UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Upper NW UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0314 http://www.unipanthers.com Colin McDonough (319-273-5456) Wes Offerman (319-273-3642) Fax (319-273-3602) 2011-2012 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL March 12, 2012 2011-2012 Schedule/Results (19-13, 9-9 MVC) Oct. 30 Northern State (Exhib.) W, 71-53 Nov. 4 Dubuque (Exhib.) W, 57-43 Nov. 12 at Old Dominion W, 63-46 Nov. 15 at Saint Mary s (ESPN) L, 57-41 South Padre Invitational (Nov. 20-26) Nov. 20 Northern Colorado W, 78-69 Nov. 22 Western Carolina (PSN) W, 59-39 Nov. 25 vs. Rice^ W, 64-60 Nov. 26 vs. Providence^ (CBS College) W, 79-62 Nov. 30 at Iowa State (Mediacom) W, 69-62 Dec. 3 Colorado State W, 83-77 Dec. 6 Iowa (PSN/ESPN3) W, 80-60 Dec. 10 Milwaukee (PSN/ESPN3) W, 67-51 Dec. 19 Loras W, 84-48 Dec. 20 Ohio L, 76-59 Dec. 29 at Illinois State* (Mediacom) L, 65-61 Jan. 1 Evansville* (ESPNU) L, 76-65 Jan. 4 Indiana State* (PSN) W, 65-48 Jan. 7 at Drake* (Mediacom) W, 83-68 Jan. 10 at Creighton* (ESPN3) L, 63-60 Jan. 13 Missouri State* (MVC TV) W, 61-60 Jan. 15 at Bradley* (ESPN3) L, 78-67 Jan. 18 Wichita State* (PSN) L, 71-68 Jan. 22 Drake* (ESPNU) W, 66-52 Jan. 25 at Indiana State* L, 59-54 Jan. 28 at Missouri State* (ESPNU) L, 63-51 Jan. 31 Southern Illinois* (PSN) W, 58-49 Feb. 4 Creighton* (MVC TV) W, 65-62 Feb. 8 at Wichita State* (MVC TV) L, 82-57 Feb. 11 Illinois State* (Comcast Chicago) W, 78-63 Feb. 15 at Evansville* L, 63-62 SEARS BracketBusters (Feb. 17-18) Feb. 17 at VCU (ESPN2) L, 77-68 Feb. 22 Bradley* W, 64-55 Feb. 25 at Southern Illinois* W, 65-61 March 2 vs. Illinois State (MVC TV) L, 54-42 March 14 at St. Joseph s (ESPN3) 6:15 pm ^ - South Padre Island, Texas * - Missouri Valley Conference Game All times central and subject to change Home games in bold and played in the McLeod Center UNI Athletic Communications Assistant A.D./Ath. Comm. (MBB Contact) Colin McDonough Office Phone: 319-273-5456 Cell Phone: 319-415-4059 Email: colin.mcdonough@uni.edu Athletic Communications G.A.: Wes Offerman Office Phone: 319-273-3642 Email: wesoff@uni.edu 1 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL THIS WEEK IN PANTHER HOOPS Game #33: UNI vs. St. Joseph s Wed., March 14-7:15 p.m. (Eastern) Hagan Arena - Philadelphia, Pa. TV: ESPN3 Radio: Panther Sports Network The UNI Panthers (19-13, 9-9 MVC) will take on the Saint Joseph s Hawks (20-13, 9-7 A10) in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. The game will tip at 7:15 p.m. (Eastern) in Hagan Arena on St. Joe s campus. TIPPING OFF... UNI is making its fourth straight appearance in postseason play. UNI was in the NCAA Tournament in 2009 (first round) and 2010 (Sweet 16). UNI reached the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in 2011. With a win against St. Joseph s, UNI would win 20 games for the fourth consecutive season. UNI currently holds the MVC active streak of 20-win seasons at three. This marks UNI s first-ever appearance in the NIT. All 10 MVC schools have now made at least one appearance in the NIT. Every MVC school that has played a game in the NIT has won at least one game in the tournament. The Valley owns seven NIT titles -- Saint Louis (1948), Bradley (1957, 1960, 1964, 1982), Tulsa (1981) and Wichita State (2011). UNI junior Anthony James was named to honorable mention All-MVC squad for the second straight season. James leads UNI in scoring at 13.3 ppg. UNI freshman Seth Tuttle was named the MVC Freshman of the Year. Tuttle leads the MVC in field goal percentage (.663). No freshman has ever led the league in field goal percentage. Deon Mitchell and Tuttle were named to the MVC All-Freshman team. Tuttle was also named to the MVC All-Newcomer team. Tuttle is closing in on the 300-point scoring mark for a freshman. Since moving to the Division I ranks, UNI has had only six players reach the 300-point mark as a freshman. Tuttle has tallied 293 points through the Panthers first 32 games this season. UNI s Chip Rank and Austin Pehl were named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete teams. Rank earned first-team status, while Pehl notched honorable mention status. Probable UNI Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG 1 Deon Mitchell G 6-1 190 Fr. Pflugerville, Texas 7.0 2.1 23 Marc Sonnen G 6-3 190 Jr. St. Paul, Minn. 8.5 2.2 13 Johnny Moran G 6-1 190 Sr. Algonquin, Ill. 7.3 3.0 10 Seth Tuttle F 6-8 210 Fr. Sheffield, Iowa 9.2 5.3 20 Jake Koch F 6-9 245 Jr. Ashwaubenon, Wis. 8.8 5.5 Off The Bench 4 Chip Rank F 6-6 230 So. Cedarburg, Wis. 6.2 2.8 12 Marvin Singleton F 6-6 235 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. 0.9 1.5 21 Matt Morrison G 6-0 180 So. Solon, Iowa 3.4 1.0 24 Max Martino G 6-5 205 R-Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 0.5 0.7 33 Austin Pehl C 6-10 245 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa 2.3 2.2 34 Tyler Lange F 6-6 220 So. Sac City, Iowa 0.4 0.3 52 Anthony James G 6-0 175 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 12.9 4.4
2011-12 Missouri Valley Conference Standings Conference Overall School W-L Pct. W-L Pct Wichita State 16-2.889 27-5.844 Creighton 14-4.778 28-5.848 Illinois State 9-9.500 20-13.606 UNI 9-9.500 19-13.594 Drake 9-9.500 17-15.531 Evansville 9-9.500 16-15.516 Missouri State 9-9.529 16-16.500 Indiana State 8-10.444 18-14.563 Southern Illinois 5-13.278 8-23.258 Bradley 2-16.111 7-25.219 State Farm MVC Tournament Scottrade Center - St. Louis, Mo. March 1 #8 Indiana State 66, #9 Southern Illinois 51 #7 Drake 65, #10 Bradley 49 March 2 #1 Wichita State 72, Indiana State 48 #4 Illinois State 54, #5 UNI 42 #2 Creighton 68, Drake 61 #3 Evansville 72, #6 Missouri State 64 March 3 Illinois State 65, Wichita State 64 Creighton 99, Evansville 71 March 4 Creighton 83, Illinois State 79 (OT) Upcoming MVC Games Tues., March 13 Robert Morris at Indiana State (CIT) Princeton at Evansville (CBI) Wed., March 14 UNI at St. Joseph s (NIT) Illinois State at Ole Miss (NIT) North Dakota at Drake (CIT) Thurs., March 15 Wichita State vs. VCU (NCAA) Fri., March 16 Creighton vs. Alabama (NCAA) Rank also was named to the MVC All-Bench team. UNI has won 18 or more games in nine straight seasons. Prior to the 2003-04 season, UNI had won 18 or more games only six times in the history of the men s basketball program. UNI returned eight letterwinners and three starters from last year s Panther squad that posted a mark of 20-14. Head coach Ben Jacobson is in his sixth season at the helm of the Panther program having posted a career mark of 128-69. Jacobson ranks No. 4 on the Panthers all-time wins list trailing only O.M. Hon Nordly (166), Eldon Miller (164) and Jim Berry (144). SCOUTING ST. JOSEPH S St. Joseph s University is located in Philadelphia, Pa.... St Joe s posted a mark of 20-13 overall and 9-7 in the Atlantic 10 Conference... the Hawks are led by head coach Phil Martelli... St. Joe s is led in scoring by Carl Jones (16.8 ppg), Langston Galloway (15.8 ppg), Ronald Roberts (10.9 ppg) and C.J. Aiken (10.8 ppg)... the Hawks are 13-3 at home this year with losses to Charlotte (57-52), Saint Louis (72-60) and Richmond (52-49)... St. Joe s lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament to eventual champion St. Bonaventure, 71-68. RADIO INFORMATION Starting with the team s game Nov. 15 at Saint Mary s, this year s UNI men s basketball games can be heard on the UNI Sports Radio Network, with KXEL (1540 AM, Waterloo, Iowa) serving as flagship station. Affiliates include KGYM (1600 AM, Cedar Rapids), KCHA (95.9 FM and 1580 AM, Charles City), KXNO (1460 AM, Des Moines), KQCR (98.9 FM, Hampton), KQMG (95.3 FM, Independence), KRIB (1490 AM, Mason City), KILJ (105.5 FM, Mount Pleasant), KWQC (1570 AM, Webster City). Long-time Panthers announcer Gary Rima handles play-by-play duties, while Kevin Boyle serves as analyst. MVC TELECONFERENCE On Monday, March 12, at 10 a.m. (Central), there will be a men s basketball call featuring the league s head coaches selected for post-season play. The Q&A segments with the coaches are 10 minutes long (instead of the usual six minutes). Speaking order will be determined. That number is 877-441-0939. Please contact The Valley to arrange participation via long distance telephone -- through TBG Conferencing -- in the weekly sessions. Media will be allowed to ask questions directly of the coaches. Contact Mike Kern at the Missouri Valley Conference office (314-421-0339) with any questions about the teleconference. UNI PANTHERS INSIDE ACCESS All of UNI s home men s basketball games can be viewed and listened to on the World Wide Web by going to www.unipanthers.com. UNI has partnered with NeuLion to provide live video and audio streaming of Panther basketball via UNI Panthers Inside Access. In addition to video from most home men s basketball contests, and audio from home and road contests, this subscriptionbased service also provides video and audio of a number of other UNI sports. In addition, all Panther home men s basketball games have free live stats courtesy 2011-2012 UNI Men s Basketball Quick Facts School...University of Northern Iowa Nickname... Panthers Colors... Purple and Old Gold Enrollment...13,168 President...Ben Allen Director of Athletics... Troy Dannen Arena:...McLeod Center (6,650) Head Coach... Ben Jacobson Record at UNI and Overall... 128-69 (5 yrs.) Office:... 319-273-7609 Assistant Coaches... P.J. Hogan,... Erik Crawford, Ben Johnson Director of BB Operations...Derrik Netten Athletic Trainer...Don Bishop 2 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
of StatBroadcast.com. SERIES HISTORY VS. ST. JOSEPH S Wednesday s game will mark the first-ever meeting between UNI and St. Joe s. UNI-ST. JOE S SHARE COMMON OPPONENT - CREIGHTON UNI and St. Joseph s played one common opponent in the 2011-12 season - the Creighton Bluejays. UNI split the season series vs. Creighton with the home team winning each game. St. Joe s scored an 80-71 win over Creighton in Philadelphia on Dec. 10. 4TH STRAIGHT POSTSEASON APPEARANCE UNI is making its fourth straight postseason appearance, which is the longest streak in school history. The previous best of three straight appearances was set in 2004-2006 and 2009-2011. NOTE: See the chart on pg. 42 for all of UNI s postseason appearances. FIRST-EVER NIT APPEARANCE FOR UNI Prior to this season, MVC schools had made 65 appearances (while they have been league members) in the NIT. This marks UNI s first-ever appearance in the NIT. Every MVC school that has played a game in the NIT has at least one victory in the tournament. All 10 MVC schools have now made at least one appearance in the NIT. Evansville made two trips to the NIT (1988 and 1994) prior to joining the MVC. MVC SCHOOLS IN THE NIT S HISTORY School (Appearances) Record Last Appearance Bradley (21) 26-18 2007 Creighton (10) 5-10 2009 Drake (3) 1-3 1986 Evansville (2) 1-2 1994 Illinois State (12) 8-11 2012 Indiana State (2) 1-2 1997 Missouri State (9) 10-9 2011 Southern Illinois (9) 8-8 2008 UNI (1) 0-0 2012 Wichita State (12) 8-11 2011 VALLEY ENJOYS SUCCESS IN THE NIT The Valley owns seven NIT titles -- Saint Louis (1948), Bradley (1957, 1960, 1964, 1982), Tulsa (1981) and Wichita State (2011). TUTTLE CLOSING IN ON THE 300-POINT MARK UNI freshman forward Seth Tuttle is closing in on the 300-point scoring mark for a freshman. Since moving to the Division I ranks, UNI has had only six players reach the 300-point mark as a freshman. Tuttle has tallied 293 points this season. Jason Reese holds the school record for freshman scoring with 395 points in the 1986-87 season. HEAD COACH BEN JACOBSON Univ. of North Dakota 94 6th Year at UNI Overall Record: 128-69 In the 2010-11 season, UNI head coach Ben Jacobson led the Panthers to their Missouri Valley Conference-leading third straight 20-plus win season, a third consecutive postseason bid and the program s eighth 18-plus win season. Coach Jake became the fastest coach in Panther history to tally 100 career wins. It took him only 149 games as the Panther head coach to accomplish the feat. The previous mark was set by Art Dickinson at 164 games. Jacobson also led the Panthers to a fourth-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2010-11 the eighth straight year the Panthers have finished in the upper-half of the league. The 2009-10 season was a tremendous season for the UNI Panthers under head coach Ben Jacobson. The Panthers raced to a 30-5 mark to eclipse the school record for wins by seven games and earned the program s first-ever Sweet 16 appearance by knocking off the No. 1-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament s second round in Oklahoma City, Okla. Jacobson-coached squads have made defense a priority. The Panthers were awarded the 2008-09 and the 2009-10 MVC Army National Guard Defensive Team of the Year trophies. UNI ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense in 2009-10. Jacobson, 41, was hired as head men s basketball coach on March 22, 2006, becoming the 21st head coach in UNI history, and since then, has kept the Panthers in the upper half of the rugged MVC. 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 1994. Jacobson and his wife, Dawn, have two children, Hunter (8) and Tanner (6). UNI Freshmen w/ 300 Points in Single (UNI s Division I Era) Jason Reese (1986-87) 395 pts Randy Kraayenbrink (1982-83) 384 pts Maurice Newby (1986-87) 378 pts Chris Foster (2001-02) 364 pts Eric Coleman (2004-05) 342 pts Ben Jacobson (2002-03) 315 pts TUTTLE NAMED MVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR UNI s Seth Tuttle has been named the MVC Freshman of the Year. Tuttle led the MVC in field goal percentage (65.2 percent). Tuttle is averaging 9.2 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per contest this season. Tuttle becomes only the second UNI Panther to be named the Freshman of the Year in the league. Eric Coleman earned the same honor in 2004-05. 3 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Statistical Matchup UNI SJU Record: 19-13 20-13 Scoring Offense: 65.2 72.2 Scoring Defense: 61.8 68.0 Scoring Margin: +3.4 +4.2 FG Percentage:.432.471 FG Percentage Defense:.437.400 3-Pt. FG Percentage:.392.366 3-Pt. FG % Defense:.356.357 3-Pt. FG Made Per Game: 7.9 6.7 FT Percentage:.727.696 Rebounding Offense: 31.4 36.4 Rebounding Defense: 32.6 34.8 Rebounding Margin: -1.2 +1.6 Assists: 11.3 14.6 Turnovers: 11.0 12.8 Steals: 6.0 4.8 Blocked Shots: 1.9 7.1 Turnover Margin: +1.4-2.2 Assist/TO Ratio: 1.0 1.1 When UNI...Then UNI is Shoots a Higher Percentage:... 15-3 Shoots a Lower Percentage:... 4-10 Shoots the Same:...0-0 Makes More Field Goals:... 11-2 Makes Fewer Field Goals:... 6-11 Makes the Same Number:...2-0 Makes More Threes:... 12-7 Makes Fewer Threes:...6-6 Makes the Same Number:...1-0 Makes More Free Throws:... 