2016 MVC Tournament

Friedman’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 8 at Richmond (12/5/15)Season 7 vs. Missouri State (2/24/18)

FG Made Career 4 at Richmond (12/5/15)Season 3 vs. Missouri State (2/24/18)

3FG Made Career 1, two timesSeason 1, two times

FT Made Career 2, three timesSeason 1, two times

FT Att. Career 4 at North Dakota (11/28/15)Season 2, two times

Rebounds Career 6 vs. Coe (11/11/13)Season 4 vs. Wartburg (11/15/17)

Assists Career 2, three timesSeason 2 at Bradley (12/31/17)

StealsCareer 1, eight timesSeason 1, two times

Blocks Career 2, three timesSeason 2 vs. Evansville (2/13/18)

Minutes Career 28 vs. North Carolina (11/21/15)Season 19 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)

Friedman’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1011/13 Alcorn State 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-1-3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1311/15 Wartburg 1-1 0-0 0-1 3-1-4 2 2 0 1 1 0 1011/18 Chicago State 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 2 1 1 0 0 711/22 vs. SMU DNP11/23 vs. North Carolina St. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 211/24 vs. Villanova DNP11/29 UNLV 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 712/7 UT Arlington 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+12/10 Dubuque 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 412/16 vs. Iowa State DNP12/22 Xavier 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1012/28 Southern Illinois DNP12/31 at Bradley 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 2 0 0 1 121/4 at Missouri State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 31/7 Loyola 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21/10 at Indiana State DNP1/13 Valparaiso DNP1/14 Drake DNP1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP1/24 Illinois State 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 1 0 191/28 at Loyola 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 61/31 at Evansville DNP2/3 Indiana State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22/7 Bradley 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 92/10 at Drake 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 12/13 Evansville 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 2 0 62/17 at Illinois State 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 2 1 0 0 0 62/20 at Valparaiso 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 32/24 Missouri State* 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 7 1 1 1 1 153/1 vs. Evansville 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4

Friedman’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2013-14 21-3 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 9-13 .692 17-0.8 17 0 5 1 1 15-0.72014-15 Redshirted2015-16 36-0 14-28 .500 0-0 .000 3-18 .167 45-1.3 40 9 9 5 2 31-0.92016-17 29-4 6-14 .429 0-0 .000 2-12 .167 30-1.0 28 7 8 3 3 14-0.52017-18 22-1 10-18 .556 2-4 .500 2-5 .400 25-1.1 21 6 7 6 2 24-1.1Totals 108-8 33-67 .493 2-4 .500 16-48 .333 117-1.1 106 22 29 15 8 84-0.8


#4Tywhon Pickford6-4, 202, Fr., GuardMinneapolis, Minn. (Maple Grove)

• Named to the MVC All-Freshman, All-Newcomer teams• Two-time MVC Newcomer of the Week honoree in 2017-18• Set UNI freshmen rebounding record with 241 boards and counting• Ranks No. 8 on the all-time MVC freshman rebounding list• The nation’s second-best rebounder under 6’5” with a 8.0 rebounds per game average.• Ranks 14th in the nation among all freshmen rebounders• 2nd the MVC in rebounding• In all games, ranks third on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg)• Has 11 double-figure rebounding performances• His five double-doubles are tied for the 4th-most by a freshman in MVC since 1997• One of three Panthers in double-figure scoring with 14 points at Illinois State (2/17)• Tied for team-high scoring honors with 14 points at Loyola (1/28)• Secured his fifth double-double with 16 pts, 10 rbs. in a 68-54 win over Drake (1/16)• Posted his first 20-point game with 23 points and 9 rebounds vs. Valparaiso (1/13)• Perfect 6-of-6 from the field, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range vs. the Crusaders• Tied his then career-high with 18 points at Indiana State (1/10)• His layup with :10.6 left pulled UNI into a 67-67 tie at Indiana State• Pulled down his fourth double-double with 15 pts and 11 rbs vs. Loyola (1/7)• Registered his third career double-double with 18 pts and 10 rbs at Missouri St. (1/4)• Led UNI in scoring with 13 points vs. Southern Illinois (12/28)• His jumper with 5:44 left tied the UTA game at 50-50 en route to 62-58 victory (12/7)• Grabbed 12 rebounds in UNI’s 77-68 win over UNLV (11/29)• His offensive rebound and putback layup gave UNI a 66-63 lead with 2:35 left vs. UNLV• Posted his fifth double-figure rebounding game vs. #5 Villanova (11/24)• Scored 18 points and grabbed 18 rebounds vs. NC State (11/23)• First Panther since David Gruber (Nov. 22, 2002) to grab 18 rebounds in a game• Buried three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in a 61-58 win over SMU (11/22)• Secured a season-high 14 rebounds in an 82-44 win over Chicago State (11/18)• Grabbed 13 rebounds (five offensive) vs. Wartburg (11/15)• Recorded his first double-double with 16 pts and 10 rbs vs. Alcorn State• First UNI freshman to record a double-double since Seth Tuttle in 2011-12• Made his first collegiate start vs. No. 9-ranked North Carolina and scored 5 points• Scored all 15 points in the 2nd half of UNI’s 72-66 exhibition win over UNC Pembroke• Drained three 3-pointers in the final 3:47, including go-ahead triple with 2:43 left• Secured a double-double with 15 pts/11 rbs against Pembroke

Pickford’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 23 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)Season 23 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)

FG Made Career 7 at Missouri State (1/4/17)Season 7 at Missouri State (1/4/17)

3FG Made Career 4 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)Season 4 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)

FT Made Career 7 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)Season 7 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)

FT Att. Career 8 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)Season 8 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)

Rebounds Career 18 vs. NC State (11/23/17)Season 18 vs. NC State (11/23/17)

Assists Career 4, two timesSeason 4, two times

StealsCareer 2, five timesSeason 2, five times

Blocks Career 2, three timesSeason 2, three times

Minutes Career 40 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)Season 40 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)

Pickford’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina* 2-5 1-2 0-0 0-3-3 0 5 1 1 0 0 2511/13 Alcorn State* 6-14 2-5 2-2 5-5-10 0 16 2 1 0 0 2711/15 Wartburg* 4-10 1-6 0-0 5-8-13 3 9 1 1 1 1 2711/18 Chicago State* 3-8 1-4 1-3 3-11-14 2 8 2 3 2 2 3211/22 vs. SMU* 4-8 3-6 0-0 1-8-9 2 11 1 1 0 1 3411/23 vs. North Carolina St.* 6-15 2-6 4-6 7-11-18 2 18 0 0 0 1 3711/24 vs. Villanova* 4-12 1-9 0-0 2-8-10 1 9 1 0 0 0 3811/29 UNLV* 1-8 0-4 3-4 4-8-12 0 5 0 1 0 1 4012/7 UT Arlington* 2-5 0-2 2-2 0-7-7 0 6 3 0 0 2 3512/10 Dubuque* 1-5 0-2 2-2 1-4-5 0 4 2 1 0 0 1512/16 vs. Iowa State* 2-10 2-7 2-2 0-5-5 1 8 1 0 0 0 1812/22 Xavier* 1-5 0-2 0-0 1-4-5 2 2 4 1 0 0 2612/28 Southern Illinois* 5-9 1-4 2-2 1-4-5 4 13 1 0 0 1 2512/31 at Bradley* 3-10 0-5 2-3 2-6-8 2 8 0 0 0 0 301/4 at Missouri State* 7-13 2-7 2-3 2-8-10 1 18 4 2 0 0 371/7 Loyola* 6-11 2-5 1-2 3-8-11 1 15 1 4 0 0 391/10 at Indiana State* 6-16 2-7 4-5 2-5-7 0 18 0 1 1 1 351/13 Valparaiso* 6-6 4-4 7-8 1-8-9 2 23 2 5 0 1 351/16 Drake* 6-9 3-4 1-1 1-9-10 0 16 2 2 0 1 391/21 at Southern Illinois* 1-10 0-5 1-1 0-5-5 0 3 1 0 0 2 291/24 Illinois State* 2-11 1-3 2-3 3-2-5 1 7 1 0 0 0 211/28 at Loyola* 5-12 0-4 4-4 1-2-3 0 14 0 0 0 1 311/31 at Evansville* 2-5 0-3 2-2 1-4-5 0 6 0 3 0 0 262/3 Indiana State* 1-6 0-1 3-4 1-6-7 1 5 2 1 0 2 312/7 Bradley* 1-5 0-2 2-3 1-2-3 0 4 1 0 0 0 152/10 at Drake* 2-7 0-2 0-2 2-8-10 2 4 3 0 2 0 262/13 Evansville* 1-8 0-3 2-2 3-7-10 0 4 1 0 1 0 282/17 at Illinois State* 5-12 0-2 4-4 2-6-8 2 14 0 2 1 2 332/20 at Valparaiso* 1-3 0-0 3-5 3-4-7 2 5 0 4 2 0 312/24 Missouri State* 3-7 1-4 0-0 0-6-6 1 7 2 0 0 1 333/1 vs. Evansville* 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 1 0 1 0 19

Pickford’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2017-18 31-31 100-268 .373 30-121 .248 58-75 .773 241-7.8 33 40 34 11 20 288-9.3


#5Rafael de Souza6-1, 185, Sr., GuardJundiai, Brazil (Gulf Coast State College)

• Saw action in 10 games last season for the Panthers• Played two seasons at Gulf Coast State College

de Souza’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 2 at Wichita State (2/18/17)Season none

FG Made Career 1 at Wichita State (2/18/17)Season none

3FG Made Career noneSeason none

FT Made Career noneSeason none

FT Att. Career noneSeason none

Rebounds Career noneSeason none

Assists Career 1, two timesSeason none

StealsCareer 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season none

Blocks Career noneSeason none

Minutes Career 3, two timesSeason none

de Souza’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina DNP11/13 Alcorn State DNP11/15 Wartburg DNP11/18 Chicago State DNP11/22 vs. SMU DNP11/23 vs. North Carolina St. DNP11/24 vs. Villanova DNP11/29 UNLV DNP12/7 UT Arlington DNP12/10 Dubuque DNP12/16 vs. Iowa State DNP12/22 Xavier DNP12/28 Southern Illinois DNP12/31 at Bradley DNP1/4 at Missouri State DNP1/7 Loyola DNP1/10 at Indiana State DNP1/13 Valparaiso DNP1/16 Drake DNP1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP1/24 Illinois State DNP1/28 at Loyola DNP1/31 at Evansville DNP2/3 Indiana State DNP2/7 Bradley DNP2/10 at Drake DNP2/13 Evansville DNP2/17 at Illinois State DNP2/20 at Valparaiso DNP2/24 Missouri State DNP3/1 vs. Evansville DNP

de Souza’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2016-17 10-0 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 1 2 2 0 1 2-0.22017-18 DNP Totals 10-0 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 1 2 2 0 1 2-0.2

#10Miles Wentzien6-3, 190, Jr., GuardFort Madison, Iowa (Fort Madison)Missouri Western/Kirkwood CC

• Dished out a career-high tying 3 assists in an 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10)• Scored a career-high 11 points and made 2 triples vs. Chicago State (11/18)• Saw his first NCAA Division I action vs. Alcorn State (11/13)• First-Team JUCO All-America honors at Kirkwood CC in 2016-17• Averaged 14.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game at Kirkwood last season• Played his freshman season at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo.• Averaged 6.9 points, 3.4 reboudns and 1.2 assists per game for the Griffons

Wentzien’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 21 vs. Lindenwood (2/4/16)Season 11 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

FG Made Career 5, four timesSeason 4 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

3FG Made Career 4 vs. Central Missouri (2/27/16)Season 2 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

FT Made Career 8 vs. Washburn (2/24/16)Season 1 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

FT Att. Career 10 vs. Lindendwood (2/4/16)Season 1 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

Rebounds Career 7, two timesSeason 3 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

Assists Career 3, six timesSeason 3 vs. Dubuque (12/10/17)

StealsCareer 3 at Northeastern St. (2/11/16)Season 1, three times

Blocks Career 1, three timesSeason none

Minutes Career 38 vs. Central Missouri (2/27/16)Season 27 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

Wentzien’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina DNP11/13 Alcorn State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 311/15 Wartburg 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 911/18 Chicago State 4-8 2-4 1-1 1-2-3 1 11 2 3 0 1 2711/22 vs. SMU DNP11/23 vs. North Carolina St. DNP11/24 vs. Villanova DNP11/29 UNLV DNP12/7 UT Arlington DNP12/10 Dubuque 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 3 1 0 1 1412/16 vs. Iowa State DNP12/22 Xavier DNP12/28 Southern Illinois DNP12/31 at Bradley DNP1/4 at Missouri State DNP1/7 Loyola DNP1/10 at Indiana State DNP1/13 Valparaiso DNP1/16 Drake DNP1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP1/24 Illinois State DNP1/28 at Loyola 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21/31 at Evansville DNP2/3 Indiana State DNP2/7 Bradley DNP2/10 at Drake DNP2/13 Evansville DNP2/17 at Illinois State DNP2/20 at Valparaiso DNP2/24 Missouri State DNP3/1 vs. Evansville DNP

Wentzien’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 30-15 57-140 .407 27-77 .351 67-81 .827 101-3.4 35 37 27 3 13 208-6.92017-18 5-0 5-15 .333 2-6 .333 1-1 .1000 5-1.0 2 6 7 0 3 13-2.6Totals 35-15 62-155 .400 29-83 .349 68-82 .829 106-3.0 37 43 34 3 16 221-6.3


#12Lincoln Conrey6-5, 203, So., ForwardWaterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West)

• Played a career-high tying five minutes in an 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10)• Tallied his first career steal vs. the Spartans• Scored a career-high four points and grabbed an offensive rebound vs. Wartburg (11/15)

Conrey’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 4 vs. Wartburg (11/15/17)Season 4 vs. Wartburg (11/15/17)

FG Made Career 1 at Loyola (1/4/17)Season 2 vs. Wartburg (11/15/17)


FT Made Career noneSeason none

FT Att. Career 1 at Loyola (1/4/17)Season none

Rebounds Career 1, two timesSeason 1, two times

Assists Career 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season none

StealsCareer 1 vs. Dubuque (12/10/17)Season 1 vs. Dubuque (12/10/17)


Minutes Career 5, two timesSeason 5 vs. Dubuque (12/10/17)

Conrey’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina DNP11/13 Alcorn State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211/15 Wartburg 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 4 0 0 0 0 311/18 Chicago State 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 311/22 vs. SMU DNP11/23 vs. North Carolina St. DNP11/24 vs. Villanova DNP11/29 UNLV DNP12/7 UT Arlington DNP12/10 Dubuque 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 512/16 vs. Iowa State DNP12/22 Xavier DNP12/28 Southern Illinois DNP12/31 at Bradley DNP1/4 at Missouri State DNP1/7 Loyola DNP1/10 at Indiana State DNP1/13 Valparaiso DNP1/16 Drake DNP1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP1/24 Illinois State DNP1/28 at Loyola DNP1/31 at Evansville DNP2/3 Indiana State DNP2/7 Bradley DNP2/10 at Drake DNP2/13 Evansville DNP2/17 at Illinois State DNP2/20 at Valparaiso DNP2/24 Missouri State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+3/1 vs. Evansville DNP

Conrey’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 Redshirted2016-17 9-0 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-0.1 0 1 1 0 0 2-0.22017-18 5-0 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-0.4 0 0 0 0 1 6-1.2Totals 14-0 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 3-0.2 0 1 1 0 1 8-0.6



#13Juwan McCloud5-11, 170, So., GuardGermantown, Wis. (Germantown)

• Has missed the last five games with a sore back• Leads the team in steals (33) and assists (62)• Ranks sixth on the squad in scoring (6.6 ppg)• Has six double-figure scoring games this year (had four all of last season)• Dished out 9 assists and posted 6 steals in an 83-72 win over Illinois State (1/24)• One of 11 players in the country this year to have 9 assists and 6 steals in a game• SportsCenter Top-10 play with a spinning layup in 2nd half vs. Valparaiso (1/13)• Tied a season-high with 4 assists vs. Loyola (1/7)• Scored final five points of a 16-2 second-half run to help defeat UT Arlington (12/7)• One of four Panthers in double figures with 10 points in a 61-58 win over SMU (11/22)• Equaled his career high with 18 points and four assists in a win over Chicago St. (11/18)• Tied a career-high with four rebounds in a 72-43 victory over Wartburg (11/15)• Scored a career-high 18 points in a 73-45 win over Alcorn State (11/13)• Buried 6-of-8 3-pointers against the Braves• Posted 12 points, 5 assists and 4 steals in a 72-66 exhibition win vs. UNC Pembroke• Scored a team-high 10 points in exhibition at Wisconsin

McCloud’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 18, two timesSeason 18, two times

FG Made Career 7 at Loyola (1/4/17)Season 6, four times

3FG Made Career 6 vs. Alcorn State (11/13/17)Season 6 vs. Alcorn State (11/13/17)

FT Made Career 5 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)Season 5 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

FT Att. Career 6, two timesSeason 6 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

Rebounds Career 5 at SIU (1/21/18)Season 5 at SIU (1/21/18)

Assists Career 9 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)Season 9 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)

StealsCareer 6 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)Season 6 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)

Blocks Career 1, four timesSeason 1, two times

Minutes Career 39 vs. NC State (11/23/17)Season 39 vs. NC State (11/23/17)

McCloud’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina* 3-7 1-2 0-2 0-2-2 3 7 2 3 0 0 2311/13 Alcorn State* 6-11 6-8 0-0 0-2-2 3 18 3 1 0 1 3211/15 Wartburg* 3-15 0-6 1-1 0-4-4 0 7 1 1 0 3 2911/18 Chicago State* 6-14 1-5 5-6 1-2-3 0 18 4 1 0 1 3011/22 vs. SMU* 5-10 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 10 3 5 1 1 3311/23 vs. North Carolina St.* 6-14 2-4 2-3 0-2-2 0 16 3 5 0 1 3911/24 vs. Villanova* 6-19 1-6 0-0 0-0-0 3 13 4 3 1 2 3611/29 UNLV* 1-6 0-2 3-4 0-2-2 2 5 0 1 0 2 3612/7 UT Arlington* 3-8 2-5 0-2 0-2-2 2 8 2 3 0 1 3112/10 Dubuque* 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-3-3 2 3 2 1 0 1 1712/16 vs. Iowa State* 3-9 1-4 3-4 0-0-0 2 10 3 0 0 1 3712/22 Xavier* 2-6 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 5 1 0 0 2 1712/28 Southern Illinois* 3-7 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 2 7 2 1 0 2 3012/31 at Bradley* 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 4 3 0 0 301/4 at Missouri State* 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 191/7 Loyola* 0-6 0-2 2-2 0-2-2 2 2 4 1 0 1 281/10 at Indiana State* 2-6 0-1 1-1 0-0-0 0 5 2 2 0 1 281/13 Valparaiso* 2-4 0-1 1-2 1-2-3 4 5 4 2 0 2 281/16 Drake* 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 101/21 at Southern Illinois* 2-6 0-2 0-0 2-3-5 1 4 2 0 0 2 241/24 Illinois State* 3-3 0-0 0-3 0-3-3 1 6 9 4 0 6 341/28 Loyola* 4-9 0-3 1-4 1-1-2 1 9 3 1 0 2 301/31 at Evansville* 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 82/3 Indiana State* 3-4 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 5 6 2 2 0 1 232/7 Bradley* 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 122/10 at Drake* 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 5 1 1 0 0 92/13 Evansville DNP (back)2/17 at Illinois State DNP (back)2/20 at Valparaiso DNP (back)2/24 Missouri State DNP (back)3/1 vs. Evansville DNP (back)

McCloud’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2016-17 30-28 39-135 .289 9-48 .188 23-45 .511 39-1.3 33 45 36 2 32 110-3.72017-18 26-26 67-189 .354 18-71 .254 19-35 .543 45-1.7 43 62 43 2 33 171-6.6Totals 56-54 106-324 .327 27-119 .227 42-80 .525 84-1.5 76 107 79 4 65 281-5.0


#15Justin Dahl7-0, 261, So., CenterCarver, Minn. (Holy Family)

• Saw his first action of the season in UNI’s 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10) Dahl’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 9 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season none

FG Made Career 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season none


FT Made Career 1, three timesSeason none

FT Att. Career 3 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season none

Rebounds Career 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 1, two times

Assists Career 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season none

StealsCareer 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season none

Blocks Career 1, two timesSeason none

Minutes Career 14 vs. Coe (11/12/16)Season 5 vs. Dubuque (12/10/17)

Dahl’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina DNP11/13 Alcorn State DNP11/15 Wartburg DNP11/18 Chicago State DNP11/22 vs. SMU DNP11/23 vs. North Carolina St. DNP11/24 vs. Villanova DNP11/29 UNLV DNP12/7 UT Arlington DNP12/10 Dubuque 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 512/16 vs. Iowa State DNP12/22 Xavier DNP12/28 Southern Illinois DNP12/31 at Bradley DNP1/4 at Missouri State DNP1/7 Loyola DNP1/10 at Indiana State DNP1/13 Valparaiso DNP1/16 Drake DNP1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP1/24 Illinois State DNP1/28 at Loyola 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21/31 at Evansville DNP2/3 Indiana State DNP2/7 Bradley DNP2/10 at Drake DNP2/13 Evansville DNP2/17 at Illinois State DNP2/20 at Valparaiso DNP2/24 Missouri State DNP3/1 vs. Evansville DNP

Dahl’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 Redshirted2016-17 13-0 9-19 .474 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 14-1.1 4 1 6 2 1 21-1.62017-18 2-0 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-1.0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0.0Totals 15-0 9-24 .375 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 16-1.1 4 1 8 2 1 21-1.4


#21Hunter Rhodes5-10, 170, Sr., GuardCanton, Ill. (Canton)Kirkwood CC

• Averaging 10.4 points per game and has handed out 15 assists in his last five games• Shooting 92.6 percent from the foul line (25-of-27 FTs)• Scored 14 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists in a 60-50 win over Evansville (3/1)• Made his first career start, scored a team-high 12 points in a win over Evansville (2/13)• A perfect 9-of-9 at the free throw line in a 74-65 win over Bradley (2/7)• Played a career-high 30 minutes, scored 7 points and had 3 assists at Evansville (1/31)• Dished out a season-high 3 assists in an 83-72 triumph over Illinois State (1/24)• Grabbed a career-high 5 rebounds in an 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10)• Buried all three of his shots and scored 7 points in UNI’s 77-68 OT win vs. UNLV (11/29)• Saw his first action of the season in UNI’s 61-58 win over SMU (11/22)• Sat out the first four games of the season with an injury

Rhodes’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 20 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 13 vs. Missouri State (2/24/18)

FG Made Career 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 4 vs. Evansville (2/13/18)

3FG Made Career 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 3 vs. Missouri State (2/24/18)

FT Made Career 9 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)Season 9 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)

FT Att. Career 9 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)Season 9 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)

Rebounds Career 6 vs. Evansville (3/1/18)Season 6 vs. Evansville (3/1/18)

Assists Career 4, four timesSeason 4, two times

StealsCareer 2 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)Season 2 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)

Blocks Career 1 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)Season none

Minutes Career 34 vs. Evansville (2/13/18)Season 34 vs. Evansville (2/13/18)

