2002-2003 Northern Iowa Panthers

2002-2003 Northern Iowa Panthers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Blake Anderson Jr F 6-7 205 Jun 25, 1979 Stanwood (IA) United States N/A
- Matt Bennett So F 6-4 205 Nov 10, 1982 Woodbury (MN) United States N/A
- Chris Foster So PG 5-10 195 - Ironton (MO) United States N/A
- Jon Godfread Fr FC 6-10 260 Mar 12, 1982 Grand Forks (ND) United States Red River High School
- David Gruber Jr F 6-6 230 Sep 23, 1981 Solon (IA) United States Solon High School
- Adam Jacobson Fr F 6-6 185 Aug 12, 1982 Fargo (ND) United States N/A
- Ben Jacobson Fr G 6-3 205 Sep 16, 1983 Sioux City (IA) United States Mayville-Portland High School
- John Little Fr PG 5-11 195 Sep 24, 1984 Peoria (IL) United States Richwoods High School
- Michael Miller Fr F 6-7 220 Dec 19, 1982 Ames (IA) United States N/A
- Ryan Paulsen Sr PG 6-1 170 Apr 16, 1981 Goodell (IA) United States N/A
- Pete Schmit So PG 5-11 170 Jun 14, 1982 St. Charles (IL) United States N/A
- Matt Schneiderman So F 6-7 245 Mar 21, 1981 Marshalltown (IA) United States N/A
- Dustin Streff Fr F 6-7 245 Nov 25, 1983 Orange City (IA) United States MOC-Floyd Valley High School
- Josh Wright Sr G 6-2 200 Aug 13, 1980 Forest Lake (MN) United States N/A

Northern Iowa Transfers Sitting Out 2002-2003

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Erik Crawford So G 6-4 215 Aug 20, 1983 Oakdale (MN) United States Bowling Green
- Adam Salow So F 6-9 210 Jan 17, 1983 Manchester (IA) United States South Alabama

Recent Northern Iowa Panthers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 19-14 (12-8) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 14-18 (9-11) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 20-12 (14-4) 1st (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 10-15 (7-11) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 25-6 (14-4) 1st (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 16-18 (9-9) 5th (MVC) Runner Up N/A
2017-2018 16-16 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 14-16 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 23-13 (11-7) 4th (MVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 31-4 (16-2) 2nd (MVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 16-15 (10-8) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 21-15 (11-7) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2011-2012 20-14 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 20-14 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2009-2010 30-5 (15-3) 1st (MVC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2008-2009 23-11 (14-4) 1st (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 18-14 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 18-13 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 23-10 (11-7) 5th (MVC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 21-11 (11-7) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 21-10 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 11-17 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A

2002-2003 Northern Iowa Panthers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
David Gruber MVC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Matt Schneiderman MVC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Ben Jacobson MVC All-Freshman Team
Ben Jacobson MVC All-Newcomer Team
Matt Schneiderman MVC All-Newcomer Team

2002-2003 Northern Iowa Panthers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Foster J. Little B. Jacobson D. Gruber M. Schneiderman
Rotation P. Schmit   A. Jacobson   J. Godfread
Rotation R. Paulsen        
Lim PT J. Wright M. Bennett B. Anderson    
Lim PT     M. Miller    

2002-2003 Northern Iowa Panthers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
David Gruber 28 31.3 13.3 7.6 1.6 0.7 0.3 2.4
Matt Schneiderman 28 33.9 13.0 7.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.8
Ben Jacobson 25 30.8 10.9 3.3 2.5 1.3 0.2 2.3
Chris Foster 27 26.9 9.3 2.1 4.4 1.0 0.1 3.0
Ryan Paulsen 28 14.0 5.8 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.3
John Little 28 25.2 5.2 1.6 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.2
Adam Jacobson 14 15.9 5.1 2.2 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.0
Matt Bennett 14 9.0 2.6 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4
Pete Schmit 27 15.8 2.4 1.4 2.5 0.3 0.0 1.1
Jon Godfread 25 10.1 1.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.5
Michael Miller 8 2.9 1.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Blake Anderson 21 6.8 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2
Josh Wright 3 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0

2002-2003 Northern Iowa Panthers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ben Jacobson Assistant Coach 2001-2002 N/A
Don Bishop Director of Athletic Training Services 2002-2003 N/A