14-4 Makes Fewer Free Throws:...4-9 Makes the Same Number:...1-0 Outrebounds Its Opponent:... 11-3 Is Outrebounded:...8-9 Ties in Rebounding:...0-1 Leads at the Half:... 14-5 Trails at the Half:...5-7 Is Tied at the Half:...0-1 Plays in Overtime:...0-0 Scores Less Than 60 Points:...2-6 Scores Between 60-69 Points:... 10-7 Scores Between 70-79 Points:...3-0 Scores Between 80-89 Points:...4-0 Scores 90 or More Points:...0-0 Allows Less Than 60 Points:...8-3 Allows Between 60-69 Points:... 10-4 Allows Between 70-79 Points:...1-5 Allows Between 80-89 Points:...0-1 Allows 90 or More Points:...0-0 Game is Decided By 1-3 Points:...2-3 Game is Decided by 4-6 Points:...3-2 Game is Decided by 7-10 Points:...4-1 Game is Decided by 11-14 Points:...1-4 Game is Decided by 15+ Points:...9-3 On Monday:...1-1 On Tuesday:...3-2 On Wednesday:...3-4 On Thursday:...0-1 On Friday:...2-2 On Saturday:...8-1 On Sunday:...2-2 4 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL MITCHELL, TUTTLE NAMED TO MVC ALL- FRESHMAN TEAM UNI freshmen Deon Mitchell and Seth Tuttle were each named to the MVC All-Freshman team for their play in the 2011-12 season. Mitchell has played in all 32 games for the Panthers and is averaging 7.0 points per game. Mitchell has started 22 games this season and has scored in 30 of the 32 games he has seen action. Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points and dished out six assists at VCU (2/17) in front of a national TV audience (ESPN2). Tuttle shot 50 percent or better in 26 of the 32 games he saw action this season. Tuttle was a three-time MVC Newcomer of the Week honoree in 2011-12. Tuttle recorded three double-doubles this year. UNI on MVC All-Freshman Team Chris Foster - 2001-02 Ben Jacobson - 2002-03 Brooks McKowen - 2003-04 Eric Coleman - 2004-05 Johnny Moran - 2008-09 Deon Mitchell - 2011-12 Seth Tuttle - 2011-12 TUTTLE ALSO NAMED TO MVC ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM UNI freshman Seth Tuttle was also named to the MVC All-Newcomer squad for the 2011-12 season. Tuttle becomes the third Panther freshman to be named to both the All- Freshmen and All-Newcomer teams. Ben Jacobson (2002-03) and Eric Coleman (2004-05) were previously named to the All-Freshman and All-Newcomer squads. UNI on MVC All-Newcomer Team Randy Blocker - 1992-93 Sean Stackhouse - 1998-99 David Gruber - 2001-02 Ben Jacobson - 2002-03 Matt Schneiderman - 2002-03 Erik Crawford - 2003-04 Eric Coleman - 2004-05 Ali Farokhmanesh - 2008-09 RANK NAMED TO ALL-BENCH TEAM UNI sophomore Chip Rank has been named to the MVC All-Bench Team for his play in the 2011-12 season. The All-Bench team is selected by the league s newspaper beat writers, and is comprised of a minimum of five student-athletes (top five vote-getters, plus ties) on each squad. Rank is the third Panther to earn MVC All-Bench honors. Travis Brown earned honor once, while Lucas O Rear was a two-time All-Bench honoree. UNI on MVC All-Bench Team Travis Brown - 2008-09 Lucas O Rear - 2008-09, 2009-10 Chip Rank - 2011-12 20-Plus Point Games Anthony James (9) Jake Koch (4) Johnny Moran (3) Marc Sonnen (1) Seth Tuttle (1) RANK, PEHL NAMED TO MVC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAMS Chip Rank (Cedarburg, Wis.) and Austin Pehl (Cedar Falls, Iowa) have been recognized as members of the 2012 MVC Scholar-Athlete teams. Rank earned first-team status, while Pehl was named as an honorable mention selection. Rank carries a 3.66 GPA while double majoring in economics and business administration. Pehl has a 3.37 GPA with a double major in studio art and marketing/advertising. Rank has seen action in all 32 games and started once for the Panthers this season. Rank is averaging 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. He ranks
2011-12 MVC AWARD WINNERS Larry Bird Player of the Year: Doug McDermott, CU MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Colt Ryan, Evansville Newcomer of the Year: Carl Harl, Wichita State Freshman of the Year: Seth Tuttle, UNI Defensive MVP: Gregory Echenique, Creighton Sixth-Man of the Year: Ned Cox, Evansville Coach of the Year: Gregg Marshall Army National Guard Defensive Team: Wichita State First Team All-MVC Doug McDermott F So. Creighton Joe Ragland G Sr. Wichita State Colt Ryan G/F Jr. Evansville Garrett Stutz C Sr. Wichita State Kyle Weems F Sr. Missouri State Second Team All-MVC Jackie Carmichael F Jr. Illinois State Jake Odum G So. Indiana State Rayvonte Rice G So. Drake Ben Simons F Jr. Drake Antoine Young G Sr. Creighton Honorable Mention All-MVC Taylor Brown F Sr. Bradley Denver Holmes G Sr. Evansville Anthony James G Jr. UNI Toure Murry G Sr. Wichita State Mamadou Seck F Sr. Southern Illinois All-Newcomer Team Tyler Brown G Jr. Illinois State Anthony Downing G Jr. Missouri State Grant Gibbs G Jr. Creighton Carl Hall F Jr. Wichita State Seth Tuttle F Fr. UNI All-Freshman Team Dantiel Daniels F Fr. Southern Illinois Deon Mitchell G Fr. UNI Nic Moore G Fr. Illinois State Ryan Sawvell F/C Fr. Evansville Seth Tuttle F Fr. UNI All-Defensive Team Jackie Carmichael F Jr. Illinois State Gregory Echenique C Jr. Creighton Toure Murry G Sr. Wichita State Ben Smith F Sr. Wichita State Troy Taylor G Jr. Evansville Scholar-Athlete First Team Jon Ekey F So. Illinois State Walt Lemon Jr. G So. Bradley Jordan Printy G Sr. Indiana State Chip Rank F So. UNI Colt Ryan F Jr. Evansville Charonn Woods G Jr. Bradley Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention Austin Pehl C Jr. UNI 5 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL first on the team in 3-point field goal percentage (46.8 percent - 36-of-77). He is second on the team in field goal percentage (51.2 percent). Rank has recorded nine double-digit scoring efforts off the bench after having only one double-figure effort as a redshirt freshman last season. Rank scored the game-winning shot with 2.2 seconds left in a 61-60 win over Missouri State (1/13). He scored a career-high 15 points at Bradley (1/15). Rank has made at least one 3-pointer in 10 straight games. Pehl has played in 30 games and is averaging 2.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He scored a career-high 13 points in leading UNI to an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19). Pehl also scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds in a 69-62 win at Iowa State (11/30). JAMES EARNS HONORABLE MEN- TION ALL-MVC STATUS FOR 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR UNI junior guard Anthony James was named to the honorable mention All- Missouri Valley Conference team for the second straight season. James leads the Panthers in scoring in 2011-12 at 12.9 points per game. James reached double-figure scoring in 21 games this season, including five contests of 20 or more. James hit the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to defeat No. 13-ranked Creighton, 65-62 on Feb. 4. ALL-TIME PLAYER WINS AT UNI Senior guard Johnny Moran is approaching another Panther record as he has won 90 games in the Purple and Old Gold uniform. Kwadzo Ahelegbe set the record with 91 wins in his career. MORAN TO SET UNI GAMES PLAYED RECORD When Johnny Moran takes the floor, he will set the UNI record for games played with 134. Moran will surpass the record of 133 set by Kwadzo Ahelegbe (2006-2011) in the 2010-11 season. Moran has seen action in 133 of a possible 135 games in his Panther career. His 133 games started is also a UNI record. MORE MORAN MARKS Moran ranks No. 2 on the Panthers all-time 3-pointers made list with 196 triples. Ben Jacobson (2003-06) set the UNI record with 203 made 3-pointers. Moran ranks No. 5 on the Panthers all-time steals list with 150 steals. TUTTLE S LAST 13 GAMES Over his last 13 games, Tuttle has taken charge and leads the Panthers in scoring at 11.9 points per game. Tuttle has scored nine points or more in 11 of the 13 games. He has reached double-figure scoring in seven of the 12 contests, including a careerhigh 22 points at Indiana State. In the 13-game stretch, Tuttle is shooting 67.9 percent from the field (55-of-81) and has grabbed a teamhigh 73 rebounds (5.6 rpg). KOCH IS AN ALL-AROUND PER- FORMER UNI junior forward Jake Koch is one of only 11 players in NCAA Division I basketball to have 30 or more 3-pointers made (36), offensive rebounds (36), assists (84), blocks (33) and steals (30) this season. 30-Plus 3-Ptrs.-Off. Reb.-Assts.-Blks.-Stls. Keith Clanton, UCF - (37-95-60-34-59) Robert Covington, Tennessee St. - (63-95-47-52-44) Jae Crowder, Marquette - (56-51-59-69-30) Quincy Ford, Northeastern - (35-49-39-60-31) Kenny Gabriel, Auburn - (44-56-33-35-72) Ken Horton, C. Connecticut State - (43-73-45-67-38) LaDontae Henton, Providence - (44-88-36-32-33) Jake Koch, UNI - (36-36-84-33-30) Mike Moser, UNLV - (42-89-79-62-32) John Shurna, Northwestern - (85-41-83-36-52) Alex Young, IUPUI - (59-59-69-50-32) Stats are thru March 11, 2012 NO. 73 IN RPI UNI is ranked No. 73 in the latest Collegiate Basketball News RPI. UNI is 3-5 against the Top 50. UNI s top-50 wins came against Creighton, Iowa State and Colorado State. UNI s non-conference strength of schedule ranks No. 14. 62 OR LESS UNI is 14-3 this season when holding the opposition to 62 points or less. UNI is only 5-10 when allowing 63 points or more.
DEFENSE AND REBOUNDING = KEYS TO SUCCESS UNI head coach Ben Jacobson harps on defense and rebounding when it comes to success of the Panther basketball team and the numbers don t lie. When UNI outrebounds its opponent, the Panthers are 11-3 this season. However, when the opponent wins the rebounding battle, the Panthers are only 8-9. When the Panthers defend and hold the opposition to a lower shooting percentage, the Panthers are 15-3 this year. However, when the opposition shoots a higher percentage, the Panthers are only 4-10. JAMES LEADS THE UNI SCORING AT- TACK Junior guard Anthony James has come off the bench in his last eight appearances, but leads the team in scoring on the season at 12.9 points per game. James has reached double-figure scoring in 21 games, including five contests of 20 or more points. James has recorded nine 20-plus scoring efforts in his UNI Panther career. CHIP RANKS RIGHT UP THERE Sophomore forward Chip Rank leads the team in 3-point field goal percentage (46.8 percent). He ranks No. 2 on the team in field goal percentage (51.2 percent). Rank has made at least one threepointer in 10 straight games heading into the NIT. Rank has tallied nine double-figure scoring efforts this season, including a career-high 15 points at Bradley (1/15). Rank buried a career-high four 3-pointers against the Braves. Last season, Rank reached double-figure scoring only once as a true freshman - 14 points against Drake. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN W & L UNI is 19-13 on the season with some stark contrasts in the numbers between the wins and the losses. In UNI s 19 wins, the Panthers are averaging 70.1 points per game and giving up 57.5 points per game. In UNI s 13 losses, the Panthers are averaging 58.1 points per game and giving up 68.0 points per game. UNI is shooting 46.4 percent in its 19 wins, but that number drops to 38.9 percent in its 13 losses. UNI has made 43.1 percent of its 6 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL 3-point shots in its 19 wins, but only 34.3 percent of its 3-point shots in its 13 setbacks. KOCH DRAINS EM FROM THE LINE Junior Jake Koch currently ranks No. 7 on the Panthers all-time free throw percentage list. Koch has made 216-of-267 career free throws for a mark of 80.9 percent. Maurice Newby (1987-91) holds the UNI free throw percentage record at 85.6 percent (149-of-174). UNI S 3-POINT STREAK UNI enters Wednesday s game against St. Joseph s having made at least one made three-pointer in 392 straight games. The last time UNI failed to make a 3-point basketball came Feb. 3, 2000, vs. Southern Illinois in a 72-58 Panther victory in the UNI-Dome. UNI went 0-for-4 from 3-point land vs. the Salukis back in 2000. 18-PLUS WINS IN 9 STRAIGHT SEASONS UNI has won 18 or more games in nine straight seasons. UNI captured its 18th win of the season vs. Bradley (2/22). Prior to the 2003-04 season, UNI had won 18 or more games only six times in the history of the men s basketball program. 18-Plus Wins Prior to 2003-04 1961-62 - 19-5 1963-64 - 23-4 1978-79 - 18-11 1983-84 - 18-10 1988-89 - 19-9 1989-90 - 23-9 18-Plus Wins Since 2003-04 2003-04 - 21-10 2004-05 - 21-11 2005-06 - 23-10 2006-07 - 18-13 2007-08 - 18-14 2008-09 - 23-11 2009-10 - 30-5 2010-11 - 20-14 2011-12 - 19-13 WINNING TRADITION AT MCLEOD UNI has posted an all-time mark of 71-22 (.763) in games played in the McLeod Center. The McLeod Center was finished in November 2006. UNI is 13-3 at home this season in the McLeod Center. The Panthers have won 41 of their last 49 games in the McLeod Center. UNI posted a perfect mark of 14-0 in home games in the 2009-10 season. UNI set its home win streak of 21 between the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons. MORAN JOINS THE 1,000-POINT CLUB UNI senior guard Johnny Moran became the 34th member of the Panthers 1,000-Point Club in UNI s win over Bradley (2/22). Moran drained a 3-pointer with 16:10 left in the first half to eclipse the 1,000-point mark. Moran has scored 1,029 points, which is tied for No. 30 on the Panthers all-time scoring list. OUTSTANDING BOARDS VS. BRADLEY UNI owned a +10 rebounding margin (36-26) in his 64-55 win over Bradley (2/22). It marked the first time in over a year that UNI had held a double-figure lead in the rebounding battle. The last time it occurred came in a 65-53 win over Evansville in the McLeod Center (Jan. 4, 2011) when UNI held a 30-19 rebounding advantage over the Purple Aces. SONNEN S STRETCH KEYS PANTHER WIN AGAINST THE BRAVES UNI junior guard Marc Sonnen poured in 13 points in the Panthers 64-55 win over Bradley (2/22). Sonnen s early second-half scoring explosion allowed the Panthers to overcome a 30-24 halftime deficit. Sonnen scored eight points in the first 3:49 of the second half to help turn a six-point deficit into a four-point lead. Sonnen buried two 3-pointers and another two-point jumper in a 12-0 run that gave UNI a lead it would not relinquish against the Braves. Sonnen leads the Panthers this season with 54 3-pointers. He ranks fourth on the team in scoring at 8.5 points per game. RARE SWEEPS IN JACOBSON ERA Since Ben Jacobson took over the head coaching duties in 2006-07, the UNI program has only been swept in an MVC homeand-home series on seven occasions. Evansville was the seventh squad to sweep a Jacobson-coached Panther squad with its 63-62 win at the Ford Center (2/15). Earlier this season, Wichita State also swept the season series from the Panthers. Prior to this season, the only five times it has occurred have come vs. Indiana State (2010-11), Creighton (2006-07, 2007-08) and Drake (2006-07, 2007-08).
