2016 – 17 Northern Iowa Panthers men 's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Panthers , led by eleventh year head coach Ben Jacobson , played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls , IA as members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the regular season 14 – 16 , 9 – 9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place . As the No. 3 seed in the MVC Tournament , they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals
MVC Tournament
2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team