# 2013–14 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eighth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They last played in the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to the Southern Illinois Salukis in the quarterfinals

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Deon Mitchell | Guard | 6–1 | 194 | Junior | Pflugerville, Texas |
| 2 | Klint Carlson | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Freshman | Waverly, Iowa |
| 3 | Ted Friedman | Center | 6–9 | 230 | Freshman | Ankeny, Iowa |
| 4 | Chip Rank | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | Senior | Cedarburg, Wisconsin |
| 5 | Matt Bohannon | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Sophomore | Marion, Iowa |
| 10 | Seth Tuttle | Forward | 6–8 | 221 | Junior | Sheffield, Iowa |
| 11 | Wes Washpun | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Sophomore | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 12 | Marvin Singleton | Forward | 6–6 | 245 | Junior | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 14 | Nate Buss | Forward | 6–9 | 216 | Junior | Charles City, Iowa |
| 15 | Nate Buchheit | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Pella, Iowa |
| 20 | Jeremy Morgan | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Freshman | Coralville, Iowa |
| 21 | Matt Morrison | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Senior | Solon, Iowa |
| 22 | Robert Knar | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Mundelein, Illinois |
| 24 | Max Martino | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 25 | Bennett Koch | Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Freshman | Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| 32 | Matt MacDougall | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | RFreshman | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| | Paul Jesperson | Guard | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Merrill, Wisconsin |
| | Kasey Semler | Guard | 6–1 | 205 | Junior | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/25/2013* 7:00 pm | Bemidji State | W 71–48 | | McLeod Center (3,120) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/01/2013* 7:00 pm | Dubuque | W 85–66 | | McLeod Center (3,278) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2013* 1:00 pm | at Ohio | L 64–75 | 0–1 | Convocation Center (11,162) Athens, OH |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | Coe | W 86–52 | 1–1 | McLeod Center (3,658) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/16/2013* 3:00 pm | at George Mason | L 70–76 | 1–2 | Patriot Center (4,136) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/22/2013* 12:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Loyola Marymount Paradise Jam tournament | W 90–81 | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,527) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 11/24/2013* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Maryland Paradise Jam Tournament | L 66–80 | 2–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,766) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 11/25/2013* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. La Salle Paradise Jam Tournament | W 65–50 | 3–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,655) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm | at Milwaukee | L 72–83 | 3–4 | Klotsche Center (2,632) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/07/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. No. 17 Iowa State Big Four Classic | L 82–91 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Wells Fargo Arena (14,512) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/10/2013* 7:00 pm | Savannah State | W 55–50 | 4–5 | McLeod Center (3,145) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/14/2013* 11:00 am, ESPNU | VCU | W 77–68 | 5–5 | McLeod Center (5,890) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/21/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia | L 43–57 | 5–6 | John Paul Jones Arena (9,714) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/28/2013* 7:00 pm | Iona | W 90–78 | 6–6 | McLeod Center (5,218) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/01/2014 7:00 pm | Bradley | W 80–46 | 7–6 (1–0) | McLeod Center (4,132) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/05/2014 1:00 pm | at No. 8 Wichita State | L 53–67 | 7–7 (1–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/08/2014 7:00 pm | at Evansville | W 80–53 | 8–7 (2–1) | Ford Center (3,222) Evansville, IN |
| 01/11/2014 7:00 pm | Drake | W 76–66 | 9–7 (3–1) | McLeod Center (6,072) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/14/2014 7:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | L 66–68 | 9–8 (3–2) | SIU Arena (4,278) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/18/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Missouri State | W 94–89 | 10–8 (4–2) | McLeod Center (5,232) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm | at Bradley | L 65–69 | 10–9 (4–3) | Carver Arena (6,585) Peoria, IL |
| 01/25/2014 3:00 pm | at Loyola–Chicago | L 87–93 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (4–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,723) Chicago, IL |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | W 95–81 | 11–10 (5–4) | McLeod Center (3,670) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/01/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | L 81–87 | 11–11 (5–5) | McLeod Center (5,127) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm | at Illinois State | L 65–76 | 11–12 (5–6) | Redbird Arena (4,021) Normal, IL |
| 02/08/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 Wichita State | L 73–82 | 11–13 (5–7) | McLeod Center (7,150) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm | Loyola–Chicago | W 80–58 | 12–13 (6–7) | McLeod Center (3,532) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Missouri State | W 60–58 | 13–13 (7–7) | JQH Arena (6,314) Springfield, MO |
| 02/18/2014 8:00 pm | at Drake | L 67–70 | 13–14 (7–8) | Knapp Center (4,285) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/23/2014 4:00 pm | Illinois State | W 72–59 | 14–14 (8–8) | McLeod Center (4,385) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm | Southern Illinois | W 73–54 | 15–14 (9–8) | McLeod Center (3,804) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/01/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNU | at Indiana State | W 71–69 | 16–14 (10–8) | Hulman Center (5,717) Terre Haute, IN |
| 2014 Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2014 8:35 pm, MVCTV | vs. Southern Illinois Quarterfinals | L 58–63 | 16–15 | Scottrade Center (9,037) St.Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||