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1 Men s Basketball Game Notes 30 Missouri State (16-15, 7-11) vs. UNI (14-15, 9-9) Fri., March 3, :30 p.m. (CT) St. Louis, Mo. Scottrade Center #2 Klint Carlson 6-7, Jr., Forward #13 Juwan McCloud 5-11, Fr., Guard #20 Jeremy Morgan 6-5, Sr., Guard #23 Jordan Ashton 6-4, Sr., Guard #25 Bennett Koch 6-10, Jr., Forward UNI Men s Basketball Storylines Series Notes All-Time Series: Missouri State leads, Last Meeting: UNI 55, Missouri State 52 (Feb. 12, 2017) UNI holds a 2-1 lead over MSU in the MVC Tourney The Panthers and Bears met in the MVC Tournament in 2004, 2005 and Schedule UNI (14-15 overall, 9-9 MVC) earned the No. 3 seed for the 2017 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Panthers will take on No. 6 seed Missouri State (16-15, 7-11 MVC) on Friday at 8:30 p.m. in the Scottrade Center. UNI will enter the 2017 MVC Tournament looking to become only the second league school to win three consecutive tournament titles. Southern Illinois recorded the league s only three-peat in 1993, 1994 and UNI has posted a record of all-time in the MVC Tournament. UNI has captured five MVC Tournament titles since joining the league in the season. Panther head coach Ben Jacobson has posted a 13-6 mark in the MVC Tournament since taking over the head job in the season. Jacobson ranks third in league history with 13 MVC Tournament victories. Jacobson ranks second in MVC history with four tournament titles. He is a perfect 4-0 in MVC title games. Dana Altman (Creighton) holds the league record with six MVC Tournament crowns. Senior Jeremy Morgan is the only NCAA Division I player in the country to currently lead his team in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocked shots, steals, 3-pointers made and free throws made. Broadcast Information Television MVC TV Play-by-Play: John Rooney Analyst: Rich Zvosec Sideline: Tom Ackerman Radio Panther Sports Network Play-by-Play: Gary Rima Analyst: Kevin Boyle Flagship Station - NewsTalk 1540 KXEL On the Web - TuneIn App Stats UNI.Statbroadcast.com UNI Quick Facts Location... Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded Nickname... Panthers Colors...Purple and Old Gold Enrollment... 11,905 Conference... Missouri Valley President...Dr. Mark Nook Director of Athletics... David Harris Head Coach... Ben Jacobson Assistants...P.J. Hogan, Erik Crawford,... Kyle Green Director of Operations...Derrik Netten Strength & Conditioning...Andrea Comini Video Coordinator... Johnny Moran Graduate Manager...Jake Koch Athletic Trainer...Don Bishop Date Opponent Time O28 Bemidji State (Exhib.) W, N12 Coe (ESPN3) W, Tire Pros Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) N17 vs. Arizona State (ESPNU) W, N18 vs. Oklahoma (ESPNU) W, OT N20 vs. #11 Xavier (ESPN2) L, N26 at #9 Xavier (Fox Sports) L, N30 George Mason (PSN/ESPN3) L, D3 at Wyoming (Campus Insiders) L, D7 South Dakota St. (PSN/ESPN3) W, D10 North Dakota (PSN/ESPN3) W, D17 vs. Iowa (ESPN3) L, D21 at #8 North Carolina (ESPN2) L, D28 Missouri State* (MVC TV) L, J1 at Evansville* (ESPN3) L, J4 at Loyola (CSN Chicago) L, J8 Wichita State* (ESPNU) L, J11 at Bradley* (MVC TV) L, J15 Drake* (ESPN3) W, J18 Loyola* (MVC TV) W, OT J21 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) W, J25 Evansville* (PSN/ESPN3) W, J28 at Drake* (CBS Sports) W, F1 at Illinois State* (MVC TV) L, F4 Indiana State* (CBS Sports) W, F8 Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) W, F12 at Missouri State* (ESPN3) W, F15 Bradley* (PSN/ESPN3) W, F18 at Wichita State* (ESPN2) L, F22 at Indiana State* (ESPN3) L, F25 Illinois State* (CBS Sports) L, M3 vs. Missouri State (MVC TV) 8:30 pm M4 MVC Semifinal (CBS Sports) 5 pm M5 MVC Championship (CBS) 1 pm * - Conference Game home games in BOLD

2 UNI Radio/TV Roster #1 - Adam McDermott So., Guard Cedar Rapids, Iowa #2 - Klint Carlson Jr., Forward Waverly, Iowa #3 - Ted Friedman Jr., Center Ankeny, Iowa #5 - Rafael de Souza Jr., Guard Jundiai, Brazil #12 - Lincoln Conrey R-Fr., Forward Waterloo, Iowa #13- Juwan McCloud Fr., Guard Germantown, Wis. #15 - Justin Dahl R-Fr., Center Carver, Minn. #20 - Jeremy Morgan Sr., Guard Coralville, Iowa #21 - Hunter Rhodes Jr., Guard Canton, Ill. #22 - Tanner Lohaus Fr., Forward North Liberty, Iowa #23 - Jordan Ashton Sr., Guard Mount Pleasant, Iowa #24 - Isaiah Brown Fr., Guard Flower Mound, Texas #25 - Bennett Koch Jr., Forward Ashwaubenon, Wis. #30 - Spencer Haldeman R-Fr., Guard Peosta, Iowa #33 Wyatt Lohaus Jr., Guard North Liberty, Iowa #34 - Luke McDonnell R-Fr., Forward Dubuque, Iowa 2 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

3 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thursday, March 2 Session I Game 1 #8 Evansville (15-16, 6-12) vs. #9 Indiana State (11-19, 5-13), 6 p.m. Game 2 #7 Bradley (12-19, 7-11) vs. #10 Drake (7-23, 5-13), 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 3 Session II Game 3 #1 Illinois State (25-5, 17-1) vs. Winner Game 1, noon Game 4 #4 Southern Illinois (16-15, 9-9) vs. #5 Loyola (18-13, 8-10), 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 3 Session III Game 5 #2 Wichita State (27-4, 17-1) vs. Winner of Game 2, 6 p.m. Game 6 #3 UNI (14-15, 9-9) vs. #6 Missouri State (16-15, 7-11), 8:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Standings Conference Overall School W-L W-L Illinois State Wichita State UNI Southern Illinois Loyola Missouri State Bradley Evansville Indiana State Drake Saturday, March 4 Session IV Game 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 5 Session V Championship Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 1 p.m. UNI LOOKS TO MATCH SIU S 3-PEAT AT 2017 MVC TOURNEY UNI will enter the 2017 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament looking to become only the second league school to win three consecutive tournament titles. Last season, UNI became the seventh MVC member to win backto-back tournament crowns. UNI also won back-to-back tourney titles in 2009 and Southern Illinois won three straight MVC tourney titles in 1993, 1994 and SIU was the No. 3 seed in each of those fields. UNI will enter the 2017 MVC Tournament as the No. 3 seed. TV INFO FOR FRIDAY S MATCHUP The Missouri State-UNI game on Friday will be broadcast on the Missouri Valley Conference TV Network. Tip is set for just after 8:30 p.m. (CT) at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. John Rooney (play-by-play), Rich Zvosec (analyst) and Tom Ackerman (sideline) will call the contest. Clearances: FOX Sports Midwest PLUS, FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Kansas City, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FOX Sports GO (within FOX Sports Midwest footprint in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska), ESPN3 (outside state of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. 3 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL RADIO INFO FOR FRIDAY Gary 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). Brendan Wiese (play-by-play) and Kevin Lehman (analyst) will call the action. ALL-TIME SERIES Missouri State owns a lead in in the all-time series vs. UNI. UNI head coach Ben Jacobson is 16-6 vs. Missouri State. UNI VS MSU AT MVC TOURNEY UNI holds a 2-1 advantage in three previous matchups vs. Missouri State at Arch Madness. The programs met in three consecutive MVC tournaments beginning with the title game in UNI vs. MSU at MVC Tournament UNI 79, MSU 74 (2OT) - Championship MSU 70, UNI 62 - Quarterfinal UNI 57, MSU 42 - Quarterfinal UNI, MSU SPLIT SEASON SERIES The teams split the season series with the road team winning each contest. Missouri State scored a win in the McLeod Center on Dec. 28. UNI notched a victory at JQH Arena on Feb. 12. UNI AS 3 SEED AT ARCH MADNESS This marks the third time that UNI has earned the No. 3 seed for the State Farm MVC Tournament. The Panthers are 0-2 in their previous two stints as the third seed. UNI was the No. 3 seed in both the 2013 and 2014 MVC tourneys. The No. 3 seed has won the MVC Tournament on seven occasions - the last coming in 2011 when Indiana State won the crown. UNI s Record By Seed in MVC Tourney #1-6-0 #2-6-0 #3-0-2 #4-4-4 #5-2-3 #6-2-2 #7-1-5 #8-0-1 #9-0-1 # UNI vs. MVC Tourney Opponents vs. Bradley vs. Creighton vs. Drake vs. Evansville vs. Illinois State vs. Indiana State vs. Loyola vs. Missouri State vs. Southern Illinois vs. Tulsa vs. Wichita State UNI IN THE 3-6 GAME UNI has taken part in the No. 3 vs. No. 6 seeded game in four previous MVC Tournaments. The Panthers are 2-2 in those matchups. UNI s Results in No. 3 vs. No. 6 Games 2006 vs. #3 Missouri State - W, vs. #3 Southern Illinois - W, vs. #6 Illinois State - L, vs. #6 Southern Illinois - L, 63-58

4 MORGAN AT ARCH MADNESS UNI senior Jeremy Morgan has posted a mark of 6-1 at Arch Madness and has put up some impressive numbers while leading UNI to back-to-back MVC Tournament titles. In seven career games in the MVC Tournament, Morgan is averaging 10.9 points per game (78 points), shooting 53.3 percent from the field (24-of-45 FGs). Morgan ranks No. 4 all-time in MVC Tournament history by making 16-of-29 three-point shots (55.2 percent). In 2016, Morgan scored 38 points and was 8-of-14 from 3-point range as the Panthers won the title. Morgan was named to the MVC All-Tournament team. In 2015, Morgan posted 31 points and was 7-of-11 from 3-point land as UNI captured the MVC tourney title. Morgan has tallied 14 career steals at Scottrade Center. CARLSON ALSO NABBED ALL- MVC TOURNEY HONORS Klint Carlson averaged 11.3 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game and was also named to the 2016 MVC All-Tournament Team. Carlson scored a then career-high 17 points in the MVC title game win over Evansville. Carlson scored nine points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in UNI s overtime win over Wichita State. FIVE MVC TOURNEY TITLES UNI is 5-1 all-time in MVC Tournament title games. The Panthers have won five straight MVC tourney championship 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 Games Southern Illinois 77, UNI UNI 79, UNI 74 (2 OT) UNI 60, Illinois State 57 (OT) 4 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL UNI 67, Wichita State UNI 69, Illinois State UNI 56, Evansville 54 ALL-TIME IN MVC TOURNEY UNI has posted a record of all-time in the MVC Tournament. UNI has captured five MVC Tournament titles since joining the league in the season. UNI won the MVC Tournament in 2004, 2009, 2010, 2015 and The Panthers have reached the MVC Tournament championship on six occasions. The Panthers reached the final game in 1994 (lost to Southern Illinois), 2004 (beat Missouri State), 2009 (beat Illinois State), 2010 (beat Wichita State), 2015 (beat Illinois State) and 2016 (beat Evansville). COACH JAKE IN MVC TOURNEY UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has posted a 13-6 mark in the MVC Tournament since taking over the head job in the season. Jacobson ranks third in league history with 13 MVC Tournament victories. Dana Altman (Creighton) holds the record with 21. Jake at MVC Tournament 13-6 MVC Quarterfinals 5-5 MVC Semifinals 4-1 MVC Championship 4-0 MVC Tourney Coaches, By Wins 1. Dana Altman, CU Rich Herrin, SIU Ben Jacobson, UNI 13-6 Barry Hinson, MSU/SIU Greg McDermott, UNI 12-5 Gregg Marshall, WSU 12-8 COACHING TITLES UNI head coach Ben Jacobson ranks second in MVC history with four tournament titles. He is a perfect 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 Titles 1. Dana Altman, CU 6 2. Ben Jacobson, UNI 4 3. Greg McDermott, UNI/CU 3 Rich Herrin, SIU MVC AWARD WINNERS Larry Bird Player of the Year: Paris Lee, Illinois State Scholar-Athlete of the Year: TBD Newcomer of the Year: Alize Johnson, Missouri State Freshman of the Year: Landry Shamet, Wichita State Defensive MVP: Paris Lee, Illinois State Sixth-Man of the Year: Aundre Jackson, Loyola Coach of the Year: TBD First Team All-MVC Milton Doyle G Sr. Loyola Alize Johnson F Jr. Missouri State Paris Lee G Sr. Illinois State Markis McDuffie F So. Wichita State Landry Shamet G Fr. Wichita State Second Team All-MVC Jaylon Brown G Sr. Evansville Deontae Hawkins F Sr. Illinois State MiKyle McIntosh F Jr. Illinois State Jeremy Morgan G Sr. UNI Sean O Brien F Sr. Southern Ill. Third Team All-MVC Conner Frankamp G Jr. Wichita State Donte Ingram G/F Jr. Loyola Shaquille Morris C Jr. Wichita State Brenton Scott G Jr. Indiana State Reed Timmer G Jr. Drake All-Newcomer Team Phil Fayne F So. Illinois State Aundre Jackson F Jr. Loyola Alize Johnson F Jr. Missouri State Landry Shamet G Fr. Wichita State Darris Willis Jr. F Jr. Wichita State All-Freshman Team Koch Bar C Fr. Bradley Jordan Barnes G Fr. Indiana State Darrell Brown Jr. G Fr. Bradley Spencer Haldeman G Fr. UNI Landry Shamet G Fr. Wichita State Dru Smith G Fr. Evansville All-Defensive Team Thik Bol F Jr. Southern Ill. Zach Brown F Jr. Wichita State Obediah Church F So. Misosuri State Paris Lee G Sr. Illinois State Jeremy Morgan G Sr. UNI Tony Wills G Sr. Illinois State All-Bench Team TBD Most-Improved Team TBD Scholar-Athlete Teams Ted Friedman, UNI - Second Team

5 PANTHERS IN MVC TOURNEY SINCE 01 UNI has an record (with four titles) at the MVC Tournament since Ben Jacobson arrived on staff in Prior to that, UNI owned a 4-9 mark all-time (with no titles) at the Valley Tournament. DEFENSIVE IN ST. LOUIS UNI head coach Ben Jacobson s teams average 59.8 points a contest in St. Louis while holding opponents to 55.2 points a game. The Panthers have scored more than 70 points three times (73 vs. Indiana State in 2009; 76 vs. Bradley in 2009; 71 vs. Bradley in 2015) in St. Louis. The Panthers have allowed more than 70 points once (73 vs. Illinois State in 2013) in that span. Both teams have not scored more than 70 points in any of Jacobson s 19 MVC Tournament games. In its last 13 games this season, UNI has allowed only one opponent (Wichita State - 73) to score more than 70 points in a game. NOT MANY FOULS UNI ranks No. 5 in the nation in fewest fouls per game (15.2). SECOND TEAM ALL-MVC Senior guard Jeremy Morgan (Coralville, Iowa) has been named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference second team for his performance this season. Morgan led the Panthers in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, blocked shots, three-pointers and free throws. He was twice named the MVC Player of the Week. He earned honorable mention All-MVC honors last season. MORGAN TABBED TO ALL- DEFENSIVE SQUAD For the second consecutive season, Jeremy Morgan has earned a spot on the MVC s All-Defensive team. Morgan leads the Panthers in rebounds (164), steals (48) and blocks (31). 5 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL Morgan is the third Panther to earn multiple All-Defensive team honors - joining Grant Stout (2005, 2006) and Kwadzo Ahelegbe (2009, 2010, 2011). UNI s All-Defensive Team Picks Grant Stout , 2006 Kwadzo Ahelegbe , 2010, 2011 Adam Koch Lucas O Rear Jeremy Morgan , 2017 HALDEMAN NAMED TO MVC ALL-FRESHMAN SQUAD Redshirt freshman Spencer Haldeman (Peosta, Iowa) has been named to the MVC All-Freshman team. Haldeman ranks third on the squad with 48 3-pointers. He ranks fifth on the squad in scoring at 7.5 points per game. Haldeman registered 10 double-figure scoring games, including a season-high 18 points at Wyoming (12/3). Haldeman is the ninth Panther to earn a spot on the MVC All-Freshman squad. UNI s All-Freshman Team Picks Chris Foster Ben Jacobson Brooks McKowen Eric Coleman Johnny Moran Deon Mitchell Seth Tuttle Jeremy Morgan Spencer Haldeman FRIEDMAN EARNS SCHOLAR- ATHLETE HONOR UNI junior center Ted Friedman has been named to the MVC s Scholar-Athlete second team. Friedman (Ankeny, Iowa) holds a 3.96 cumulative grade point average with a triple major economics, finance, psychology. Friedman earned the Elite 18 Award at the 2016 MVC Tournament and earned honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete team status last year. He has appeared in 28 games and made four starts. He ranks third on the squad with 18 offensive rebounds. Friedman has scored 14 points for the Panthers this year. Friedman is UNI s 12 different player to earn multiple MVC Scholar-Athlete honors. (NOTE: Nick Pace earned scholar-athlete honors HEAD COACH BEN JACOBSON 11th Year at UNI Overall Record: UNI head coach Ben Jacobson personifies class and dignity on and off the floor as the leader of the Panther men s basketball team. Jacobson, 46, is the UNI men s basketball program s all-time wins leader with 234 victories in 11 seasons. He has guided the Panthers to four NCAA Tournament appearances and four NCAA victories. 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 10 seasons 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. In , Jacobson led the Panthers to a overall record and the program s eighth NCAA Tournament appearance. UNI earned a spot in the 2016 NCAA Tournament by capturing the MVC Tournament title. UNI then scored a victory over Texas in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament on a half-court buzzer-beater by senior Paul Jesperson. The season also featured wins over No. 1 North Carolina, No. 5 Iowa State and No. 25 Wichita State. A native of Mayville, N.D., Jacobson graduated from Mayville-Portland High School in 1989 as valedictorian. He received his bachelor s degree in physical education from the University of North Dakota in Jacobson and his wife, Dawn, have two children, Hunter (13) and Tanner (11).

6 twice in the Mid-Continent and once in the MVC.) Multiple MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorees Matt Schneiderman 2003, 2004 Erik Crawford 2005, 2006 Brooks McKowen 2005, 2006, 2007 Grant Stout 2005, 2006, 2007 Adam Koch 2008, 2009, 2010 Kerwin Dunham 2010, 2011 Austin Pehl 2012, 2013 Chip Rank 2012, 2013, 2014 Nate Buss 2014, 2015 Max Martino 2014, 2015 Jeremy Morgan 2015, 2016 Ted Friedman 2016, 2017 HOOPSHD.COM ANNOUNCES ALL-LEAGUE HONORS HoopsHD.com announced its all-conference picks and listed UNI s Jeremy Morgan as a firstteam pick in the Missouri Valley Conference. Joining Morgan on the HoopsHD.com first team were Jaylon Brown (Evansville), Milton Doyle (Loyola), Alize Johnson (Missouri State) and Deontae Hawkins (Illinois State). HoopsHD.com also named Morgan the defensive player of the year in the league. TOP-FOUR FINISHES IN MVC UNI extended its streak of topfour finishes in the MVC to a ninth straight season with its third-place finish this year. IN THE UPPER HALF UNI recorded its 14th straight upper-half finish Missouri Valley Conference. It is the longest active streak in the league. Prior to the season, when the current streak began, UNI had finished in the top half of the MVC on two occasions ( th, th) since joining the league in UNI MEN S BASKETBALL 14 STRAIGHT YEARS OF 9 OR MORE MVC WINS UNI also extended its streak of nine or more MVC victories in a season to 14 straight years. It is the longest active streak in the league. Wichita State has the second-longest active streak at eight. UNI in the MVC Since (T-2nd) (T-3rd) (T-5th) (5th) (T-5th) (T-1st) (1st) (T-4th) (T-3rd) (3rd) (3rd) (2nd) (T-4th) (T-3rd) MORGAN STUFFS STAT SHEET UNI senior guard Jeremy Morgan is the only NCAA Division I player in the country to currently lead his team in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocked shots, steals, 3-pointers made and free throws made. MORGAN RANKS AMONG THE NATION S BEST No NCAA player in the past 10 seasons has done the following for a season: 15.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.0 spg, 1.5 blocks, 2.0 3FGM/g, and only one has done that stat line in the past 20 seasons (Shane Battier of Duke in ). Senior Jeremy Morgan, the preseason MVC player of the year, is averaging 14.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.7 steals, 1.1 blocks and 2.0 made 3-pointers. 7 STRAIGHT WINS IN TIGHT GAMES UNI has won seven straight matchups decided by three points or less dating back to last season. This season, UNI is 4-0 in games decided by three points or less. UNI has won its last two games by three points with victories at Missouri State (55-52) and vs. Bradley (64-61). 7 Straight One-Possession Victories W, vs. Bradley (2/15/17) W, at Missouri State (2/12/17) W, at Southern Ill. (1/21/17) Statistics UNI MSU Record: Scoring Offense: Scoring Defense: Scoring Margin: FG Percentage: FG Percentage Defense: Pt. FG Percentage: Pt. FG % Defense: Pt. FG Made Per Game: FT Percentage: Rebounding Offense: Rebounding Defense: Rebounding Margin: Assists: Turnovers: Steals: Blocked Shots: Turnover Margin: Assist/TO Ratio: When UNI...Then UNI is Shoots a Higher Percentage: Shoots a Lower Percentage: Shoots the Same Makes More Field Goals: Makes Fewer Field Goals: Makes the Same Number: Makes More Threes: Makes Fewer Threes: Makes the Same Number: Makes More Free Throws: Makes Fewer Free Throws: Makes the Same Number: Outrebounds Its Opponent: Is Outrebounded: Ties in Rebounding: Leads at the Half: Trails at the Half: Is Tied at the Half: Plays in Overtime: Scores Less Than 60 Points: Scores Between Points: Scores Between Points: Scores Between Points: Scores 90 or More Points: Allows Less Than 60 Points: Allows Between Points: Allows Between Points: Allows Between Points: Allows 90 or More Points: Game is Decided By 1-3 Points: Game is Decided by 4-6 Points: Game is Decided by 7-10 Points: Game is Decided by Points: Game is Decided by 15+ Points: On Monday: On Tuesday: On Wednesday: On Thursday: On Friday: On Saturday: On Sunday:...2-3

