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BJ

Ben Jacobson

Head coach at Northern Iowa logoNorthern Iowa
ConferenceMVC
Tempo3PA rateFTA rateOREB rateTurnover rateAssist rateOpp eFGOpp TOV rateOpp OREB
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25-26
15-16
14-15
Career W-L
268-188
46th most wins in our era
456 games
Win %
58.8%
148th of 618 with 3+ seasons
19.1 wins / season
Composite Rank
#54
of 804 coaches
107.4 score · 14 seasons
20+ win seasons
7
Program breakdown

By the school

SchoolYearsSeasonsRecordWin %
Northern Iowa logo12-13present14268-18858.8%
Full record

Season by season

14 seasons
25-26Northern Iowa logo12MVC23-13#7510.478109.85899.493NCAA First Round
24-25Northern Iowa logoMVC20-13#1045.772108.665102.973
23-24Northern Iowa logoMVC19-14#1116.871109.371102.566
22-23Northern Iowa logoMVC14-18#223-3.840102.543106.439
21-22Northern Iowa logoMVC20-12#1028.175110.289102.151Reg. season champ
20-21Northern Iowa logo10-15
19-20Northern Iowa logoMVC25-6#4812.084111.99299.865Reg. season champ
18-19Northern Iowa logoMVC16-18#164-0.652101.534102.165
17-18Northern Iowa logoMVC16-16#1106.469104.04797.685
16-17Northern Iowa logoMVC14-16#209-1.14996.71397.884
15-16Northern Iowa logo11MVC23-13#7913.085110.77797.687NCAA Second Round
14-15Northern Iowa logo5MVC31-4#2122.196117.39695.192NCAA Second Round
13-14Northern Iowa logoMVC16-15#889.077113.688104.654
12-13Northern Iowa logo21-15
Tournament success
3 appearances

March Madness

Appearances
3
NCAA Tournament
Tournament record
2-3
88th of 294 in tourney wins
Highest seed
#5
best seed earned

Data window: 2012-13 through 2025-26