There has been a lot to like about the Northern Iowa Panthers lately. They have shocked the world more than once but if coach Ben Jacobson and his team are going to do it again during the 2015-16 season, they will need their upperclassmen to really step up. Seth Tuttle has graduated and Wes Washpun returns as the leading returning scorer at just 7.7 points a game. It will boil down to how good the team’s defense is while trying to get the shooting touch down early in the season. If the Panthers can do that, they will fly under the radar once again. Here is a look at the 2015-16 schedule for Northern Iowa.
Northern Iowa Basketball Schedule 2015-16:
November 14: COLORADO STATE, Noon
November 17: STEPHEN F AUSTIN, 8 a.m.
November 21: NORTH CAROLINA, 2 p.m.
November 25: DUBUQUE, TBD
November 28: at North Dakota, 3 p.m.
November 30: NORTH TEXAS, TBD
December 5: at Richmond, TBD
December 8: at George Mason, TBD
December 12: at New Mexico, 9 p.m.
December 19: IOWA STATE*, TBD
December 23: at Hawaii, 1:30 a.m.
December 30: BRADLEY, 8 p.m.
January 2: at Southern Illinois, TBD
January 6: at Missouri State, TBD
January 9: DRAKE, TBD
January 13: at Indiana State, 7 p.m.
January 16: LOYOLA, TBD
January 20: WICHITA STATE, 8 p.m.
January 23: at Illinois State, 4 p.m.
January 27: at Bradley, 9 p.m.
January 31: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, 4 p.m.
February 3: EVANSVILLE, TBD
February 6: at Drake, TBD
February 10: MISSOURI STATE, 8 p.m.
February 13: at Wichita State, Noon
February 17: at Loyola, TBD
February 20: ILLINOIS STATE, 8 p.m.
February 24: INDIANA STATE, 8 p.m.
February 27: at Evansville, TBD
*- neutral site