2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
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MVC Regular Season Co-Champions
MVC Tournament Champions |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 2008–09 record | 23–11 (14–4 MVC) |
| Head coach | Ben Jacobson |
| Assistant coach | Kyle Green |
| Assistant coach | P.J. Hogan |
| Assistant coach | Ben Johnson |
| Home arena | McLeod Center |
| 2008-09 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Standings | ||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT |
| Creighton | 14 | 4 | .778 | 27 | 8 | .771 |
| Northern Iowa† | 14 | 4 | .778 | 23 | 11 | .677 |
| Illinois State | 11 | 7 | .611 | 24 | 10 | .706 |
| Bradley | 10 | 8 | .556 | 21 | 15 | .583 |
| Evansville | 8 | 10 | .444 | 17 | 14 | .548 |
| Wichita State | 8 | 10 | .444 | 17 | 17 | .500 |
| Southern Illinois | 8 | 10 | .444 | 13 | 18 | .419 |
| Drake | 7 | 11 | .389 | 17 | 16 | .515 |
| Indiana State | 7 | 11 | .389 | 11 | 21 | .344 |
| Missouri State | 3 | 15 | .167 | 11 | 20 | .344 |
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Rankings from AP Poll † MVC Tournament winner |
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The 2008–09 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents University of Northern Iowa in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), is led by third-year head coach Ben Jacobson. In 2007–08, the Panthers finished 18–14 (9–9 in the MVC).
Northern Iowa played two games during the preseason. They faced Dubuque and Wayne State at home.
On January 31, 2009 the Panthers tied a school record for the most consecutive wins with a 61–57 victory over Indians State. The record tied the 1963–1964 State College of Iowa Panthers team. On February 2, 2008 Northern Iowa received 1 point in the AP Top 25 poll which had them ranked 45th. On March 9, 2008 Northern Iowa received 3 points in the AP Top 25 poll which had them ranked T-37th.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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