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Northern Iowa

Also known as: Northern Iowa Panthers, Northern Iowa
Program History

2026-2027 Team Stats (2 games)

94.5
PPG
84.0
Opp
+10.5
Margin
44.8%
FG%
28.8%
3P%
73.3%
FT%
41.0
RPG
13.0
APG
9.5
TO
81.2
Est. poss./game
77.3
Adj PPG
76.4
Adj Opp PPG
#110
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2026-2027
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. Preseason prior 1106 (returning production + recruiting): last season 1122, returning -46, transfers +57, freshmen -27 More โ†’ 1071 (#112) Preseason prior 1106 (returning production + recruiting): last season 1122, returning -46, transfers +57, freshmen -27
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. HCA +224 elo More โ†’ 1079 (#102) HCA +224 elo
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +223 elo More โ†’ 1038 (#105) HCA +223 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +1.7 More โ†’ +3.1 (#130) HCA +1.7
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +1.7 More โ†’ +2.9 (#131) HCA +1.7
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More โ†’ 0.510 (#145) -
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -5.4 More โ†’ 0.545 (#130) AdjNet -5.4
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -5.3 More โ†’ 0.545 (#129) AdjNet -5.3
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 77.3 | AdjD 76.4 More โ†’ 0.591 (#110) AdjO 77.3 | AdjD 76.4
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 77.3 | AdjD 76.4 More โ†’ 0.561 (#117) AdjO 77.3 | AdjD 76.4
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More โ†’ 0.577 (#125) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More โ†’ 0.571 (#126) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 219 | GP 1 More โ†’ 1074 (#107) RD 219 | GP 1
Adjusted Context Blend Adjusted Context Blend Chronologically trained component blend with rest and signed venue context. Chronological component blend with rest and venue. More โ†’ 0.686 (#90) Chronological component blend with rest and venue.

2026-2027 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2026-11-03 vs Cornell (IA) Rams W 106 - 70
2026-11-07 @ Furman Paladins L 83 - 98
2026-11-10 vs Green Bay Phoenix - Preview
2026-11-13 @ Michigan State Spartans - Preview
2026-11-14 @ Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Preview

2026-2027 Roster

Estimated Minutes by Position

Estimated from roster positions, box scores and minutes played. Each column totals one game's minutes, divided among the players. Use the labels or legend to highlight a player's estimated role.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Carson Vis Carson Vis G 2 25.5 17.5 3.5 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.5 11.0 10.5 15 1 15.0 28.7 54.5 41.7 66.7 -0.04 67.4 65.9
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu Isaiah Johnson-Arigu F 2 19.0 16.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.5 8.0 11.5 7 1 7.0 19.0 62.5 33.3 90.9 0.15 76.8 68.8
Greyson Uelmen Greyson Uelmen G 2 28.0 16.0 7.5 4.0 2.5 0.5 1.0 13.0 16.5 10 1 10.0 17.2 38.5 16.7 84.6 0.07 50.4 40.4
Tate McCubbin Tate McCubbin G 2 27.0 10.5 5.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 8.5 8.0 14 1 14.0 25.1 47.1 35.7 0.0 0.57 60.2 61.8
Geon Hutchins Geon Hutchins G 2 15.5 8.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 8.0 3.5 16 1 16.0 42.8 37.5 16.7 75.0 0.5 45.0 40.6
Jalen Wilson Jalen Wilson F 1 13.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 2 1 2.0 6.3 50.0 33.3 50.0 0.04 61.5 62.5
Will Gerdes Will Gerdes F 2 11.0 6.0 2.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 2.5 5.0 17 1 17.0 49.3 60.0 0 75.0 0.39 70.4 60.0
Redek Born Redek Born G 2 12.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.5 6.0 23 1 23.0 60.9 60.0 0.0 80.0 0.89 69.4 60.0
Levi Valdo Levi Valdo G 2 17.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 5.0 6.5 24 1 24.0 55.8 40.0 25.0 0.0 0.76 43.1 45.0
Ian Smikle Ian Smikle F 2 13.5 4.5 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.5 5.5 13 1 13.0 50.1 44.4 0 50.0 0.22 45.5 44.4
Jaydon Kimbrough Jaydon Kimbrough G 2 3.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.5 6 1 6.0 50.9 50.0 33.3 0 0.14 62.5 62.5
Kyle Pock Kyle Pock F 2 10.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 3.0 1.5 12 1 12.0 44.2 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.45 7.3 0.0
Jules Isebaert Jules Isebaert F 2 9.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 3.0 15 1 15.0 42.0 0.0 0 50.0 0.4 26.6 0.0
Cade Courbat Cade Courbat G 1 5.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 6 1 6.0 50.9 0.0 0 0 0.14 0.0 0.0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

