approached Ben Jacobson about joining the University of Northern Iowa basketball staff as a volunteer assistant ..... a consultant this season for the Panthers . Much like a director of basketball ..... run from 1974-86, ushered the Panthers into the Division I era in 1980 ..... since the 2002-03 campaign. The Panthers finished 11-17 that year
built when his Iowa State basketball squad visits the University of Northern Iowa . "It'll be fun," said McDermott, who spent five seasons as the Panthers ' head coach from 2001-06. "There was a lot of energy ..... other people." During McDermott's time at UNI, the Panthers won a Missouri Valley Conference tournament title and
the national championship game in 1947 and 1988. P - Panthers make fifth appearance The University of Northern Iowa (23-10, 14-4 Missouri Valley Conference) is seeded ..... year marks the fifth NCAA tournament appearance for the Panthers , and fourth in the past six years. Northern Iowa also
Iowa to Iowa State to Wartburg to Luther to a school once known as Iowa State Teachers College. Now it's the University of Northern Iowa . "UNI gets a lot more publicity now," said Jim Berry, a former men's basketball coach for the Panthers and now a consultant in Ben Jacobson's Panther program. "Maybe there's a lot more to write about now. The