Jacobson--Benjamin S. (Men's Basketball Coach)
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| 1 | Contract error lifts accountant to coach Northern Iowan 119:46, p.7 |
In this satirical article written for April Fools, men's basketball coach Ben Jacobson gets booted out after a mistake with the contract listed Ben Jacobsen instead, a sophomore accounting major here at UNI; photo. | |
| 2 | Panthers drop games to Bulldogs, Braves Northern Iowan 119:34, p.6 |
The UNI men's basketball team lost both of their games last week. They lost in overtime against Drake, 88-81 and the Braves 77-69. The Panthers now have a 8-6 conference record; photo. | |
| 3 | Panthers stop Beacons, fall to Sycamores Northern Iowan 119:32, p.6 |
The UNI men's basketball team faced the Valparaiso Beacons last Wednesday in the McLeod Center and won, 77-66. They then traveled to Indian to play the Sycamores and lost, 79-71; photo. | |
| 4 | Tragedy strikes in Charlottesville Northern Iowan 119:24, p.7 |
The UNI men's basketball team's game against No. 16 Virginia was canceled due to a shooting in Charlottesville that killed three members of Virginia's football team. This game will not be made up. Next, Panthers will play San Francisco at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO; photo. | |
| 5 | Austin Phyfe on the road to recovery Northern Iowan 119:17, p.7 |
Austin Phyfe speaks about his diagnosis and his recovery time during the men's basketball media day on October 17th; photo. | |
| 6 | Coach Jacobson speaks at media day Northern Iowan 119:16, p.6 |
UNI's men's basketball head coach Ben Jacobson talks about the upcoming basketball season and team during media day; photo. | |
| 7 | What causes all of this madness in March? Northern Iowan 118:42, p.7 |
The men's basketball coach looks back on the 2009-10 season when the basketball team made it far in the NCAA Tournament; photo. | |
| 8 | Panthers come up short in Arch Madness Northern Iowan 118:40, p.6 |
The men's basketball team fell to Loyola in the Arch Madness semi-final game, 66-43; photos. | |
| 9 | Multiple Panthers honored with MVC awards Northern Iowan 118:40, p.7 |
Multiple members of the men's basketball team received Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) awards. | |
| 10 | Madness in McLeod Northern Iowan 118:38, p.1 |
The men's basketball team won the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular season championship after winning against the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, 102-96; photos. | |
| 11 | Panthers defeat Salukis, move into first place in MVC Northern Iowan 118:32, p.6 |
The men's basketball team wins against the Southern Illinois Salukis, improving to 14-9 on the season and 10-3 in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play. This moves the Panthers to first place in the MVC; photo. | |
| 12 | Panthers win two over conference opponents Northern Iowan 118:30, p.1 |
The men's basketball team won against two conference opponents, Evansville, 64-59, and Illinois State, 79-64. This puts their overall season record at 11-9 and 7-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC); photo. | |
| 13 | UNI loses to Drake in final home game of the season Northern Iowan 117:35, p.6 |
The UNI men's basketball team played a close game against Drake University. The Panthers ultimately fell short with a final score of 77-69; photo. | |
| 14 | National Signing Day brings new talent Northern Iowan 117:25, p.6 |
On National Signing Day the men's basketball team signed three new recruits and the women's signed two; photos. | |
| 15 | UNI picked first to finish in Valley preseason poll Northern Iowan 117:18, p.6 |
The Panthers receive the number one spot in preseason rankings for Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball. AJ Green is selected as preseason Player of the Year, and Austin Phyfe and Trae Berhow are also selected for All-MVC teams; photos. | |
| 16 | MVC releases schedules for conference play Northern Iowan 117:11, p.1 |
The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) released their schedules for the upcoming men's and women's basketball season; photos. | |
| 17 | Arch Madness, Panthers fall to Drake Northern Iowan 116:42, p.1 |
The men's basketball team lost the first game of Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Arch Madness to the Drake Bulldogs, 77-56, knocking them out of the MVC tournament. The loss decreases their chances of making the NCAA March Madness tournament; photo. | |
| 18 | Panthers suffer road loss against SIU Salukis Northern Iowan 116:30, p.6 |
