Northern Iowa Panthers
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #20-13, 14-6
Conference Rank: #3 Missouri Valley
2024-25 Record: 20-13, 14-6
2024-25 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Ben Jacobson
Coach Record: 374-246 at Northern Iowa, 374-246 overall
Key Departed Players:
Tytan Anderson, Guard, 15.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.6 apg
Jacob Hutson, Center, 11.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.8 apg
Cael Schmitt, Guard, 4.4 ppg
Key Returning Players:
Trey Campbell, Senior, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.0 apg
Ben Schwieger, Senior, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
Leon Bond III, Junior, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.3 apg
RJ Taylor, Junior, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.5 spg
Max Weisbrod, Senior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.6 apg
Will Hornseth, Sophomore, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Kyle Pock, Junior, Forward, 2.0 ppg
Key New Players:
Ismael Diouf, Senior, Forward, Transfer from NC State
Marino Dubravcic, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Baylor
Geon Hutchins, Freshman, Guard
Tristan Smith, Senior, Forward, Transfer from NAIA
Levi Valdo, Freshman, Guard
Jalen Wilson, Freshman, Forward
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.3 (193rd in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.4 (50, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.7 (15, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (171, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (239, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.6 (47, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.5 (265, 10)
Rebound Margin: 1.5 (153, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (147, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (65, 3)
