Austin Phyfe may return next season for the Northern Iowa men’s basketball team. The 6-9 All Missouri Valley standout saw limited action two years ago while battling long-term COVID and sat out all of last season while being treated for blood clots.

That’s UNI coach Ben Jacobson. As he said Phyfe has been granted an added year by the NCAA but needs to come off of the blood thinners he is still on to return to action.

Jacobson says Phyfe is as healthy as he has been in a couple of years.

Jacobson says Phyfe will not be with the Panthers next week when they travel to Brazil to play four games.

Phyfe’s return would be a welcomed addition for a Panther squad looking to bounce back from a 14-18 record.