2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Bradley, Loyola–Chicago, and Illinois State to become champions of the Missouri Valley Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Wyoming in the second round before losing in the third round to Louisville.Previous season
The Panthers finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to Southern Illinois.Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
Chip Rank | 4 | F | 6'6" | 235 | Senior | Cedarburg, WI | Graduated |
Nate Buchheit | 15 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Pella, IA | Graduated |
Matt Morrison | 21 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Solon, IA | Graduated |
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Non-Conference Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Missouri Valley Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| NCAA TournamentRankings