ON THE OTHER HAND UNI has swept an MVC opponent 19 times since the 2006-07 season. UNI has swept all nine opponents in the MVC at least once in that stretch. UNI swept the season series against Southern Illinois and Drake this year. UNI swept SIU for only the fifth time in school history. It was the ninth regular season series sweep of Drake since joining the MVC in the 1991-92 season. TOUGH LOSS AT EVANSVILLE UNI rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit with a 13-0 run midway through the half to take a 52-49 lead. However, Evansville used a pair of 3-pointers from Denver Holmes in the final 18 seconds, including the game-winner that was banked in with 0.6 seconds left. UNI s Johnny Moran drained a 3-pointer with 8.6 seconds left that gave UNI a 62-60 lead. Moran s shot came after Holmes had given the Purple Aces a one-point lead with 18 seconds left. DOUBLE DIGIT LEADS HAVE SLIPPED AWAY UNI is 9-9 in Missouri Valley Conference play but could be in much different shape had it held some leads that got away. The Panthers have squandered leads in seven of its nine league losses, including three double-digit advantages. UNI was up 14 points (22-8; 10:03 left in 1st half) vs. Evansville on Jan. 1 before falling to the Purple Aces, 76-65. UNI was up 11 points (31-20; 7:12 left in 1st half) at Creighton on Jan. 10 before losing to the Bluejays, 63-60. UNI was up 16 points (44-28; 17:17 left in the 2nd half) at Bradley on Jan. 15 before losing to the Braves, 78-67. UNI held a two-point lead at Illinois State before dropping a 65-61 decision on Dec. 29. The Panthers held an eight-point lead against Wichita State on Jan. 18, before falling 71-68 to the Shockers. The Panthers led Missouri State, 9-3, in the opening minutes before dropping a 63-51 decision on Jan. 28 in Springfield, Mo. UNI led Evansville, 59-56, heading into the final two minutes of the squads matchup in the Ford Center on Feb. 15. Evansville rallied for a 63-62 win. UNI DROPS TO 5-5 ALL-TIME IN BRACK- ETBUSTERS UNI dropped a 77-68 decision at VCU in 7 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL the 2012 SEARS BracketBusters matchup on ESPN2 (2/17). UNI is now 5-5 all-time in BracketBusters matchups. UNI has made eight TV appearances in the BracketBusters format - which is the most TV appearances in the Missouri Valley Conference. UNI is 4-4 in TV BracketBusters games. UNI in BracketBuster Games 2003 UNI 76, @Louisiana Tech 71 -- (TV) 2004 UNI 82, @Wis.-Green Bay 75 2005 @UNI 86, W. Michigan 75 -- (TV) 2006 @UNI 65, Bucknell 61 (2OT) -- (TV) 2007 @Nevada 79, UNI 64 -- (TV) 2008 Illinois-Chicago 70, @UNI 58 2009 @Siena 81, UNI 75 -- (TV) 2010 @UNI 71, Old Dominion 62 -- (TV) 2011 George Mason 77, UNI 71 -- (TV) 2012 VCU 77, UNI 68 -- (TV) PANTHERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BRACK- ETBUSTERS RETURN GAME UNI has fared well in the BracketBuster return games, going 6-2 in those return contests. UNI has scored return trip wins over Louisiana Tech (75-72 in 2003-04), Wisconsin-Green Bay (76-65 in 2004-05), Western Michigan (69-63 in 2005-06), Bucknell (57-48 in 2006-07), Siena (82-65 in 2009-10) and Old Dominion (63-46 in 2011-12). UNI ON ESPN FAMILY OF NETWORKS UNI has made 35 appearances in the last six years on the ESPN family of networks with a mark of 16-19. UNI s 66-52 win over Drake (1/22) snapped a five-game losing streak for the Panthers on the World Wide Leader. The Panthers have won 11 of their last 20 contests on the ESPN family of networks. Date Opponent Score Network 2/17/12 at VCU L, 77-68 ESPN2 1/28/12 at Missouri State L, 63-51 ESPNU 1/22/12 Drake W, 66-52 ESPNU 1/1/12 Evansville L, 76-65 ESPNU 11/14/11 at Saint Mary s L, 57-41 ESPN 2/19/11 George Mason L, 77-71 ESPN2 2/12/11 Wichita State L, 73-55 ESPN2 2/2/11 at Drake L, 72-69 ESPNU 1/30/11 at Missouri State W, 60-59 ESPNU 1/26/11 Creighton W, 71-66 ESPNU 2/27/10 Illinois State W, 61-55 ESPN2 2/19/10 Old Dominion W, 71-62 ESPN2 2/6/10 Southern Illinois W, 55-52 ESPN2 1/19/10 Wichita State L, 60-51 ESPNU 1/12/10 Bradley W, 61-49 ESPNU 1/9/10 Illinois State W, 59-44 ESPN2 1/6/10 Southern Illinois W, 61-49 ESPNU 2/21/09 at Siena L, 81-75 ESPN2 1/25/09 at Missouri State W, 78-69 ESPNU 1/17/09 at Drake W, 81-59 ESPN2 12/9/08 at Iowa L, 65-46 ESPNU 2/5/08 at Creighton L, 74-50 ESPNU 1/15/08 Creighton L, 68-59 ESPN2 2/17/07 at Nevada L, 79-64 ESPN2 2/13/07 at Creighton L, 66-55 ESPNU 1/30/07 Wichita State L, 67-61 ESPN2 1/23/07 at Southern Illinois L, 56-54 ESPNU 1/6/07 Southern Illinois W, 66-61 ESPNU 12/27/07 Bradley W, 76-65 ESPN2 2/25/06 at Southern Illinois L, 46-45 ESPN2 2/18/06 Bucknell W, 65-61 ESPN2 1/31/06 at Creighton L, 63-55 ESPNU 1/5/06 at Wichita State W, 75-61 ESPNU 1/19/05 Western Michigan W, 86-75 ESPN2 2/9/05 at Creighton L, 83-82 ESPN2 TUTTLE CLAIMS 3RD MVC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK HONOR For the second consecutive week and third time this season, University of Northern Iowa freshman forward Seth Tuttle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference s Newcomer of the Week (2/13). Tuttle averaged 16.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg and shot 64.7 percent from the field in contests vs. Wichita State and Illinois State. Tuttle scored 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting against the Shockers. He made 5-of-7 free throws vs. the Shockers. Tuttle followed that up with his third career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 78-63 win over Illinois State. Tuttle made 6-of-10 shots from the field and was 4-of-5 at the foul line. He also handed out three assists vs. the Redbirds. WITH THE DISH UNI set a season high with 18 assists in a 78-63 win over Illinois State (2/11). Marc Sonnen set his career-high with six assists vs. the Redbirds, while Deon Mitchell tied his career-high with five helpers vs. Illinois State. The previous high mark this season came when the Panthers handed out 16 assists vs. Northern Colorado. PANTHERS TIE SEASON 3-POINT MARK IN BARRAGE VS. ILLINOIS STATE UNI tied its season-high with 12 made 3-pointers in its 78-63 win over Illinois State (2/11). UNI also made 12 3-pointers at Creighton (1/10). UNI has had seven games this season with double-figures of made 3-pointers. UNI is 5-2 in those contests.
UNI ON MVC-TV (FSN) UNI has posted a mark of 26-17 in games broadcast on MVC TV and/or Fox Sports Net since the 2003-04 season. UNI has won 14 of its last 19 games on MVC-TV. Date Opponent Score Network 3/2/12 vs. Illinois State L, 54-42 FSN 2/8/12 at Wichita State L, 82-57 FSN 2/4/12 Creighton W, 65-62 FSN 1/13/12 Missouri State W, 61-60 FSN 3/4/11 vs. Creighton L, 63-60 FSN 2/26/11 at Creighton L, 63-55 FSN 2/15/11 at Bradley W, 80-70 FSN 1/19/11 at Wichita State W, 77-74 FSN 12/29/10 Missouri State L, 58-57 FSN 3/6/10 vs. Bradley W, 57-40 FSN 3/5/10 vs. Drake W, 55-40 FSN 2/16/10 Creighton W, 70-52 FSN 2/13/10 at Bradley L, 68-59 FSN 1/24/10 at Indiana State W, 67-58 FSN 3/7/09 vs. Bradley W, 76-62 FSN 3/6/09 vs. Indiana State W, 73-69 FSN 2/28/09 Evansville W, 69-62 FSN 1/31/09 at Indiana State W, 61-57 FSN 1/10/09 Missouri State W, 78-64 FSN 3/8/08 vs. Illinois State L, 56-42 FSN 3/7/08 vs. Southern Illinois W, 54-49 FSN 2/9/08 at Missouri State L, 71-54 FSN 2/2/08 Southern Illinois W, 68-63 FSN 1/20/08 Missouri State W, 70-55 FSN 1/5/08 at Indiana State L, 74-56 FSN 3/2/07 vs. Bradley L, 51-48 FSN 2/10/07 Missouri State L, 62-58 FSN 2/12/07 Creighton L, 62-54 FSN 12/30/06 at Wichita State W, 63-59 FSN 11/14/06 at Washington L, 70-61 FSN 3/4/06 vs. Southern Illinois L, 55-46 ot FSN 3/3/06 vs. Missouri State W, 57-42 FSN 2/22/06 Bradley L, 71-49 FSN 2/11/06 Missouri State L, 66-63 FSN 2/4/06 Indiana State W, 83-56 FSN 1/21/06 Drake W, 91-72 FSN 3/5/05 vs. Missouri State L, 70-62 FSN 2/28/05 at Wichita State W, 67-66 FSN 2/23/05 at Southern Illinois L, 76-69 FSN 1/18/05 at Missouri State W, 62-53 FSN 3/7/04 vs. Wichita State W, 64-56 FSN 3/6/04 vs. Illinois State W, 68-54 FSN 2/7/04 Indiana State W, 68-64 FSN 1/31/04 at Southern Illinois L, 63-53 FSN 12/20/03 at Illinois State W, 64-61 FSN UNI AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS SINCE 2001-02 UNI is now 7-2 vs. ranked opponents at home since the 2001-02 season after posting a 65-62 win over No. 13-ranked Creighton on Saturday. Prior to Saturday, UNI s last win over a ranked opponent came in a 69-67 victory over No. 1-ranked Kansas in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. UNI is 9-13 vs. ranked opponents since head coach Ben Jacobson joined the UNI coaching staff in 2001-02. Since the 1979-80 season, UNI has compiled a mark of 12-25 record vs. ranked 8 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL opponents. UNI vs. Ranked Opponents (since 1979-80) #13 Creighton W, 65-62 (H) - 2/4/12 #23 Creighton L, 63-60 (A) - 1/10/12 #10 Syracuse L, 68-46 (A) - 11/12/10 #13 Michigan State L, 59-52 (N) - 3/26/10 #1 Kansas W, 69-67 (N) - 3/20/10 #15 Marquette L, 73-43 (N) - 11/28/08 #14 Drake L, 65-55 (H) - 2/16/08 #22 Drake L, 58-54 (A) - 1/26/08 #11 Nevada L, 79-64 (A) - 2/17/07 #16 Wichita State W, 63-59 (A) - 12/30/06 #17 Washington L, 70-61 (A) - 11/14/06 #23 Georgetown L, 54-49 (N) - 3/17/06 #24 Bucknell W, 65-61 (H) - 2/18/06 #12 Iowa W, 67-63 (H) - 12/6/05 #20 Wisconsin L, 57-52 (N) - 3/18/05 #17 Iowa L, 76-73 (A) - 12/7/05 #14 Georgia Tech L, 65-60 (N) - 3/19/04 #15 Southern Illinois W, 68-52 (H) - 3/1/04 #20 Creighton W, 82-73 (H) - 1/14/04 #24 Iowa W, 77-66 (H) - 12/9/03 #13 Creighton L, 84-75 (H) - 2/4/03 #11 Iowa W, 78-76 (H) - 12/4/01 #17 Alabama L, 64-56 (N) - 12/20/00 #10 Iowa W, 84-78 (H) - 12/9/97 #12 Iowa L, 78-73 (H) - 12/5/95 #11 Iowa State L, 81-62 (H) - 1/25/95 #8 Iowa L, 64-44 (A) - 12/8/92 #16 Iowa L, 108-85 (H) - 12/19/91 #20 Minnesota L, 81-78 (N) - 3/18/90 #11 Missouri W, 74-71 (N) - 3/16/90 #20 Iowa W, 77-74 (H) - 1/3/90 #3 Georgetown L, 83-49 (N) - 12/29/89 #5 Iowa L, 95-76 (A) - 12/6/88 #14 Missouri L, 91-62 (A) - 1/12/83 #6 Iowa L, 84-53 (A) - 12/21/81 #14 Iowa L, 86-52 (A) - 12/30/80 #20 Iowa L, 78-46 (A) - 12/6/79 HOME SUCCESS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Since the 2001-02 season, UNI is 7-2 at home against ranked opponents. UNI has defeated Iowa (2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06), Creighton (2003-04, 2011-12), Southern Illinois (2003-04) and Bucknell (2005-06). UNI S FIRST WIN IN MCLEOD VS. RANKED FOE UNI scored its first McLeod Center win over a ranked foe when the Panthers dispatched the No. 13 Creighton Bluejays, 65-62. UNI is now 1-1 all-time vs. ranked opponents in the McLeod Center. The No. 14-ranked Drake Bulldogs posted a 65-55 win over the Panthers on Feb. 16, 2008. UNI VS. RANKED MVC OPPONENTS UNI is 4-4 against ranked MVC opponents since the 2001-02 season, following the Panthers 65-62 win over No. 13-ranked Creighton (2/4). TUTTLE EARNS 2ND MVC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK HONOR Seth Tuttle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference s Newcomer of the Week, as announced by the league office today. Tuttle averaged 11.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and shot 66.7 percent from the field in leading UNI to a pair of wins over Southern Illinois and No. 12/13-ranked Creighton. Tuttle scored nine points in UNI s 58-49 win over Southern Illinois. Tuttle made 3-of-4 shots from the field against the Salukis. Tuttle then tallied 13 points and nine rebounds on 5-of-8 shooting from the field vs. the Bluejays. FILLING IN THE MCLEOD CENTER The UNI-Creighton game drew 6,910 fans, which ranks as the No. 8 crowd of all-time in the McLeod Center. The all-time biggest crowd in the McLeod Center came on Feb. 27, 2010, when 7,332 fans watched the Panthers take on the Illinois State Redbirds. BIG GAME JAMES - ANTHONY THAT IS UNI junior guard Anthony James buried the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to give UNI a 65-62 win over No. 13-ranked Creighton in the McLeod Center (2/4). James scored a team-high 16 points, including 14 in the second half. James scored nine points in the final 2:07 to push the Panthers to the victory. James hit a jumper with 2:07 left to give UNI a 55-52 lead. James then knocked down a three-pointer from the left corner with 23.5 seconds left to give UNI a 61-56 lead. James hit a free throw with 12.4 seconds left before Creighton tied the game at 62-62, setting the stage for his game-winning buzzer-beater. TWO TURNOVERS UNI committed only two turnovers in the Panthers 65-62 win over Creighton (2/4) and both occurred in the first half. UNI played the final 20 minutes against the Bluejays and did not committ a single turnover. FRESHMEN STEP UP UNI freshmen Deon Mitchell and Seth Tuttle played key roles in the Panthers win over Creighton (2/4). Mitchell scored 12 points, his second straight double-figure scoring effort. Tuttle scored 13 points and added a team-high nine rebounds in the victory over the Jays.
DEON DELIVERS UNI freshman point guard Deon Mitchell delivered a career-high 17 points in leading UNI to a 58-49 win over the Southern Illinois Salukis. Mitchell drained 10-of-13 at the free throw line against the Salukis. SECOND-HALF SURGE KEYS UNI WIN OVER SIU UNI s Deon Mitchell keyed a 14-5 secondhalf run that turned a 42-39 deficit into a 50-44 lead for the Panthers against the Southern Illinois Salukis (1/31). Mitchell drained a 3-pointer with 6:43 left to give the Panthers their first lead of the second half at 43-41. He then hit two free throws with 6:04 left to up the marging to four at 45-41. Mitchell then hit Johnny Moran with a pass in the corner and Moran buried the triple for a 48-44 advantage with 4:48 left. Moran then closed the run with another bucket with 4:06 remaining in the game. THE UNDER 50 CLUB When the UNI Panthers held the Southern Illinois Salukis to 49 points in the Panthers win on Jan. 31, 2012, it marked the 26th time in the Ben Jacobson head coaching era that the Panthers had held a team under 50 points. UNI is 25-1 in those contests. OPP. HELD UNDER 50 PTS IN JACOBSON COACHING ERA Date Opponent Results 12/12/06 at Bucknell W, 57-48 11/9/07 vs. Northern Illinois W, 75-45 11/27/07 at Iowa State W, 61-48 12/15/07 vs. Wartburg W, 99-48 12/29/07 at Bradley W, 59-46 3/7/08 vs. Southern Illinois W, 54-49 (MVC Tournament) 12/6 /08 vs. North Dakota W, 69-49 2/18/09 vs. Drake L, 47-46 11/28/09 vs. Northern Illinois W, 52-45 12/19/09 at North Dakota W, 64-41 1/1/10 vs. Evansville W, 65-46 1/6/10 at Southern Illinois W, 61-49 1/9/10 at Illinois State W, 59-44 1/16/10 vs. Indiana State W, 62-40 2/10/10 at Drake W, 57-48 3/5/10 vs. Drake W, 55-40 (MVC Tournament) 3/6/10 vs. Bradley W, 57-40 (MVC Tournament) 11/16/10 vs. Coe W, 84-45 12/19/10 vs. SIU Edwardsville W, 68-47 1/12/11 at Illinois State W, 46-44 1/22/11 Drake W, 69-49 11/12/11 Old Dominion W, 63-46 11/22/11 Western Carolina W, 59-39 12/19/11 Loras W, 84-48 1/4/12 Indiana State W, 65-48 1/31/12 Southern Illinois W, 58-49 9 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL UNI IS 20-2 IN PSN BROADCASTS UNI is 20-2 all-time in games produced on the Panther Sports Network (PSN). UNI went 5-1 in PSN broadcasts in the 2011-12 season. UNI posted a perfect 8-0 record in PSN games in 2009-10 and the Panthers went 7-1 in 2010-11 in PSN games. Panther Sports Properties (Learfield Communications) put together the Panther Sports Network at the beginning of the 2009-10 season. Date Opponent Score Network 1/31/12 Southern Illinois W, 58-49 PSN 1/18/12 Wichita State L, 71-68 PSN 1/4/12 Indiana State W, 65-48 PSN 12/10/11 Milwaukee W, 67-51 PSN 12/6/11 Iowa W, 80-60 PSN 11/22/11 Western Carolina W, 59-39 PSN 2/22/11 Indiana State L, 76-74 PSN 2/2/11 Illinois State W, 53-51 PSN 1/22/11 Drake W, 69-49 PSN 1/15/11 Southern Illinois W, 72-52 PSN 1/9/11 Bradley W, 83-77 PSN 1/4/11 Evansville W, 65-53 PSN 12/1/10 Iowa State W, 60-54 PSN 11/16/10 Coe W, 84-45 PSN 2/3/10 Wichita State W, 59-56 PSN 1/27/10 Drake W, 67-51 PSN 1/16/10 Indiana State W, 62-40 PSN 1/3/10 Missouri State W, 84-76 PSN 12/23/09 Wyoming W, 72-54 PSN 12/12/09 Siena W, 82-65 PSN 12/8/09 Iowa W, 67-50 PSN 11/28/09 Northern Illinois W, 52-45 PSN SONNEN S STREAK SNAPPED VS. SIU Junior guard Marc Sonnen had his streak of 17 straight games with at least one made 3-pointer snapped in UNI s 58-49 win over Southern Illinois (1/31). TUTTLE POSTS FIRST CAREER 20-POINT GAME UNI freshman forward Seth Tuttle tallied his first career 20-point scoring game at Indiana State (1/25) with 22 points. Tuttle made 7-of-9 shots from the field and was 8-of-9 at the foul line. NOT A BAD WEEK FOR MR. TUTTLE Freshman forward Seth Tuttle shot 91.7 percent from the floor and averaged 14.0 ppg in helping UNI to a split of games vs. Wichita State and Drake. Tuttle made all six shot attempts and all three throws in scoring 15 points against Wichita State. Tuttle then drained 5-of-6 shots from the field and tallied a team-high 13 points in a 66-52 win over Drake. Tuttle hit his second 3-pointer of the season against the Bulldogs and made both of his free throw attempts. Tuttle was 5-for-5 from the line over the two games. PANTHERS CAP PERFECT SEASON VS. STATE OF IOWA For only the third time in its history, UNI posted a perfect 4-0 record against in-state Division I competition. UNI defeated Iowa State (69-62), Iowa (80-60) and Drake (83-68 and 66-52) this season. UNI also won all four games against Iowa, Iowa State and Drake in the 1997-98 and 2009-10 seasons. SEASON-BEST IN BOARDS VS. DRAKE UNI grabbed a season-high 37 rebounds in its 66-52 win over the Drake Bulldogs in the McLeod Center (1/22). Junior center Austin Pehl recorded a game-high six rebounds in only nine minutes of action against the Bulldogs to propel UNI to the rebounding edge, 37-32. MARTINO POSTS CAREER-HIGH AGAINST THE BULLDOGS Redshirt freshman Max Martino posted a career-high four points in UNI s 66-52 win over Drake (1/22). Martino made both of his shot attempts - in the first half - of the Panthers home win over the in-state rival Drake Bulldogs. TUTTLE S STREAKS UNI freshman forward Seth Tuttle had a streak of 12 straight made field goals snapped when he missed his final shot of the game vs. Drake (1/22). Tuttle has had two stretches this season of 12 straight made field goals. Earlier this season, Tuttle had a threegame stretch of 12 straight made field goals against Providence, Iowa State and Colorado State. MORAN SETS UNI STARTS RECORD UNI senior guard Johnny Moran set the school record for games started against Wichita State (1/18) when he started his 121st career game for the Panthers. The previous mark of 120 starts was set by Ben Jacobson (2003-06). AMAZING START BEHIND THE ARC VS. CREIGHTON UNI got off to an amazing start from 3- point land against Creighton on Jan. 10. UNI drained eight of its first 10 3-point field goall attempts against the Jays in
opening up a 31-20 lead in the CenturyLink Center Omaha. SEASON-BEST IN 3-POINTERS UNI drained a season-high 12 3-pointers in the 63-60 loss at Creighton on Jan. 10. UNI s previous season best this year came on three occasions when the Panthers buried 11 3-pointers against Northern Colorado (11/20), Iowa (12/6) and Loras (12/19) - all three of which came in the McLeod Center. The Panthers previous best number of road three-pointers was nine this season. 80 AND UP UNI reached 80 or more points for the fourth time this season when it posted an 83-68 win at Drake. UNI is 18-1 all-time when scoring 80 or more points under coach Jacobson. The Panthers have won 13 straight games when scoring 80 or more points. UNI SCORING 80+IN JACOBSON ERA Date Opponent Results 1/7/12 at Drake W, 83-68 12/19/11 Loras W, 84-48 12/6/11 Iowa W, 80-60 12/3/10 Colorado State W, 83-77 3/15/11 Rider W, 84-50 2/15/11 at Bradley W, 80-70 1/9/11 Bradley W, 83-77 11/16/10 Coe W, 84-45 1/3/10 Missouri State W, 84-76 12/12/09 Siena W, 82-65 11/23/09 vs. Boston College W, 81-69 2/11/09 Southern Illinois W, 81-55 1/17/09 at Drake W, 81-59 12/28/08 Indiana State L, 85-84 (2OT) 11/25/08 Chicago State W, 81-70 12/15/07 Wartburg W, 99-48 12/20/06 Wartburg W, 83-61 12/09/06 UMKC W, 85-53 11/13/06 vs. Pepperdine W, 83-58 NOT SO MANY 3-POINTERS UNI attempted a season-low eight 3- pointers in its 83-68 win at Drake. UNI also made a season-low four 3-pointers against the Bulldogs. Prior to its performance against Drake, UNI s season-low for 3-pointers made was five vs. Western Carolina (11/22) and fewest attempted was 15 against Indiana State (1/4). In both of those contests, UNI was victorious. WARMIN UP ON THE ROAD For the first time this season, UNI shot above 50 percent in a road/neutral contest when the Panthers drained 55.3 percent of its shots at Drake. 10 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL UNI s previous best road/neutral shooting performance this season came in a 63-46 win at Old Dominion (11/12), when the Panthers made 49.0 percent of its shots. JAKE BOUNCES BACK VS. SYCAMORES Junior forward Jake Koch came into the Jan. 4 game vs. Indiana State 0-for-6 from the field in MVC action this season - but he drained four field goals, including two 3-pointers in the 65-48 win over the Sycamores. JAMES HITS FOR 20-PLUS VS. ILS Panther guard Anthony James surpassed the 20-point mark for the third time this season, and seventh time in his career, when he posted 21 points in Thursday s game at Illinois State. James leads the Panthers in scoring at 14.2 points per game. James has reached double-figure scoring in nine straight games. AJ TIES UNI VALLEY MARK Anthony James hit on 9-of-25 shots at Illinois State tying him for the most shots by a UNI Panther in a Missouri Valley Conference contest. Cam Johnson set the UNI standard for MVC games when he launched 25 shots against Drake on Feb. 12, 1994, in Des Moines. Johnson scored 40 points against the Bulldogs that night in a 102-79 UNI victory. UNI s all-time record for shot attempts in a game is 26 set by both Cam Johnson (vs. Iowa - Dec. 7, 1993) and Randy Kraayenbrink (vs. Prairie View A&M - Nov. 30, 1985). ILLINOIS STATE SNAPS 7-GAME SKID VS UNI UNI opened Missouri Valley Conference play as Illinois State scored a 65-61 win over the Panthers in Normal, Ill. The loss snapped a seven-game win streak the Panthers had going against the Redbirds. FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS OF 8-GAME WIN STREAKS For the fourth consecutive season, UNI put together an eight-game win streak. In 110 years of UNI basketball, the Panthers have posted 12 win streaks of eight games or more. UNI s 8-Game Win Streaks in School History Streak Year 15 games 2009-10 11 games 2008-09 10 games 1963-64 9 games 1951-52 9 games 1963-64 9 games 2011-12 8 games 1922-23 8 games 1924-25 8 games 1929-30 8 games 1961-62 8 games 2003-04 8 games 2010-11 3RD-BEST START IN SCHOOL HISTORY UNI s 10-1 start marks the third-best beginning to a season in school history. UNI started the 1963-64 season with a 19-1 mark en route to a 23-4 year. UNI started the 2009-10 season at 16-1 on its way to a 30-5 mark and the Sweet 16. UNI has had four 10-1 starts to season (1922-23, 1924-25, 2005-06 and 2011-12). Best Starts in School History 1963-64 19-1 Finished 23-4 2009-10 16-1 Finished 30-5 2005-06 10-1 Finished 23-10 1922-23 10-1 Finished 10-1 1924-25 10-1 Finished 10-1 2011-12 10-1??? YET ANOTHER GOOD START UNDER COACH JAKE The Panthers secured their second-best start in head coach Ben Jacobson s era with the 10-1 start. UNI started the 2009-10 season with a 16-1 mark. SEVEN PANTHERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES IN 84-48 WIN OVER LORAS UNI had seven players reach double-figure scoring in its 84-48 win over Loras (12/19). The Panthers saw Deon Mitchell (13), Austin Pehl (13), Chip Rank (12), Marc Sonnen (11), Seth Tuttle (10), Anthony James (10) and Matt Morrison (10) all reach double-figure scoring against the Duhawks. It marks the first time in the history of UNI basketball that the Panthers have seven different players reach double-figure scoring in the same game. PEHL NOTCHES CAREER-HIGH Junior center Austin Pehl posted a careerhigh 13 points in helping UNI to an 84-48 win over Loras. Pehl s previous career-best came earlier this season at Iowa State when he scored eight against the Cyclones. BOMBS AWAY FROM 3-POINT LAND For the third time this season UNI drained 11 3-pointers in a single game when the Panthers made 11-of-20 shots from beyond the arc in an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19). UNI also made 11 3-pointers against Northern Colorado and Iowa.
UNI RECEIVED VOTES IN NATIONAL POLLS IN DECEMBER The UNI men s basketball team received votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Dec. 5, Dec. 12 and Dec. 19 this season. UNI has been ranked in the national polls on 12 occasions with nine of those coming in the 2009-10 season. The UNI Panthers finished the season ranked No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. It marked the highest ranking ever in school history for the Panthers in the Coaches Poll. The Feb. 8, 2010, Associated Press poll saw UNI ranked No. 19 the highest ranking for the Panthers ever in the AP poll. UNI IN NATIONAL RANKINGS Date of Poll Coaches AP Jan. 30, 2006 24 25 Feb. 6, 2006 RV 25 Feb. 20, 2006 RV 25 Oct. 29, 2009 RV RV Nov. 16, 2009 RV RV Dec. 7, 2009 -- RV Dec. 14, 2009 RV RV Dec. 21, 2009 RV RV Dec. 28, 2009 RV RV Jan. 4, 2010 RV RV Jan. 11, 2010 RV RV Jan. 18, 2010 22 20 Jan. 25, 2010 25 RV Feb. 1, 2010 22 24 Feb. 8, 2010 18 19 Feb. 15, 2010 24 RV Feb. 22, 2010 22 25 March 1, 2010 RV RV March 8, 2010 25 RV March 15, 2010 24 RV April 6, 2010 13 -- Jan. 31, 2011 RV RV Dec. 5, 2011 RV RV Dec. 12, 2011 RV RV Dec. 19, 2011 -- RV NON-CONF HOME-COURT SUCCESS UNI owns a 32-7 record in the McLeod Center against non-conference foes since the building opened in November 2006. The Panthers have won 23 of their last 27 non-conference home games. UNI s only seven losses in the McLeod Center against non-conference opponents have come against Iowa State (71-66 OT - 12/3/08), Iowa (62-55 - 12/5/07), Nevada (55-52 - 12/22/07), Illinois-Chicago (70-58 - 2/23/08), George Mason (77-71 - 2/19/11), SMU (57-50 - 3/21/11) and Ohio (76-59 - 12/20/11). KOCH TAKES MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS Junior forward Jake Koch averaged 17 ppg, handed out 4.5 apg, grabbed 4.5 rpg, shot 47.4 percent from the field, 11 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL 60.0 percent from 3-point land and was a perfect 10-for-10 at the free throw line in leading UNI to wins over Iowa (80-60) and Milwaukee (67-51). Koch scored 13 points, dished out six assists, blocked two shots and had a steal in the 80-60 win over Iowa on Tuesday. Koch also drained 3-for-4 3-point shots and made all four free throws against the Hawkeyes. Koch followed that up with a seasonhigh 21 points in a 67-51 win over Milwaukee on Saturday. Against the UWM Panthers, Koch was 6-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-6 from 3-point land. Koch made all six free throws against Milwaukee. PANTHERS SWEEP IOWA, IOWA STATE IN SAME SEASON For only the fourth time in the history of its program, UNI has swept the season series against Iowa and Iowa State. UNI also won both meetings with Iowa and Iowa State in the 1997-98, 2006-07 and 2009-10 seasons. LARGEST UNI WIN EVER VS. IOWA UNI s 20-point win over Iowa was the Panthers largest margin of victory over against the Hawkeyes. The previous best was 17 in the 2009-10 season when UNI posted a 67-50 win over Iowa. AJ SETS HIS CAREER-HIGH VS. COLO- RADO STATE Junior guard Anthony James scored a career-high 28 points in leading UNI to an 83-77 victory over Colorado State (12/3). James buried 11-of-18 shots from the field against Colorado State. James made 3-of-5 3-point shots against the Rams as well. James has tallied six 20-plus scoring efforts in his Panther career. It s the second 20-plus scoring game this season. Previously this year, James posted a 22-point game in a 79-62 win over Providence. PANTHERS STAY PERFECT IN MWC/MVC CHALLENGE UNI scored a season-high 83 points against Colorado State in the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Conference Challenge. UNI is 3-0 all-time in the MWC/MVC Challenge. UNI has scored MWC/MVC Challenge wins over Wyoming (72-54 in 2009), TCU (64-60 in 2010) and Colorado State (83-77 in 2011). MORAN 3-POINT STREAK SNAPPED Johnny Moran failed to make a threepointer in Saturday s 83-77 win over Colorado State - snapping a streak of 16 straight games with a made 3-pointer. Moran was 0-for-2 from 3-point land vs. the Rams. Moran had a stretch in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons that saw him make a 3-pointer in 17 straight contests. Nick Nurse holds the UNI record for consecutive games with a 3-pointer made at 27. BENCH STARS FOR UNI VS. IOWA STATE UNI s bench scored 34 points, while the starters contributed 35 points in the 69-62 win at Iowa State. MORRISON SHINES VS. THE CYCLONES Sophomore guard Matt Morrison broke out in a big way in UNI s 69-62 win over Iowa State. Morrison made his first four 3-point shots and scored a career-high 14 points. Morrison made his only two 3-point shots against Providence and then made his first four 3-pointers against Iowa State for a streak of six consecutive made 3-point shots over two games. Morrison entered Wednesday s game vs. Iowa State having scored six points on the season. Morrison s previous career-high came against Rider in the first round of the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, when he scored seven points. PEHL POSTS A CAREER-BEST UNI junior center Austin Pehl also had a career-night vs. the Iowa State Cyclones. Pehl posted a career-high eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field in only nine minutes of action vs. the Cyclones. Pehl s previous career-best came when he scored seven points against Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Dec. 19, 2010. TUTTLE GRABS 12 BOARDS AGAINST THE CYCLONES UNI freshman forward Seth Tuttle set a career-high with 12 rebounds in UNI s 69-62 win over Iowa State. TUTTLE NAMED MVC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK UNI freshman forward Seth Tuttle was named the Missouri Valley Conference s Newcomer of the Week after he helped the Panthers to wins over Western Carolina, Rice and Providence. Tuttle averaged 11.0 ppg, grabbed 6.3
rebounds and shot 65.2 percent (15-of-23) from the field in helping UNI to wins over Western Carolina, Rice and Providence. Tuttle produced his first double-double as a collegian when he scored 13 points and registered 11 rebounds in UNI s 79-62 win over Providence at the 2011 South Padre Island Invitational. Tuttle also scored a career-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting in a victory over Western Carolina to begin the week. SONNEN SPARK Junior guard Marc Sonnen buried all three second-half shots he took against Iowa State all 3-pointers in the final 5:34 of the contest. Sonnen reached double figures for the third time this season when he posted 12 points against the Cyclones. AJ FINDS HIS SCORING GROOVE Junior guard Anthony James was named the MVP of the 2011 South Padre Island Invitational after he led UNI to a perfect 4-0 mark in the tournament. In three games this week, James averaged 14.0 ppg, while shooting 50 percent (13-of-26) from the field. James averaged 4.0 rpg and had a 6-to-1 assists-to-turnover ratio. He posted the fifth 20-point game of his career when he tallied 22 points in a 79-62 win over Providence on Saturday. James was a perfect 3-for-3 from 3-point land vs. the Friars. James also scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds in a 64-60 win over Rice. REAL SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CHAMPI- ONSHIP? UNI and Iowa State each posted perfect 4-0 marks in the 2011 South Padre Island Invitational. UNI was awarded the team title in South Padre on a tiebreaker for fewest points allowed. UNI then clinched the outright South Padre title with a 69-62 win over Iowa State in Ames. MITCHELL ENJOYS A TRIP TO HIS HOME STATE Freshman point guard Deon Mitchell enjoyed a return trip to his home state this weekend for the South Padre Island Invitational. Mitchell, a native of Pflugerville, Texas, posted a career-high 16 points in UNI s 64-60 win over Rice. UNI POSTS FIRST BIG EAST WIN With its 79-62 win over Providence, UNI gained the first win in school history over 12 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL a BIG EAST school. UNI had been 0-9 entering the game vs. Providence against the BIG EAST. Head coach Ben Jacobson improved to 1-3 all-time vs. the BIG EAST. UNI has matched up against Cincinnati (0-1), DePaul (0-2), Georgetown (0-2), Marquette (0-1), Notre Dame (0-2), Providence (1-0) and Syracuse (0-1). KOCHIN UP ALL KINDS OF NUMBERS UNI junior forward Jake Koch had a balanced effort against Western Carolina (11/22). He tallied nine points, nine rebounds, four blocks, three steals and three assists in leading UNI to a 59-39 win over the Catamounts. In the 2010-11 season, Koch became the first Panther in the Division I era to record 30 or more assists (68), steals (30) and blocks (30) in a single season. HALFWAY TO 1,000 POINTS Juniors Jake Koch and Anthony James each eclipsed the 500-point mark in their careers against Western Carolina. Koch scored nine points vs. the Catamounts and has 501 career points. James tallied six points vs. Western Carolina and has 503 career points. HITTING THE BOARDS After losing the rebounding battle in each of its first three games this season, UNI was able to out-rebound the Western Carolina Catamounts, 32-26. SMOTHERING DEFENSE UNI limited Western Carolina to only 39 points in the Panthers 59-39 victory. It marked the lowest output for a UNI opponent since scoring an identical 59-39 win over Indiana State in the 2002-03 season. The 39 points was the lowest defensive effort in head coach Ben Jacobson s six-year tenure on the Panther sideline. The previous best of 40 occured on three occasions. BUSS TO MISS 3 MONTHS WITH BRO- KEN ARM University of Northern Iowa men s basketball player Nate Buss suffered a broken right arm in a workout Nov. 17, head coach Ben Jacobson announced. Buss, a redshirt freshman from Charles City, Iowa, suffered a break in his right arm of the mid shaft radius and ulnar fracture while working out. He underwent surgery today as well and a three-month recovery time is expected. MORAN SETS MCLEOD STEALS MARK UNI senior guard Johnny Moran tallied a McLeod Center-record six steals in the Panthers 78-69 win over Northern Colorado. The Panthers also set a team record in the McLeod Center with 11 steal against the Bears. PANTHERS DROP DECISION AT SAINT MARY S IN ESPN COLLEGE HOOPS MARATHON UNI dropped a 57-41 decision to the Saint Mary s College Gaels at the McKeon Pavilion. The game was broadcast live on ESPN as a part of the College Hoops Marathon. Senior guard Johnny Moran led the Panthers with a game-high 13 points. Saint Mary s jumped out to a 7-0 lead, but the Panthers responded with a 9-0 run of their own to take their only lead of the contest. But Saint Mary s closed the first half on a 19-4 run to take a 26-13 lead at the intermission. The Gaels extended their lead to 28 points at 51-23 with 6:43 left in the game. UNI fought back and used a 16-2 run to trim the lead to 14 with 1:13 remaining in the contest. UNI SECURES 63-46 SEASON-OPENING WIN AT OLD DOMINION UNI used its patented suffocating defense to open the 2011-12 season with a 63-46 win over Old Dominion University in the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The Panthers were led by junior Jake Koch, who scored a game-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field. Koch buried a trio of 3-pointers and all three of his free throw attempts on the night. UNI limited ODU to only four secondhalf field goals and held the Monarchs to 27.3 percent shooting from the field for the game. Offensively, UNI made 49 percent of its shots, including nine from 3-point land. UNI did not allow ODU to score a basket in the second half from the 10:46 mark to the 2:34 mark. UNI NETS 71-53 EXHIBITION VICTORY OVER NORTHERN STATE UNI posted a 71-53 exhibition win over Northern State (S.D.) on Oct. 30 to begin exhibition play in the 2011-12 season. Junior guard Anthony James led a balanced Panther attack with 15 points. UNI enjoyed a 50-31 advantage in rebounds, including a 19-4 edge on the offensive boards.
The Panthers saw six players score at least eight or more points. Sophomore forward Chip Rank and freshman forward Marvin Singleton each collected a gamehigh 10 rebounds. PANTHERS CLOSE EXHIBITION PLAY WITH TRIUMPH OVER DUBUQUE UNI completed its two-game exhibition schedule with a 57-43 win over the University of Dubuque on Friday in the McLeod Center. UNI enjoyed a 42-29 advantage in rebounding against the Spartans. UNI posted a 16-3 offensive rebounding advantage against the Division III foe. Junior guard Anthony James led the way in scoring with 13 points. Freshman forward Seth Tuttle tallied 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Junior guard Marc Sonnen notched a team-high nine rebounds in the contest. HITTING THE BOOKS, TOO Not only has UNI won 20 straight games in three straight seasons, but the Panthers are also maintaining a solid team cumulative GPA. The Panthers posted a team GPA of 3.21 in the spring 2011 semester. The Panthers entered the fall 2011 semester with a 3.06 cumulative GPA, the highest mark during head coach Ben Jacobson s tenure as an assistant or as a head coach. TV EXPOSURE UNI has made 22 appearances on TV this season through the MVC Tournament. UNI has been on national TV 13 times in the 2011-12 season. In the 2010-11 season, UNI had 23 television appearances, including 16 national TV spots. PANTHERS PICKED FOURTH IN THE MVC PRESEASON POLL The UNI Panthers were picked to finish fourth in the MVC preseason poll in voting by the league s coaches, sports information directors and media. Creighton is the preseason favorite with 29 first-place votes and 389 total points. Wichita State is picked second with seven first-place votes and 350 points. Indiana State garnered the other four first-place votes and tallied 331 points. UNI followed in fourth with 245 points. 2011-12 MVC Preseason Poll 1. Creighton (29) 389 2. Wichita State (7) 350 3. Indiana State (4) 331 4. UNI 245 5. Evansville 234 6. Missouri State 216 7. Drake 159 8. Illinois State 111 9. Southern Illinois 90 10. Bradley 75 JAMES NAMED PRESEASON H.M. ALL- MVC Junior guard Anthony James was named as an honorable mention all-mvc preseason selection. James is the Panthers top returning scorer at 12.4 points per game, which ranked No. 9 in the league last season. FOSTER NAMED VIDEO COORDINATOR University of Northern Iowa head men s basketball coach Ben Jacobson announced the addition of Chris Foster as video coordinator to the Panther staff for the remainder of the 2011-12 season on Dec. 28. Foster returns to UNI following his time as a high school teacher and coach in the St. Louis, Mo., area. Foster played at UNI from 2000-2005. He then served three different roles in three years for the Panther coaching staff. In 2005-06, he was a graduate manager. In 2006-07, Foster was UNI s director of basketball operations. Then in 2007-08, Foster moved into a full-time assistant coaching position for the Panthers. Foster tallied 1,027 points for the Panthers as he saw action in 120 games, while drawing 57 starting assignments. He was a member of two NCAA Tournament squads as a player and one as a graduate manager. Foster was a member of the 2002 MVC All- Freshman squad. The position became available in early December when then video coordinator Sean Sweeney accepted a similar job with the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. TICKET INFORMATION Full-season ticket packages are available to see the Panther men s basketball team in action at the McLeod Center. A total of 18 home games are on tap in 2011-2012. Single-game tickets for adults are $17, while youth single-game tickets are $13. Contact UNITix at 319-273-4849 for more information. Paradise island, Bahamas Join your PantHers at the 2 nd annual battle 4 atlantis Pre-season college basketball tournament thanksgiving Weekend 2012 Visit battle4atlantis.com/2012 2012 BATTLE FOR ATLANTIS UNI will take part in the 2012 Battle for Atlantis Tournament on Thanksgiving weekend next season. The tournament will take place on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. UNI will be joined in the tournament by Duke, Louisville, Memphis, Minnesota, Missouri, Stanford and VCU. WEEKLY PRESS LUNCHEONS UNI head coach Ben Jacobson or a member of his coaching staff will be available at the weekly Press Luncheons held each Monday beginning at noon in the back room of Pepper s Grill and Sports Pub located on 18th Street in Cedar Falls. FOLLOW THE PANTHERS ON FACEBOOK & TWITTER Fans of UNI Athletics on Facebook and Twitter will have access to in-game updates, score recaps and special announcements. UNI Athletics on Facebook will give fans the chance to connect with other Panther fans, as well as providing information on upcoming events. Followers on Twitter will be able to access up-to-the-minute score updates and news about the Panthers on their computer or mobile device. FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/uniathletics TWITTER www.twitter.com/uniathletics 13 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
2011-2012 University of Northern Iowa Men s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 1 Deon Mitchell G 6-1 190 Fr. Pflugerville, Texas 4 Chip Rank F 6-6 230 So. Cedarburg, Wis. 5 Matt Bohannon G 6-4 190 Fr. Marion, Iowa 10 Seth Tuttle F 6-8 210 Fr. Sheffield, Iowa 12 Marvin Singleton F 6-6 235 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. 13 Johnny Moran G 6-1 190 Sr. Algonquin, Ill. 14 Nate Buss F 6-8 205 R-Fr. Charles City, Iowa 20 Jake Koch F 6-9 245 Jr. Ashwaubenon, Wis. 21 Matt Morrison G 6-0 180 So. Solon, Iowa 23 Marc Sonnen G 6-3 190 Jr. St. Paul, Minn. 24 Max Martino G 6-5 205 R-Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 30 JeVon Lyle G 6-2 175 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. 31 Chris Olivier F 6-8 245 Fr. Glenwood, Ill. 33 Austin Pehl C 6-10 250 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa 34 Tyler Lange F 6-6 220 So. Sac City, Iowa 52 Anthony James G 6-0 175 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. Head Coach: Ben Jacobson (Univ. of North Dakota 94), Sixth Year Assistant Coaches: P.J. Hogan, Ben Johnson, Erik Crawford Director of Basketball Operations: Derrik Netten Video Coordinator: Chris Foster Director of Athletic Training: Don Bishop Pronunciation Guide Matt Bohannon Bo-HANN-in Jake Koch COOK Tyler Lange LANG JeVon Lyle Juh-VON Chris Olivier Oh-LIV-ee-ay Austin Pehl PEEL Marc Sonnen SAWN-in 14 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Deon Mitchell 6-1, 190, Fr., Guard Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville) #1 Named to the MVC All-Freshman Team Has scored a point in 30 of 32 games as a true freshman Tallied nine double-figure scoring games Notched career-high in pts (18) and assists (6) at VCU (2/17) Tied a career-high with 5 asts in a 78-63 win over Illinois State (2/11) Posted back-to-back double-figure scoring games with 12 pts in a 65-62 win over Creighton (2/4) Rejoined the starting lineup and posted 17 pts in a 58-49 win over Southern Illinois (1/31) Buried 10-of-13 FTs in the win over the Salukis Posted another 8-point effort in UNI s 83-68 win at Drake (1/7) Came off the bench and posted 8 pts in a 65-48 win over Indiana State (1/4) Tallied 14 points coming off the bench vs. Evansville (1/1) Tied for game-high scoring honors with 13 pts in an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19) Handed out a career-high 5 assists in an 83-77 win over Colorado State (12/3) Enjoyed a trip home to Texas by scoring 16 first-half points in a 64-60 win over Rice (11/25) Posted12 points by burying four 3-pointers vs. Northern Colorado (11/20) Grabbed a team-high six rebounds in UNI s 63-46 season-opening win at Old Dominion (11/12) Contributed with 8 pts, 2 asts, 2 steals vs. Northern State (10/30) Averaged 5.0 ppg in a pair of exhibition contests to begin the season Mitchell s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion* 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-6-6 2 4 0 3 0 1 22 11/14 @Saint Mary s* 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 2 0 4 0 0 22 11/20 Northern Colorado* 4-7 4-6 0-0 0-3-3 0 12 3 3 0 0 20 11/22 Western Carolina* 2-4 0-1 2-2 0-2-2 1 6 2 3 0 0 22 11/25 vs. Rice* 6-9 2-3 2-3 1-3-4 0 16 1 4 0 2 26 11/26 vs. Providence* 3-5 0-1 1-1 0-1-1 3 7 3 4 0 2 18 11/30 at Iowa State* 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 2 0 1 12 12/3 Colorado State* 2-4 2-3 6-8 0-1-1 0 12 5 2 0 1 26 12/6 Iowa* 2-7 1-3 0-1 0-2-2 2 5 0 1 0 1 24 12/10 Milwaukee* 2-5 0-1 1-2 0-2-2 2 5 0 0 0 2 19 12/19 Loras* 4-6 3-4 2-2 0-2-2 0 13 4 2 0 2 19 12/20 Ohio* 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 24 12/29 at Illinois State* 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 1/1 Evansville 6-11 2-5 0-0 0-0-0 1 14 1 3 0 0 24 1/4 Indiana State 3-5 1-2 1-2 0-0-0 1 8 0 2 1 0 14 1/7 at Drake 2-4 0-0 4-4 1-2-3 0 8 0 4 0 1 16 1/10 at Creighton 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 0 2 1 1 0 0 8 1/13 Missouri State 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 1/15 at Bradley 1-2 1-1 3-5 0-3-3 1 6 3 3 0 0 11 1/18 Wichita State 1-4 0-0 3-5 2-1-3 3 5 0 1 0 0 16 1/22 Drake 1-4 0-0 3-4 1-1-2 0 5 2 2 0 0 15 1/25 at Indiana State 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 0 2 1 1 0 0 13 1/28 at Missouri State 2-8 1-4 1-2 0-0-0 4 6 1 1 0 0 22 1/31 Southern Illinois* 3-11 1-2 10-13 0-4-4 1 17 2 2 0 1 30 2/4 Creighton* 4-12 0-1 4-5 1-4-5 1 12 2 1 0 0 28 2/8 at Wichita State* 2-6 0-1 1-2 1-1-2 0 5 2 2 0 0 24 2/11 Illinois State* 3-6 1-1 2-3 0-2-2 0 9 5 4 0 0 28 2/15 at Evansville* 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 4 1 2 1 0 16 2/17 at VCU* 7-11 0-0 4-4 0-5-5 3 18 6 4 0 1 35 2/22 Bradley* 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-3-3 0 2 2 2 0 0 16 2/25 at Southern Illinois* 3-8 1-2 5-7 1-2-3 1 12 2 1 0 0 25 3/2 vs. Illinois State 0-3 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 0 2 3 3 0 0 20 Mitchell s / Highs Points 18 at VCU (2/17/12) 18 at VCU (2/17/12) FG Made 7 at VCU (2/17/12) 7 at VCU (2/17/12) 3FG Made 4 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) 4 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) FT Made 10 vs. Southern Illinois (1/31/12) 10 vs. Southern Illinois (1/31/12) FT Att. 13 vs. Southern Illinois (1/31/12) 13 vs. Southern Illinois (1/31/12) 6 at Old Dominion (11/12/11) 6 at Old Dominion (11/12/11) Assists 6 at VCU (2/17/12) 6 at VCU (2/17/12) Steals 2, four times 2, four times Blocks 1, vs. Indiana State (1/4/12) 1, vs. Indiana State (1/4/12) Minutes 35 at VCU (2/17/12) 35 at VCU (2/17/12) Mitchell s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2011-12 32-22 73-181.403 20-50.400 57-79.722 68-2.1 32 55 70 2 18 223-7.0 15 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Chip Rank 6-6, 230, So., Forward Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg) #4 First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete Team MVC All-Bench Team pick Ranks first on the team in 3-point accuracy (46.8 percent) Ranks second on the squad in field goal percentage (51.2 percent) Has scored in 27 of 32 games this season Has recorded nine double-digit scoring efforts off the bench Has made at least one 3-pointer in 10 straight games Played a career-high 31 minutes and scored 7 pts in a 65-61 win at Southern Illinois (2/25) Nailed all four shots from the field (including two 3-pointers) in the win over Southern Illinois (1/31) Scored a career-high 15 pts and grabbed a season-high 7 rbs at Bradley (1/15) Tied a career-high with four 3-pointers against the Braves Made game-winning basket with 2.2 seconds left in UNI s 61-60 victory over Missouri State (1/13) Notched 6 rbs in a 65-48 win over Indiana State (1/4) Made first career start and scored 12 pts in an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19) Made all 3 shots (3-pointers) and a free throw for 10 pts in an 80-60 win over Iowa (12/6) Posted 10 pts off the bench in an 83-77 win over Colorado State (12/3) Played a career-high 25 minutes and scored 11 points at Saint Mary s (11/14) Buried a trio of 3-pointers against the Gaels Tied for team-high honors with 10 rebounds in exhibition win over Northern State (10/30) Scored 7 pts in UNI 57-43 exhibition win over Dubuque (11/4) Averaged 8.