Ben Jacobson Quotations

I not going to change things just to change them, because I need to get away from Mac's shadow. I won't do that.

There were times where he couldn't devote as much time to practice and the team so we tried to step up as leaders and help out as much as we could.

We're not interested in going back to where we were ... We want to stay where we're at, and take it one step further. Our goal will remain the same: to get to the NCAA tournament.

For that little stretch there we really needed to be in the attack mode. That was our opportunity to distance ourselves and get a commanding lead.

Any time you get a loss, it's a wakeup call. This is a game we really wanted to get. We got what we deserved with the ranking. We had a chance to be one of the first teams in the country to get to 20 wins.

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.

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.

We're going to play in the postseason regardless of what we do. We think we've already done enough. We feel like we've got a lot of basketball to play.

Basketball in the state of Iowa is probably at an all-time high.

As far as we're concerned, we're 100 percent positive. Unfortunately, we don't have anyone on this team on the selection committee.