7 W, vs. Loyola (1/18/17) W, vs. Texas (3/18/16) W, vs. Evansville (3/6/16) W, at Evansville (2/17/16) DEFENSE STEPS UP Over its last 13 games, UNI has given up 59.9 points per game and limited the opposition to 40.2 percent field goal shooting. UNI has also taken advantage of the free throw line in its last 13 games by draining 177-of-237, while the opposition has made 106-of-148 free throws. WHAT CHANGED? UNI started the season with a 5-11 mark through 16 games and had given up 67.6 points per game. UNI allowed 70 or more points on seven occasions in its first 16 games. Since then, UNI has gone 9-4 and allowed only 59.9 points per game. UNI has allowed its opposition to score 70 or more points only once in its last 12 games - 73 at Wichita State (2/18). KOCH TURNAROUND Junior Bennett Koch has helped the Panthers turn their season around. In UNI s 0-5 start to MVC play, Koch was averaging 9.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game. In UNI s last 13 games, Koch is averaging a team-best 14.2 points, 5.6 rebounds in 25.2 minutes per game. Koch has also blocked 15 shots in his last 13 games. Koch did not record a blocked shot in his first five MVC games this season. IRONMEN IN VALLEY PLAY UNI has three players ranked in the top five of minutes played in MVC games only. Senior Jordan Ashton ranks second in the league by playing in 37.6 minutes per game in MVC play. Ashton has sat out a total of 53 minutes in conference play. Junior Klint Carlson ranks No. 4 in the league at 36.6 minutes per game, while senior Jeremy Morgan ranks No. 5 at 35.7 minutes per game. 7 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL TURNING IT AROUND UNI became only the third team in the history of the Missouri Valley Conference to begin league play at 0-5 and bounce back to win its next five games. Previously, only two teams in MVC history had lost their first five league games and rebounded to win their next five. Iowa State started 0-5 in 1915 and won its next five; Washburn started 0-5 in 1936 and won its next five. MORGAN NETS 1,000 POINTS Jeremy Morgan became the 41st member of UNI s 1,000 point club at Evansville (1/1). Morgan has tallied 1,200 career points and ranks T-No. 18 on UNI s all-time scoring list. UNI S 1,000-POINT SCORERS SINCE 2001 Morgan became the 16th Panther to score 1,000 or more points since the start of the 2001 season the first season that Ben Jacobson joined the coaching staff as an assistant. Jacobson took over the head job in the season. 1,000-Point Scorers Since 2001 Ben Jacobson ( ) 1,787 pts. Seth Tuttle ( ) 1,747 pts. Eric Coleman ( ) 1,522 pts. Kwadzo Ahelegbe ( ) 1,329 pts. Anthony James ( ) 1,305 pts. Grant Stout ( ) 1,232 pts. Deon Mitchell ( ) 1,200 pts. Jeremy Morgan (2013-pres.) 1,200 pts. Adam Koch ( ) 1,186 pts. David Gruber ( ) 1,116 pts. Jake Koch ( ) 1,113 pts. Matt Bohannon ( ) 1,092 pts. Jordan Eglseder ( ) 1,066 pts. Johnny Moran ( ) 1,048 pts. Wes Washpun ( ) 1,035 pts. Chris Foster ( ) 1,027 pts. MORGAN MOVING UP THE DEFENSIVE CHARTS Senior guard Jeremy Morgan, who earned a spot on last year s MVC All-Defensive squad, is making his way up the UNI defensive charts in regard to blocked shots and steals. Morgan ranks No. 2 at UNI in steals (176) and No. 6 in blocked shots (97). Morgan is looking to become only the second UNI player to tally 100 steals and 100 blocks in his career. The only previous Panther to achieve that feat was Jake Koch, who posted 118 steals and 123 blocks from STEALS - UNI (CAREER) 1. Brent Carmichael ( ) Jeremy Morgan (2013-pres.) Nick Nurse ( ) Andy Woodley ( ) Ben Jacobson ( ) Johnny Moran ( ) Dale Turner ( ) Robbie Williams ( ) Brian Carpenter ( ) Darian DeVries ( ) 131 BLOCKED SHOTS - UNI (CAREER) 1. Grant Stout (2004-0) Jake Koch ( ) Jordan Eglseder ( ) Sean Hawkins ( ) Eric Coleman ( ) Jeremy Morgan (2013-pres.) Seth Tuttle ( ) Jason Sims ( ) Scott Stafford ( ) Steve Phyfe ( ) 66 MORGAN KNOCKS DOWN TRIPLES TOO Senior guard Jeremy Morgan can also knock down the three-point shot. Morgan has tallied 170 career three-pointers made to rank T-No. 5 all-time at UNI with Nick Nurse ( ). THREE-POINTERS MADE - UNI (CAREER) 1. Matt Bohannon ( ) Ben Jacobson ( ) Johnny Moran ( ) 201 Marc Sonnen ( ) Nick Nurse ( ) 170 Jeremy Morgan (2013-pres.) Darian DeVries ( ) Robbie Sieverding ( ) Ali Farohkmanesh ( ) Maurice Newby ( ) 146 MORGAN JOINS UNI S TOP 10 GAMES PLAYED, STARTED LISTS Senior guard Jeremy Morgan has joined UNI s top-10 list for games played and games started. Morgan has played in 130 career games heading into Friday s contest vs. Missouri State, which ranks him No. 10 on UNI s games played list. Morgan has made 109 career starts for the Panthers, which ranks him tied for T-No. 7 with Cedrick McCullough. GAMES PLAYED - UNI (CAREER) 1. Marc Sonnen ( ) Jake Koch ( ) 138 Matt Bohannon ( ) Seth Tuttle ( ) Johnny Moran ( ) 135 Chip Rank ( ) 135

8 Deon Mitchell ( ) Kwadzo Ahelegbe ( ) Adam Koch ( ) Jeremy Morgan (2013-pres.) 130 GAMES STARTED - UNI (CAREER) 1. Seth Tuttle ( ) Johnny Moran ( ) Ben Jacobson ( ) Brooks McKowen ( ) Deon Mitchell ( ) Eric Coleman ( ) Cedrick McCullough ( ) 109 Jeremy Morgan (2013-pres.) Matt Bohannon ( ) Randy Kraayenbrink ( ) 107 Dale Turner ( ) 107 Kwadzo Ahelegbe ( ) 107 MORGAN CLOSES IN ON SINGLE- SEASON TOP 10 LIST FOR STEALS Jeremy Morgan has posted 48 steals this season and with one more steal will add his name to UNI s single-season steals list again. Last year, Morgan posted 70 steals to rank as the fourth-best single-season total in Panther history. UNI SINGLE-SEASON STEALS 1. Brent Carmichael ( ) Brent Carmichael ( ) 80 Andy Woodley ( ) Jeremy Morgan ( ) Cam Johnson ( ) Brian Carpenter ( ) Nick Nurse ( ) Ben Jacobson ( ) Jason Daisy ( ) 49 Randy Blocker ( ) Jeremy Morgan ( ) 48 MORGAN JOINS 500/500 CLUB Senior guard Jeremy Morgan became the 25th UNI men s basketball player to record at least 500 points and 500 rebounds in his career. Morgan has posted 545 rebounds in his Panther career to go along with 1,200 points. Morgan is one of 10 UNI players to tally 1,200 points and 500 rebounds. UNI s 500 Points/500 Rebounds Club Name (Years) Pts./Rbs. Del Nicklaus ( ) 604/611 Ron La Frentz ( ) 723/551 Jim Jackson ( ) 891/1,097 Pete Spoden ( ) 1,239/1,104 Craig Kneppe ( ) 1,200/685 Ken Huelman ( ) 1,275/818 John Martin ( ) 1,027/571 Randy Beilke ( ) 962/752 Darrell Timion ( ) 722/586 Bill Runchey ( ) 830/534 Randy Podhaski ( ) 831/510 Ron Lemons ( ) 1,476/760 Bill Jones ( ) 915/574 Jason Reese ( ) 2,033/773 Troy Muilenburg ( ) 1,251/599 Joe Breakenridge ( ) 956/766 8 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL David Gruber ( ) 1,116/625 Grant Stout ( ) 1,232/920 Eric Coleman ( ) 1,522/997 Jordan Eglseder ( ) 1,066/656 Adam Koch ( ) 1,186/596 Lucas O Rear ( ) 529/517 Jake Koch ( ) 1,113/677 Seth Tuttle ( ) 1,747/917 Jeremy Morgan (2013-pres.) 1,200/545 FOR STARTERS UNI has used eight different starting lineups this season in its 29 games. UNI has had nine different players draw starts this season. UNI s Starting Lineups Carlson-McCloud-Morgan-Koch-Ashton (16) Carlson-McCloud-Morgan-Koch-Lohaus (4) Carlson-McCloud-Morgan-Koch-Haldeman (2) Carlson-Morgan-Ashton-Koch-Haldeman (2) Friedman-McCloud-Morgan-Brown-Haldeman (2) Carlson-McCloud-Ashton-Koch-Haldeman (1) Carlson-Friedman-McCloud-Morgan-Ashton (1) Carlson-Friedman-McCloud-Morgan-Haldeman (1) AMONG THE ELITE UNI is one of 13 teams to have won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament and accumulate 54 combined wins over the previous two seasons. The elite list of squads include UNI, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon, Villanova, Wichita State, Wisconsin and Virginia. EIGHT NCAA TRIPS FOR UNI UNI made its eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament last season. The Panthers are 5-8 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UNI s All-Time NCAA Tourney Results W, vs. #3 Missouri L, vs. #6 Minnesota L, vs. #3 Georgia Tech L, vs. #6 Wisconsin L, vs. #7 Georgetown L, vs. #5 Purdue W, vs. #8 UNLV W, vs. #1 Kansas L, vs. #5 Michigan State W, vs. #12 Wyoming L, vs. #4 Louisville W, vs. #6 Texas L, (2OT) vs. #3 Texas A&M MVC S DANCE PARTNERS Since the season, UNI and Wichita State have made the most appearances in the NCAA Tournament for the Missouri Valley Conference. The Panthers have made seven NCAA Tournament apperances since the season, while the Shockers have appeared in six NCAA tournaments in the same time frame. MVC S NCAA Appearances Since 2004 UNI (7) , 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 Wichita St. (6) , 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Southern Illinois (4) , 2005, 2006, 2007 Creighton (4) , 2007, 2012, 2013 Indiana State (1) Drake (1) Bradley (1) WIN SEASONS UNI has had win seasons in program history 10 of those 20-win seasons have come since POINT TALK UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 560 straight games the longest active streak in the MVC. The last time UNI failed to make a 3-point basket came Feb. 3, 2000, vs. Southern Illinois in a Panther victory in the UNI-Dome. UNI went 0-for-4 from 3-point land vs. the Salukis in that contest. PANTHERS FILL IT UP FROM DEEP UNI has drained pointers this season to tie for the ninth-best single-season total in program history. UNI SINGLE-SEASON 3-POINTERS MADE ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 223 ( ) SPENCER TRACKING DOWN UNI FRESHMAN 3-POINT MARK Redshirt freshman guard Spencer Haldeman is tracking on the UNI freshman three-point record set by Chris Foster with 58 in the season. Haldeman ranks third on the team this season having drained 48 three-pointers. UNI Freshman 3-Point FGs Made List Chris Foster ( ) - 58 Johnny Moran ( ) - 50 Spencer Haldeman ( ) - 48 Sredrick Robinson ( ) - 46

9 JAKE RANKS AMONG VALLEY S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES UNI head coach Ben Jacobson ranks No. 6 in the Missouri Valley Confernce history in victories (234). Jacobson ranks No. 7 in league history in MVC games only (123). Henry Iba tops both lists with 486 total wins and 187 league wins. MVC Coaching Victories 1. Henry P. Iba (Oklahoma State) Eddie Hickey (Creighton/St. Louis) Dana Altman (Creighton) Gregg Marshall (Wichita State) Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU) Ben Jacobson (UNI) Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois) Ralph Miller (Wichita State) Maury John (Drake) Joe Stowell (Bradley) 197 MVC Coaching Wins (Conf. Games Only) 1. Henry P. Iba (Oklahoma State) Dana Altman (Creighton) Eddie Hickey (Creighton/St. Louis) Gregg Marshall (Wichita State) 134 Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU) Dr. F.C. Allen (Kansas) Ben Jacobson (UNI) Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois) Jim Molinari (Bradley) Maurice John (Drake) 95 JACOBSON AGAINST THE LAND OF LINCOLN Ben Jacobson has taken full advantage of the four schools representing the state of Illinois in the Missouri Valley Conference in his 11 seasons as UNI s head coach. He has an overall mark of vs. Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Bradley and Loyola. Jake Overall vs. MVC s Illinois Schools Bradley 21-6 Southern Illinois 18-7 Illinois State Loyola 6-5 MVC SWEEPS FOR COACH JAKE UNI has secured a season sweep of both Southern Illinois and Drake this season. The Panthers will be looking for season sweep of Indiana State on Wednesday. It would be the third time that UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has swept the season series against Indiana State. The Panthers swept the Sycamores in the and seasons. Overall, UNI has swept an MVC opponent 37 times since the start of the season - Jacobson s first year as the Panther head coach. 9 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL MVC Sweeps Under Coach Jacobson Bradley (6) , 08-09, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, Creighton (1) Drake (6) , 11-12, 12-13, 14-15, 15-16, Evansville (5) , 07-08, 08-09, 13-14, Illinois St. (5) , 09-10, 10-11, 12-13, Indiana State (2) , Loyola (1) Missouri St. (5) , 09-10, 12-13, 13-14, Southern Ill. (5) , 09-10, 11-12, 14-15, Wichita State (1) PANTHERS ARE RARELY SWEPT Since Ben Jacobson took over the head coaching duties in , the UNI program has been swept in an MVC home-and-home series on 13 occasions. MVC Sweeps of UNI (since ) Creighton , Drake , Evansville , Illinois State Indiana State , Loyola Wichita State, 11-12, 13-14, WINNING TRADITION IN MCLEOD CENTER UNI is playing its 11th 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 (.792) in games played in the McLeod Center. UNI secured a school-record 16 home wins in the 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 and seasons and then UNI notched a 15-0 mark at home in UNI set its home-court win streak of 21 consecutive victories between the and seasons. The McLeod Center opened in November HOME WINS IN 11 STRAIGHT YRS UNI has won none or more home games in the McLeod Center in all 11 seasons since the arena opened in November UNI s Home Record in McLeod Center Year Record JAKE LOVES FEBRUARY UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has guided the Panthers to a mark of 20-6 over their last 26 games in the month of February. UNI in February Feb Feb Feb Feb (won last two) MOST WINS FOR JACOBSON VS. ANY OPPONENT UNI head coach Ben Jacobson has secured 21 victories over the Bradley Braves the most against any opponent he has faced in his 11 seasons. Jacobson has posted a mark of 21-6 vs. the Braves. RHODES TIME TO SHINE Junior guard Hunter Rhodes entered UNI s game at Missouri State (2/12) having played less than two minutes in two games played, including six DNPs. But Rhodes came up with eight points and four assists in a win for the Panthers. Rhodes came into the contest late in the first half and buried the first shot he took - a three-pointer with 3:21 left in the half. It was Rhodes first made three-pointer since Jan. 11 at Bradley. Rhodes hit his second three-pointer of the game at the start of the second half as UNI turned an 18-8 deficit until a lead against the Bears. Rhodes sank two free throws with 2:37 left to give UNI a lead. THE UNDER 50 CLUB UNI held Southern Illinois to 41 points in its win Wednesday in the McLeod Center. It marks the 45th time in the Ben Jacobson coaching era that the Panthers have held a team to under 50 points. UNI is 44-1 in those con-