Rhodes’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina DNP11/13 Alcorn State DNP11/15 Wartburg DNP11/18 Chicago State DNP11/22 vs. SMU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 711/23 vs. North Carolina St. DNP11/24 vs. Villanova DNP11/29 UNLV 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 7 0 0 0 2 912/7 UT Arlington 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1012/10 Dubuque 1-4 1-2 1-1 0-5-5 0 4 2 0 0 1 1712/16 vs. Iowa State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 312/22 Xavier 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1612/28 Southern Illinois 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 912/31 at Bradley 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 91/4 at Missouri State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 61/7 Loyola DNP1/10 at Indiana State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 121/13 Valparaiso 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 51/16 Drake DNP1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP (ill)1/24 Illinois State 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 3 0 0 1 61/28 at Loyola 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 91/31 at Evansville 3-6 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 2 7 3 1 0 1 302/3 Indiana State 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 132/7 Bradley 0-2 0-1 9-9 0-2-2 4 9 3 0 0 1 282/10 at Drake 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 4 2 0 1 0 1 222/13 Evansville* 4-9 2-7 2-2 0-2-2 1 12 1 0 0 0 342/17 at Illinois State* 1-4 1-2 3-3 0-2-2 1 6 3 0 0 0 182/20 at Valparaiso* 2-8 1-6 2-4 1-1-2 1 7 3 1 0 0 322/24 Missouri State* 3-11 3-6 4-4 0-3-3 2 13 4 1 0 0 323/1 vs. Evansville* 4-10 2-5 4-4 0-6-6 2 14 4 0 0 0 34

Rhodes’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2016-17 21-0 22-57 .386 17-40 .425 13-15 .867 23-1.1 17 18 5 1 8 74-3.52017-18 22-5 24-69 .348 13-41 .317 25-27 .926 34-1.5 29 28 7 0 8 86-3.9Totals 43-5 46-126 .365 30-81 .370 38-42 .905 57-1.3 46 46 12 1 16 160-3.7


#22Tanner Lohaus6-7, 192, R-Fr., GuardNorth Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West)

• Grabbed five rebounds in 16 minutes of action vs. Chicago State (11/18)• Made his first three-pointer in a 72-43 win over Wartburg (11/15)• Scored his first collegiate points on a free throw at No. 9 North Carolina (11/10)• Redshirted last season• 1 of 30 sets of brothers playing NCAA Division I basketball this season

T. Lohaus’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 3, two timesSeason 3, two times

FG Made Career 1, two timesSeason 1, two times


FT Made Career 1, two timesSeason 1, two times

FT Att. Career 2, two timesSeason 2, two times

Rebounds Career 5 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)Season 5 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

Assists Career 1, two timesSeason 1, two times

StealsCareer 1 vs. Dubuque (12/10/17)Season 1 vs. Dubuque (12/10/17)

Blocks Career 1 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)Season 1 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

Minutes Career 16 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)Season 16 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

T. Lohaus’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 211/13 Alcorn State 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 311/15 Wartburg 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 311/18 Chicago State 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-3-5 1 1 1 0 1 0 1611/22 vs. SMU DNP11/23 vs. North Carolina St. DNP11/24 vs. Villanova 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+11/29 UNLV DNP12/7 UT Arlington DNP12/10 Dubuque 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 1 912/16 vs. Iowa State DNP12/22 Xavier DNP12/28 Southern Illinois DNP12/31 at Bradley DNP1/4 at Missouri State DNP1/7 Loyola DNP1/10 at Indiana State DNP1/13 Valparaiso DNP1/16 Drake DNP1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP1/24 Illinois State DNP1/28 at Loyola 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21/31 at Evansville DNP2/3 Indiana State DNP2/7 Bradley DNP2/10 at Drake DNP2/13 Evansville DNP2/17 at Illinois State DNP2/20 at Valparaiso DNP2/24 Missouri State DNP3/1 vs. Evansville DNP

T. Lohaus’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2016-17 Redshirted2017-18 7-0 2-8 .250 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 10-1.4 2 2 0 1 1 8-1.1Totals 7-0 2-8 .250 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 10-1.4 2 2 0 1 1 8-1.1


#24Isaiah Brown6-7, 180, So., GuardFlower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)

• Ranks fourth on the squad in 3-pointers made (32)• Helped limit MVC’s top scorer Ryan Taylor to two points in MVC tourney win• Notched a career-high 20 points and blocked 3 shots in a win over Illinois State (1/24)• Tied a career-best by sinking five 3-pointers vs. the Redbirds at home• Stuffed stat sheet with 13 pts, 6 rbs., 5 assists, 4 steals at Indiana State (1/10)• Poured in a career-high 17 points at Bradley (12/31)• Drained five 3-pointers, including making his first four attempts, against the Braves• One of three Panthers in double-figure scoring (11 pts) vs. Dubuque (12/10)• Drained a 3-pointer with 6:56 left to begin a 16-2 run in a 62-58 win over UTA (12/7)• His jumper with 4:58 left gave UNI a 52-50 lead over UT Arlington • One of four Panthers in double-figure scoring in a 64-60 win over NC State (11/23)• Grabbed a career-best 7 rebounds in a 73-45 win over Alcorn State• Set a career-high with 13 points at No. 9-ranked North Carolina (11/10)• For the second year in a row has opened the season with a double-figure scoring game

Brown’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 20 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)Season 20 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)

FG Made Career 6, three timesSeason 6, three times


FT Made Career 5 vs. NC State (11/23/17)Season 5 vs. NC State (11/23/17)

FT Att. Career 7 vs. NC State (11/23/17)Season 7 vs. NC State (11/23/17)

Rebounds Career 7, three timesSeason 7, three times

Assists Career 5 at Indiana State (1/10/17)Season 5 at Indiana State (1/10/17)

StealsCareer 4 at Indiana State (1/10/17)Season 4 at Indiana State (1/10/17)

Blocks Career 3 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)Season 3 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)

Minutes Career 39 at Indiana State (1/10/17)Season 39 at Indiana State (1/10/17)

Brown’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 North Carolina* 4-11 3-6 2-3 0-1-1 2 13 2 1 0 1 3311/13 Alcorn State* 3-8 3-6 0-0 0-7-7 3 9 1 1 1 2 2811/15 Wartburg* 3-9 2-8 0-2 1-3-4 2 8 2 0 1 1 3411/18 Chicago State* 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 3 1 0 1 911/22 vs. SMU* 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 2 4 2 0 1 0 2011/23 vs. North Carolina St.* 2-6 1-3 5-7 0-3-3 1 10 1 0 0 1 3511/24 vs. Villanova* 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-2-3 1 5 0 3 0 0 1811/29 UNLV* 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 2 2 0 0 1612/7 UT Arlington* 3-6 1-3 2-2 0-3-3 1 9 3 2 0 2 2812/10 Dubuque* 4-5 2-2 1-1 0-2-2 1 11 1 1 0 0 1712/16 vs. Iowa State* 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-3-4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1412/22 Xavier* 2-6 2-5 0-0 0-3-3 1 6 1 1 0 0 2012/28 Southern Illinois* 2-8 0-4 1-1 0-0-0 1 5 2 1 0 0 3212/31 at Bradley* 6-13 5-8 0-0 2-3-5 4 17 1 3 0 1 331/4 at Missouri State* 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 4 1 0 1 1 0 251/7 Loyola* 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 1 131/10 at Indiana State* 6-11 1-2 0-0 0-6-6 1 13 5 0 0 4 391/13 Valparaiso* 2-8 0-1 3-4 2-5-7 1 7 1 2 0 0 321/16 Drake* 2-7 1-4 2-2 0-2-2 3 7 2 2 0 2 371/21 at Southern Illinois* 4-13 1-8 1-2 1-6-7 3 10 1 4 0 3 321/24 Illinois State* 6-13 5-9 3-4 1-4-5 2 20 2 2 3 0 321/28 at Loyola* 2-8 2-5 0-0 0-1-1 1 6 0 3 1 0 281/31 at Evansville* 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-2-2 4 6 2 0 0 1 172/3 Indiana State* 5-8 0-1 0-1 0-3-3 3 10 3 0 1 1 252/7 Bradley* 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 2 1 0 172/10 at Drake* 2-8 0-3 2-2 1-4-5 4 6 0 3 0 1 222/13 Evansville* 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 2 0 0 202/17 at Illinois State* 1-7 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 5 2 4 3 0 0 262/20 at Valparaiso* 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 2 0 3 0 1 252/24 Missouri State* 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-4-4 0 2 4 1 0 0 253/1 Evansville* 3-6 0-3 0-0 0-5-5 1 6 0 1 2 2 35

