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2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
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Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record 14–16 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach Ben Jacobson (11th year)
Assistant coach P.J. Hogan
Assistant coach Erik Crawford
Assistant coach Kyle Green
Home arena McLeod Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 1   .944     28 7   .800
No. 19 Wichita State 17 1   .944     31 5   .861
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500     14 16   .467
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500     17 16   .515
Loyola–Chicago 8 10   .444     18 14   .563
Missouri State 7 11   .389     17 16   .515
Bradley 7 11   .389     13 20   .394
Evansville 6 12   .333     16 17   .485
Indiana State 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Drake 5 13   .278     7 24   .226
2017 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, IA as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the regular season 14–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MVC Tournament, they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals.

The Panthers finished 2015–16 season with a record of 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.


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