Alumni in the Pros

Every program's alumni →

Former Northern Iowa players in NBA 2026-2027, matched by provider player ids (ESPN athlete ids, ESPN bios, linked StatsNBA/EuroLeague ids). Only games after their last Northern Iowa game count. These are observed results, not certified complete seasons. League and team are where each player last played a regular-season or playoff game (NBA ahead of G League when he played in both); recent games include the preseason.

Active alumni

Player At School League Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG Last game Last 30 days
AJ Green 2018-22 NBA Milwaukee Bucks 10 20.2 7.5 1.9 1.6 11-08 5 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast 10 GP, 7.5 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 1.6 APG

Alumni around the leagues: recent games

Date Player League Team Opponent MIN PTS REB AST Box
2026-11-08 AJ Green NBA Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics 18 5 1 1 Box
2026-11-06 AJ Green NBA Milwaukee Bucks vs Toronto Raptors 24 12 1 0 Box
2026-11-04 AJ Green NBA Milwaukee Bucks @ Boston Celtics 20 5 2 3 Box

2026-2027 Shot Zones

143 located field-goal attempts in 2 games (ESPN). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Vis23% Uelmen21% Uelmen100% Vis25% Kimbrough100% Vis50% McCubbin50%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Smikle29% Uelmen38% Valdo50% Hutchins25% Vis25% McCubbin50% Hutchins29% McCubbin27% Vis33%
Misses: who misses most here

Carson VisGreyson UelmenTate McCubbinGeon HutchinsLevi ValdoIan SmikleJaydon Kimbrough

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 13-20 65.0 26 Carson Vis 23% (6 pts) Will Gerdes 23% (6 pts) Ian Smikle 29% (2 misses) Carson Vis 14% (1 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 33-57 57.9 66 Greyson Uelmen 21% (14 pts) Isaiah Johnson-Arigu 18% (12 pts) Greyson Uelmen 38% (9 misses) Geon Hutchins 12% (3 misses)
Mid-range left 0-2 0.0 0 - - Levi Valdo 50% (1 misses) Will Gerdes 50% (1 misses)
Mid-range center 0-0 - 0 - - - -
Mid-range right 1-5 20.0 2 Greyson Uelmen 100% (2 pts) - Geon Hutchins 25% (1 misses) Greyson Uelmen 25% (1 misses)
Left corner 3 4-8 50.0 12 Carson Vis 25% (3 pts) Greyson Uelmen 25% (3 pts) Carson Vis 25% (1 misses) Jalen Wilson 25% (1 misses)
Right corner 3 1-5 20.0 3 Jaydon Kimbrough 100% (3 pts) - Tate McCubbin 50% (2 misses) Kyle Pock 25% (1 misses)
Above-break 3 left 8-22 36.4 24 Carson Vis 50% (12 pts) Tate McCubbin 25% (6 pts) Geon Hutchins 29% (4 misses) Carson Vis 21% (3 misses)
Above-break 3 center 0-11 0.0 0 - - Tate McCubbin 27% (3 misses) Kyle Pock 18% (2 misses)
Above-break 3 right 4-13 30.8 12 Tate McCubbin 50% (6 pts) Geon Hutchins 25% (3 pts) Carson Vis 33% (3 misses) Greyson Uelmen 22% (2 misses)