10 tests. UNI has won 37 straight games when holding the opposition to less than 50 points. OPP. HELD UNDER 50 PTS IN JACOBSON COACHING ERA Date Opponent Result 2/8/17 Southern Illinois W, /12/16 Coe W, /24/15 Indiana State W, /9/15 Drake W, /30/15 Bradley W, /7/15 vs. Loyola W, (MVC Tournament) 3/6/15 vs. Bradley W, (MVC Tournament) 2/21/15 Bradley W, /18/15 at Loyola W, /18/15 Missouri State W, /10/15 at Drake W, /7/15 Southern Illinois W, /20/14 vs. Iowa W, /26/14 vs. Northwestern W, /22/14 North Florida W, /1/14 Bradley W, /5/13 Missouri State W, /23/13 Southern Illinois W, /17/12 North Dakota W, /31/12 Southern Illinois W, /4/12 Indiana State W, /19/11 Loras W, /22/11 Western Carolina W, /12/11 Old Dominion W, /22/11 Drake W, /12/11 at Illinois State W, /19/10 SIU Edwardsville W, /16/10 Coe W, /6/10 vs. Bradley W, (MVC Tournament) 3/5/10 vs. Drake W, (MVC Tournament) 2/10/10 at Drake W, /16/10 vs. Indiana State W, /9/10 at Illinois State W, /6/10 at Southern Illinois W, /1/10 vs. Evansville W, /19/09 at North Dakota W, /28/09 vs. Northern Illinois W, /18/09 vs. Drake L, /6 /08 vs. North Dakota W, /7/08 vs. Southern Illinois W, (MVC Tournament) 12/29/07 at Bradley W, /15/07 vs. Wartburg W, /27/07 at Iowa State W, /9/07 vs. Northern Illinois W, /2/06 at Bucknell W, TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY FOR SIU Southern Illinois has suffered a defeat in 14 consecutive trips to Cedar Falls. SIU is 0-11 in the McLeod Center and has not posted a win in Cedar Falls since an overtime win in the UNI-Dome on Jan. 22, SIU is 7-21 in 28 games that the Salukis have played in Cedar Falls. SIU s seven wins came in the 10 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL , , , , , , seasons. JUWAN TURNS IT ON Freshman point guard Juwan Mc- Cloud is playing some of his finest basketball this season. McCloud scored 10 points including the go-ahead layup with 1:13 left in a win over Indiana State (2/4). McCloud made 4-of-6 shots from the field vs. the Sycamores in the McLeod Center. Earlier in the week, McCloud scored 11 points in the final 7:19 at Illinois State and did not miss a field goal. McCloud was 4-of-4 from the field, including 3-of-3 from threepoint range vs. the Redbirds. ALL FIVE STARTERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES UNI had all five of its starters score in double figures for the first time since the season in its win over Indiana State (2/4). The last time UNI had all five starters score 10 or more points came on March 26, 2013, in a win over Bradley in the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. KOCH STEPS UP IN WIN STREAK UNI junior Bennett Koch has played a big role in the Panthers s fivegame win streak. Koch has scored in double figures in each of UNI s wins in the streak. Over the five-game stretch, Koch is averaging 17.4 points and 6.8 rebounds. He is shooting 63.0 percent from the field and 85.3 percent from the free throw line. KOCH EATS UP DRAKE For the second time this season, Bennett Koch put up impressive numbers against the Drake. In two games vs. Drake, Koch was 15-of-16 from the field and averaged 18.5 point. In the McLeod Center, Koch was 8-of-8 from the field and scored 21 points. In the Knapp Center, Koch went 7-of-8 from the floor and scored 16 points. MCDONNELL OFF THE BENCH Redshirt freshman Luke McDonnell registered his first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Evansville (1/25). McDonnell has played in 13 conference games and has scored 65 points (5.0 ppg). In the non-conference portion of the season, McDonnell played in five games and scored seven points. UNI s Active Double-Double List Jeremy Morgan (4) Bennett Koch (2) Jordan Ashton (1) Klint Carlson (1) Luke McDonnell (1) KOCH TURNS IN DOUBLE-DOUBLE Junior Bennett Koch recorded his second career double-double and each time it has come against Southern Illinois. Koch scored 12 points and 11 rebounds in a come-frombehind win in Carbondale, Ill., on Saturday. Koch s only previous double-double came at home against SIU on Jan. 31, 2016, when he posted 22 points and 11 rebounds. WORKIN OVERTIME UNI moved to 2-0 in overtime games this season with a double-overtime triumph over Loyola (1/18). UNI also posted a overtime win over Oklahoma in the semifinals of the Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando on Nov. 18. Head coach Ben Jacobson is 11-8 all-time in overtime games. The win over Loyola marked the first double-overtime victory for Jacobson after having dropped his three previous double-overtime games. UNI s Overtime Games Since 2006 L, at Illinois State (1/9/07) W, at UMKC (12/19/07) W, vs. Wichita State (2/13/08) L, vs. Iowa State (12/3/08) L, (2OT) vs. Indiana State (12/28/08) W, at Illinois State (2/24/09) W, vs. Illinois State (3/8/09) W, vs. Toledo (11/14/12) W, at George Mason (12/8/12) L, at Evansville (1/29/13) L, vs. Iowa State (12/7/13) L, at Loyola (1/25/14) W, at Stephen F. Austin (11/18/14) W, vs. George Mason (12/6/14)

11 L, (2OT) at VCU (12/13/14) W, vs. Wichita State (3/5/16) L, (2OT) vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16) W, vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) W, (2OT) vs. Loyola (1/18/17) BACK-TO-BACK 21-POINT GAMES Junior Bennett Koch has scored 21 points in consecutive games while helping UNI to a pair of home victories. Koch went 8-for-8 from the field against Drake and scored a season-high 21 points in a win. Koch followed up that effort with 21 points and nine rebounds in a double-overtime triumph over Loyola (1/15). Koch is the first Panther to record back-to-back 20-point games since Seth Tuttle poured 23 points vs. Illinois State on Feb. 11, 2015 and then scored 22 points at Missouri State on Feb. 15, Active 20-Plus Point Scoring Games Jeremy Morgan (9) Bennett Koch (3) Klint Carlson (1) Hunter Rhodes (1) KOCHING THE BOARDS Bennett Koch grabbed nine rebounds against Loyola (1/18), which also included a career-high five offensive rebounds. Koch had registered a previous career-high of three offensive rebounds in four games as a sophomore before his effort vs. the Ramblers. KOCHING WITH ALL INGREDIENTS Junior Bennett Koch set a McLeod Center record by making all eight of his field goal attempts and scoring a season-high 21 points in a win over Drake (1/15). Koch surpassed the previous best field goal mark in the McLeod Center set by Seth Tuttle, who was 7-of-7 in field goals vs. North Florida (11/22/14). TWO 20-POINT SCORERS UNI had two players score 20 or more points in the same game for the first time this season when Jeremy Morgan and Bennett Koch each tallied 21 points against Drake (1/15). 11 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL The last time UNI had two players score 20 or more came Dec. 19, 2015, vs. Iowa State when Wes Washpun scored 28 points and Paul Jesperson scored 21 points in an victory over the Cyclones. PANTHERS MAKING SHOTS UNI had its highest shooting percentage game of the season Sunday when the Panthers made 56.9 percent of their shots. UNI had not shot that well at home in the McLeod Center since last season s MVC opener vs. Bradley when the Panthers buried 58.7 percent of its shots in an victory. UNI s 56.9 percent shooting is the highest shooting game for the Panthers since last season s 61.8 percent shooting game at Drake (2/6/16) - a span of 29 games. BATTLING ON THE BOARDS UNI won the rebounding battle vs. Drake, It marked the first rebounding win for the Panthers since advantage over Arizona State (11/17). HALFTIME LEAD UNI enjoyed a halftime lead over Drake, It marked the first halftime lead for the Panthers since a edge over South Dakota State (Dec. 7). CARLSON NABS DOUBLE-DOUBLE Junior forward Klint Carlson tallied his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against the Wichita State Shockers (1/8) in the McLeod Center. Carlson s 10 rebounds against the Shockers also set a career-high for the Waverly, Iowa, product. MCCLOUD FINDS HIS GROOVE Freshman point guard Juwan Mc- Cloud scored career-highs in backto-back contests in early January. McCloud scored 13 points at Evansville (1/1) and followed that up with a 16-point night at Loyola (1/4). McCloud started the first 12 games of the season and then came off the bench to record his first two double-digit scoring games of his collegiate career. 9TH CAREER TECH FOR JAKE UNI head coach Ben Jacobson picked up his ninth technical foul of his coaching career in UNI s game vs. Missouri State (12/28). UNI is 4-5 all-time in games in which Jacobson has received a technical foul. UNI Results w/jacobson Technical L, at Southern Ill. (Jan. 23, 2007) W, vs. Illinois State (Feb. 24, 2007) L, vs. Creighton (Jan. 15, 2008) W, vs. Illinois State (Feb. 24, 2009) W, vs. Evansville (Jan. 4, 2011) L, vs. Denver (Feb. 23, 2013) L, at Bradley (Jan. 22, 2014) W, vs. North Carolina (Nov. 21, 2015) L, vs. Missouri State (Dec. 28, 2016) MORGAN HITS FOR 28 VS MSU UNI senior guard Jeremy Morgan recorded his eighth career 20-point scoring game with 28 points vs. Missouri State (12/28). Morgan drained 10-of-21 shots from the field and was 7-of-8 from the foul line against the Bears. Morgan added to his stat sheet with five rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks. COMPARING 20-POINT MARGINS UNI head coach Ben Jacobson suffered his worst defeat as the Panthers mentor at No. 8-ranked North Carolina, It marked only the eighth time that a Jacobson-coached squad had lost a game by 20 or more points. In contrast, Jacobson has guided UNI to 36 victories by 20 or more points since he took over the program in the season. UNI VS. RANKED TEAMS UNI has faced three top-25 foes this season. Since the season, UNI is vs. ranked foes. UNI 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 season. 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 win over North Carolina in the

