It’s going to be reunion weekend in Cedar Falls for the Northern Iowa men’s basketball program. U-N-I Assistant Athletic Director Sloane Tyler says players from the past are being invited to return to campus Saturday.Former Panther player Greg McDermott became the head coach of the team this season and Sloan says that’s part of the reason for the reunion.Former coaches Norm Stewart, Zeke Hogeland and Jim Berry will attend. Stewart coached at U-N-I from 1961 to 1967 before leaving for Missouri. Hogeland coached from 1967 to 1973, and Berry from 1973 to 1986. Sloan says several players are expected to attend.Sloan says the meeting between players and coaches will be private, but she says they will recognize them during the Panther’s game Saturday night.
SEARCH THIS SITE
RECENT NEWS
- Would a proposed Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger be good for agriculture?
- Ernst reveals gift late Sen. Graham gave her after 2014 campaign
- Report details migration in and out of Iowa counties
- Pair of Cedar Valley industrial parks rate among the best on the continent
- Donors are needed as blood supplies in Iowa are critically low