Brown’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2016-17 26-2 16-66 .242 9-41 .220 7-8 .875 31-1.2 25 5 11 0 4 48-1.82017-18 31-31 70-192 .365 32-98 .327 23-33 .697 95-3.1 63 48 46 12 25 195-6.3Totals 57-33 86-258 .333 41-139 .295 30-41 .732 126-2.2 88 53 57 12 29 243-4.3


#25Bennett Koch6-10, 239, Sr., ForwardAshwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon)

• Named the All-MVC Third Team• Became 42nd UNI Panther to score 1,000 career points• Leads team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and blocked shots (25)• Has eight career 20-point scoring games• Went for 25 points and was perfect from the field (8-of-8) in a 68-63 win at Valparaiso (2/20)• Notched his fifth career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Drake (2/10)• Posted a team-high 16 points off the bench vs. Indiana State (2/3)• Led the team with 19 points at Evansville (1/31)• Scored 17 points off the bench in UNI’s 83-72 win over Illinois State (1/24)• Came off the bench to score 19 points and lead UNI to a 68-54 win over Drake (1/16)• Blocked a career-high five shots vs. Loyola (1/7)• Only Panther in double figures with 26 points vs. No. 9 Xavier (12/22)• Led UNI in scoring (12) and rebounding (7) in an 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10)• MVC Player of the Week after leading UNI to a 77-68 victory over UNLV (11/29)• Koch scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 7 rebounds vs. the Runnin’ Rebels• Played a career-high 36 minutes vs. Villanova (11/25) in the championship of the Battle 4 Atlantis• Tallied his fourth career double-double vs. Villanova with 10 points and 12 rebounds• Career-high three steals and scored 16 points in a 64-60 win over NC State (11/23)• Notched his 5th career 20-point scoring game with 21 vs. Chicago State (11/18)• Scored a career-high 25 points in 23 minutes in a 72-43 win over Wartburg (11/15)• Tied his own McLeod Center record by making all eight of his FG attempts against the Knights• Secured his third career double-double with 11 pts. and 13 rbs. vs. Alcorn State (11/13)• Registered a career-high 13 rebounds vs. the Braves• One of three Panthers in double-figure scoring at North Carolina (11/10)• Named to the Preseason First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference squad

Koch’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 30 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)Season 30 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)

FG Made Career 10 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)Season 10 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)


FT Made Career 15 vs. Loyola (1/18/17)Season 11 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)

FT Att. Career 17 vs. Loyola (1/18/17)Season 14, three times

Rebounds Career 13 vs. Alcorn State (11/13/17)Season 13 vs. Alcorn State (11/13/17)

Assists Career 3 at Indiana State (2/22/17)Season 2, three times

StealsCareer 3, two timesSeason 3, two times

Blocks Career 5 vs. Loyola (1/7/17)Season 5 vs. Loyola (1/7/17)

Minutes Career 36 vs. Villanova (11/24/17)Season 36 vs. Villanova (11/24/17)

Koch’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina* 4-7 0-0 3-4 2-2-4 4 11 1 2 0 0 1811/13 Alcorn State* 5-10 0-0 1-1 2-11-13 3 11 1 3 0 0 2311/15 Wartburg* 8-8 0-0 9-12 1-7-8 3 25 1 5 1 1 2311/18 Chicago State* 7-9 0-0 7-7 3-3-6 2 21 0 2 2 0 2311/22 vs. SMU* 3-7 0-0 6-9 3-5-8 3 12 0 4 1 1 2911/23 vs. North Carolina St.* 5-7 0-0 6-6 2-3-5 3 16 0 3 1 3 2911/24 vs. Villanova* 5-7 0-0 0-0 3-9-12 3 10 0 3 3 0 3611/29 UNLV* 10-19 0-0 10-13 2-5-7 2 30 1 1 1 3 3212/7 UT Arlington* 1-6 0-0 1-2 1-6-7 1 3 0 2 0 0 3712/10 Dubuque* 3-4 0-0 6-6 0-7-7 0 12 0 1 0 0 1512/16 vs. Iowa State* 2-7 0-0 0-1 4-4-8 4 4 0 4 0 1 2912/22 Xavier* 8-12 0-0 10-12 0-4-4 5 26 0 1 1 1 2312/28 Southern Illinois* 2-8 0-0 1-1 3-5-8 2 5 0 4 0 0 2212/31 at Bradley* 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 1 5 1 1 0 0 181/4 at Missouri State* 5-7 0-0 4-5 0-0-0 4 14 0 0 2 1 201/7 Loyola* 7-14 0-0 3-4 5-4-9 3 17 2 2 5 0 311/10 at Indiana State* 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 3 2 1 0 0 0 131/13 Valparaiso 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 91/16 Drake 7-11 0-0 5-6 2-3-5 3 19 2 4 1 0 301/21 at Southern Illinois 1-5 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 1 4 2 3 0 1 251/24 Illinois State 3-4 0-0 11-14 2-4-6 2 17 0 2 1 1 211/28 at Loyola 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 91/31 at Evansville 5-8 0-0 9-14 0-5-5 3 19 0 2 2 1 282/3 Indiana State 4-6 0-0 8-11 2-1-3 1 16 0 3 1 1 202/7 Bradley* 4-6 0-0 3-4 2-5-7 2 11 0 2 0 1 212/10 at Drake 4-9 0-0 3-5 8-3-11 2 11 0 0 0 2 252/13 Evansville* 4-13 0-0 2-5 5-4-9 0 10 0 0 0 1 302/17 at Illinois State* 3-3 0-0 1-3 1-4-5 3 7 0 3 0 1 252/20 at Valparaiso* 8-8 0-0 9-14 0-7-7 2 25 1 1 2 1 292/24 Missouri State DNP (ankle)3/1 Evansville* 3-8 0-0 2-5 3-8-11 3 8 1 0 1 0 27

Koch’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2014-15 28-0 15-28 .536 0-0 .000 9-17 .529 17-0.6 23 0 9 3 0 39-1.42015-16 36-36 99-199 .497 0-0 .000 77-104 .740 127-3.5 91 16 52 13 10 275-7.62016-17 29-26 110-193 .570 0-1 .000 99-130 .762 109-3.8 86 13 67 21 13 319-11.02017-18 30-22 126-227 .555 0-0 .000 123-168 .732 185-6.2 71 14 59 25 21 375-12.5Totals 123-84 350-647 .541 0-1 .000 308-419 .735 438-3.6 271 43 187 62 44 1,000-8.2


#30Spencer Haldeman6-1, 175, So., GuardPeosta, Iowa (Western Dubuque)

• Averaging 6.3 points per game off the bench• Leads the team in three-pointers made (43)• Has registered seven double-figure scoring games this season• Scored a season-high 16 points at Illinois State (2/17)• Dropped in four 3-pointers and scored 12 points vs. Iowa State (12/16)• Scored 8 of his 10 points in the final 8:19 vs. UT Arlington (12/7)• His 3-pointer with :25.2 left clinched the 62-58 victory over UTA• Tied a season-high with 15 points and four 3-pointers in a 61-58 win over SMU (11/22)• Led the Panthers in scoring with 15 points off the bench vs. North Carolina (11/10)• Tied a career-high with three assists against the No. 9-ranked Tar Heels• Scored a team-high 20 points off the bench in a 72-66 exhibition win vs. UNC Pembroke

Haldeman’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 18 at Wyoming (12/3/16)Season 16 at Illinois State (2/17/18)

FG Made Career 6 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)Season 5, two times

3FG Made Career 5 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16)Season 4, three times

FT Made Career 6, two timesSeason 6 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)

FT Att. Career 11 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)Season 11 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)

Rebounds Career 6 at Drake (1/28/17)Season 5 at Evansville (1/31/18)

