CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI's Ben Jacobson is one of 15 head coached selected to the 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Watch List.
Jacobson is the only Missouri Valley Conference coach to make the watch list and joins former UNI head coach Greg McDermott. Jacobson has led the Panthers to four NCAA Tournament including a Sweet 16 appearance in the 2009-10 tournament. Jacobson has also been named MVC Coach of the Year three separate times (2009, 2010, 2015).
The Panthers are 22-5 so far this season with an 11-4 record in conference play.