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 (The Valley). 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
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Kasey Semler 13 G 6'2" 190 Junior Cedar Rapids, IA Junior college transfer from Kirkwood Community College.
Recruiting
Class of 2015 recruits
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 tournament
Rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes.Poll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP NR RV RV RV 23 RV 23 23 RV 23 20 18 14 13 11 10 11 10 11 N/A Coaches NR NR RV RV 24 RV 24 23 23 22 19 18 15 12 11 10 12 11 9 14 Mid-Major 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 -
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