12 McLeod Center on Nov. 21, The Panthers also recorded a win over No. 1 Kansas in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. UNI has posted a mark of 3-2 in its last five matchups against topfive ranked foes. Panther head coach Ben Jacobson is the only head coach in history of the Missouri Valley Conference to have defeated two different No. 1 teams (Kansas, North Carolina). UNI vs. Ranked Opponents (since ) #8 North Carolina L, (A) - 12/21/16 #9 Xavier L, (A) - 11/26/16 #11 Xavier L, (N) - 11/20/16 #15 Texas A&M L, ot (N) - 3/20/16 #25 Wichita State W, (A) - 2/13/16 #5 Iowa State W, (N) - 12/19/15 #1 North Carolina W, (H) - 11/21/15 #17 Louisville L, (N) - 3/22/15 #11 Wichita State L, (A) - 2/28/15 #12 Wichita State W, (H) - 1/31/15 #4 Wichita State L, (H) - 2/8/14 #8 Wichita State L, (A) - 1/5/14 #17 Iowa State L, OT (N) - 12/7/13 #15 Wichita State W, (H) - 2/2/13 #12 Creighton L, (A) - 1/15/13 #21 UNLV L, (A) - 12/19/12 #19 Memphis L, (N) - 11/24/12 #2 Louisville L, (N) - 11/22/12 #13 Creighton W, (H) - 2/4/12 #23 Creighton L, (A) - 1/10/12 #10 Syracuse L, (A) - 11/12/10 #13 Michigan State L, (N) - 3/26/10 #1 Kansas W, (N) - 3/20/10 #15 Marquette L, (N) - 11/28/08 #14 Drake L, (H) - 2/16/08 #22 Drake L, (A) - 1/26/08 #11 Nevada L, (A) - 2/17/07 #16 Wichita State W, (A) - 12/30/06 #17 Washington L, (A) - 11/14/06 #23 Georgetown L, (N) - 3/17/06 #24 Bucknell W, (H) - 2/18/06 #12 Iowa W, (H) - 12/6/05 #20 Wisconsin L, (N) - 3/18/05 #17 Iowa L, (A) - 12/7/05 #14 Georgia Tech L, (N) - 3/19/04 #15 Southern Illinois W, (H) - 3/1/04 #20 Creighton W, (H) - 1/14/04 #24 Iowa W, (H) - 12/9/03 #13 Creighton L, (H) - 2/4/03 #11 Iowa W, (H) - 12/4/01 #17 Alabama L, (N) - 12/20/00 #10 Iowa W, (H) - 12/9/97 #12 Iowa L, (H) - 12/5/95 #11 Iowa State L, (H) - 1/25/95 #8 Iowa L, (A) - 12/8/92 #16 Iowa L, (H) - 12/19/91 #20 Minnesota L, (N) - 3/18/90 #11 Missouri W, (N) - 3/16/90 #20 Iowa W, (H) - 1/3/90 #3 Georgetown L, (N) - 12/29/89 #5 Iowa L, (A) - 12/6/88 #14 Missouri L, (A) - 1/12/83 #6 Iowa L, (A) - 12/21/81 #14 Iowa L, (A) - 12/30/80 #20 Iowa L, (A) - 12/6/79 NOTE: Associated Press poll used 12 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL UNI s Record vs. Ranked Opponents Overall Home Away Neutral MORGAN TOOK OVER VS. UND Senior guard Jeremy Morgan simply took over the second half in a win over North Dakota (12/10). The Panthers trailed the Fighting Hawks at the break, 33-29, and Morgan was scoreless after going 0-of-5 from the field. From that point on, it became the Jeremy Morgan Show. Morgan made 10-of-12 field goals and 16-of-22 free throws in the final 20 minutes as he poured in a career-high 38 points. Morgan set the UNI scoring record in the McLeod Center taking over Jake Koch s mark of 34 points against Bradley on Jan. 9, He also broke Koch s UNI McLeod Center record of 15 made free throws from that same night vs. the Braves. Morgan set the McLeod Center record for free throw attempts (22) breaking the mark of 21 set by Evansville s D.J. Balentine on Jan. 29, THIRD DOUBLE-DOUBLE Morgan recorded his third double-double of the season with 38 points and 11 rebounds vs. North Dakota (12/10). It is the the fourth double-double of his collegiate career. Morgan s only previous double-double before this season came in the 2016 NCAA Tournament vs. Texas A&M with 36 points and 12 rebounds. MORGAN HITS FOR 30-PLUS Senior Jeremy Morgan scored his second career 30-plus point scoring game with a career-high 38 points vs. North Dakota. Morgan tallied all 38 points against the Fighting Hawks in the second half as he was scoreless at the half having missed all five field goal attempts. Morgan is the first Panther since Robbie Sieverding to have multiple 30-plus point scoring games. Sieverding got his 30-point games in 1999 (31 vs. Drake) and 2001 (30 vs. Iowa). UNI s 30-POINT GAMES SINCE Cam Johnson (2/12/94 at 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 - 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) MORGAN EARNS SECOND MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR For the week, Jeremy Morgan averaged 27.5 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game, 4.5 assists per game and shot 57.1 percent from the floor to earn MVC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. Morgan poured in a career-high 38 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in leading UNI to a win over North Dakota Saturday in the McLeod Center. Morgan scored all 38 of his points in the second half and led the Panthers to a comeback victory after trailing by four points at the break. Morgan posted 17 points, secured eight rebounds and handed out seven assists in an victory over South Dakota State Wednesday at home. Morgan made 6-of-11 shots from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point land. RHODES BREAKS OUT Junior guard Hunter Rhodes

13 notched a career-high with 20 points off the bench in an win over South Dakota State (12/7). Rhodes buried 6-of-9 threepointers against the Jackrabbits as UNI set a school record with 20 made three-pointers. Rhodes also handed out four assists vs. the Jacks. Rhodes added seven points in a career-high 26 minutes in UNI s win over North Dakota (12/10). Rhodes made 2-of-5 shots from the field, including a three-pointer vs. the Fighting Hawks. Rhodes averaged 13.5 points per game and made 7-of-12 shots from 3-point land over the two games. Rhodes shot 57.1 percent from the field (8-of-14) in the two UNI wins. Rhodes became the first Panther to score 20 or more points off the bench since Nate Buss scored 23 against Bradley (March 6, 2015) at the 2015 MVC Tournament. 80 OR MORE IS A GOOD SIGN UNI is 43-6 when scoring 80 or more points in the Ben Jacobson coaching era. UNI SCORING 80+IN JACOBSON ERA Date Opponent Results 12/7/16 South Dakota State W, /17/16 vs. Arizona State W, /20/16 vs. Texas A&M L, (2OT) 2/10/15 Missouri State W, /6/15 at Drake W, /30/15 Bradley W, /19/15 vs. Iowa State W, /30/15 North Texas W, /28/15 at North Dakota W, /25/15 Dubuque W, /11/15 Illinois State W, /13/14 at VCU L, (2OT) 2/1/14 Indiana State L, /29/14 Evansville W, /25/14 at Loyola L, (OT) 1/14/14 Missouri State W, /8/14 at Evansville W, /1/14 Bradley W, /28/13 Iona W, /7/13 vs. Iowa State L, (OT) 11/22/13 Loyola Marymount W, /11/13 Coe W, /26/13 Bradley W, /2/13 Illinois State W, /20/13 Drake W, /12/13 Bradley W, /23/12 Saint Mary s W, /8/12 at George Mason W, (OT) 11/14/12 Toledo W, (OT) 11/10/12 Wartburg W, /7/12 at Drake W, /19/11 Loras W, /6/11 Iowa W, UNI MEN S BASKETBALL 12/3/11 Colorado State W, /15/11 Rider W, /15/11 at Bradley W, /9/11 Bradley W, /16/10 Coe W, /3/10 Missouri State W, /12/09 Siena W, /23/09 vs. Boston College W, /11/09 Southern Illinois W, /17/09 at Drake W, /28/08 Indiana State L, (2OT) 11/25/08 Chicago State W, /15/07 Wartburg W, /20/06 Wartburg W, /09/06 UMKC W, /13/06 vs. Pepperdine W, RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT FROM BEHIND THE ARC UNI put together a record-breaking night from behind the three-point arc by making 20 three-pointers in its win over South Dakota State (12/7). UNI set its school record and the McLeod Center mark for 3-point field goals made with 20. The previous mark of 17 was set Jan. 29, 2014, in a win over Evansville. UNI tied the Missouri Valley Conference record for 3-pointers made with Creighton (vs. Chattanooga - 2/19/05) and Bradley (vs. Florida A&M - 11/21/06). The 20 three-pointers made is the third-highest single-game total in all of NCAA Division I basketball this season. The Panthers also set a school record for most three-point attempts (37 - previous mark was 35 set vs. BYU on Dec. 25, 2015). UNI s 37 three-point attempts is the 12th-most in MVC history in a single game. LOW PERCENTAGE VS. MASON UNI shot its lowest field goal percentage game at 25.9 percent in the 11-year history of the McLeod Center vs. George Mason (11/30). The previous low came when the Panthers shot 27.1 percent vs. Loyola in a loss to the Ramblers on Jan. 16, It was UNI s lowest shooting percentage in 147 games. The last time UNI shot a worse percentage came when the Panthers shot 25.5 percent against the Illinois State Redbirds in the quarterfinals of 2012 MVC Tournament (March 2, 2012). LOWEST FIELD GOAL % 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).290 CREIGHTON (2/8/2009) CHILLY IN CINCINNATI UNI was limited to 12 points on four made field goals in the opening 20 minutes Saturday at No. 9-ranked Xavier. The 12 first-half points are the fewest scored in an opening half in head coach Ben Jacobson s 11 years at the helm of the Panther program. The previous lowest first-half output came when the Panthers mustered 13 points at Saint Mary s en route to a loss in Moraga, Calif., on Nov. 14, The 42-point output for the game is the lowest since UNI lost to Loyola last season at home, MORGAN NAMED MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Senior guard Jeremy Morgan averaged a double-double and was named to the Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament team, which helped him earn his first Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week honor (11/21). Morgan scored 57 points (19.0 ppg), grabbed 30 rebounds (10.0 rpg), handed out 12 assists (4.0 apg), notched 12 steals (4.0 spg) and blocked eight shots (2.67 bpg), while shooting 10-of-24 from threepoint range. Morgan posted a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds in an win over Arizona State. Morgan was 4-of-6 from 3-point range and handed out four assists vs. the Sun Devils. Morgan keyed an 18-point second-half comeback against Oklahoma by scoring 17 points, grabbing seven rebounds, handing out four assists, notching seven steals and blocking four shots against the Sooners.

14 Morgan closed the weekend by scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to go with four assists, four blocks and three steals against the No. 11-ranked Xavier Musketeers. Morgan buried four 3-pointers against the Musketeers. For the week, Morgan also made 17-of-19 (89.5 percent) free throws. TIES UNI S LARGEST COMEBACK UNI s 18-point comeback victory over Oklahoma ties it for the longest such win in the school s NCAA Division I history. UNI also posted an 18-point comeback win over Illinois State on March 8, 2015, in the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship game. CARLSON RECORDS 2ND STRAIGHT CAREER-HIGH Klint Carlson has scored careerhighs in each game of the 2016 Tire Pros Invitational. Carlson scored 19 points in a win over Arizona State (11/17). Carlson added 22 points in UNI s triumph over Oklahoma (11/18). CARLSON IN 20-POINT CLUB UNI junior forward Klint Carlson posted his first 20-point with 22 points against the Oklahoma Sooners. Through the game s first 33 minutes, Carlson had scored four points. In the final 11:27 (regulation and overtime), Carlson added 18 points which included four three-pointers. His final three-pointer gave UNI a lead with :42.9 left in overtime. HALDEMAN HEATS UP Redshirt freshman Spencer Haldeman knocked in five three-pointers and scored 17 points off the bench in UNI s win over Arizona State in Orlando. PANTHERS TABBED THIRD IN MVC PRESEASON POLL UNI has been slotted to finish third in the preseason Missouri Valley Conference poll. 14 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL MVC Preseason Poll School (First-Place Votes) Total 1. Wichita State (37) Illinois State (4) UNI (1) Missouri State Southern Illinois Indiana State Loyola Bradley Evansville Drake 73 UNI MBB IN APR TOP-10 PERCENT The UNI men s basketball, men s golf, women s golf, women s cross country and women s volleyball teams have been recognized by the NCAA for their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The UNI men s basketball team has been recognized with a perfect APR score (1,000) in each of the last four seasons - the only MVC school to do that in each of the past three years. The APR provides a real-time look at a team s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team s academic performance. UNI SIGNS PHYFE TO NLI UNI head men s basketball coach Ben Jacobson announced the signing of Austin Phyfe (Waverly, Iowa/ Waverly-Shell Rock HS) to a National Letter-of-Intent to play for the Panthers beginning in Phyfe (6 9, 235 lbs., Forward) is the No. 2 recruit in the state of Iowa, according to IowaPreps.com. He earned second-team all-state honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association as a junior for head coach Nate Stegge. Phyfe notched third-team all-state accolades as a sophomore. Phyfe is a three-time all-northeast Iowa Conference pick, including a pair of first-team honors the past two seasons. Phyfe averaged 14.5 points, grabbed 8.4 rebounds and shot 64 percent from the field in leading Waverly-Shell Rock to an 18-6 record in Phyfe scored 13.7 points and grabbed 7.9 rebounds as a sophomore in helping the GoHawks to a 22-3 record and a berth into the state tournament. As a freshman, he helped the GoHawks the state tournament and into the semifinals. Phyfe played AAU for the Iowa Barnstormers. He is the son of Steve and Lisa Phyfe. His father, Steve, played basketball for the Panthers from His sister, Aftin, is a member of the UNI swimming and diving team. UNI TO PLAY IN 2017 BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS Celebrating its seventh year of elite collegiate tournament play, the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis will include Villanova, Arizona, Purdue, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Southern Methodist, Western Kentucky and UNI. The 2017 early season tournament field boasts a combined 16 Final Four appearances and five National Championships between the field. The annual Battle 4 Atlantis once again falls during the Thanksgiving holiday, scheduled to take place November 22-24, The 12-game, three-day tournament is regarded as one of the most challenging early-season tournaments. It will mark UNI s second appearance in the Battle 4 Atlantis. UNI also took part in the tournament in the 2012 Battle 4 Atlantis as the Panthers played Louisville, Stanford and Memphis. RADIO INFORMATION This year s UNI men s basketball games can be heard on the UNI Sports Radio Network, with KXEL (1540 AM, Waterloo, Iowa) serving as flagship station. Affiliates include KBGG (1700 AM, Des Moines), KGYM (1600 AM, Cedar Rapids), KQCR (98.9 FM, Hampton), KILJ (105.5 FM, Mount Pleasant), KFXE (1160 AM, Decorah-Waukon) and KVFD (1400 AM, Fort Dodge). Long-time Panthers announcer Gary Rima handles play-by-play duties, while Kevin Boyle serves as analyst. Head coach Ben Jacobson s

