The 2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Panthers, led by 13th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

6 seed in the MVC tournament, they beat Southern Illinois and Drake before losing to Bradley in the championship.

The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish three-way tie for seventh place.

7 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Evansville in the first round before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals.