List of Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 25 head coaches of the Panthers in their 122-season history.[1]

Ben Jacobson coaching the Northern Iowa Panthers against Richmond in a 2015 game
Ben Jacobson, the current head coach of the Northern Iowa Panthers, and the winningest head coach in Panthers men's basketball history.

Northern Iowa's current head coach is Ben Jacobson. He was hired as the Panthers' head coach in March 2006,[2] replacing Greg McDermott, who left to become the head coach at Iowa State.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1899[a] S. R. Satterthwaite 1 0–1 .000
2 1900–1901[a] Enola P. Pierce 1 1–3 .250
3 1901–1902[a] George B. Affleck 1 1–2 .333
4 1902–1903[a] Thomas Jones 1 0–2 .000
5 1903–1906[a] Charles Pell 3 11–12 .478
6 1906–1909 Roy F. Seymour 3 14–15 .483
7 1909–1911 Clayton B. Simmons 2 4–3 .571
8 1911–1913 Pat Pasini 2 8–12 .400
9 1913–1917 Allen P. Berkstresser 4 10–12 .455
10 1917–1918 James Owen Perrine 1 5–5 .500
11 1918–1919 Russell Glaesner 1 2–6 .250
12 1919–1921 Ivan Doseff 2 14–14 .500
13 1921–1924 Leland L. Mendenhall 3 27–7 .794
14 1924–1932
1933–1937
Arthur D. Dickinson 12 102–66 .607
15 1932–1933 Melvin Fritzel 1 9–4 .692
16 1937–1954[b] Hon Nordly 15 166–127 .567
17 1954–1956 Stanley Hall 2 19–22 .463
18 1956–1961 James Witham 5 63–49 .563
19 1961–1967 Norm Stewart 6 97–42 .698
20 1967–1973 Zeke Hogeland 6 70–74 .486
21 1973–1986 James Berry 13 144–210 .407
22 1986–1998 Eldon Miller 12 164–178 .480
23 1998–2001 Sam Weaver 3 30–57 .345
24 2001–2006 Greg McDermott 5 90–63 .588
25 2006–present Ben Jacobson 17 335–219 .605
Totals 25 coaches 122 seasons 1,385–1,219 .532
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ a b c d e Only partial records are available seasons before 1905.
  2. ^ Northern Iowa did not field a team for the 1943–44 or 1944–45 seasons.

References

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  1. ^ a b "UNI Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Iowa Athletics. p. 50-51. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Northern Iowa promotes Jacobson to coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 22, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Iowa State hires Greg McDermott". UPI.com. March 21, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2023.