The UNI men's basketball team fell in a two point game, 68-66, against the Salukis of Southern Illinois in Carbondale. Panthers are now 5-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Coach Ben Jacobson gives comments about the game. The Panthers will next host the Rambler of Loyola-Chicago in the McLeod Center; photo. | |
| 19 | Semester recap: White House visit, HOF, playoff runs and more Northern Iowan 116:27, p.6 |
Potter recaps the highlights of UNI Athletics' fall season, including wrestling national champion Drew Foster visiting the White House, the Hall of Fame Ceremony inducting the 2009-2010 men's basketball Sweet 16 team, a quarterfinal football team, NCAA Tournament spot for volleyball, 9-1 start for men's basketball, and 6-3 women's basketball team; photos. | |
| 20 | Panthers trample No.23 Buffaloes on the road Northern Iowan 116:27, p.6 |
The men's basketball team defeated the No. 23 ranked Colorado Buffaloes, 79-76, in their first win over a ranked team since 2016. Basketball legend Bill Walton called the game and the team were able to meet the two-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion and most valuable player; photo. | |
| 21 | Panthers go 1-1 in Cancun, defeat Luther 110-51 Northern Iowan 116:25, p.6 |
The UNI men's basketball team flew to Cancun, Mexico for a tournament. They lost to West Virginia, 60-55, but won against South Carolina, 78-72. The team returned to Iowa and beat Luther with a record win, 110-51; photo. | |
| 22 | Panthers defeat UT Marin behind Berhow's 36 Northern Iowan 116:24, p.6 |
The UNI men's basketball team advanced to 5-0 after winning against the UT Martin Skyhawks, 87-67. Trea Berhow led the way scoring a career-high 36 points and shooting a record-tying eight three-point shots. Berhow tied UNI's record and created a new one for the McLeod Center; photo. | |
| 23 | Men's Basketball takes down NIU 64-54 Northern Iowan 116:21, p.6 |
The UNI men's basketball team took on the Northern Illinois and won, 64-54. The Panthers will next California University in the McLeod Center; photo. | |
| 24 | Panthers win in home opener 58-53 Northern Iowan 116:20, p.1 |
Men's basketball defeated the Old Dominion Monarchs, 58-53, in their first home game of the season in the McLeod Center; photos. | |
| 25 | 2019 Hall of Fame class enshrined Northern Iowan 116:8, p.6 |
UNI Athletics Hall of Fame 2019 inductees include the 2009-2010 Sweet 16 men's basketball team, women's basketball player and championship coach Kris Huffman, Panther wide receiver turned NFL pro Eddie Berlin, women's basketball's second all-time leading wins leader in coach Tony DiCecco, national wrestling champion Don Parker and All-American track athlete Diana Leftridge; photo. | |
| 26 | March sadness in MVC final Northern Iowan 115:43, p.6 |
The men's basketball team defeated Southern Illinois in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament, 61-58, and next defeated Drake University in the semifinals. The Panthers lost the MVC final to Bradley University and ended their season with a 16-18 record; photo. | |
| 27 | Panthers drop two, look towards MVC Tourney Northern Iowan 115:40, p.9 |
The men's basketball team lost their final home game of the season to Loyola, 56-55, and their final game of the season to Indiana State, 71-54. | |
| 28 | Panthers beat Redbirds, 77-64 Northern Iowan 115:36, p.1 |
The men's basketball team defeated the Illinois State Redbirds in the McLeod Center, 77-64; photos. | |
| 29 | Haldeman goes off, men's basketball goes 1-1 Northern Iowan 115:29, p.1 |
The men's basketball team won against the Indiana State Sycamores and lost against the Valparaiso Crusaders. | |
| 30 | Panther defense controls Drake Northern Iowan 115:28, p.6 |
The UNI men's basketball team won against Drake, 57-54. | |
| 31 | UNI frozen at U.S. Bank Basketball Classic Northern Iowan 115:26, p.1 |
The men's basketball team was one of eight teams invited to participate in the U.S. Bank Stadium's first-ever basketball event in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They lost to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 82-50; photo. | |
| 32 | MBB upsets No. 1 UNC Northern Iowan 112:25, p.1 |
The men's basketball team defeated Dubuque; North Dakota, 97-51; University of North Texas; and first-ranked University of North Carolina. Coach Jacobson also won his 200th game; photo. |
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| 33 | UNI drops season opener, 84-78, first Nov. loss in McLeod Northern Iowan 112:23, p.6 |
The men's basketball team lost their season opener to the Colorado State University, 84-78; photo. |
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| 34 | UNI stays busy by raising money and winning games Northern Iowan 112:11, p.6 |
The Panther softball team held its second annual Hit-A-Thon, helping raise over $25,000 for the team. Earlier in the week, they defeated both Kirkwood and Upper Iowa; photo. |
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| 35 | Home sweet home Northern Iowan 111:39, p.6 |
UNI beat Evansville 68-57; photo. | |
| 36 | UNI men's basketball could be best in MVC next season Northern Iowan 109:46, p.8 |
The authors says that with the new recruits for next year, the UNI men's basketball team may have a chance at being conference champions next season; photo. | |
| 37 | Panthers fall to Weber St. in CIT semifinals Northern Iowan 109:45, p.10 |
Men's basketball ends the season with a 59-56 loss to Weber State University in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The four seniors mention how much they will miss playing at UNI; photo. | |
| 38 | Annual coaching carousel rumors start to swirl Northern Iowan 109:44, p.12 |
The author states that rumors are spreading about men's basketball coach Ben Jacobson, who might leave UNI; rumors are most likely false. | |
| 39 | Panthers advance to semifinals of CIT Northern Iowan 109:44, p.10 |
The men's basketball team missed out on being a part of the National Invitational Tournament, but they are in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. They are moving on to the semifinals of the CIT; photo. | |
| 40 | The best is yet to come. . . Northern Iowan 109:43, p.6 |
Bradley D. Eilers reminisces over his experiences with UNI athletics in his final article as an editor of the Northern Iowan. | |
| 41 | Tuttle makes his mark at UNI Northern Iowan 109:42, p.8 |
Sophomore Seth Tuttle is a valued player on UNI's basketball team. He averaged 10.7 points and 6.2 rebounds this season. Many are looking forward to what he will bring to the team in the future; photo. | |
| 42 | UNI goes one-and-done in St. Louis Northern Iowan 109:42, p.8 |
Men's basketball falls to Illinois State University in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. ISU defeated UNI, 73-65. The Panthers may have one more game this season, depending on tournament selections; photo. | |
| 43 | A biased look at the upcoming MVC Tournament Northern Iowan 109:40, p.8 |
The author give his prediction of how the MVC Tournament is going to play out. This included UNI winning the whole thing for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. | |
| 44 | Seniors shine as UNI tops ISU 80-72: Panthers clinch 3rd place, rematch with Redbirds on Friday Northern Iowan 109:40, p.8 |
UNI men's basketball came back to win against Illinois State University led by the seniors. With the win against Illinois State, the Panthers finished the regular season in third place in the Missouri Valley Conference; photo. | |
| 45 | BracketBusted; Denver snaps UNI's 6-game winning streak in 63-57 victory Northern Iowan 109:38, p.7 |
The men's basketball team lost to Denver. They will have to win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in two weeks to have a chance at making the NCAA Tournament. | |
| 46 | UNI tops in-state rival Drake 71-64 Northern Iowan 109:36, p.8 |
The men's basketball team beat Drake at the Knapp Center in Des Moines. The Panthers have won five games straight; photo. | |
| 47 | Panthers topple Bluejays 61-54: Koch helps to seal UNI victory with clutch play Northern Iowan 109:35, p.9 |
Jake Koch was a key player helping the men's basketball team to come back to beat Creighton. Koch became a member of UNI's 1000 career point club. It was an exciting victory moving the Panthers to fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference; photo. | |
| 48 | Getting defensive: UNI shuts down MSU 48-37 Northern Iowan 109:33, p.8 |
UNI defeats Missouri State University 48-37. The Panthers head to Peoria next to take on Bradley University; photo. | |
| 49 | One step forward, one step back: UNI tops SIU, drops heartbreaker to ISU Northern Iowan 109:30, p.8 |
Panthers took home win (58-45) against Southern Illinois University Salukis, but lost to Indiana State University Sycamores (59-58); next game will be a road trip to University of Evansville. UNI has not won in Indiana since January 24, 2010; photo. | |
| 50 | Koch and UNI make history in 85-55 rout of Drake Northern Iowan 109:29, p.6 |
UNI men's basketball team returned home to defeat in-state rivals, the Drake University Bulldogs. Thirty point victory marks the largest margin between the two teams in the sixty-one meetings on the court. UNI has won its last two home games; photo. |