Assists Career 3, four timesSeason 3, three times

StealsCareer 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16)Season 2, three times

Blocks Career 1 at Loyola (1/4/17)Season none

Minutes Career 37 at Bradley (1/1/17)Season 34 vs. UNLV (11/29/17)

Haldeman’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina 4-9 4-8 3-3 1-2-3 2 15 3 2 0 0 2411/13 Alcorn State 3-3 2-2 1-2 0-2-2 2 9 1 5 0 0 1911/15 Wartburg 0-5 0-5 5-7 0-3-3 0 5 0 1 0 2 2011/18 Chicago State 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-1-1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1111/22 vs. SMU 5-11 4-8 1-2 1-3-4 2 15 1 3 0 0 2911/23 vs. North Carolina St. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1011/24 vs. Villanova 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-2-2 3 6 1 0 0 0 2911/29 UNLV 2-5 1-4 2-2 0-3-3 2 7 1 0 0 1 3412/7 UT Arlington 4-7 2-4 0-2 1-1-2 1 10 2 0 0 1 1712/10 Dubuque 2-4 2-3 3-3 0-1-1 1 9 1 2 0 2 1512/16 vs. Iowa State 4-6 4-6 0-0 0-1-1 4 12 0 1 0 0 2912/22 Xavier 3-6 3-5 0-0 0-2-2 4 9 2 2 0 1 2212/28 Southern Illinois DNP (back)12/31 at Bradley 3-5 2-4 1-1 0-0-0 1 9 2 0 0 2 151/4 at Missouri State 0-3 0-2 1-2 0-1-1 3 1 2 1 0 1 191/7 Loyola 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 4 3 2 1 0 0 171/10 at Indiana State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31/13 Valparaiso 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 2 5 2 2 0 0 121/16 Drake 4-9 2-4 2-2 0-4-4 1 12 1 0 0 0 301/21 at Southern Illinois 1-5 1-5 0-0 0-0-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 181/24 Illinois State 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 41/28 at Loyola 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 121/31 at Evansville 0-4 0-2 0-0 1-4-5 1 0 3 0 0 1 152/3 Indiana State 3-5 3-4 0-0 0-1-1 2 9 0 0 0 1 182/7 Bradley 1-4 1-3 6-11 0-0-0 2 9 1 2 0 1 252/10 at Drake 3-9 2-7 0-0 0-2-2 0 8 3 2 0 0 282/13 Evansville 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 92/17 at Illinois State 5-8 2-4 4-5 0-0-0 2 16 1 0 0 0 242/20 at Valparaiso 2-3 2-2 5-5 0-1-1 1 11 0 0 0 0 202/24 Missouri State 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 73/1 Evansville 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6

Haldeman’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 Redshirted2016-17 30-8 68-192 .354 49-154 .318 43-50 .860 65-2.2 68 22 30 1 25 228-7.62017-18 30-0 56-136 .412 43-102 .422 34-48 .708 43-1.4 46 33 27 0 13 189-6.3Totals 60-8 124-328 .378 92-256 .359 77-98 .768 108-1.8 114 55 57 1 38 417-7.0


#33Wyatt Lohaus6-2, 185, Jr., GuardNorth Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West)

• Named to the MVC’s All-Bench Team• Ranks fourth on the team in scoring at 9.2 points per game• Leading scorer in the MVC among players without a start• Made a team-best 32 three-pointers in MVC play• Has 11 double-figure scoring games this season• Has made at least one 3-pointer in seven straight games• 103rd Panther to reach 500 career points (516)• Scored a team-best 15 points in UNI’s 60-50 MVC Tournament win over Evansville (3/1)• Posted 11 points and was 5-of-7 from the field in a 71-56 win over Missouri State (2/24)• Scored a team-high 17 points, including four 3-pointers at Drake (2/10)• Knocked in six 3-pointers and scored 25 points in a 74-65 win over Bradley (2/7)• Poured in 14 points to go along with a career-high 8 rebounds vs. Illinois State (1/24)• Scored a team-high 15 points off the bench at Southern Illinois (1/21)• Sank 8-of-10 free throws in an 81-76 win over Valparaiso (1/13)• Tallied 12 points off the bench at Indiana State (1/10)• His three-pointer with :19.2 left started a 5-0 run to tie the game vs. the Sycamores• Knocked in a trio of three-pointers vs. Loyola (1/7)• Handed out a career-high five assists vs. No. 9-ranked Xavier (12/22)• Buried a pair of 3-pointers in the second half to tie the game vs. Xavier at 46-46• Scored a then career-high 16 points and grabbed five rebounds vs. Iowa State (12/16)• Buried three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in an 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10)• Dished out 3 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds vs. the Spartans• Made his 2017-18 season debut vs. UTA after missing 28 games due to injuries• Scored 2 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and added a steal vs. UT Arlington (12/7)• Awarded a medical redshirt after suffering ankle injury early in the 2016-17 season• Played in six total games before sitting out the rest of the year• 1 of 30 sets of brothers playing NCAA Division I basketball

W. Lohaus’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 25 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)Season 25 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)

FG Made Career 7 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)Season 7 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)

3FG Made Career 6 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)Season 6 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)



Rebounds Career 8 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)Season 8 vs. Illinois State (1/24/18)

Assists Career 5 vs. Xavier (12/22/17)Season 5 vs. Xavier (12/22/17)

StealsCareer 3, two timesSeason 2 at Evansville (1/31/18)


Minutes Career 41 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16)Season 35 at Evansville (1/31/18)

W. Lohaus’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina DNP11/13 Alcorn State DNP11/15 Wartburg DNP11/18 Chicago State DNP11/22 vs. SMU DNP11/23 vs. North Carolina St. DNP11/24 vs. Villanova DNP11/29 UNLV DNP12/7 UT Arlington 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1112/10 Dubuque 4-8 3-4 0-0 0-3-3 1 11 3 0 0 1 1712/16 vs. Iowa State 6-12 2-5 2-2 1-4-5 2 16 2 2 0 0 2512/22 Xavier 3-8 2-3 1-2 0-4-4 3 9 5 1 0 0 2112/28 Southern Illinois 3-8 2-4 0-0 0-6-6 0 8 0 2 0 0 2512/31 at Bradley 3-11 2-5 3-4 1-1-2 2 11 1 2 0 0 221/4 at Missouri State 1-5 0-1 1-2 0-1-1 1 3 1 0 0 1 181/7 Loyola 4-8 3-5 0-0 1-5-6 3 11 3 0 0 0 311/10 at Indiana State 4-9 2-4 2-2 0-1-1 2 12 3 1 0 0 291/13 Valparaiso 0-2 0-1 8-10 0-4-4 3 8 0 0 0 0 201/16 Drake 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 1 0 0 101/21 at Southern Illinois 5-9 4-6 1-2 0-3-3 1 15 1 3 0 0 231/24 Illinois State 4-7 2-3 4-6 0-8-8 0 14 1 0 0 0 281/28 Loyola 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 1 2 0 0 151/31 at Evansville 1-6 1-5 0-0 0-4-4 1 3 2 2 0 2 352/3 Indiana State 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 4 0 0 2 0 1 182/7 Bradley 7-11 6-9 5-6 0-4-4 3 25 1 0 0 0 252/10 at Drake 6-12 4-8 1-2 0-1-1 1 17 2 0 0 0 312/13 Evansville 2-7 2-5 0-0 0-2-2 4 6 1 2 0 1 302/17 at Illinois State 3-9 2-6 0-0 0-0-0 2 8 1 1 0 0 262/20 at Valparaiso 2-6 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 5 2 1 0 1 292/24 Missouri State 5-7 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 3 11 1 0 0 0 273/1 vs. Evansville 5-11 2-6 3-4 0-0-0 1 15 0 0 0 0 27

