Up Next: Colorado State

[Panther100]

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The Rams host Colorado State-Peublo a Division II school tonight.

[06panther10]

Coach Jake just confirmed all 4 freshman will redshirt. Absolutely the right decision, IMO.

[unipanther2154]

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Coach Jake just confirmed all 4 freshman will redshirt. Absolutely the right decision, IMO.

Couldn't agree with this more. However, some ppl will tell you a 6'9 215 pound post player is needed for the panthers to even come close to being relevant...

[BCPanther]

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Coach Jake just confirmed all 4 freshman will redshirt. Absolutely the right decision, IMO.

I'm both surprised and excited that McDonnell is redshirting.

Thrilled that Jake thinks the 3 posts are at a point where you can reliably get 60-65 minutes a night from them (Jesperson will take about 15-20 at the 4).

Also really excited that we get McDonnell's age 23 season instead of his age 19 season. He would have been ready to contribute this year, so with a year of weight and skill development he could be an absolute beast going forward.

[ProwlingPanther]

This is great news!!

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[panther-state]

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I'm both surprised and excited that McDonnell is redshirting.

Thrilled that Jake thinks the 3 posts are at a point where you can reliably get 60-65 minutes a night from them (Jesperson will take about 15-20 at the 4).

Also really excited that we get McDonnell's age 23 season instead of his age 19 season. He would have been ready to contribute this year, so with a year of weight and skill development he could be an absolute beast going forward.

This covers everything that needs to be said on the topic. Great news for Panther basketball because it's not due to lack of talent, it's due to a perceived (on Ben's part) lack of need for their services currently. Glad we will have these guys for an extra year and at a time when they will be in better position to contribute to our success as a program

[claw]

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I'm both surprised and excited that McDonnell is redshirting.

Thrilled that Jake thinks the 3 posts are at a point where you can reliably get 60-65 minutes a night from them (Jesperson will take about 15-20 at the 4).

Also really excited that we get McDonnell's age 23 season instead of his age 19 season. He would have been ready to contribute this year, so with a year of weight and skill development he could be an absolute beast going forward.

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That's all that needs to be said on that front.

[Khan4Cats]

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I'm both surprised and excited that McDonnell is redshirting.

Thrilled that Jake thinks the 3 posts are at a point where you can reliably get 60-65 minutes a night from them (Jesperson will take about 15-20 at the 4).

Also really excited that we get McDonnell's age 23 season instead of his age 19 season. He would have been ready to contribute this year, so with a year of weight and skill development he could be an absolute beast going forward.

I think this also confirms that Paul J will be ready to go Saturday so Jake is comfortable for these first three games even without Carlson.

It will be nice to have that extra year for the freshman, but I would have been fine with Dahl/McDonnell doing what Friedman/Koch did with one play and one redshirt their first two years. Either way, this spreads out the bigs by a year.

[jegbomb52]

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Still looking to get rid of my four chairbacks in 113 row T for this game, have a purple parking pass to go with. Make me an offer.

[otter]

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For those of you going to the game you may have seen this already, but if not:

There are several major events occurring on campus this Sat., Nov. 14. UNI men’s basketball plays Colorado State at 11:00 a.m. and the Iowa High School Football Playoffs will be in the UNI-Dome beginning at 10:00 a.m. We strongly advise that you allow additional time in getting to the McLeod Center. Heavy traffic is expected and parking will be more crowded than usual.

Parking for Panther Scholarship Club members with season tickets will be normal basketball game-day parking. The McLeod Lot will be reserved for Diamond and Platinum members, and anyone who has previously purchased a McLeod pass. The West Dome parking lot will be reserved for PSC levels: Purple, Gold, Directors, VIP, UNI Pride, Scholarship. For season ticket holders that are not PSC members, parking will be free and is available in the parking lot south of 27th street and in the WRC lot on the north side of the UNI-Dome, just present your UNI game ticket upon entrance to the lot. All lots will be clearly marked and parking attendants will be available for any questions. If you need assistance from the parking lot to the building, shuttle carts will be available.

Again, we strongly recommend that you allow yourself additional time in getting to McLeod for UNI men’s basketball due to increased traffic.

[Khan4Cats]

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Updating this a little from their exhibition, a 24 point win:

Carvacho did not start and only played 3 minutes
De Ciman was the 5th starter
Jackson did not play at all

Starting 5:
Gillon, 6-0 Jr 7.9 pts, 110 A/41 TO, 39.5% 3pt last season at CSU after transferring from UALR
Clavell, 6-4 Sr 9.2 pts, 3.7 reb, 30.1% 3pt on 146 shots last season at CSU after playing JUCO
De Ciman, 6-6 Sr 7.9 pts, 3.3 reb, 38.3% 3pt on 118 attempts, only 4th year player on CSU roster
Daniels, 6-7 Sr 5.7 pts, 4.7 reb last season at CSU after 2 years at SIU
Omogbo, 6-8 Jr JUCO Transfer

Reserves:
Scott, 6-2 Sr, played 4 games last year for CSU after transferring from Grambling
Paige, 6-3 Fr, played 20 minutes in exhibition (9 pts, 3 reb), redshirted last year
Richardson, 6-7 Sr, 3.0 pts, 1.7 rebs in 22 games last year after playing JUCO

No other players played more than 3 minutes in their 24 point exhibition win. Including a 6-10 redshirt freshman

I like this match-up. Koch and Friedman will be the biggest players on the floor as Daniels runs 234 but the other two 'bigs' are about 210. Morgan, Jesperson, Bohannon, and Austin should match up with their wings and I don't have a concern with either Wes or Wyatt on point. Need to protect home floor and I think we are actually more solid with returnees and in-program time than they are.

[UNIdad]

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And don't overlook the crowds coming for the Women's Swimming and Diving meet against Nebraska-Omaha at 1pm!

Seriously, sounds like a great weekend for many of you to stop in and cheer on the women. We beat them in Omaha last year and should match up pretty well again this year.

If you come and cheer for a few minutes, we will let you visit our scrumptious snack table!

Ask for Steve K. I'll be there just before the start of the meet and may leave pretty quickly afterwards to get back to Ames. Always the Iowa State football optimist!

[Moose39]

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Yeah, I haven't gotten around to changing it. I will this afternoon

[CyCarp]

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Early line has us as a 7 point favorite fwiw.

[UNIGrainer]

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Couldn't agree with this more. However, some ppl will tell you a 6'9 215 pound post player is needed for the panthers to even come close to being relevant...

I am surprised by this. Figured McConnell would be getting minutes based on the exhibition game.

Makes me think Jake is planning on going with 4 guards quite a bit this year. He'll have to if we have an injury to one of the bigs.