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg in exhibition play Rank s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion 3-6 2-3 0-0 1-4-5 2 8 0 0 1 1 15 11/14 @Saint Mary s 3-6 3-5 2-2 0-0-0 0 11 0 0 0 0 25 11/20 Northern Colorado 0-4 0-3 1-2 0-0-0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19 11/22 Western Carolina 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 4 0 1 0 0 13 11/25 vs. Rice 2-5 1-2 1-1 1-3-4 0 6 0 0 0 0 17 11/26 vs. Providence 2-4 1-3 1-1 1-0-1 1 6 0 0 0 0 11 11/30 at Iowa State 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12/3 Colorado State 2-3 1-2 5-6 1-1-2 4 10 0 0 0 0 17 12/6 Iowa 3-3 3-3 1-1 1-0-1 0 10 0 0 0 0 11 12/10 Milwaukee 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 12/19 Loras* 3-3 3-3 3-5 0-5-5 2 12 1 1 0 0 21 12/20 Ohio 3-6 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 4 6 2 0 0 0 20 12/29 at Illinois State 4-7 3-5 0-0 0-5-5 4 11 0 0 0 0 18 1/1 Evansville 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 1/4 Indiana State 0-1 0-1 0-0 3-3-6 2 0 1 1 0 0 21 1/7 at Drake 2-3 0-1 1-2 1-3-4 1 5 0 1 0 0 17 1/10 at Creighton 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-2-3 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 1/13 Missouri State 2-4 0-2 2-2 1-2-3 4 6 0 0 0 0 25 1/15 at Bradley 5-7 4-6 1-1 2-5-7 3 15 1 0 0 0 26 1/18 Wichita State 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1/22 Drake 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 0 2 0 0 0 1 22 1/25 at Indiana State 0-4 0-2 3-4 1-1-2 1 3 1 0 0 0 17 1/28 at Missouri State 3-4 1-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 7 0 0 1 0 23 1/31 Southern Illinois 4-4 2-2 3-5 1-4-5 0 13 0 0 0 0 26 2/4 Creighton 3-5 2-2 1-2 0-2-2 1 9 0 0 0 1 25 2/8 at Wichita State 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 1 3 0 0 0 1 19 2/11 Illinois State 2-4 2-4 4-4 1-2-3 2 10 1 2 0 0 24 2/15 at Evansville 3-4 2-3 2-2 1-4-5 0 10 0 0 0 1 18 2/17 at VCU 3-5 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 8 0 1 0 0 16 2/22 Bradley 3-7 1-3 0-0 1-2-3 3 7 1 0 0 0 21 2/25 at Southern Illinois 3-5 1-2 0-0 1-3-4 3 7 0 2 0 1 31 3/2 vs. Illinois State 2-5 1-3 1-2 1-1-2 4 6 2 0 0 0 23 Rank s Highs Points 15 at Bradley (1/15/12) 15 at Bradley (1/15/12) FG Made 5, twice 5 at Bradley (1/15/12) 3FG Made 4, twice 4 at Bradley (1/15/12) FT Made 5 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) 5 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) FT Att. 6 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) 6 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) 9 vs. Coe (11/16/10) 7 at Bradley (1/15/12) Assists 2, two times 2 vs. Ohio (12/20/11) Steals 1, nine times 1, five times Blocks 2 vs. Evansville (1/4/11) 1, twice Minutes 31 at Southern Illinois (2/25/12) 31 at Southern Illinois (2/25/12) Rank s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2010-11 34-0 40-105.381 14-55.255 22-29.759 75-2.2 63 8 12 4 5 116-3.4 2011-12 32-1 65-127.512 36-77.468 32-42.762 88-2.8 49 12 12 2 6 198-6.2 Totals 66-1 105-232.453 50-132.379 54-71.761 163-2.5 112 20 24 6 11 314-4.8 16 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Seth Tuttle 6-8, 210, Fr., Forward Sheffield, Iowa (West Fork) #10 Named MVC Freshman of the Year; Earned MVC All-Freshman and All-Newcomer team status Would become the first freshman to ever lead the MVC in field goal percentage (.652) Over last 13 games, leads UNI in scoring (11.9 ppg) and rebounding (5.6 rpg) Is shooting 67.9% over the past 13 games (55-81 FGs) Ranks No. 2 on team in rebounding (5.3 rpg) and No. 2 in scoring (9.2 ppg) through 32 games Has shot 50% or better in 26 of 32 games this season Has five double-figure rebounding games this season Named MVC Newcomer of the Week for 3rd time for his play vs. Wichita St. (2/8) and Illinois St. (2/11) Registered his third double-double with 17 pts and 11 rbs in a 78-63 win over Illinois State (2/11) Earned 2nd MVC Newcomer of the Week honor for his play vs. SIU (1/31) and Creighton (2/4) Posted 13 pts and 9 rbs in a 65-62 win over No. 12/13-Creighton (2/4) Scored a career-high 22 pts on 7-of-9 FGs and 8-of-9 FTs at Indiana State (1/25) Connected on 12 straight field goal attempts over a 3-game stretch vs. Bradley, Wichita State, Drake Hit his first five shots, including a 3-pointer in scoring 15 pts in a 66-52 win over Drake (1/22) Was 6-for-6 from the field and 3-for-3 at the line in scoring 15 pts vs. Wichita State (1/18) Blocked a career-high 2 shots in an 83-68 win at Drake (1/7) Was held scoreless for the first time in his collegiate career at Drake Notched his second double-double with 16 pts, 10 rbs vs. Evansville (1/1) Made all 3 FGs and all 4 FTs in scoring 10 pts in an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19) Scored 12 pts and grabbed 7 boards in an 80-60 win over Iowa (12/6) Made all six FG attempts and scored a career-high 16 pts in an 83-77 win vs. Colorado State (12/3) Grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in a 69-62 win at Iowa State (11/30) Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor vs. the Cyclones for 9 pts. Named the MVC Newcomer of the Week after wins over Western Carolina, Rice and Providence Earned first collegiate double-double with 13 pts, 11 rbs in a 79-62 win vs. Providence (11/26) Notched 14 pts, 7 rbs in a 59-39 win over Western Carolina (11/22) Shot 81.8 percent from the field in the two exhibition games, while averaging 9.5 ppg Tuttle s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion* 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 4 2 2 0 1 3 14 11/14 @Saint Mary s* 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 2 2 1 1 1 1 18 11/20 Northern Colorado* 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 3 3 1 2 1 0 10 11/22 Western Carolina* 7-9 0-0 0-0 3-4-7 1 14 3 1 1 1 21 11/25 vs. Rice* 2-4 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 3 6 0 2 0 1 18 11/26 vs. Providence* 6-10 0-0 1-6 4-7-11 1 13 2 1 1 1 29 11/30 at Iowa State* 4-4 0-0 1-2 3-9-12 3 9 0 2 0 2 25 12/3 Colorado State* 6-6 0-0 4-6 0-1-1 3 16 0 2 1 2 30 12/6 Iowa* 4-6 0-0 4-5 1-6-7 0 12 0 0 1 0 26 12/10 Milwaukee* 1-5 0-0 3-4 3-3-6 1 5 1 0 1 2 29 12/19 Loras* 3-3 0-0 4-4 0-5-5 2 10 2 0 0 0 16 12/20 Ohio* 0-0 0-0 5-6 2-0-2 1 5 0 1 0 0 16 12/29 at Illinois State* 2-4 0-0 2-2 5-2-7 2 6 2 2 0 1 24 1/1 Evansville* 6-11 1-1 3-8 6-4-10 0 16 2 3 1 1 26 1/4 Indiana State* 2-4 0-0 2-4 2-3-5 3 6 2 1 0 0 17 1/7 at Drake* 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 2 2 0 21 1/10 at Creighton* 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-4-5 1 5 0 0 0 3 17 1/13 Missouri State* 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 0 4 2 0 0 1 15 1/15 at Bradley* 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 1 4 0 3 0 0 19 1/18 Wichita State* 6-6 0-0 3-3 1-1-2 2 15 0 0 0 1 27 1/22 Drake* 5-6 1-1 2-2 2-3-5 3 13 1 0 0 0 19 1/25 at Indiana State* 7-9 0-0 8-9 3-3-6 2 22 1 0 0 0 30 1/28 at Missouri State* 3-7 0-1 3-4 3-0-3 2 9 1 1 0 1 28 1/31 Southern Illinois* 3-4 0-0 3-5 1-2-3 4 9 0 2 0 0 25 2/4 Creighton* 5-8 1-2 2-5 3-6-9 1 13 0 0 1 1 25 2/8 at Wichita State* 5-7 0-1 5-7 2-1-3 0 15 1 1 0 1 24 2/11 Illinois State* 6-10 1-1 4-5 4-7-11 4 17 3 1 1 0 30 2/15 at Evansville* 7-10 0-1 2-4 3-2-5 4 16 2 1 1 2 25 2/17 at VCU* 2-2 0-0 5-8 2-6-8 2 9 2 1 0 0 26 2/22 Bradley* 3-6 0-1 3-4 5-6-11 0 9 2 1 0 1 29 2/25 at Southern Illinois* 2-2 0-0 2-4 0-2-2 5 6 2 2 0 0 12 3/2 vs. Illinois State* 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 3 2 1 1 1 0 16 Tuttle s Highs Points 22 at Indiana State (1/25/12) 22 at Indiana State (1/25/12) FG Made 7, twice 7, twice 3FG Made 1, four times 1, four times FT Made 8 at Indiana State (1/25/12) 8 at Indiana State (1/25/12) FT Att. 9 at Indiana State (1/25/12) 9 at Indiana State (1/25/12) 12 at Iowa State (11/30/11) 12 at Iowa State (11/30/11) Assists Steals 3, twice 3, twice 3, twice 3, twice Blocks 2 at Drake (1/7/12) 2 at Drake (1/7/12) Minutes 30, three times 30, three times Tuttle s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2011-12 32-32 107-164.652 4-9.444 75-113.664 171-5.3 64 36 34 15 26 293-9.2 17 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Marvin Singleton 6-6, 235, Fr., Forward Minneapolis, Minn. (Hopkins) #12 Grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds in four minutes at Wichita State (2/8) Notched a career-high 6 rbs in 13 minutes of action in a 64-60 win over Rice (11/25) Posted four points and three rebounds in 10 minutes of action vs. Northern Colorado (11/20) Scored his first collegiate field goal at Saint Mary s (11/14) Tied for team-high honors with 10 rebounds in exhibition win over Northern State (10/30) Averaged 6.5 rpg and 5.5 ppg in exhibition play Singleton s Highs Points 4 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) 4 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) FG Made 2 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) 2 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) 3FG Made Singleton s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 11/14 @Saint Mary s 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 11/20 Northern Colorado 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 4 1 1 0 0 10 11/22 Western Carolina 1-1 0-0 1-2 3-0-3 4 3 0 0 0 0 12 11/25 vs. Rice 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4-6 2 2 0 2 0 0 13 11/26 vs. Providence 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/30 at Iowa State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12/3 Colorado State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12/6 Iowa DNP 12/10 Milwaukee DNP 12/19 Loras 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 1 2 0 0 0 2 18 12/20 Ohio 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 12/29 at Illinois State DNP 1/1 Evansville DNP 1/4 Indiana State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1/7 at Drake DNP 1/10 at Creighton DNP 1/13 Missouri State DNP 1/15 at Bradley DNP 1/18 Wichita State DNP 1/22 Drake 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1/25 at Indiana State DNP 1/28 at Missouri State 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1/31 Southern Illinois DNP 2/4 Creighton DNP 2/8 at Wichita State 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2/11 Illinois State DNP 2/15 at Evansville DNP 2/17 at VCU DNP 2/22 Bradley DNP 2/25 at Southern Illinois DNP 3/2 vs. Illinois State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ FT Made 1 vs. Western Carolina (11/22/11) 1 vs. Western Carolina (11/22/11) FT Att. 2, twice 2, twice 6 vs. Rice (11/25/11) 6 vs. Rice (11/25/11) Assists 1, twice 1, twice Steals 2 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 2 vs. Loras (12/19/11) Blocks Minutes 18 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 18 vs. Loras (12/19/11) Singleton s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2011-12 15-0 6-13.462 0-0.000 1-4.250 22-1.5 12 2 6 0 2 13-0.9 18 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Johnny Moran 6-1, 190, Sr., Guard Algonquin, Ill. (Jacobs) #13 Holds the UNI record for most starts (133) Ranks T-No. 1 all-time at UNI in games played (133) Ranks No. 1 in UNI history with 588 3-point attempts (previous record was 519 held by Ben Jacobson) Ranks No. 2 in Panther history with 196 made 3-pointers (record is 203 by Ben Jacobson) Ranks No. 5 in Panther history with 150 steals (record is 180 by Brent Carmichael) Ranks T-No. 30 on the Panthers all-time scoring list with 1,029 career points Scored in double figures in nine games this season Scored his 1,000th career point on a 3-pointer with 16:10 left in 1st half vs. Bradley (2/22) Knocked in 16 pts and four 3-pointers in a 78-63 win over Illinois State (2/11) Made three 3-pointers and scored 11 pts at Indiana State (1/25) Knocked in four 3-pointers and grabbed a season-high 7 rbs at Bradley (1/15) Drained three 3-pointers at Creighton (1/10) Reached double-figure scoring for the 4th time this season with 11 pts at Drake (1/7) Set McLeod Center record for steals with 6 vs. Northern Colorado (11/20) Poured in a season-high 17 pts in the win over Northern Colorado Led UNI with 13 points and drained a trio of 3-pointers at Saint Mary s (11/14) Moran s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion* 1-4 1-3 0-0 1-2-3 3 3 0 4 0 2 29 11/14 @Saint Mary s* 5-15 3-7 0-0 2-3-5 2 13 2 0 0 2 35 11/20 Northern Colorado* 4-9 3-8 6-6 0-1-1 2 17 1 0 0 6 37 11/22 Western Carolina* 2-6 2-5 0-0 1-0-1 1 6 1 1 0 0 26 11/25 vs. Rice* 1-6 1-4 0-0 0-3-3 3 3 1 1 1 2 36 11/26 vs. Providence* 2-7 1-5 1-4 1-3-4 3 6 3 1 0 3 30 11/30 at Iowa State* 1-5 1-3 2-2 2-1-3 1 5 2 1 0 0 36 12/3 Colorado State* 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 1 1 1 0 34 12/6 Iowa* 1-5 0-3 2-2 0-3-3 2 4 0 1 0 0 31 12/10 Milwaukee* 3-7 2-5 4-4 2-4-6 4 12 0 1 0 0 32 12/19 Loras* 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 17 12/20 Ohio* 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 2 3 2 2 0 0 32 12/29 at Illinois State* 3-10 0-4 0-0 0-2-2 1 6 2 0 0 1 31 1/1 Evansville* 2-8 2-7 0-1 1-3-4 1 6 1 0 0 0 35 1/4 Indiana State* 3-7 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 2 7 3 1 0 3 29 1/7 at Drake* 4-5 2-3 1-2 0-3-3 3 11 2 4 0 1 31 1/10 at Creighton* 3-6 3-6 0-0 1-1-2 3 9 1 0 0 1 33 1/13 Missouri State* 3-5 0-2 0-0 2-2-4 0 6 2 1 0 1 33 1/15 at Bradley* 4-11 4-9 3-4 0-7-7 4 15 1 1 0 1 35 1/18 Wichita State* 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 2 2 1 1 0 0 23 1/22 Drake* 2-6 2-5 1-2 0-3-3 1 7 1 1 0 0 26 1/25 at Indiana State* 4-10 3-8 0-0 0-0-0 1 11 0 0 0 3 30 1/28 at Missouri State* 2-7 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 4 1 1 0 0 24 1/31 Southern Illinois* 4-7 1-4 0-0 1-5-6 1 9 2 1 0 2 33 2/4 Creighton* 2-6 2-4 0-0 0-2-2 0 6 2 1 0 0 34 2/8 at Wichita State* 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 1 0 0 1 27 2/11 Illinois State* 5-9 4-6 2-5 1-5-6 0 16 0 1 0 3 35 2/15 at Evansville* 2-5 2-5 0-0 0-4-4 0 6 1 2 0 1 33 2/17 at VCU* 3-6 2-4 0-0 0-4-4 1 8 3 5 0 2 36 2/22 Bradley* 4-7 2-5 2-2 0-4-4 0 12 1 1 0 2 32 2/25 at Southern Illinois* 1-6 0-4 3-5 0-4-4 1 5 0 2 0 0 27 3/2 vs. Illinois State* 5-13 3-7 0-0 0-4-4 2 13 1 0 0 1 34 Moran s / Highs Points 22 at Creighton (1/6/09) 17 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) FG Made 7, several times 5 at Saint Mary s (11/14/11) 3FG Made 6, twice 4, twice FT Made 6, three times 6 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) FT Att. 6, three times 6 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) 10 vs. Denver (11/15/08) 7 at Bradley (1/15/12) Assists 7 at Bradley (2/15/11) 3, twice Steals 6 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) 6 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) Blocks 1, several times 1, twice Minutes 41 vs. Indiana State (12/28/08) 37 vs. Northern Colo. (11/20/11) Moran s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2008-09 34-34 96-253.379 50-152.329 44-59.746 133-3.9 63 78 58 4 41 286-8.4 2009-10 33-33 60-181.331 33-120.275 29-35.839 108-3.3 50 49 37 1 35 182-5.5 2010-11 34-34 117-285.411 65-177.367 27-42.643 109-3.2 47 63 34 1 33 326-9.6 2011-12 32-32 80-214.374 48-139.345 27-39.692 97-3.0 53 40 36 2 41 235-7.3 Totals 133-133 353-933.378 196-588.333 127-175.726 447-3.4 213 230 165 8 150 1,029-7.7 19 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Nate Buss 6-8, 205, R-Fr., Forward Charles City, Iowa (Charles City) #14 Suffered a broken right arm in a workout on Nov. 17 - will miss three months of action Posted 9 pts in 15 minutes of action in an exhibition win over Northern State (10/30) Averaged 7.0 ppg in two exhibition games Saw action in both games at Old Dominion (11/12) and at Saint Mary s (11/14) Points FG Made 3FG Made Buss s Highs Buss s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11/14 @Saint Mary s 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/20 Northern Colorado DNP (broken arm) 11/22 Western Carolina DNP (broken arm) 11/25 vs. Rice DNP (broken arm) 11/26 vs. Providence DNP (broken arm) 11/30 at Iowa State DNP (broken arm) 12/3 Colorado State DNP (broken arm) 12/6 Iowa DNP (broken arm) 12/10 