Ben Jacobson
Ben Jacobson
Ben Scott Jacobsonis the head men's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa since 2006. He served as an assistant at North Dakota, North Dakota State, and Northern Iowa before taking over as head coach at Northern Iowa in 2006...
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deserved guys terrible
I feel terrible for those guys that they didn't get in. They deserved to get in.
conference few games guys heads next seniors tied
We as seniors have to tell the guys to keep their heads up. We are still tied for the conference lead. But our next few games are not going to be a cakewalk.
guard guys kept pumping
We didn't think they could guard our big guys inside. We just kept pumping it in there.
alone boost guys high huge iowa school tremendous
Iowa guys have done tremendous things in our program. To be able to get another Iowa high school player, let alone one from our backyard, is a huge boost for our program.
coach couple helping worked
I've really worked on my defense. I think Coach would tell you that a couple of years ago, I wouldn't even have been on Ahearn. I probably would have been helping in the lane.
redemption
It was a little redemption after the Creighton game.
defense
Our defense is what sparked that (16-2) run.
defense
Our defense was what sparked that run. We were able to get some stops, and then get some things in transition.
face
Sometimes you've got to face reality. And that is the reality.
across front jersey people power says teams
Sometimes, with teams from the power conferences, people look at what it says across the front of the jersey when it comes to getting rated.
came possession tonight
Every possession is gold. And tonight they came out on top.
accomplish bad chance conference loss slim suffered title winning
This one hurts. This is as bad a loss as any I've ever suffered because our chance of winning a conference title is pretty slim now, and that was one of the things I really wanted to accomplish here.
plans
We had a long talk, and I just told him the plans we had for him and our program.
basketball coach continuing current excitement forward growth head high honored humbled level northern panther pieces players recruiting returning university
I'm humbled and honored to be the head coach at the University of Northern Iowa. The excitement level for Panther basketball is at an all-time high and I look forward to continuing the growth of our program. With the players we have returning and the current recruiting class, I know we have the pieces in place to be successful.