CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The #19 team on our countdown created a lifetime of memories for UNI fans: the 2009-2010 UNI men’s basketball team.
That year the Panthers went 32-5 overall, and went 20-and-0 at the McLeod Center. They went to the Sweet 16 for the one and only time in program history, behind a pair of memorable performances from Ali Farokhmanesh.
That year Adam Koch was the MVC player of the year, and the Panthers had 5 players earn all-MVC honors.
This year we’re celebrating the best of the best from the sports world in Eastern Iowa over the last 25 years. The over-arcing theme of this series will be “The Stories of the Century”. During this year, we’ll count down the top 25 athletes, coaches, and teams from the past 25 years.
The year will be divided up into fourths, with the first portion of the year being dedicated to the best athletes (both high school and college) from the last 25 years.
Every Monday we’ll be releasing two more prep athletes, and every Wednesday we’ll announce two college athletes who will be added to the list.