Season Tip-Off

UNI women’s basketball opens the 2020-21 campaign Wednesday against Iowa at 6:30 p.m. before hosting Creighton in a home opener Saturday at 2:00.

After reviewing the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNI Athletics will not allow fans for the home game, Saturday. Parents of basketball student-athletes will be allowed to attend.

The UNI men’s basketball team is set to open the 2020-21 season at the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from November 25-27.

Due to current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans have been allowed to attend the event but fans can watch full coverage of the tournament on ESPN networks.

The Crossover Classic will operate in an 8 team bracket format consisting of, Saint Mary’s, Memphis, Western Kentucky, UNI, West Virginia, South Dakota State, Utah State and VCU. The Panthers are scheduled to open the season on Wednesday, November 25 at 3:30 PM against the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky.