Up Next: Iona

[Moose39]

Northern Iowa Panthers 5-6 (0-0)

No.....Name..................Ht..Yr.....Ppg....Apg ....Rpg.....Mpg
#1 Deon Mitchell..........6-1 Jr.....13.0....3.0.....3.0.....29.7
#4 Chip Rank..............6-6 Sr......8.1.....0.4.....3.2.....22.2
#5 Matt Bohannon.......6-4 So.....7.5.....1.4.....3.3.....26.2
#10 Seth Tuttle..........6-8 Jr.....12.8.....1.7.....7.2.....28.6
#11 Wes Washpun.......6-1 So.....7.1.....3.3.....4.5.....31.4

Off the Bench:
#3 Ted Friedman........6-9 Fr
#14 Nate Buss...........6-9 Jr
#20 Jeremy Morgan....6-5 Fr
#21 Matt Morrison......6-0 Sr
#24 Max Martino........6-5 Jr

Vs. Iona Gaels 5-5 (2-0)

No.....Name......................Ht..Yr.....Ppg... .Apg....Rpg.....Mpg
#5 A.J. English.................6-4 So....16.3....4.6....3.7......34.6
#12 Mike Poole.................6-6 Sr....4.3.....1.4.....3.9......20.7
#13 David Laury*...............6-9 Jr....13.4.....2.0....7.9......27.5
#21 Tre Bowman...............6-5 Sr...12.2....1.8.....3.8......30.0
#22 Sean Armand*.............6-5 Sr....22.0....3.8.....3.5......38.4

Off the Bench:
#1 Isaiah Williams.............6-7 So
#11 Grant Ellis.................6-5 Fr
#44 Daniel Robinson..........7-0 Fr

*Denotes Preseason All-MAAC Selection

Gametime:
Saturday, December 28, 7:00 p.m. CT in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Media:
Tv: KCRG 9.2, CFU 15, WOI 5.2, KCAU 9.2
Radio: Panther Sports Radio Network
Internet: Panther Inside Access, ESPN3

Official Website:

http://www.icgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14900&SPID=7099&SPSID=64318&DB_OEM_ID=14900

Message Board:
IonaHoops

Notes:
•Iona is coached by Tim Cluess (Hofstra '83) and is in his 4th year at Iona
•Coach Tim Cluess currently has a career record of 75-39 (.657) as an NCAA Div. 1 head coach
•The Gaels average 80.1 ppg while the Panthers give up an average of 69.4 ppg
•Zero players are from outside the United States
•Zero players are from Iowa
•The Iona Gaels appear to run eight players deep. Eight players have seen action in eight of their ten games
•In 2013, Tim Cluess led the Iona Gaels to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with a 95-70 loss to Ohio State
•The official Twitter page for Iona Gaels Athletics is @ICGaels
•The Iona Gaels hail from New Rochelle, New York. They compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and play their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center

Breaking it Down:
•Three players are 6-8 or taller
•Three/Six players are listed as Forward or Center
•Eleven/Eight players are listed as Guard
•Iona consists of 4 Fr, 4 So, 2 Jr, and 4 Sr
•Iona returns 56.2% of their scoring from last season
•Four players average double digit ppg

[panther-state]

Re: Up Next: Iona

While they only have 3 guys over 6'6, their smallest guy is 6'4? Dang

[Moose39]

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Smallest that really gets playing time. I think there is a 5'11 guy on their team. I only post the players that have played in the most amount of games.

[panther-state]

Re: Up Next: Iona

Smallest that really gets playing time. I think there is a 5'11 guy on their team. I only post the players that have played in the most amount of games.

Yes I'm aware. But since we aren't likely to face a smaller player that could be a big factor

[Panther-Sheik]

Re: Up Next: Iona

Yes I'm aware. But since we aren't likely to face a smaller player that could be a big factor

Might be a good game to finally take a few 3's.

[Moose39]

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Might be a good game to finally take a few 3's.

In our last 3 games, we are 10-58 for 3 (.172). I don't know what is going on.

[run&blade]

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In our last 3 games, we are 10-58 for 3 (.172). I don't know what is going on.

The are out classed from a talent perspective, they have to work so hard on both ends of the court they don't have the legs to shoot 3's as their primary offensive weapon.

[panther-state]

Re: Up Next: Iona

The are out classed from a talent perspective, they have to work so hard on both ends of the court they don't have the legs to shoot 3's as their primary offensive weapon.

Sorry but this suggests that we are too tired to shoot at the end of games but would be fine at the beginning. Anyone who has watched us knows that certainly isn't the case. We've done our worst shooting at the beginning it seems like and generally settle in a bit. These guys just aren't shooting well, seems pretty straight forward. We recruited a team of shooters who are struggling to shoot which is making it much harder for guys like Deon, Wes and Seth who are used to driving, slashing and posting up to get pts.

[run&blade]

Re: Up Next: Iona

If making jump shots is all your team's offense is going to be based on you can forget about winning consistently. Still goes back to a talent problem. Yesterday's team settled into nothing but stinking all game.

Doesnt really matter....only way anybody in the valley outside of WSU is getting into the tournament is by winning the tournament. Might as well save all hot streaks until that four day stretch.

[hoopfan]

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Doesnt really matter....only way anybody in the valley outside of WSU is getting into the tournament is by winning the tournament. Might as well save all hot streaks until that four day stretch.

An early prediction from R&B that UNI will be playing Thursday night hoops in STL this year?

While we looked like a Thursday night team yesterday, I think we'll be fine once the Valley season rolls around. Thursday shouldn't be in the cards.

[panther-state]

Re: Up Next: Iona

An early prediction from R&B that UNI will be playing Thursday night hoops in STL this year?

While we looked like a Thursday night team yesterday, I think we'll be fine once the Valley season rolls around. Thursday shouldn't be in the cards.

Yeah but is that because we are that good and avoid Thursday or because there are 4-5 teams that are that bad and can't miss it. Hard to say this is the Panthers team we were anticipating. Record wise maybe we aren't surprised but from actually watching the team it doesn't look pretty

[run&blade]

Re: Up Next: Iona

Uni will probably avoid friday because the valley is a joke.

[blien]

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shake things up, put Jeremy and Nate to start for Bo and Chip. might see some other chemistry.

[IonaAlum]

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Greetings from Iona College. Planning to travel to the game on Saturday all the way from New York and wondering if anyone can recommend a good restaurant in the area, as well as any other things to do while we're in town?

Good luck to you guys. Been following you all year long, and seems like it's been a bit disappointing so far. Not much different from our season. The Gaels started out red hot, going 5-2 with decent wins over George Mason and Florida Gulf Coast, and playing Kansas even for about 30 minutes in their building. However, things have taken a turn for the worst over the past three games, and we have totally went downhill. We're a very talented offensive team, but our defense has been suspect to say the least, and our rebounding has been a major challenge as well.

Judging by your box scores it seems like this will be the clash of two styles, offense vs. defense? Would love to hear more about your team as well as any things to expect while we're in town from New York.

Here's to an entertaining, competitive game and to a successful rest of the season to both of our teams.

[orangetennis]

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LOL guys. everyone was so pumped after the VCU win and now we are discussing Thursday in Stl!? It's one game! (a true road game vs an ACC opponent no less) Yes, we are worse on the road than at home. So is almost everyone else. The team will get better as the season moves on and we do need to find some offensive flow inside the arc, but lets not panic. Bottom line is we need to hold serve at home and find a way to steal a couple road wins. Then, get hot in St Louis. This is a young team...did anyone expect something different???