15 weekly radio call-in show will air on Thursdays, beginning in December at 6 p.m., live from The Other Place in Cedar Falls. WEEKLY PRESS LUNCHEONS UNI head coach Ben Jacobson or a member of his coaching staff will be available at the weekly Press Luncheons held each Monday beginning at noon in the back room of Pepper s Grill and Sports Pub located on 18th Street in Cedar Falls. FOLLOW THE PANTHERS ON FACE- BOOK, TWITTER & YOUTUBE Fans of UNI Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram will have access to updates, score recaps and special announcements. FACEBOOK TWITTER YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM UNI Ath. Communications Info Colin McDonough, Asst. A.D./Ath. Communications Office: (319) Cell: (319) Colin.McDonough@uni.edu 15 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

16 UNI MBB Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Adam McDermott G So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (North Dakota) 2 Klint Carlson F Jr. Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock) 3 Ted Friedman C Jr. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) 5 Rafael de Souza G Jr. Jundiai, Brazil (Gulf Coast State College) 12 Lincoln Conrey F R-Fr. Waterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West) 13 Juwan McCloud G Fr. Germantown, Wis. (Germantown) 15 Justin Dahl C R-Fr. Carver, Minn. (Holy Family) 20 Jeremy Morgan G Sr. Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West) 21 Hunter Rhodes G Jr. Canton, Ill. (Kirkwood CC) 22 Tanner Lohaus F Fr. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West) 23 Jordan Ashton G Sr. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (Iowa State Univ.) 24 Isaiah Brown G Fr. Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) 25 Bennett Koch F Jr. Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon) 30 Spencer Haldeman G R-Fr. Peosta, Iowa (Western Dubuque) 33 Wyatt Lohaus G Jr. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West) 34 Luke McDonnell F R-Fr. Dubuque, Iowa (Dubuque Senior) Head Coach: Ben Jacobson (Univ. of North Dakota 94) Assistant Coaches: P.J. Hogan (Morningside 99), Kyle Green (Hamline 92), Erik Crawford (UNI 06) Director of Basketball Operations: Derrik Netten (UNI 06) Strength & Conditioning: Andrea Comini (Univ. of Verona 05) Video Coordinator: Johnny Moran (UNI 12) Graduate Manager: Jake Koch (UNI 13) Athletic Trainer: Don Bishop (Upper Iowa 92) Pronunciation Guide Lincoln Conrey CON-ree Justin Dahl Doll Rafael de Souza day-soo-zah Ted Friedman FREED-muhn Spencer Haldeman HALL-duh-muhn Bennett Koch COOK Tanner Lohaus LOW-house Wyatt Lohaus LOW-house Juwan McCloud JEW-ahn 16 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

17 Klint Carlson 6-7, 225, Jr., Forward Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock) #2 Second on the squad in rebounds (142) and assists (61) Fourth on the team in scoring (8.3 ppg) Led the team with 14 points and added 8 rebounds in a win over Southern Ill. (2/8) One of five starters to reach double-figure scoring in a win over Indiana State (2/4) Posted a game-high 17 points, including three 3-pointers in a win at Drake (1/28) One of four Panthers in double-figures with 10 points in a win at SIU (1/21) Played all 50 minutes of UNI s double overtime win over Loyola (1/18) Poured in 15 points and grabbed 3 steals at Bradley (1/11) Registered his first career double-double with 12 pts, 10 rbs vs. Wichita State (1/8) Played a career-high 40 minutes vs. Missouri State (12/28) Scored 11 points in UNI s win over North Dakota (12/10) Dished out a career-high 7 assists vs. George Mason (11/30) Tallied a career-high 22 points in a overtime win over Oklahoma (11/18) Scored 18 of his 22 points vs. Oklahoma in the final 11:27 (regulation/overtime) His 3-pointer with :42.9 left in overtime gave UNI a lead over Oklahoma Scored a career-high 19 points in an win over Arizona State (11/17) Grabbed six rebounds in UNI s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28) Has 12 double-figure scoring games in his career Named to the 2016 MVC All-Tournament Team; averaged 11.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg Named to the MVC s All-Bench Team Carlson s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe* /17 Arizona State* /18 Oklahoma* /20 Xavier* /26 at Xavier* /30 George Mason* /3 at Wyoming* /7 South Dakota State /10 North Dakota /17 vs. Iowa* /21 at North Carolina* /28 Missouri State* /1 at Evansville* /4 at Loyola* /8 Wichita State* /11 at Bradley* /15 Drake* /18 Loyola* /21 at Southern Illinois* /25 Evansville* /28 at Drake* /1 at Illinois State* /4 Indiana State* /8 Southern Illinois* /12 at Missouri State* /15 Bradley* /18 at Wichita State* /22 at Indiana State* /25 Illinois State* Carlson s / Highs Points 22 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) 22 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) FG Made 8, two times 8 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) 3FG Made 4 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) 4 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) FT Made 8 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 8 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) FT Att. 8 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 8 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) Rebounds 10 vs. Wichita State (1/8/17) 10 vs. Wichita State (1/8/17) Assists 7 vs. George Mason (11/30/16) 7 vs. George Mason (11/30/16) Steals 4 vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16) 3 at Bradley (1/11/17) Blocks 1, eight times 1, two times Minutes 50 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) 50 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) Carlson s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Totals UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

18 Ted Friedman 6-9, 242, Jr., Center Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) #3 Second Team MVC Scholar-Athlete honoree Tied for third on the squad with 19 offensive rebounds Tallied a dunk and two rebounds vs. Illinois State (2/25) Tied a career-high with two blocks at Bradley (1/11) Scored 4 points on a pair of dunks in a win over Coe (11/12) Elite 18 Award recipient at the 2016 MVC Tournament Honorable Mention Scholar-Athlete selection with a 3.96 GPA in Economics/Finance/ Psychology Friedman s / Highs Points 8 at Richmond (12/5/15) 4, two times FG Made 4 at Richmond (12/5/15) 2 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 3FG Made none none FT Made 2, three times 2 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) Friedman s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe /17 Arizona State /18 Oklahoma /20 Xavier /26 at Xavier /30 George Mason /3 at Wyoming* /7 South Dakota State* /10 North Dakota* /17 vs. Iowa* /21 at North Carolina /28 Missouri State /1 at Evansville /4 at Loyola /8 Wichita State /11 at Bradley /15 Drake /18 Loyola /21 at Southern Illinois /25 Evansville /28 at Drake /1 at Illinois State DNP 2/4 Indiana State /8 Southern Illinois /12 at Missouri State /15 Bradley /18 at Wichita State /22 at Indiana State /25 Illinois State FT Att. 4 at North Dakota (11/28/15) 3 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) Rebounds 6 vs. Coe (11/11/13) 4, two times Assists 2, two times 2 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Steals 1, six times 1, three times Blocks 2, two times 2 at Bradley (1/11/17) Minutes 28 vs. North Carolina (11/21/15) 26 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) Friedman s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Redshirted Totals UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

19 Rafael de Souza 6-1, 180, Jr., Guard Jundiai, Brazil (Gulf Coast State College) #5 Scored his first career points on a basket at Wichita State (2/18) Dished out an assist in the final minute vs. Wichita State (1/8) Missed his only shot attempt in an win over South Dakota State (12/7) Played three minutes and had an assist in UNI s win over Coe (11/12) Played two seasons at Gulf Coast State College de Souza s / Highs Points 2 at Wichita State (2/18/17) 2 at Wichita State (2/18/17) FG Made 1 at Wichita State (2/18/17) 1 at Wichita State (2/18/17) 3FG Made none none FT Made none none de Souza s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe /17 Arizona State DNP 11/18 Oklahoma DNP 11/20 Xavier DNP 11/26 at Xavier DNP 11/30 George Mason DNP 12/3 at Wyoming DNP 12/7 South Dakota State /10 North Dakota DNP 12/17 vs. Iowa DNP 12/21 at North Carolina /28 Missouri State DNP 1/1 at Evansville /4 at Loyola /8 Wichita State /11 at Bradley /15 Drake /18 Loyola DNP 1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP 1/25 Evansville DNP 1/28 at Drake DNP 2/1 at Illinois State DNP 2/4 Indiana State DNP 2/8 Southern Illinois DNP 2/12 at Missouri State DNP 2/15 Bradley DNP 2/18 at Wichita State /22 at Indiana State DNP ill 2/25 Illinois State FT Att. none none Rebounds none none Assists 1, two times 1, two times Steals 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Blocks Minutes none none 3, two times 3, two times de Souza s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

20 Lincoln Conrey 6-7, 218, R-Fr., Forward Waterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West) #12 Made his first basketball and scored his first collegiate points at Loyola (1/4) Got his first collegiate shot attempt at No. 8 North Carolina (12/21) Saw five minutes of action and tallied an assist in UNI s win over Coe (11/12) Played two minutes in UNI s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28) Redshirted in the season Conrey s / Highs Points 2 at Loyola (1/4/17) 2 at Loyola (1/4/17) FG Made 1 at Loyola (1/4/17) 1 at Loyola (1/4/17) 3FG Made none none FT Made none none FT Att. 1 at Loyola (1/4/17) 1 at Loyola (1/4/17) Conrey s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe /17 Arizona State DNP 11/18 Oklahoma DNP 11/20 Xavier DNP 11/26 at Xavier DNP 11/30 George Mason DNP 12/3 at Wyoming DNP 12/7 South Dakota State /10 North Dakota DNP 12/17 vs. Iowa DNP 12/21 at North Carolina /28 Missouri State DNP 1/1 at Evansville DNP 1/4 at Loyola /8 Wichita State /11 at Bradley /15 Drake /18 Loyola DNP 1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP 1/25 Evansville DNP 1/28 at Drake DNP 2/1 at Illinois State DNP 2/4 Indiana State DNP 2/8 Southern Illinois DNP 2/12 at Missouri State DNP 2/15 Bradley DNP 2/18 at Wichita State DNP 2/22 at Indiana State /252 Illinois State Rebounds none none Assists 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Steals Blocks none none none none Minutes 5 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 5 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Conrey s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Redshirted UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

21 Juwan McCloud 5-11, 173, Fr., Guard Germantown, Wis. (Germantown) #13 Scored go-ahead layup with 1:13 left in a win over Indiana State (2/4) Was 4-for-4 from the field and drained all three 3-pointers he took at Illinois State (2/1) Secured a team-high three steals at Bradley (1/11) Set his career-high with 16 points and 4 rebounds at Loyola (1/4) Scored 13 points and drained 2 triples at Evansville (1/1) Tallied eight points in an win over South Dakota State (12/7) Secured five steals in the triumph over the Jackrabbits Scored eight points and had three assists at Wyoming (12/3) Handed out a career-high five assists vs. No. 11 Xavier (11/20) Knocked in all four of his free throw attempts vs. Arizona State (11/17) Scored 3 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in his first career start vs. Coe (11/12) Scored 10 points and handed out two assists in an exhibition win over Bemidji State McCloud s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe* /17 Arizona State* /18 Oklahoma* /20 Xavier* /26 at Xavier* /30 George Mason* /3 at Wyoming* /7 South Dakota State* /10 North Dakota* /17 vs. Iowa* /21 at North Carolina* /28 Missouri State* /1 at Evansville /4 at Loyola /8 Wichita State* /11 at Bradley* /15 Drake* /18 Loyola* /21 at Southern Illinois* /25 Evansville* /28 at Drake* /1 at Illinois State* /4 Indiana State* /8 Southern Illinois* /12 at Missouri State* /15 Bradley* /18 at Wichita State* /22 at Indiana State* /25 Illinois State* McCloud s / Highs Points 16 at Loyola (1/4/17) 16 at Loyola (1/4/17) FG Made 7 at Loyola (1/4/17) 7 at Loyola (1/4/17) 3FG Made 3 at Illinois State (2/1/17) 3 at Illinois State (2/1/17) FT Made 4, two times 4, two times FT Att. 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) Rebounds 4 at Loyola (1/4/17) 4 at Loyola (1/4/17) Assists 5 vs. Xavier (11/20/16) 5 vs. Xavier (11/20/16) Steals 5 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 5 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) Blocks 1, two times 1, two times Minutes 33 vs. Indiana State (2/4/17) 33 vs. Indiana State (2/4/17) McCloud s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

22 Justin Dahl 6-11, 250, R-Fr., Center Carver, Minn. (Holy Family) #15 Grabbed 3 boards and scored 3 points at Evansville (1/1) Posted a tip-dunk and scored 5 points at No. 8 North Carolina (12/21) Played extensive minutes (13) and scored a bucket with two rebounds at Wyoming (12/3) Scored 9 pts, including an impressive tip-dunk in UNI s win over Coe (11/12) Scored 6 pts, grabbed 5 rbs in an exhibition win over Bemidji State Redshirted in the season Dahl s / Highs Points 9 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 9 vs. Coe (11/12/16) FG Made 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 3FG Made none none FT Made 1, two times 1, two times FT Att. 3 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 3 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Dahl s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe /17 Arizona State DNP 11/18 Oklahoma DNP 11/20 Xavier DNP 11/26 at Xavier /30 George Mason DNP 12/3 at Wyoming /7 South Dakota State /10 North Dakota DNP 12/17 vs. Iowa /21 at North Carolina /28 Missouri State DNP 1/1 at Evansville /4 at Loyola DNP 1/8 Wichita State /11 at Bradley /15 Drake /18 Loyola DNP 1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP 1/25 Evansville DNP 1/28 at Drake DNP 2/1 at Illinois State DNP 2/4 Indiana State DNP 2/8 Southern Illinois DNP 2/12 at Missouri State DNP 2/15 Bradley DNP 2/18 at Wichita State /22 at Indiana State /25 Illinois State Rebounds 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Assists 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Steals 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Blocks 1, two times 1, two times Minutes 14 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 14 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Dahl s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Redshirted UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

