Ben Jacobson
Ben Jacobson
Ben Scott Jacobsonis the head men's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa since 2006. He served as an assistant at North Dakota, North Dakota State, and Northern Iowa before taking over as head coach at Northern Iowa in 2006...
carried defense great offense position reason teams
Great teams can play defense. If our offense had been better in those two losses, we could be 12-0. Our defense has carried us, and that's the reason we're in the position we're in right now.
chance country deserved game teams time
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.
eyes premier teams
It's two of the premier mid-major teams going at it. A lot of eyes will be on this game.
across front jersey people power says teams
Sometimes, with teams from the power conferences, people look at what it says across the front of the jersey when it comes to getting rated.
devote help leaders practice step team time tried
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.
home shoot
He's got his ball. He'll want to go home and shoot hoops. Things are the same as they were yesterday.
conference focus winning
Our focus has been on winning the conference title.
face
Sometimes you've got to face reality. And that is the reality.
redemption
It was a little redemption after the Creighton game.
deserved guys terrible
I feel terrible for those guys that they didn't get in. They deserved to get in.
climbing couple hard steps terms worked
I feel like I've worked hard but I've also been very fortunate. I have skipped a couple of steps in terms of climbing the ladder.
anywhere appreciate coming felt guy meet ready rick wanting
I appreciate (athletic director) Rick Hartzell coming to me and not wanting to look anywhere else. He felt I was the right guy to meet the challenge, and I feel I'm ready to do that.
anywhere appreciate coming rick waiting
I appreciate (AD) Rick Hartzell coming to me and not waiting to look anywhere else.
committee hope note selection takes tough
This is a tough, tough conference, and I hope the (NCAA Tournament) selection committee takes note of that. It's going to be a long week.