#108 Northern Iowa Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Northern Iowa Panthers
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #108
 
Conference Rank: #3 Missouri Valley
 
 
2023-24 Record: 19-14, 12-8
2023-24 Postseason: None
Coach: Ben Jacobson
Coach Record: 354-233 at Northern Iowa, 354-233 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Nate Heisse, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.4 apg
Bowen Born, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.8 apg
Landon Wolf, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg
Michael Duax, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Cole Henry, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Tytan Anderson, Senior, Guard, 11.9 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.0 apg
Jacob Hutson, Senior, Center, 9.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 apg
Trey Campbell, Junior, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 apg
Kyle Pock, Sophomore, Forward, 3.8 ppg
RJ Taylor, Sophomore, Guard, 2.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
Key New Players:
Leon Bond III, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Virginia
Redek Born, Freshman, Guard
Cade Courbat, Freshman, Guard
Will Hornseth, Freshman, Forward
Wes Rubin, Freshman, Forward
Cael Schmitt, Senior, Guard, Transfer from DIII
Ben Schwieger, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Loyola IL
Max Weisbrod, Junior, Guard, Transfer from DII
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.2 (185th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.1 (144, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.6 (108, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.5 (224, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (202, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.5 (150, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.7 (232, 10)
Rebound Margin: 0.8 (177, 7)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (223, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.3 (52, 3)