23 Jeremy Morgan 6-5, 195, Sr., Guard Coralville, Iowa (Iowa City West) #20 2nd Team All-MVC; MVC All-Defensive squad for second straight year 10th UNI Panther to score 1,200 points and grab 500 rebounds Became 41st UNI player to score 1,000 points; ranks T-No. 18 in scoring (1,198 pts.) Leads UNI in scoring (14.7), rebounding (5.9), assists (2.8), steals (1.7), blocks (1.1) Ranks No. 2 on UNI s all-time steals list with needs 4 more to tie the record Ranks No. 6 on UNI s all-time blocked shots list with 97 Ranks T-No. 5 on UNI s all-time 3-point field goals made list with 170 Ranks T-No. 7 on UNI s all-time games started list with 109 Ranks No. 10 on UNI s all-time games played list with 130 Tied for team-high scoring honors with 18 points in a triumph over Bradley (2/15) Made 5 3-pointers and scored 18 points in a win at Missouri State (2/12) Buried four free throws in final :14.5 to lead UNI to a win over Indiana State (2/4) Sank two free throws with 8.6 left to force overtime vs. Loyola (1/18) Has nine career 20-point scoring games after a 21-point outburst vs. Drake (1/15) Scored a team-high 15 points vs. Wichita State (1/8) Led Panthers with 16 points, 6 assists, 4 blocks and 3 steals vs. Evansville (1/1) Netted 28 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists and 2 blocks vs. Missouri State (12/28) Led UNI with 14 points and 9 rebounds vs. Iowa (12/17) Named MVC Player of the Week for his play in two wins over SDSU and UND Scored all 38 of his points in the second half of a win over North Dakota (12/10) Set McLeod Center record for free throw attempts (22) vs. North Dakota First Panther since Robbie Sieverding to have multiple 30-point scoring games Buried five first-half 3-pointers and scored 17 points vs. South Dakota State (12/7) Earned first MVC Player of the Week award for his play in Orlando Named to the Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament Team Recorded his third career double-double with 20 pts and 11 rbs vs. Xavier (11/20) Filled stat sheet with 17 points, 7 rbs, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 4 assists vs. Oklahoma Notched a double-double in an win over Arizona State (11/17) Poured in 20 points and grabbed a career-high tying 12 rebounds vs. the Sun Devils Scored all 11 of his points in a 17-0 first-half run vs. Coe (11/12) Drained a trio of 3-pointers in the season-opening win vs. Coe Morgan s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe* /17 Arizona State* /18 Oklahoma* /20 Xavier* /26 at Xavier* /30 George Mason* /3 at Wyoming* /7 South Dakota State* /10 North Dakota* /17 vs. Iowa* /21 at North Carolina* /28 Missouri State* /1 at Evansville* /4 at Loyola* /8 Wichita State* /11 at Bradley DNP ankle 1/15 Drake* /18 Loyola* /21 at Southern Illinois* /25 Evansville* /28 at Drake* /1 at Illinois State* /4 Indiana State* /8 Southern Illinois* /12 at Missouri State* /15 Bradley* /18 at Wichita State* /22 at Indiana State* /25 Illinois State* Morgan s / Highs Points 38 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) 38 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) FG Made 10, three times 10, two times 3FG Made 5, two times 5, two times FT Made 16 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) 16 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) FT Att. 22 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) 22 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) Rebounds 12, two times 12 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) Assists 7 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 7 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) Steals 7, two times 7 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) Blocks 5 vs. Illinois State (2/20/16) 4, four times Minutes 49 vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16) 46 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) Morgan s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Totals , UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

24 Hunter Rhodes 6-0, 175, Jr., Guard Canton, Ill. (Canton/Kirkwood CC) #21 Came off the bench and scored 8 points with 4 assists in a win at Missouri State (2/12) Scored eight points in 25 minutes at Bradley (1/11) Poured in a career-high 20 points and handed out 4 assists vs. South Dakota State (12/7) His 3-pointer gave UNI a 16-7 lead over Xavier with 10:51 left in the 1st half Scored 7 pts and grabbed 4 rbs in UNI s win over Coe (11/12) Played 14 minutes and scored 2 pts in UNI s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28) Led Kirkwood CC to the NJCAA Division II national title in Father, Kevin, played at Western Illinois ( ) and made 112 career 3-pointers Rhodes s / Highs Points 20 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 20 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) FG Made 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 3FG Made 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) FT Made 3 at Bradley (1/11/17) 3 at Bradley (1/11/17) FT Att. 4 at Bradley (1/11/17) 4 at Bradley (1/11/17) Rhodes s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe /17 Arizona State /18 Oklahoma /20 Xavier /26 at Xavier /30 George Mason /3 at Wyoming /7 South Dakota State /10 North Dakota /17 vs. Iowa /21 at North Carolina /28 Missouri State /1 at Evansville DNP 1/4 at Loyola /8 Wichita State DNP 1/11 at Bradley /15 Drake /18 Loyola DNP 1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP 1/25 Evansville /28 at Drake DNP 2/1 at Illinois State DNP 2/4 Indiana State DNP 2/8 Southern Illinois DNP 2/12 at Missouri State /15 Bradley /18 at Wichita State /22 at Indiana State DNP ill 2/25 Illinois State `18 Rebounds 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Assists Steals 4, two times 4, two times 1, seven times 1, seven times Blocks 1 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) 1 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) Minutes 26 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) 26 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) Rhodes s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

25 Jordan Ashton 6-4, 192, Sr., Guard Mount Pleasant, Iowa (Iowa State Univ.) #23 Averaged 37.6 minutes per game in MVC play (sat a total of 53 minutes in MVC games) In MVC play, led the Panthers with 34 made three-pointers Third on the squad in 3-pointers made (49) and scoring (8.7 ppg) Fourth on the team in rebounding (3.6 rpg) Sank four 3-pointers and led UNI with 13 points vs. Illinois State (2/25) Buried a trio of 3-pointers and scored 13 points at Indiana State (2/22) Tallied 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals in a win over Indiana State (2/4) Handed out a career-high five assists in a win at Drake (1/28) Swatted a career-high two shots in a win over Evansville (1/25) Made two free throws with :15 left to give UNI a win at Southern Illinois (1/21) Led the Panthers with 14 points in the road triumph over the Salukis Drained a trio of three-pointers and scored 13 points in a double OT win vs. Loyola (1/17) Scored a career-high 17 points in a win over Drake (1/15) One of four Panthers in double figures with 12 points vs. Wichita State (1/8) Scored 11 points and drained a trio of 3-pointers at Loyola (1/4) Secured a career-high two steals at North Carolina (12/21) Scored 15 points in an win over South Dakota State (12/7) Tallied his first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds at Wyoming (12/3) Buried two 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds vs. George Mason (11/30) Made his first collegiate start at Xavier (11/26) Poured in 13 points in UNI s overtime victory vs. Oklahoma (11/18) Was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point land vs. the Sooners His 3-pointer gave UNI a lead with 2:25 left in overtime against Oklahoma Knocked in two 3-pointers and dished out 3 asts in an win over Arizona St. (11/17) Scored career-high 9 pts, grabbed 4 rbs, handed out 3 asts in a win over Coe (11/12) Started and scored 9 points in UNI s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28) Played in 24 games last season at Iowa State University Played his sophomore season at Kirkwood Community College Began his collegiate career at Northwest Missouri State University Ashton s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe /17 Arizona State /18 Oklahoma /20 Xavier /26 at Xavier* /30 George Mason* /3 at Wyoming* /7 South Dakota State /10 North Dakota /17 vs. Iowa /21 at North Carolina /28 Missouri State /1 at Evansville* /4 at Loyola* /8 Wichita State* /11 at Bradley* /15 Drake* /18 Loyola* /21 at Southern Illinois* /25 Evansville* /28 at Drake* /1 at Illinois State* /4 Indiana State* /8 Southern Illinois* /12 at Missouri State* /15 Bradley* /18 at Wichita State* /22 at Indiana State* /25 Illinois State* UNI MEN S BASKETBALL Ashton s / Highs Points 17 vs. Drake (1/15/17) 17 vs. Drake (1/15/17) FG Made 7 vs. Drake (1/15/17) 7 vs. Drake (1/15/17) 3FG Made 3, seven times 3, seven times FT Made 6 at Drake (1/28/17) 6 at Drake (1/28/17) FT Att. 6 at Drake (1/28/17) 6 at Drake (1/28/17) Rebounds 12 at Wyoming (12/3/16) 12 at Wyoming (12/3/16) Assists 5 at Drake (1/28/17) 5 at Drake (1/28/17) Steals 3, two times 3, two times Blocks 2 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 2 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) Minutes 48 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) 48 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) Ashton s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Totals

26 Isaiah Brown 6-5, 173, Fr., Guard Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) #24 Made his first career start in UNI s win over South Dakota State (12/7) Played a career-high 29 minutes and scored 7 points at Wyoming (12/3) First Panther freshman since Jeremy Morgan to reach double figures in a season opener Scored 10 pts in his collegiate debut off the bench vs. Coe (11/12) Scored 2 pts in 12 minutes of action in UNI s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28) Brown s / Highs Points 10 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 10 vs. Coe (11/12/16) FG Made 3, two times 3, two times 3FG Made 2, two times 2, two times FT Made 2, two times 2, two times Brown s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe /17 Arizona State DNP 11/18 Oklahoma DNP 11/20 Xavier DNP 11/26 at Xavier /30 George Mason DNP 12/3 at Wyoming /7 South Dakota State* /10 North Dakota* /17 vs. Iowa /21 at North Carolina /28 Missouri State /1 at Evansville /4 at Loyola /8 Wichita State /11 at Bradley /15 Drake /18 Loyola /21 at Southern Illinois /25 Evansville /28 at Drake /1 at Illinois State /4 Indiana State /8 Southern Illinois /12 at Missouri State /15 Bradley /18 at Wichita State /22 at Indiana State /25 Illinois State FT Att. 2, three times 2, three times Rebounds 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16) 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16) Assists 1, five times 1, five times Steals 2 at Loyola (1/4/17) 2 at Loyola (1/4/17) Blocks Minutes none none 29, two times 29, two times Brown s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

27 Bennett Koch 6-10, 235, Jr., Forward Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon) #25 Became the 101st UNI Panther to reach 500 career points (618) Shooting a team-best 57.3 percent from the field Ranks second on the team in scoring at 10.9 ppg (averaged 12.8 ppg in MVC play) Led UNI in scoring with 16 points and had a career-high 3 assists at Indiana State (2/22) Tied for team-high scoring with 18 points in a triumph vs. Bradley (2/15) Secured 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a road win over Missouri State (2/12) Tallied a team-high 14 points and blocked 3 shots in a win over Indiana State (2/4) Scored in double figures in five straight games as UNI won five in a row Notched 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, steal in a road win over Drake (1/28) Scored a game-high 17 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, blocked 3 shots in a win over Evansville (1/25) Posted his second career double-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds at SIU (1/21) Tied his career-high with 11 rebounds vs. the Salukis. Tied his season-high with 21 points in a double overtime win over Loyola (1/18) Grabbed a career-high five offensive rebounds (nine total rebounds) vs. the Ramblers Registered his second career 20-point game with 21 points vs. Drake (1/15) Drained all eight of his field goal attempts vs. the Bulldogs tying a McLeod Center FG% record Scored a season-high 16 points vs. Missouri State (12/28) Earned his fifth double-figure scoring game of the season with 10 points at North Carolina (12/21) Sat out UNI s game at Wyoming (12/3) with an illness ending a streak of 43 straight games played One of two Panthers in double figures with 10 points vs. George Mason (11/30) Fouled out of the fourth game of his career at Xavier (11/26) One of two Panthers to reach double figures with 11 points against No. 11 Xavier (11/20) Buried 6-of-7 shots and scored 14 points in an win over Arizona State (11/17) Tied for team-high scoring honors with 11 points and grabbed 5 boards vs. Coe (11/12) Scored 8 pts, grabbed 9 rbs in UNI s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28) Named to the MVC Most-Improved Team Koch s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe* /17 Arizona State* /18 Oklahoma* /20 Xavier* /26 at Xavier* /30 George Mason* /3 at Wyoming DNP ill 12/7 South Dakota State /10 North Dakota /17 vs. Iowa /21 at North Carolina* /28 Missouri State* /1 at Evansville* /4 at Loyola* /8 Wichita State* /11 at Bradley* /15 Drake* /18 Loyola* /21 at Southern Illinois* /25 Evansville* /28 at Drake* /1 at Illinois State* /4 Indiana State* /8 Southern Illinois* /12 at Missouri State* /15 Bradley* /18 at Wichita State* /22 at Indiana State* /25 Illinois State* Koch s / Highs Points 22 vs. SIU (1/31/16) 21, two times FG Made 8, two times 8 vs. Drake (1/15/17) 3FG Made none none FT Made 15 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) 15 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) FT Att. 17 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) 17 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) Rebounds 11, two times 11 at SIU (1/21/17) Assists 3 at Indiana State (2/22/17) 3 at Indiana State (2/22/17) Steals Blocks 2, four times 2, two times 3, four times 3, three times Minutes 30 vs. SIU (1/31/16) 29, four times Koch s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Totals UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

