The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across five colleges. The fall 2023 total enrollment was 9,021 students.
The Northern Iowa Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I.
Tanya Warren is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa.
The Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UNI is currently a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Missouri Valley League play to win the Missouri Valley Regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Nebraska and Drake in the first and second rounds before losing to South Dakota in the third round.
The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2011 and they lost to DePaul in the first round.
The 2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.
The 2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 13th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the 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.
The 2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by twelfth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Missouri State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Minnesota in the first round.
The 1989–90 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eldon Miller and played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Panthers won the Mid-Con tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament — the school’s first trip to the "Big Dance." In the first round, UNI upset No. 3 seed Missouri, 74–71. The Panthers fell to No. 6 seed Minnesota, 81–78, in the second round. The team finished with a record of 23–9.
Jacqui Kalin is an American-Israeli former college and professional basketball 5-foot-8 point guard. In college at the University of Northern Iowa, she set the free throw percentage NCAA Division 1 career record, and was twice named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. She played two years of professional basketball in Israel, and played for the Israel women's national basketball team.
The Drake–Northern Iowa rivalry is the American collegiate athletics rivalry between the Drake Bulldogs sports teams of Drake University and Northern Iowa Panthers sports teams of the University of Northern Iowa.
The 2021–22 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 16th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The 2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by head coach Tanya Warren in her fourteenth season, and played their home games at the McLeod Center as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The 2022–23 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by head coach Tanya Warren in her sixteenth season, and played their home games at the McLeod Center as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The 2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost to SW Missouri State in the Missouri Valley tournament, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the opening round.
The 2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Southern Illinois in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 7 seed Georgetown in the opening round.
The 2003–04 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. They defeated SW Missouri State in the championship game of the Missouri Valley tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, UNI was defeated by No. 3 seed and eventual National runner-up Georgia Tech in the opening round.
The 2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 18th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center located in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The 2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 17th-year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at the McLeod Center located in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
