I have never been more excited and energized about a head coaching appointment in my career than I am with the hiring of Ben Jacobson as our men's basketball coach. Ben is ready to take this step. He has the support of the current team and our recruiting class and he will do a great job of maintaining the excellence that we have built in our men's basketball program.

I think he's the best young basketball coach in the country, and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.

I think he is the best young basketball coach in the country, and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.

To the general public and to our fans, it is obvious what a great job that Greg and his staff have done to put UNI basketball on the national map. I think he is the best young basketball coach in the country and I am overwhelmed with the fact that we can keep him here at UNI.

We will not, in this program, take a back seat to anybody. We've had the best basketball program in the state of Iowa over the last three or four years. We have nothing but plans to keep that going.