28 Spencer Haldeman 6-1, 173, R-Fr., Guard Peosta, Iowa (Western Dubuque) #30 Named to the MVC All-Freshman Team His 48 3-pointers made ranks as the third-best single-season total for a UNI freshman Third on team in three-pointers made (48) Fifth on the team in scoring (7.5 ppg) Has 10 double-figure scoring games Added 13 points off the bench at Wichita State (2/18) Scored 13 points as the Panthers rallied for a road win over SIU (1/21) One of four Panthers in double figures in a win over Drake (1/15) Returned to the starting lineup and scored 16 points at Bradley (1/11) Scored 10 points off the bench and buried two triples vs. Wichita State (1/8) Dished out a career-high three assists at Evansville (1/1) Scored 12 points and was a perfect 4-of-4 at the line vs. Iowa (12/17) Knocked in two 3-pointers and scored 12 points in a win over North Dakota (12/10) Made his first career start in an win over South Dakota State (12/7) Posted a career-high 18 points (all in the 2nd half) at Wyoming (12/3) Scored 16 points while making four 3-pointers vs. George Mason (11/30) Made two 3-pointers at Xavier (11/26) Buried five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in an win over Arizona State (11/17) Drained a 3-pointer for his first collegiate points in a win over Coe (11/12) Scored 10 pts, drained two 3-ptrs in an exhibition win over Bemidji State Redshirted in the season Haldeman s / Highs Points 18 at Wyoming (12/3/16) 18 at Wyoming (12/3/16) FG Made 6 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) 6 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) 3FG Made 5 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) 5 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) FT Made 6 at Wyoming (12/3/16) 6 at Wyoming (12/3/16) FT Att. 6, two times 6, two times Rebounds 6 at Drake (1/28/17) 6 at Drake (1/28/17) Haldeman s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe /17 Arizona State /18 Oklahoma /20 Xavier /26 at Xavier /30 George Mason /3 at Wyoming /7 South Dakota State* /10 North Dakota* /17 vs. Iowa* /21 at North Carolina* /28 Missouri State* /1 at Evansville* /4 at Loyola* /8 Wichita State /11 at Bradley* /15 Drake /18 Loyola /21 at Southern Illinois /25 Evansville /28 at Drake /1 at Illinois State /4 Indiana State /8 Southern Illinois /12 at Missouri State /15 Bradley /18 at Wichita State /22 at Indiana State /25 Illinois State Assists 3 at Evansville (1/1/17) 3 at Evansville (1/1/17) Steals 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16) 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16) Blocks 1 at Loyola (1/4/17) 1 at Loyola (1/4/17) Minutes 37 at Bradley (1/1/17) 37 at Bradley (1/11/17) Haldeman s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Redshirted UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

29 Wyatt Lohaus 6-2, 180, Jr., Guard North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West) #33 Posted a season-high 10 points and drained 2 three-pointers vs. Iowa (12/17) Returned to action vs. North Dakota after missing four games with an ankle injury Snapped a streak of 75 consecutive games played when he did not play at Xavier (11/26) Played a career-high 41 minutes in a overtime win over Oklahoma (11/18) Made first career start in UNI s win over Coe (11/12) Scored 10 points, grabbed 3 rbs in UNI exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28) Second Team Scholar-Athlete honoree with a 3.28 GPA in movement & exercise science Lohaus s / Highs Points 12 at New Mexico (12/12/15) 10 vs. Iowa (12/17/16) FG Made 5, three times 4 vs. Iowa (12/17/16) 3FG Made 3 vs. Dubuque (11/25/15) 2 vs. Iowa (12/17/16) FT Made 3, two times 2 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) FT Att. 4 vs. Bradley (12/30/15) 2, two times Lohaus s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe* /17 Arizona State* /18 Oklahoma* /20 Xavier* /26 at Xavier DNP ankle 11/30 George Mason DNP ankle 12/3 at Wyoming DNP ankle 12/7 South Dakota State DNP ankle 12/10 North Dakota /17 vs. Iowa /21 at North Carolina DNP ankle 12/28 Missouri State DNP ankle 1/1 at Evansville DNP ankle 1/4 at Loyola DNP ankle 1/8 Wichita State DNP ankle 1/11 at Bradley DNP ankle 1/15 Drake DNP ankle 1/18 Loyola DNP ankle 1/21 at Southern Illinois DNP ankle 1/25 Evansville DNP ankle 1/28 at Drake DNP ankle 2/1 at Illinois State DNP ankle 2/4 Indiana State DNP ankle 2/8 Southern Illinois DNP ankle 2/12 at Missouri State DNP ankle 2/15 Bradley DNP ankle 2/18 at Wichita State DNP ankle 2/22 at Indiana State DNP ankle 2/25 Illinois State DNP ankle Rebounds 6 vs. Texas (3/18/16) 4 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) Assists 4, two times 1, two times Steals 3, two times 2 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) Blocks none none Minutes 41 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) 41 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) Lohaus s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Totals i UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

30 Luke McDonnell 6-9, 218, R-Fr., Forward Dubuque, Iowa (Dubuque Senior) #34 Has scored 68 points in 16 MVC games; scored seven points in non-conference play Tallied first career double-double with 14 pts, 12 rbs in a win over Evansville (1/25) Secured 10 pts and 11 rbs in first half vs. the Purple Aces Scored 13 points in a double overtime win over Loyola (1/18) Drained 2 free throws and handed out 2 assists in a win vs. Drake (1/15) Blocked a career-high two shots and played 20 minutes vs. Wichita State (1/8) Played 20 minutes and scored 8 points with 6 rebounds at Loyola (1/4) Scored 4 points and grabbed 2 rebounds vs. Iowa (12/17) Got two steals in the final two minutes of UNI s win over South Dakota St. (12/7) Knocked in a 3-pointer in eight minutes of action vs. Coe (11/12) Saw three minutes of action and grabbed a rebound in exhibition play vs. Bemidji State Redshirted in the season McDonnell s / Highs Points 14 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 14 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) FG Made 6 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) 6 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) 3FG Made 2 at Bradley (1/11/17) 2 at Bradley (1/11/17) FT Made 4 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 4 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) FT Att. 6 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 6 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) McDonnell s Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 Coe /17 Arizona State DNP 11/18 Oklahoma DNP 11/20 Xavier DNP 11/26 at Xavier /30 George Mason DNP 12/3 at Wyoming DNP 12/7 South Dakota State /10 North Dakota DNP 12/17 vs. Iowa /21 at North Carolina /28 Missouri State DNP 1/1 at Evansville /4 at Loyola /8 Wichita State /11 at Bradley /15 Drake /18 Loyola /21 at Southern Illinois /25 Evansville /28 at Drake /1 at Illinois State /4 Indiana State /8 Southern Illinois /12 at Missouri State /15 Bradley /18 at Wichita State /22 at Indiana State /25 Illinois State Rebounds 12 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 12 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) Assists 2 vs. Drake (1/15/17) 2 vs. Drake (1/15/17) Steals 2 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 2 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) Blocks Minutes 2, three times 2, three times 20, two times 20, two times McDonnell s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg Redshirted UNI MEN S BASKETBALL

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45 UNI MVC Tournament History Appearances: 25th Overall Record: UNI Postseason Tournament History Appearances: 14 (3 Division II; 11 Div. I; 8 NCAAs) Overall Record: (5-4 Division II; Div. I, 5-8 NCAAs) 1992 (UNI #7 Seed) Illinois State L (UNI #4 Seed) Drake L (UNI #5 Seed) Illinois State W Tulsa W Southern Illinois L Did Not Qualify 1996 (UNI #7 Seed) Illinois State L (UNI #4 Seed) Evansville W Illinois State L (UNI #9 Seed) Southern Illinois L (UNI #8 Seed) Wichita State L (ot) 2000 (UNI #7 Seed) Drake L (UNI #10 Seed) Drake W Bradley L (UNI #7 Seed) Evansville W Creighton L (UNI #7 Seed) Indiana State L (UNI #2 Seed) Illinois State W Wichita State W Missouri State W (2ot) 2005 (UNI #4 Seed) Missouri State L (UNI #6 Seed) Missouri State W Southern Illinois L (ot) 2007 (UNI #5 Seed) Bradley L (UNI #6 Seed) Southern Illinois W Illinois State L (UNI #1 Seed) Indiana State W Bradley W Illinois State W (ot) 2010 (UNI #1 Seed) Drake W Bradley W Wichita State W (UNI #4 Seed) Creighton L UNI vs. MVC Tourney Opponents vs. Bradley vs. Creighton vs. Drake vs. Evansville vs. Illinois State vs. Indiana State vs. Loyola vs. Missouri State vs. Southern Illinois vs. Tulsa vs. Wichita State UNI s Record as a Seed in MVC Tourney #1-6-0 #2-6-0 #3-0-2 #4-4-4 #5-2-3 #6-2-2 #7-1-5 #8-0-1 #9-0-1 # (UNI #5 Seed) Illinois State L (UNI #3 Seed) Illinois State L (UNI #3 Seed) Southern Illinois L (UNI #2 Seed) Bradley W Loyola W Illinois State W (UNI #4 Seed) Southern Illinois W Wichita State W (ot) Evansville W (UNI #3 Seed) Missouri State 45 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL 1962 NCAA College Division Regional Lincoln, Neb. Hamline W Nebraska Wesleyan L NCAA College Division Regional Cedar Falls, Iowa Washington University W Minnesota State, Mankato W NCAA College Division National Tournament Evansville, Ind. Southeast Missouri W Evansville L North Carolina A&T L NCAA Division II North Central Regionals Omaha, Neb. Nebraska-Omaha W Wisconsin-Green Bay L NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds Richmond, Va. #3 Missouri W #6 Minnesota L NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds Milwaukee, Wis. #3 Georgia Tech L NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds Oklahoma City, Okla. #6 Wisconsin L NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds Dayton, Ohio #7 Georgetown L NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds Portland, Ore. #5 Purdue L NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds Oklahoma City, Okla. #8 UNLV W #1 Kansas W NCAA Division I Midwest Regional St. Louis, Mo. #5 Michigan State L CIT First Round Cedar Falls, Iowa Rider W CIT Quarterfinals Cedar Falls, Iowa SMU L NIT First Round Philadelphia, Pa. #3 St. Joseph s W NIT Second Round Philadelphia, Pa. #2 Drexel L CIT First Round Cedar Falls, Iowa North Dakota W CIT Second Round Cedar Falls, Iowa UIC W CIT Quarterfinal Cedar Falls, Iowa Bradley W CIT Semifinal Cedar Falls, Iowa Weber State L NCAA Division I Second and Third Rounds Seattle, Wash. #12 Wyoming W #4 Louisville L NCAA Division I First and Second Rounds Oklahoma City, Okla. #6 Texas W #3 Texas A&M L (2OT)

46 Missouri Valley Conference Men s Basketball Tournament St. Louis, Mo. March 2-5, 2017 Scottrade Center (Times Central) Thursday, March 2 Friday, March 3 Saturday, March 4 Sunday, March 5 # 1 Illinois State (25-5, 17-1) #8 Evansville (15-16, 6-12) Game 3-12:00 p.m. MVC TV Network Game 1-6:00 p.m. MVC TV Network #9 Indiana State (11-19, 5-13) #4 Southern Illinois (16-15, 9-9) 2:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network Game 4-2:30 p.m. MVC TV Network #5 Loyola (18-13, 8-10) 1:00 p.m. CBS Sports MVC Champion #2 Wichita State (27-4, 17-1) #7 Bradley (12-19, 7-11) Game 5-6:00 p.m. MVC TV Network Game 2-8:30 p.m MVC TV Network #10 Drake (7-23, 5-13) 5:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network #3 UNI (14-15, 9-9) Game 6-8:30 p.m. MVC TV Network #6 Missouri State (16-15, 7-11) 46 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL