# 2010–11 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
A Sweet Sixteen finisher in the 2010 NCAA tournament, UNI purchased the court on which the Panthers played in their season-ending tournament loss to the Michigan State Spartans. The floor has been installed at the McLeod Center.
The Panthers finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Missouri Valley play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Rider in the first round and received a second round bye before falling to SMU in the quarterfinals.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Jarod Syndergaard | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Sutherland, Iowa |
| 4 | Chip Rank | Forward | 6–6 | 222 | Freshman | Cedarburg, Wisconsin |
| 11 | Kwadzo Ahelegbe | Guard | 6–2 | 213 | Senior | Oakdale, Minnesota |
| 13 | Johnny Moran | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Junior | Algonquin, Illinois |
| 14 | Nate Buss | Forward | 6–8 | 195 | Freshman | Charles City, Iowa |
| 20 | Jake Koch | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Sophomore | Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| 21 | Matt Morrison | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Solon, Iowa |
| 22 | Kerwin Dunham | Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Senior | Bondurant, Iowa |
| 23 | Marc Sonnen | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 24 | Max Martino | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Freshman | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 32 | Lucas O'Rear | Forward | 6–6 | 260 | Senior | Du Bois, Illinois |
| 33 | Austin Pehl | Center | 6–10 | 245 | Sophomore | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 34 | Tyler Lange | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Freshman | Sac City, Iowa |
| 35 | James Humpal | Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Freshman | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 52 | Anthony James | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Sophomore | St. Louis, Missouri |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2010* 7:00 pm | | Wartburg | W 67–46 | — | McLeod Center (3,660) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/06/2010* 12:00 pm | | Mary | W 57–38 | — | McLeod Center (3,482) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 10 Syracuse | L 46–68 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome (22,198) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/16/2010* 7:00 pm, KWWL | | Coe | W 84–45 | 1–1 | McLeod Center (3,889) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/20/2010* 7:00 pm | | at Milwaukee | L 63–65 | 1–2 | US Cellular Arena (3,752) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/27/2010* 8:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 65–52 | 2–2 | McLeod Center (4,340) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/01/2010* 7:00 pm, KWWL | | Iowa State | W 60–54 | 3–2 | McLeod Center (6,489) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/04/2010* 1:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at TCU | W 64–60 | 4–2 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,022) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/07/2010* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 39–51 | 4–3 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,667) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/11/2010* 7:00 pm | | Morehead State | W 69–53 | 5–3 | McLeod Center (3,820) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/17/2010* 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State Las Vegas Classic | W 66–52 | 6–3 | McLeod Center (3,257) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/19/2010* 1:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville Las Vegas Classic | W 68–47 | 7–3 | McLeod Center (3,253) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/22/2010* 4:30 pm, CBSCS | | vs. Indiana Las Vegas Classic semi-finals | W 67–61 | 8–3 | Orleans Arena (2,867) Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2010* 9:00 pm, CBSCS | | vs. New Mexico Las Vegas Classic finals | W 66–60 | 9–3 | Orleans Arena (3,725) Las Vegas, NV |
| 12/29/2010 7:00 pm, MVC TV | | Missouri State | L 57–58 | 9–4 (0–1) | McLeod Center (4,890) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/01/2011 1:00 pm | | at Southern Illinois | L 55–57 | 9–5 (0–2) | SIU Arena (4,045) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/04/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL | | Evansville | W 65–53 | 10–5 (1–2) | McLeod Center (4,079) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/07/2011 7:00 pm | | at Indiana State | L 45–70 | 10–6 (1–3) | Hulman Center (5,164) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/09/2011 6:00 pm, KWWL | | Bradley | W 83–77 | 11–6 (2–3) | McLeod Center (3,890) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/12/2011 7:00 pm | | at Illinois State | W 46–44 | 12–6 (3–3) | Redbird Arena (4,021) Normal, IL |
| 01/15/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL | | Southern Illinois | W 72–52 | 13–6 (4–3) | McLeod Center (5,062) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/19/2011 7:00 pm | | at Wichita State | W 77–74 | 14–6 (5–3) | Charles Koch Arena (10,212) Wichita, KS |
| 01/22/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL | | Drake | W 69–49 | 15–6 (6–3) | McLeod Center (6,971) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/26/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Creighton | W 71–66 | 16–6 (7–3) | McLeod Center (6,415) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/30/2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Missouri State | W 60–59 | 17–6 (8–3) | JQH Arena (9,901) Springfield, MO |
| 02/02/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL | | Illinois State | W 53–51 | 18–6 (9–3) | McLeod Center (4,260) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/05/2011 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Drake | L 69–72 | 18–7 (9–4) | Knapp Center (6,352) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/08/2011 7:00 pm | | at Evansville | L 62–70 | 18–8 (9–5) | Roberts Municipal Stadium (3,794) Evansville, IN |
| 02/12/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Wichita State | L 55–73 | 18–9 (9–6) | McLeod Center (7,014) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/15/2011 7:00 pm, MVC TV | | at Bradley | W 80–70 | 19–9 (10–6) | Carver Arena (8,490) Peoria, IL |
| 02/19/2011* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | George Mason ESPN BracketBusters | L 71–77 | 19–10 | McLeod Center (6,580) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/22/2011 7:00 pm, KWWL | | Indiana State | L 74–76 | 19–11 (10–7) | McLeod Center (4,419) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/26/2011 8:00 pm | | at Creighton | L 55–62 | 19–12 (10–8) | Qwest Center Omaha (15,593) Omaha, NE |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2011 2:35 pm, MVC TV | (4) | vs. (5) Creighton MVC Quarterfinals | L 57–60 | 19–13 | Scottrade Center (10,608) St. Louis, MO |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2011* 7:00 pm, FCS Broadband | | Rider CIT First Round | W 84–50 | 20–13 | McLeod Center (3,318) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/21/2011* 7:00 pm, FCS Broadband | | SMU CIT Quarterfinals | L 50–57 | 20–14 | McLeod Center (3,968) Cedar Falls, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||