The 2019–20 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 14th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 25–6, 14–4 in MVC play, to win the MVC regular-season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Drake. As a regular-season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they were set to receive an automatic bid to NIT. However, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Previous season The Panthers finished the 2018–19 season 16–18, 9–9 in MVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they beat Southern Illinois and Drake before losing to Bradley in the championship.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Tray Croft 5 G 6' 1" 170 Junior Anniston, AL Transferred to Wisconsin–Parkside Miles Wentzien 10 G 6' 3" 190 Senior Fort Madison, IA Walk-on; graduated Wyatt Lohaus 22 G 6' 2" 192 RS Senior North Liberty, IA Graduated
2019 recruiting class
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley Conference regular season
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