Milwaukee DNP (broken arm) 12/19 Loras DNP (broken arm) 12/20 Ohio DNP (broken arm) 12/29 at Illinois State DNP (broken arm) 1/1 Evansville DNP (broken arm) 1/4 Indiana State DNP (broken arm) 1/7 at Drake DNP (broken arm) 1/10 at Creighton DNP (broken arm) 1/13 Missouri State DNP (broken arm) 1/15 at Bradley DNP (broken arm) 1/18 Wichita State DNP (broken arm) 1/22 Drake DNP (broken arm) 1/25 at Indiana State DNP (broken arm) 1/28 at Missouri State DNP (broken arm) 1/31 Southern Illinois DNP (broken arm) 2/4 Creighton DNP (broken arm) 2/8 at Wichita State DNP (broken arm) 2/11 Illinois State DNP (broken arm) 2/15 at Evansville DNP (broken arm) 2/17 at VCU DNP (broken arm) 2/22 Bradley DNP (broken arm) 2/25 at Southern Illinois DNP (broken arm) 3/2 vs. Illinois State DNP (broken arm) FT Made FT Att. Assists Steals Blocks Minutes 3 at Old Dominion (11/12/11) 3 at Old Dominion (11/12/11) Buss s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2011-12 2-0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 20 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Jake Koch 6-9, 245, Jr., Forward Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon) #20 Only player in the MVC with 30+ 3-pointers, offensive rebounds, assists, steals and blocks One of 11 players in the nation with 30+ 3-pointers, offensive rebounds, assists, steals and blocks Ranks No. 7 all-time in FT% at UNI (80.9%) Ranks No. 7 all-time in blocked shots at UNI (77) Leads the team in rebounding (5.5 rpg), assists (84) and blocks (33) Ranks third on the team in scoring (8.8 ppg) Has 13 double-figure scoring games this season Helped UNI secure a 3rd-place finish in MVC with 11 pts, 9 rbs in a 65-61 win at Southern Ill. (2/25) Recorded 9 rbs, 6 pts, 3 blks, 3 steals and an assist at Evansville (2/15) His 3-pointer with 1:09 left gave UNI a 58-54 lead over No. 13 Creighton (2/4) Balanced effort with 10 pts, 5 assts, 4 rbs, 2 blks and a steal vs. Wichita State (1/18) Buried 13-of-14 free throws, scored 18 pts, grabbed 8 rbs in an 83-68 win at Drake (1/7) Tied a career-high with 10 rbs against Evansville (1/1) Had his string of 79 straight games played snapped (ill) vs. Loras (12/19) Tallied a season-high 21 pts and made three 3-pointers in a 67-51 win over Milwaukee (12/10) Scored 13 pts, 6 asts, 5 rbs, 2 blks and a steal in an 80-60 win over Iowa (12/6) Notched 9 pts, 9 rbs, 4 blks, 3 stls, 3 asts in a 59-39 win over Western Carolina (11/22) Posted 18 points in leading UNI to a 63-46 road win over Old Dominion (11/12) Played a career-best 34 minutes at Old Dominion Only UNI Panther in the Division I era to have 30 or more assists, steals, blocks in a season (2010-11) Koch s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion* 6-8 3-5 3-3 0-2-2 2 18 4 3 1 2 34 11/14 @Saint Mary s* 2-4 0-1 0-0 2-4-6 1 4 1 2 0 1 25 11/20 Northern Colorado* 4-8 2-5 5-5 0-2-2 2 15 3 3 1 3 24 11/22 Western Carolina* 3-4 1-2 2-2 0-9-9 1 9 3 0 4 3 24 11/25 vs. Rice* 3-5 0-2 4-6 2-2-4 1 10 2 3 1 0 24 11/26 vs. Providence* 3-6 2-5 5-5 0-3-3 3 13 3 0 0 0 33 11/30 at Iowa State* 1-4 0-3 2-3 1-6-7 3 4 4 2 1 0 29 12/3 Colorado State* 1-3 1-2 5-6 0-5-5 2 8 2 3 0 3 21 12/6 Iowa* 3-6 3-4 4-4 0-5-5 2 13 6 4 2 1 29 12/10 Milwaukee* 6-13 3-6 6-6 1-3-4 1 21 3 2 0 0 29 12/19 Loras* DNP (ill) 12/20 Ohio* 5-11 1-3 4-6 2-4-6 2 15 3 3 2 1 28 12/29 at Illinois State* 0-4 0-3 0-0 2-4-6 0 0 5 1 1 0 31 1/1 Evansville* 0-2 0-2 6-9 3-7-10 2 6 6 3 1 2 32 1/4 Indiana State* 4-7 2-3 1-3 2-6-8 2 11 0 1 2 2 30 1/7 at Drake* 2-6 1-3 13-14 2-6-8 2 18 2 1 1 2 32 1/10 at Creighton* 2-11 1-5 3-5 2-5-7 3 8 4 1 1 0 32 1/13 Missouri State* 2-9 2-5 0-0 2-5-7 2 6 1 3 0 0 34 1/15 at Bradley* 4-6 0-1 3-3 2-3-5 5 11 3 2 0 1 29 1/18 Wichita State* 4-10 2-7 0-0 1-3-4 1 10 5 0 2 1 34 1/22 Drake* 2-6 1-3 5-6 1-3-4 1 10 3 1 3 0 29 1/25 at Indiana State* 1-6 1-4 0-0 1-7-8 2 3 2 2 0 1 30 1/28 at Missouri State* 3-7 0-3 1-2 1-1-2 2 7 2 1 0 1 21 1/31 Southern Illinois* 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 2 3 1 0 22 2/4 Creighton* 2-6 2-5 0-1 1-6-7 3 6 3 0 1 1 27 2/8 at Wichita State* 3-8 3-6 0-0 0-3-3 2 9 4 1 0 0 26 2/11 Illinois State* 2-5 2-3 0-0 1-3-4 3 6 2 2 2 0 23 2/15 at Evansville* 3-7 0-2 0-0 2-7-9 0 6 1 3 3 3 33 2/17 at VCU* 2-6 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 4 4 0 2 1 1 24 2/22 Bradley* 1-7 0-4 0-0 2-4-6 2 2 1 1 0 0 25 2/25 at Southern Illinois* 2-5 2-3 5-6 1-8-9 4 11 1 3 1 1 35 3/2 vs. Illinois State* 3-11 1-5 2-4 2-6-8 0 9 3 2 1 0 33 Koch s / Highs Points 34 vs. Bradley (1/9/11) 21 vs. Milwaukee (12/10/11) FG Made 8 vs. Bradley (1/9/11) 6, twice 3FG Made 3, 10 times 3, four times FT Made 15 vs. Bradley (1/9/11) 13 at Drake (1/7/12) FT Att. 16 vs. Bradley (1/9/11) 14 at Drake (1/7/12) 10, twice 10 vs. Evansville (1/1/12) Assists 8 vs. SIUE (12/19/10) 6, twice Steals 3, six times 3, four times Blocks 4, twice 4 vs. Western Carolina (11/22/11) Minutes 35 at Southern Illinois (2/25/12) 35 at Southern Illinois (2/25/12) Koch s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2008-09 Redshirted 2009-10 35-0 36-85.424 16-40.400 34-44.773 96-2.7 44 30 23 14 13 122-3.5 2010-11 34-34 92-223.413 46-130.354 103-124.831 169-5.0 82 68 62 30 30 333-9.8 2011-12 31-31 79-204.387 36-109.330 79-99.798 172-5.5 62 84 58 33 30 273-8.8 Totals 100-65 207-512.404 98-279.351 216-267.809 259-2.8 141 75 99 1 58 873-9.3 21 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Matt Morrison 6-0, 180, So., Guard Solon, Iowa (Solon) #21 Shooting 90.9 percent from the foul line this season (10-of-11) Has made at least one 3-pointer in 14 games this season Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field including a 3-pointer vs. Wichita State (1/18) Posted 8 pts off the bench in a 61-60 win over Missouri State (1/13) Notched a career-high with 4 rbs in a 65-48 win over Indiana State (1/4) Scored 10 pts and dished out a career-high 3 assists in an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19) Tallied a career-high 14 pts on 5-of-6 shooting (4-of-5 from 3s) in a 69-62 win at Iowa State (11/30) Made his two 3-pointers against Providence and made his first four 3-pt. attempts vs. Iowa State Picked up nine minutes of action in a 59-39 win over Western Carolina (11/22) Played in the final minute at Saint Mary s (11/14) Scored 2 pts in 6 minutes of action in an exhibition win over Northern State (10/30) Morrison s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion DNP 11/14 @Saint Mary s 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/20 Northern Colorado DNP 11/22 Western Carolina 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 11/25 vs. Rice DNP 11/26 vs. Providence 2-5 2-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 6 0 0 0 0 12 11/30 at Iowa State 5-6 4-5 0-0 0-0-0 2 14 0 1 0 2 20 12/3 Colorado State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 12/6 Iowa 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 3 0 0 0 0 9 12/10 Milwaukee 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 1 1 0 1 11 12/19 Loras 3-9 2-5 2-2 0-2-2 2 10 3 0 0 2 22 12/20 Ohio 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 12/29 at Illinois State 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 2 1 0 1 19 1/1 Evansville 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 5 4 1 0 0 1 15 1/4 Indiana State 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-4-4 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 1/7 at Drake 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 1/10 at Creighton 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 5 2 1 0 0 11 1/13 Missouri State 3-5 1-2 1-1 0-1-1 4 8 1 1 0 0 11 1/15 at Bradley 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1/18 Wichita State 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 7 0 4 0 1 12 1/22 Drake 2-5 1-2 1-1 0-2-2 0 6 0 0 0 0 16 1/25 at Indiana State 3-7 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 2 7 0 0 0 2 23 1/28 at Missouri State 3-5 1-2 1-1 0-2-2 2 8 1 1 0 1 13 1/31 Southern Illinois 0-4 0-1 3-4 0-1-1 2 3 2 0 0 1 17 2/4 Creighton 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 2/8 at Wichita State 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 2 0 0 11 2/11 Illinois State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2/15 at Evansville 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 16 2/17 at VCU 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 1 0 0 0 10 2/22 Bradley 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 14 2/25 at Southern Illinois 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 3/2 vs. Illinois State 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Morrison s / Highs Points 14 at Iowa State (11/30/11) 14 at Iowa State (11/30/11) FG Made 5 at Iowa State (11/30/11) 5 at Iowa State (11/30/11) 3FG Made 4 at Iowa State (11/30/11) 4 at Iowa State (11/30/11) FT Made 4 vs. Rider (3/15/11) 3 vs. Southern Illinois (1/31/12) FT Att. 6 vs. Rider (3/15/11) 4 vs. Southern Illinois (1/31/12) 4 vs. Indiana State (1/4/12) 4 vs. Indiana State (1/4/12) Assists 3 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 3 vs. Loras (12/19/11) Steals Blocks 2, twice 2, twice Minutes 23 at Indiana State (1/25/12) 23 at Indiana State (1/25/12) Morrison s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2009-10 Redshirted 2010-11 22-0 7-24.292 4-15.267 8-10.800 7-0.3 13 5 7 0 0 26-1.2 2011-12 29-0 33-86.384 19-42.452 10-11.909 27-1.0 33 17 21 0 14 95-3.4 Totals 51-0 40-110.364 23-57.404 18-21.857 34-0.7 46 22 28 0 14 121-2.4 22 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Marc Sonnen 6-3, 190, Jr., Guard St. Paul, Minn. (Tartan) #23 Leads the team with 54 made 3-pointers Ranks fourth on the team in scoring after 32 games (8.5 ppg) Has reached double-figure scoring in 14 contests this season six off the bench Has made at least one 3-pointer in 25 of last 26 games Scored eight of UNI s first 10 pts of second half in leading Panthers to a 64-55 win vs. Bradley (2/22) Set a career-high with 6 asts and scored 12 pts in a 78-63 win over Illinois State (2/11) Had his streak of 17 straight games with a made 3-pointer snapped vs. Southern Illinois (1/31) Scored 13 points, including two 3-pointers, vs. Wichita State (1/18) Had a streak of 7 consecutive 3-point makes stretching over three games snapped vs. MSU (1/13) Knocked in all five 3-pointers he attempted against Creighton (1/10) Played a career-high 35 minutes against the Bluejays Tied a career-high with 4 asts in an 83-68 win at Drake (1/7) Posted a season-high 15 pts in a 65-48 win over Indiana State (1/4) Started his first game of the season (2nd of his career) and scored 14 pts vs. Evansville (1/1) Notched 11 pts and buried three 3-pointers in an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19) Sank all 8 free throws and scored 11 pts in an 80-60 win over Iowa (12/6) Buried all three 3-point shots he took in the 2nd half of UNI s 69-62 win over Iowa State (11/30) Knocked down 3-pointers vs. Iowa State with 5:34, 4:05 and 2:30 left in the 2nd half One of five Panthers in double figure scoring (12 pts) vs. Northern Colorado (11/20) Knocked in 12 points off the bench in a road win at Old Dominion (11/12) Has played in all 71 games in each of his first three seasons as a UNI Panther Snared 9 rbs in UNI s 57-43 exhibition win over Dubuque (11/4) Averaged 7.5 rpg and 4.0 ppg in two exhibition games Sonnen s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion 4-7 1-4 3-3 1-2-3 3 12 0 2 0 0 30 11/14 @Saint Mary s 2-8 0-2 1-3 2-3-5 5 5 2 1 0 2 26 11/20 Northern Colorado 4-6 2-3 2-3 0-2-2 2 12 3 2 0 1 25 11/22 Western Carolina 2-5 2-3 2-4 0-3-3 3 8 2 2 0 1 22 11/25 vs. Rice 2-7 1-4 0-1 0-2-2 4 5 1 1 0 0 24 11/26 vs. Providence 2-6 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 2 4 1 0 0 0 26 11/30 at Iowa State 4-9 3-7 1-2 0-0-0 3 12 1 1 0 1 29 12/3 Colorado State 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 2 1 0 1 24 12/6 Iowa 1-3 1-3 8-8 1-1-2 3 11 0 1 0 0 24 12/10 Milwaukee 3-6 1-3 1-2 1-2-3 3 8 1 2 0 2 25 12/19 Loras 4-6 3-4 0-0 2-1-3 0 11 0 0 0 1 17 12/20 Ohio 4-6 2-4 0-0 1-2-3 1 10 1 0 0 2 28 12/29 at Illinois State 3-7 2-5 0-0 2-0-2 4 8 1 0 0 1 29 1/1 Evansville* 4-10 3-8 3-3 0-1-1 5 14 1 3 0 0 27 1/4 Indiana State* 5-10 3-5 2-2 0-4-4 0 15 0 1 0 1 28 1/7 at Drake* 5-7 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 4 11 4 0 0 1 24 1/10 at Creighton* 5-9 5-5 0-0 2-2-4 1 15 3 2 1 1 35 1/13 Missouri State* 3-7 2-4 0-1 0-5-5 2 8 0 1 0 0 33 1/15 at Bradley* 1-5 1-5 2-4 0-2-2 4 5 3 1 0 2 34 1/18 Wichita State* 4-10 2-6 3-4 1-2-3 2 13 2 0 0 0 32 1/22 Drake* 3-8 1-2 1-2 2-2-4 2 8 3 1 0 2 29 1/25 at Indiana State* 1-2 1-1 1-1 1-0-1 5 4 5 2 0 2 27 1/28 at Missouri State* 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-3-4 0 3 3 0 0 1 32 1/31 Southern Illinois* 2-5 0-1 1-1 0-0-0 3 5 3 1 0 0 31 2/4 Creighton* 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 5 3 2 0 0 0 27 2/8 at Wichita State* 4-7 3-4 0-0 1-1-2 1 11 1 1 0 1 28 2/11 Illinois State* 3-6 2-4 4-4 0-2-2 1 12 6 0 0 1 26 2/15 at Evansville* 2-8 1-5 0-0 1-1-2 4 5 0 4 0 0 27 2/17 at VCU* 3-5 2-4 0-0 0-0-0 4 8 3 2 0 1 24 2/22 Bradley* 4-7 3-6 2-2 1-2-3 3 13 1 2 0 0 33 2/25 at Southern Illinois* 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 34 3/2 vs. Illinois State* 2-7 2-6 0-0 1-1-2 3 6 1 0 0 1 33 Sonnen s / Highs Points 21 at North Dakota (12/19/09) 15, twice FG Made 7 at North Dakota (12/19/09) 5, three times 3FG Made 7 at North Dakota (12/19/09) 5 at Creighton (1/10/12) FT Made 8, twice 8 vs. Iowa (12/6/11) FT Att. 8, twice 8 vs. Iowa (12/6/11) 9 vs. Rider (3/15/11) 5 at Saint Mary s (11/14/11) Assists 6 vs. Illinois State (2/11/12) 6 vs. Illinois State (2/11/12) Steals 3, three times 2, five times Blocks 1, five times 1 at Creighton (1/10/12) Minutes 35 at Creighton (1/10/12) 35 at Creighton (1/10/12) Sonnen s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2009-10 35-0 35-88.398 22-57.386 5-7.714 44-1.3 38 10 15 1 12 97-2.8 2010-11 34-1 49-153.320 25-77.325 40-54.741 90-2.6 87 40 25 3 22 163-4.8 2011-12 32-19 90-202.446 54-122.443 37-50.740 70-2.2 83 57 34 1 26 271-8.5 Totals 101-20 174-443.393 101-256.395 82-111.739 204-2.0 208 107 74 5 60 531-5.3 23 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Max Martino 6-5, 