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2015-16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record 23–13 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach Ben Jacobson (10th year)
Assistant coach Erik Crawford
Assistant coach Kyle Green
Assistant coach P.J. Hogan
Home arena McLeod Center
Seasons
← 2014–15
2016–17 →
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wichita State 16 2   .889     26 9   .743
Evansville 12 6   .667     25 9   .735
Illinois State 12 6   .667     18 14   .563
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611     22 10   .688
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611     23 13   .639
Indiana State 8 10   .444     15 17   .469
Missouri State 8 10   .444     13 19   .406
Loyola–Chicago 7 11   .389     15 17   .469
Bradley 3 15   .167     5 27   .156
Drake 2 16   .111     7 24   .226
2016 MVC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the 23–13, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Panthers defeated Southern Illinois, Wichita State, and Evansville to win the Missouri Valley Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 11 seed, they defeated Texas in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Texas A&M.

The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season 31–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Bradley, Loyola–Chicago, and Illinois State to win the Missouri Valley Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the Tournament, they defeated Wyoming in the Second Round before losing in the Third Round to Louisville.


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