W. Lohaus’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2014-15 35-0 46-110 .418 17-36 .472 23-27 .852 41-1.2 33 23 19 0 20 132-3.82015-16 36-0 53-136 .390 18-56 .321 21-27 .778 56-1.6 39 36 31 0 13 145-4.02016-17 6-4 10-36 .278 4-16 .250 3-4 .750 13-2.2 8 2 3 0 3 27-4.52017-18 23-0 70-166 .422 41-91 .451 31-42 .738 62-2.7 38 31 23 0 8 212-9.2Totals 100-4 179-448 .400 80-199 .402 78-100 .780 172-1.7 118 92 76 0 44 516-5.2


#34Luke McDonnell6-9, 212, So., GuardDubuque, Iowa (Dubuque Senior)

• Scored 6 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in a 71-56 win over Missouri State (2/24)• Came off the bench and scored 4 points with a rebound and a block at Drake (2/10)• Tied a season high with 4 points in a 74-65 win over Bradley (2/7)• Added two rebounds, assist, steal and a block vs. the Braves in 15 minutes of action• Scored 4 points and grabbed two rebounds in an 82-44 win over Chicago State (11/18)• Blocked a career-high three shots in a 72-43 win over Wartburg (11/15)• Grabbed two rebounds and blocked a shot at North Carolina (11/10)

McDonnell’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 14 vs. Evansville (1/25/17)Season 6 vs. Missouri State (2/24/18)

FG Made Career 6 vs. Loyola (1/18/17)Season 3 vs. Missouri State (2/24/18)

3FG Made Career 2 at Bradley (1/11/17)Season none

FT Made Career 4 vs. Evansville (1/25/17)Season none

FT Att. Career 6 vs. Evansville (1/25/17)Season 2 vs. Chicago St. (11/18/17)

Rebounds Career 12 vs. Evansville (1/25/17)Season 3 vs. Dubuque (12/10/17)

Assists Career 2 vs. Drake (1/15/17)Season 1, two times

StealsCareer 2 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16)Season 1, three times

Blocks Career 3 vs. Wartburg (11/15/17)Season 3 vs. Wartburg (11/15/17)

Minutes Career 20, two timesSeason 15 vs. Bradley (2/7/18)

McDonnell’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 611/13 Alcorn State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 411/15 Wartburg 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 2 0 1 3 1 611/18 Chicago State 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-2-2 0 4 0 0 0 0 311/22 vs. SMU DNP11/23 vs. North Carolina St. DNP11/24 vs. Villanova DNP11/29 UNLV 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 512/7 UT Arlington DNP12/10 Dubuque 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 2 0 0 1 0 812/16 vs. Iowa State DNP12/22 Xavier DNP12/28 Southern Illinois DNP12/31 at Bradley DNP1/4 at Missouri State 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21/7 Loyola DNP1/10 at Indiana State DNP1/13 Valparaiso DNP1/16 Drake DNP1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP1/24 Illinois State DNP1/28 at Loyola 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21/31 at Evansville DNP2/3 Indiana State DNP2/7 Bradley 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 4 1 1 1 1 152/10 at Drake 2-3 0-1 0-1 0-1-1 0 4 0 0 1 0 52/13 Evansville DNP2/17 at Illinois State DNP2/20 at Valparaiso DNP2/24 Missouri State 3-5 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 6 0 1 0 0 83/1 vs. Evansville DNP

McDonnell’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2015-16 Redshirted2016-17 23-0 26-54 .481 8-23 .348 15-22 .682 51-2.2 25 4 18 10 6 75-3.32017-18 11-0 11-20 .550 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 15-1.4 7 2 4 7 3 22-2.0Totals 34-0 37-74 .500 8-28 .286 15-25 .600 66-1.9 32 6 22 17 9 97-2.9

#50Austin Phyfe6-9, 235, Fr., ForwardWaverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock)

• Shot 22-of-35 (62.9 percent) from the field in MVC play• Knocked in two 3-pointers and scored 9 points in a 71-56 win vs. Missouri State (2/24)• Had a streak of 14 consecutive free throws made snapped vs. Indiana State (2/3)• Poured in 20 pts and 8 rbs in his first career start in an 81-76 win over Valparaiso (1/13)• Went 6-of-7 from the field and 8-of-8 at the free throw line vs. the Crusaders• Scored 6 pts and added 3 rbs at Indiana State (1/10)• Earned his first career steal vs. Iowa State (12/16)• Scored 8 pts and grabbed 5 rbs in an 80-47 victory over Dubuque (12/10)• Collected his first collegiate rebound in a 64-60 win over NC State (11/23)• Scored 2 pts and fouled out after 12 minutes of action at North Carolina (11/10)• Scored 7 pts, grabbed 5 rbs in a 72-66 exhibition win over UNC Pembroke• No. 2 recruit in the state of Iowa - according to IowaPreps.com• First-team all-state after leading the state in rebounding (337)• Father, Steve, played at basketball UNI from 1987-1990

Phyfe’s Career/Season HighsPoints Career 20 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)Season 20 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)

FG Made Career 6 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)Season 6 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)

3FG Made Career 2 vs. Missouri State (2/24/18)Season 2 vs. Missouri State (2/24/18)



Rebounds Career 8 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)Season 8 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)

Assists Career 1, six timesSeason 1, six times

StealsCareer 1 vs. Iowa State (12/16/17)Season 1 vs. Iowa State (12/16/17)

Blocks Career 2, two timesSeason 2, two times

Minutes Career 23 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)Season 23 vs. Valparaiso (1/13/18)

Phyfe’s 2017-18 Game-by-GameDATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN11/10 at North Carolina 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 5 2 0 1 0 0 1211/13 Alcorn State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 511/15 Wartburg DNP11/18 Chicago State DNP11/22 vs. SMU 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 811/23 vs. North Carolina St. 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1111/24 vs. Villanova 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 311/29 UNLV 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 512/7 UT Arlington 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 312/10 Dubuque 4-5 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 2 8 0 2 0 0 1612/16 vs. Iowa State 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 2 0 1 0 1 712/22 Xavier 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 812/28 Southern Illinois 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1512/31 at Bradley 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-3-3 0 3 1 0 0 0 141/4 at Missouri State 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81/7 Loyola DNP1/10 at Indiana State 2-2 0-0 2-3 2-1-3 3 6 0 0 0 0 111/13 Valparaiso* 6-7 0-0 8-8 4-4-8 4 20 0 3 0 0 231/16 Drake* 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 1 2 0 0 41/21 at Southern Illinois* 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-2-2 2 4 0 1 0 0 141/24 Illinois State* 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-4-6 3 6 0 1 0 0 121/28 at Loyola* 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 2 1 1 2 0 171/31 at Evansville* 0-1 0-0 2-2 2-0-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 82/3 Indiana State* 2-4 0-0 2-3 1-0-1 0 6 0 0 0 0 152/7 Bradley* 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22/10 at Drake* 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62/13 Evansville 1-2 0-0 4-6 1-2-3 1 6 1 0 0 0 102/17 at Illinois State 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 62/20 at Valparaiso 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22/24 Missouri State 3-5 2-3 1-2 1-0-1 1 9 1 0 0 0 173/1 vs. Evansville 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-0-1 2 5 1 0 2 0 12

Phyfe’s Career StatisticsYear G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg.2017-18 28-8 32-52 .615 3-6 .500 22-30 .733 45-1.6 41 7 12 4 1 89-3.2





Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUT Arlington vs UNI12/07/17 7:07 p.m. at Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center)

UT Arlington 58 • 7-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 Neal,Erick * 4-12 2-8 4-5 0 5 5 1 14 7 2 0 1 3503 Hawkins,Nathan * 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 3205 Wilson,Kaelon * 3-7 2-4 2-2 0 3 3 3 10 2 2 0 0 2913 Hamilton,Johnny * 2-8 0-0 1-2 4 11 15 1 5 2 1 3 0 2625 Hervey,Kevin * 7-19 3-10 0-0 0 5 5 0 17 1 2 0 3 3302 Bryant, DJ 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 604 Turner, Davion 3-3 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 2 1215 Muirhead, Scott 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+20 Harris,Julian 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 922 Kabadyundi,Link 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 423 Clarke, Mairega 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 14

Team 3 1 4Totals 21-56 9-28 7-9 8 27 35 14 58 12 13 3 10 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-26 30.8%3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0%

FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%

2nd half: 13-30 43.3%2nd half: 6-16 37.5%2nd half: 1-2 50.0%

Game: 21-56 37.5%Game: 9-28 32.1%Game: 7-9 77.8%

DeadballRebounds

2

UNI 62 • 7-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Carlson, Klint * 8-13 6-8 2-2 0 3 3 4 24 1 4 0 0 2804 Pickford, Tywhon * 2-5 0-2 2-2 0 7 7 0 6 3 0 0 2 3513 McCloud, Juwan * 3-8 2-5 0-2 0 2 2 2 8 2 3 0 1 3124 Brown, Isaiah * 3-6 1-3 2-2 0 3 3 1 9 3 2 0 2 2825 Koch, Bennett * 1-6 0-0 1-2 1 6 7 1 3 0 2 0 0 3703 Friedman, Ted 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+21 Rhodes, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1030 Haldeman, Spencer 4-7 2-4 0-2 1 1 2 1 10 2 0 0 1 1733 Lohaus, Wyatt 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1150 Phyfe, Austin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3

Team 0 3 3Totals 22-48 11-24 7-12 2 27 29 10 62 12 12 0 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-24 50.0%3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5%

FT % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0%

2nd half: 10-24 41.7%2nd half: 6-13 46.2%2nd half: 7-10 70.0%

Game: 22-48 45.8%Game: 11-24 45.8%Game: 7-12 58.3%

DeadballRebounds

2

Officials: Mike Stuart, Don Daily, K.B. Burdett Jr.Technical fouls: UT Arlington-None. UNI-None.Attendance: 3630

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUT Arlington 25 33 58UNI 29 33 62

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUTA 22 13 9 8 10UNI 12 15 3 2 12

Last FG - UTA 2nd-00:50, UNI 2nd-00:25.Largest lead - UTA by 7 2nd-09:11, UNI by 9 1st-10:53.UTA led for 09:02. UNI led for 28:36. Game was tied for 02:22.

Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 7 times.















1992 (UNI #7 Seed)Illinois State L 70-58

1993 (UNI #4 Seed)Drake L 63-59

1994 (UNI #5 Seed)Illinois State W 84-70Tulsa W 79-73Southern Illinois L 77-74

1995Did Not Qualify


1997 (UNI #4 Seed)Evansville W 73-65Illinois State L 69-65

1998 (UNI #9 Seed)Southern Illinois L 91-72

1999 (UNI #8 Seed)Wichita State L 74-72 (ot)

2000 (UNI #7 Seed)Drake L 58-57

2001 (UNI #10 Seed)Drake W 59-53Bradley L 59-56

2002 (UNI #7 Seed)Evansville W 78-75Creighton L 80-65

2003 (UNI #7 Seed)Indiana State L 61-60

2004 (UNI #2 Seed)Illinois State W 68-54Wichita State W 63-56Missouri State W 79-74 (2ot)

2005 (UNI #4 Seed)Missouri State L 70-62

2006 (UNI #6 Seed)Missouri State W 57-42Southern Illinois L 55-46 (ot)

2007 (UNI #5 Seed)Bradley L 51-48

2008 (UNI #6 Seed)Southern Illinois W 54-49Illinois State L 56-42

2009 (UNI #1 Seed)Indiana State W 73-69Bradley W 76-62Illinois State W 60-57 (ot)

2010 (UNI #1 Seed)Drake W 55-40Bradley W 57-40Wichita State W 67-52

2011 (UNI #4 Seed)Creighton L 60-57



2014 (UNI #3 Seed)Southern Illinois L 63-58

2015 (UNI #2 Seed)Bradley W 71-46Loyola W 63-49Illinois State W 69-60

2016 (UNI #4 Seed)Southern Illinois W 66-60Wichita State W 57-52 (ot)Evansville W 56-54

2017 (UNI #3 Seed)Missouri State L 70-64

2018 (UNI #9 Seed)Evansville W 60-50

UNI MVC Tournament HistoryAppearances: 26th

Overall Record: 23-20

1962NCAA College Division Regional – Lincoln, Neb.Hamline W 81-68Nebraska Wesleyan L 78-77

1964NCAA College Division Regional – Cedar Falls, IowaWashington University W 71-56Minnesota State, Mankato W 71-64

NCAA College Division National Tournament – Evansville, Ind.Southeast Missouri W 93-85Evansville L 82-67North Carolina A&T L 91-72

1979NCAA Division II North Central Regionals – Omaha, Neb.Nebraska-Omaha W 84-72Wisconsin-Green Bay L 56-50

1990NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds – Richmond, Va.#3 Missouri W 74-71#6 Minnesota L 81-78

2004NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds – Milwaukee, Wis.#3 Georgia Tech L 65-60

2005NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds – Oklahoma City, Okla.#6 Wisconsin L 57-52

2006NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds – Dayton, Ohio#7 Georgetown L 54-49

2009NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds – Portland, Ore.#5 Purdue L 61-56

2010NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds – Oklahoma City, Okla.#8 UNLV W 69-66#1 Kansas W 69-67NCAA Division I Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Mo.#5 Michigan State L 59-52

2011CIT First Round – Cedar Falls, IowaRider W 84-50CIT Quarterfinals – Cedar Falls, IowaSMU L 57-50

2012NIT First Round – Philadelphia, Pa.#3 St. Joseph’s W 67-65NIT Second Round – Philadelphia, Pa.#2 Drexel L 65-63

2013CIT First Round – Cedar Falls, IowaNorth Dakota W 77-66CIT Second Round – Cedar Falls, IowaUIC W 63-51CIT Quarterfinal – Cedar Falls, IowaBradley W 90-77CIT Semifinal – Cedar Falls, IowaWeber State L 59-56

2015NCAA Division I Second and Third Rounds – Seattle, Wash.#12 Wyoming W 71-54#4 Louisville L 66-53

2016NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds – Oklahoma City, Okla.#6 Texas W 75-72#3 Texas A&M L 92-88 (2OT)

UNI Postseason Tournament HistoryAppearances: 14 (3 Division II; 11 Div. I; 8 NCAAs)

Overall Record: 15-15 (5-4 Division II; 10-11 Div. I, 5-8 NCAAs)

UNI vs. MVC Tourney Opponentsvs. Bradley - 3-2vs. Creighton - 0-2vs. Drake - 2-2vs. Evansville - 4-0vs. Illinois State - 4-6vs. Indiana State - 1-1vs. Loyola - 1-0vs. Missouri State - 2-2 vs. Southern Illinois - 2-4vs. Tulsa - 1-0vs. Wichita State - 3-1

UNI’s Record as a Seed in MVC Tourney#1 - 6-0#2 - 6-0#3 - 0-3#4 - 4-4#5 - 2-3#6 - 2-2#7 - 1-5#8 - 0-1#9 - 1-1#10 - 1-1


Missouri Valley ConferenceMen’s Basketball TournamentSt. Louis, Mo. • March 1-4, 2018Scottrade Center (Times Central)

Thursday, March 1 Friday, March 2 Saturday, March 3 Sunday, March 4

# 1 Loyola (25-5, 15-3) Game 3 - 12:00 p.m. MVC TV Network

Game 1 - 6:00 p.m. MVC TV Network 2:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network #4 Drake (16-15, 10-8)

Game 4 - 2:30 p.m. MVC TV Network

#5 Bradley (19-12, 9-9) 1:00 p.m. CBS Sports

#2 Southern Illinois (19-12, 11-7) Game 5- 6:00 p.m. MVC TV Network

Game 2 - 8:30 p.m MVC TV Network 5:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network #3 Illinois State (16-14, 10-8)

Game 6 - 8:30 p.m. MVC TV Network

#6 Indiana State (13-17, 8-10)

#8 Evansville (17-14, 7-11)

#9 UNI (15-15, 7-11)

#7 Missouri State (17-14, 7-11)

#10 Valparaiso (15-16, 6-12)

MVC Champion

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