205, R-Fr., Forward Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kennedy) #24 Matched a career-high with 4 rbs at Missouri State (1/28) Scored a career-high 4 pts in a 66-52 win over Drake (1/22) Tied a career-high with 2 rebounds vs. Wichita State (1/18) Saw a career-high 21 minutes and scored 3 pts in an 84-48 win over Loras (12/19) Buried UNI s first made 3-pointer of the season at Old Dominion (11/12) Made a donation to the Locks of Love when he trimmed his hair in January Redshirted in 2010-11 Martino s Highs Points 4 vs. Drake (1/22/12) 4 vs. Drake (1/22/12) FG Made 2 vs. Drake (1/22/12) 2 vs. Drake (1/22/12) 3FG Made 1 at Old Dominion (11/12/11) 1 at Old Dominion (11/12/11) Martino s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 4 3 1 1 0 0 20 11/14 @Saint Mary s 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 11/20 Northern Colorado 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 11/22 Western Carolina 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 11/25 vs. Rice 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 11/26 vs. Providence 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11/30 at Iowa State DNP 12/3 Colorado State DNP 12/6 Iowa 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12/10 Milwaukee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12/19 Loras 1-4 0-2 1-2 0-1-1 2 3 1 2 0 1 21 12/20 Ohio 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 12/29 at Illinois State DNP 1/1 Evansville 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 1/4 Indiana State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1/7 at Drake 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 1/10 at Creighton DNP 1/13 Missouri State DNP 1/15 at Bradley DNP 1/18 Wichita State 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1/22 Drake 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 7 1/25 at Indiana State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1/28 at Missouri State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1/31 Southern Illinois 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 2/4 Creighton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2/8 at Wichita State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2/11 Illinois State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 2/15 at Evansville DNP 2/17 at VCU DNP 2/22 Bradley DNP 2/25 at Southern Illinois DNP 3/2 vs. Illinois State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ FT Made 1 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 1 vs. Loras (12/19/11) FT Att. 2 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 2 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 2, five times 2, five times Assists Steals Blocks 1, twice 1, twice 1, three times 1, three times Minutes 21 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 21 vs. Loras (12/19/11) Martino s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2011-12 22-0 4-14.286 1-6.167 1-2.500 15-0.7 17 2 10 0 3 10-0.5 24 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Austin Pehl 6-10, 250, Jr., Center Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls) #33 Buried two FTs and nabbed three rebounds in eight minutes vs. Illinois State (3/2) Grabbed a team-high six rebounds in only nine minutes of action in a 66-52 win over Drake (1/22) His hook shot with 7:58 left gave UNI a 52-48 lead at Creighton (1/10) Contributed 4 pts and 5 rbs in only 8 minutes of action in UNI s 83-68 win at Drake (1/7) Scored a career-high 13 pts and grabbed 7 rbs in a 84-48 win over Loras (12/19) Notched 8 pts on 3-of-4 shooting vs. Iowa State (11/30) Posted 4 pts and 5 rbs in a 78-69 win vs. Northern Colorado (11/20) Saw his first action of the season at Saint Mary s (11/14) Missed virtually all of the preseason with a stress fracture in his left leg Pehl s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion DNP (injury) 11/14 @Saint Mary s 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 11/20 Northern Colorado 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 2 4 0 1 0 0 13 11/22 Western Carolina 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11/25 vs. Rice 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-2-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 11/26 vs. Providence 1-2 0-0 0-1 2-1-3 1 2 0 1 1 0 6 11/30 at Iowa State 3-4 0-0 2-3 0-3-3 1 8 2 0 0 0 9 12/3 Colorado State 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 4 4 1 1 1 2 8 12/6 Iowa 1-3 0-0 2-4 0-2-2 2 4 0 1 0 0 13 12/10 Milwaukee 1-3 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 3 3 0 0 0 0 10 12/19 Loras 5-8 0-0 3-4 1-6-7 2 13 1 0 0 0 23 12/20 Ohio 2-9 0-0 3-4 1-4-5 0 7 0 1 1 0 14 12/29 at Illinois State 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 4 0 1 0 1 8 1/1 Evansville 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 2 1 0 2 0 0 6 1/4 Indiana State 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 11 1/7 at Drake 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 1/10 at Creighton 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 7 1/13 Missouri State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 1/15 at Bradley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 1/18 Wichita State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 1 1 0 0 8 1/22 Drake 1-6 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 1/25 at Indiana State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1/28 at Missouri State 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1/31 Southern Illinois 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 2/4 Creighton 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2/8 at Wichita State 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-3-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 2/11 Illinois State 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2/15 at Evansville DNP 2/17 at VCU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2/22 Bradley 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2/25 at Southern Illinois 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3/2 vs. Illinois State 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-3-3 0 2 0 0 1 0 8 Pehl s / Highs Points 13 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 13 vs. Loras (12/19/11) FG Made 5 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 5 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 3FG Made FT Made 4 vs. Wichita State (2/12/11) 3, twice FT Att. 4, four times 4, three 9 vs. Coe (11/16/10) 7 vs. Loras (12/19/11) Assists 2 at Iowa State (11/30/11) 2 at Iowa State (11/30/11) Steals 2 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) 2 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) Blocks 1, nine times 1, four times Minutes 23 vs. Loras (12/19/11) 23 vs. Loras (12/19/11) Pehl s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2008-09 Redshirted 2009-10 6-0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 3-0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 2010-11 29-10 24-51.471 0-0.000 10-14.714 69-2.4 50 0 17 5 6 58-2.0 2011-12 30-0 26-62.419 0-0.000 17-28.607 66-2.2 35 7 16 5 4 69-2.3 Totals 65-10 50-113.442 0-0.000 27-42.643 138-2.1 86 7 33 10 10 127-2.0 25 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Tyler Lange 6-6, 220, So., Forward Sac City, Iowa (Urbandale) #34 Recorded a steal and scored 2 pts in a 65-48 win over Indiana State (1/4) Scored on a traditional 3-point play in UNI s 59-39 win over Western Carolina (11/22) Saw time in both road games to start the season at Old Dominion (11/12) and Saint Mary s (11/14) Lange s / Highs Points 4 vs. Rider (3/15/11) 3 vs. Western Carolina (11/22/11) FG Made 1, four times 1, twice Lange s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/14 @Saint Mary s 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/20 Northern Colorado DNP 11/22 Western Carolina 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 8 11/25 vs. Rice DNP 11/26 vs. Providence 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11/30 at Iowa State DNP 12/3 Colorado State DNP 12/6 Iowa 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12/10 Milwaukee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12/19 Loras 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 12/20 Ohio 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 12/29 at Illinois State DNP 1/1 Evansville 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 1/4 Indiana State 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1/7 at Drake DNP 1/10 at Creighton DNP 1/13 Missouri State DNP 1/15 at Bradley DNP 1/18 Wichita State DNP 1/22 Drake 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1/25 at Indiana State DNP 1/28 at Missouri State DNP 1/31 Southern Illinois DNP 2/4 Creighton DNP 2/8 at Wichita State 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2/11 Illinois State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 2/15 at Evansville DNP 2/17 at VCU DNP 2/22 Bradley DNP 2/25 at Southern Illinois DNP 3/2 vs. Illinois State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 3FG Made FT Made 2 at Indiana State (1/7/09) 1 vs. Western Carolina (11/22/11) FT Att. 4 at Indiana State (1/7/09) 1 vs. Western Carolina (11/22/11) 5 vs. Coe (11/16/10) 1, four times Assists 2 vs. Coe (11/16/10) Steals 1, twice 1 vs. Indiana State (1/4/12) Blocks Minutes 16 vs. Coe (11/16/10) 8, twice Lange s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. 2009-10 Redshirted 2010-11 11-0 2-6.333 0-2.000 4-8.500 13-1.2 4 2 3 0 1 8-0.7 2011-12 14-0 2-5.500 0-1.000 1-1 1.000 4-0.3 4 0 1 0 1 5-0.4 Totals 25-0 4-11.364 0-3.000 5-9.556 17-0.7 8 2 4 0 2 13-0.5 26 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Anthony James 6-0, 175, Jr., Guard St. Louis, Mo. (Normandy) #52 Earned second straight honorable mention All-MVC status this season Leads the team in scoring at 12.9 ppg Has reached double-figure scoring in 22 of 31 games this season, including 20 of the last 27 contests Has five 20-plus scoring efforts this season and nine in his career Scored a game-high 18 pts in leading UNI to a 65-61 win at Southern Illinois (2/25) Drilled game-winning buzzer-beating 3-pointer in a 65-62 win over No. 13 Creighton (2/4) Scored nine of his 16 pts in the final 2:07 vs. the Bluejays Played a career-high 36 minutes at Bradley (1/15) Credited with 23 pts and a team-high 8 rbs in a 61-60 win over Missouri State (1/13) Scored 26 points in an 83-68 win at Drake (1/7) Drained 9-of-15 shots from the field and 8-of-12 foul shots against the Bulldogs Credited with 21 pts at Illinois State (12/29) Buried all 8 FTs and scored 18 pts in UNI s 80-60 win over Iowa Scored a career-high 28 pts in leading UNI to an 83-77 win over Colorado State (12/3) Led UNI with 17 pts in a 69-62 win at Iowa State (11/30) Named the MVP of the 2011 South Padre Island Invitational Posted a season-high 22 pts in a 79-62 win over Providence (11/26) Nailed 5-of-6 3-pointers in two games in South Padre Island Poured in 13 points in a 63-46 road win at Old Dominion (11/12) Averaged a team-best 14.0 ppg and grabbed 5.5 rpg in two exhibition games this season Captain of the 2010-11 MVC All-Improved Squad James s 2011-12 Game-by-Game DATE OPPONENT FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF PTS A TO B S MIN 11/12 @Old Dominion* 6-15 1-5 0-1 0-3-3 1 13 5 3 0 1 29 11/14 @Saint Mary s* 1-15 0-3 0-0 0-5-5 4 2 1 2 0 0 25 11/20 Northern Colorado 3-9 0-3 4-4 1-1-2 0 10 3 1 0 1 32 11/22 Western Carolina* 3-8 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 1 6 1 0 0 1 24 11/25 vs. Rice* 4-7 2-3 4-6 0-5-5 2 14 2 1 0 0 30 11/26 vs. Providence* 6-11 3-3 7-10 1-4-5 2 22 3 0 0 0 31 11/30 at Iowa State* 6-11 1-1 4-6 0-5-5 4 17 2 2 0 0 31 12/3 Colorado State* 11-18 3-5 3-4 0-8-8 1 28 2 0 0 0 31 12/6 Iowa* 4-10 2-4 8-8 0-1-1 2 18 3 2 0 0 31 12/10 Milwaukee* 4-13 3-3 2-2 3-1-4 2 13 1 0 0 0 32 12/19 Loras* 5-11 0-2 0-1 0-0-2 1 10 3 0 0 0 18 12/20 Ohio* 3-12 2-6 3-4 0-4-4 2 11 0 1 0 0 31 12/29 at Illinois State* 9-25 3-7 0-0 0-3-3 4 21 0 1 0 2 30 1/1 Evansville* 2-8 0-2 0-0 1-2-3 5 4 1 1 0 0 24 1/4 Indiana State* 6-14 0-0 4-4 0-3-3 1 16 2 3 0 1 29 1/7 at Drake* 9-15 0-0 8-12 1-4-5 3 26 1 1 0 1 25 1/10 at Creighton* 4-17 2-5 0-0 2-4-6 1 10 1 0 0 1 33 1/13 Missouri State* 8-16 2-4 5-6 1-7-8 1 23 1 4 0 1 30 1/15 at Bradley* 5-19 1-6 0-1 1-5-6 4 11 2 2 0 1 36 1/18 Wichita State* 6-14 1-4 3-4 0-5-5 1 16 3 3 0 1 31 1/22 Drake* 3-5 0-2 3-7 0-5-5 2 9 0 1 0 1 26 1/25 at Indiana State* 1-9 0-2 0-0 0-4-4 1 2 2 3 0 1 25 1/28 at Missouri State* 3-10 1-3 0-0 0-8-8 1 7 2 4 0 0 27 1/31 Southern Illinois DNP (injured) 2/4 Creighton 6-14 3-4 1-2 0-1-1 2 16 2 0 0 1 22 2/8 at Wichita State 3-10 0-1 2-2 0-3-3 2 8 2 2 0 1 19 2/11 Illinois State 3-9 0-2 0-0 0-5-5 1 6 1 2 0 0 29 2/15 at Evansville 6-10 0-0 1-1 0-5-5 1 13 1 2 0 2 32 2/17 at VCU 4-8 2-3 0-1 1-3-4 1 10 0 3 0 2 28 2/22 Bradley 4-7 2-3 9-10 0-2-2 2 19 1 2 0 1 25 2/25 at Southern Illinois 4-9 2-3 8-8 1-6-7 1 18 2 1 0 1 30 3/2 vs. Illinois State 1-9 0-2 0-0 0-6-6 1 2 0 1 0 0 27 James s / Highs Points 28 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) 28 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) FG Made 11 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) 11 vs. Colorado State (12/3/11) 3FG Made 6 at Bradley (2/15/11) 3, five times FT Made 9 vs. Bradley (2/22/12) 9 vs. Bradley (2/22/12) FT Att. 12 at Drake (1/7/12) 12 at Drake (1/7/12) 11 at Drake (2/5/11) 8, three times Assists 5 at Old Dominion (11/12/11) 5 at Old Dominion (11/12/11) Steals 4 at TCU (12/4/10) 2 at Illinois State (12/29/11) Blocks 1 vs. Milwaukee (11/20/10) Minutes 36 at Bradley (1/15/12)) 36 at Bradley (1/15/12) James s Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF A TO B S Pts.-Avg. *-2008-09 1-0 1-3.333 0-2.000 0-0.000 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2.0 2009-10 28-0 18-39.462 10-19.526 1-5.200 9-0.3 23 0 10 0 8 47-1.7 2010-11 34-31 160-320.500 43-104.413 60-75.800 115-3.4 61 25 41 1 29 423-12.4 2011-12 31-23 143-368.389 36-93.387 79-104.760 135-4.4 57 50 48 0 21 401-12.9 Totals 94-54 322-730.441 89-218.408 140-184.761 259-2.8 141 75 99 1 58 873-9.3 -medical redshirt 27 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL