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2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–15 (10–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Purdue 17 3   .850 34 5   .872
No. 6 Illinois 14 6   .700 29 9   .763
Nebraska 12 8   .600 23 11   .676
Northwestern 12 8   .600 22 12   .647
Wisconsin 11 9   .550 22 14   .611
Indiana 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
Iowa 10 10   .500 19 15   .559
Michigan State 10 10   .500 20 15   .571
Minnesota 9 11   .450 19 15   .559
Ohio State 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Penn State 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Maryland 7 13   .350 16 17   .485
Rutgers 7 13   .350 15 17   .469
Michigan 3 17   .150 8 24   .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–10 in Big Ten play, resulting in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to No. 10-seeded Ohio State in the second round. The Hawkeyes accepted a bid to the NIT as the No. 3 seed in the Villanova bracket. Following a win against Kansas State, the Hawkeyes lost in the second round to Utah.

Previous season

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The Hawkeyes finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.[1][2] As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, it lost to No. 13-seeded Ohio State in the second round. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region where it lost to Auburn in the First Round.[3]

Offseason

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Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Pryce Sandfort
#15 PG
Waukee, IA Northwest High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 6, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Owen Freeman
#29 C
Moline, IL Moline Senior High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 11, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Brock Harding
PG
Moline, IL Moline Senior High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jun 23, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 68
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Iowa Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  • "ESPN – Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  • "Iowa 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

Roster

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2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Even Brauns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Iowa City West HS
Belmont
Iowa City, IA
G 1 Spencer Hutchison (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Fr The Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas, TX
G 2 Brock Harding 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Moline HS Moline, IL
G 4 Josh Dix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Lincoln HS Council Bluffs, IA
G 5 Dasonte Bowen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Brewster Academy Boston, MA
G 11 Tony Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Lawrence North HS Indianapolis, IN
F 13 Ladji Dembele 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr St. Benedict's Prep Newark, NJ
G 14 Carter Kingsbury (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Brewster Academy Ponca, NE
G 20 Payton Sandfort 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Waukee HS Waukee, IA
F 22 Patrick McCaffery 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Iowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
F 23 Ben Krikke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
F 24 Pryce Sandfort 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Waukee Northwest HS Waukee, IA
G 25 Luc Laketa (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr The Winchendon School Concord, MI
F 32 Owen Freeman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Moline HS Moline, IL
C 44 Riley Mulvey Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr St. Thomas More School Rotterdam, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[4]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Quincy W 103–76 
 16  McCaffery   7  Tied   4  Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (–)
Iowa City, IA
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
North Dakota W 110–68  1–0
 21  Pa. Sandfort   9  Pa. Sandfort   7  Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,653)
Iowa City, IA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Peacock
Alabama State W 98–67  2–0
 22  McCaffery   12  Pa. Sandfort   7  Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,814)
Iowa City, IA
November 14, 2023*
9:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 8 Creighton
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 84–92  2–1
 24  Krikke   6  Tied   4  Bowen  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352)
Omaha, NE
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Arkansas State W 88–74  3–1
 25  Krikke   9  Krikke   4  Pa. Sandfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,536)
Iowa City, IA
November 23, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FS1
vs. Oklahoma
Rady Children's Invitational semifinal
L 67–79  3–2
 13  Freeman   7  Tied   2  Tied  LionTree Arena (3,500)
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FOX
vs. Seton Hall
Rady Children's Invitational 3rd place game
W 85–72  4–2
 22  Pa. Sandfort   9  Pa. Sandfort   5  Tied  LionTree Arena (3,912)
San Diego, CA
November 29, 2023*
8:00 p.m., BTN
North Florida W 103–78  5–2
 21  Tied   8  Pa. Sandfort   4  Dix  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,641)
Iowa City, IA
December 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 4 Purdue L 68–87  5–3
(0–1)
 16  Krikke   6  Tied   4  Tied  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
December 7, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPNU
at Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 65–90  5–4
 14  Pa. Sandfort   8  Freeman   4  Bowen  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, IA
December 10, 2023
3:30 p.m., BTN
Michigan L 80–90  5–5
(0–2)
 24  Krikke   8  Krikke   5  Bowen  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,000)
Iowa City, IA
December 16, 2023*
3:30 p.m., BTN
vs. Florida A&M W 88–52  6–5
 14  Freeman   11  Freeman   7  Perkins  Wells Fargo Arena (14,786)
Des Moines, IA
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN
UMBC W 103–81  7–5
 23  Perkins   12  Krikke   12  Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,357)
Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Northern Illinois W 103–74  8–5
 20  Krikke   9  Freeman   8  Perkins  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,846)
Iowa City, IA
January 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 21 Wisconsin L 72–83  8–6
(0–3)
 25  Perkins   13  Freeman   4  McCaffery  Kohl Center (15,725)
Madison, WI
January 6, 2024
11:00 a.m., BTN
Rutgers W 86–77  9–6
(1–3)
 24  Pa. Sandfort   10  Krikke   4  Dix  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,273)
Iowa City, IA
January 12, 2024
8:30 p.m., BTN
Nebraska W 94–76  10–6
(2–3)
 22  Freeman   10  Tied   15  Perkins  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,670)
Iowa City, IA
January 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota W 86–77  11–6
(3–3)
 25  Krikke   8  Freeman   5  Tied  Williams Arena (8,379)
Minneapolis, MN
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., FS1
No. 2 Purdue L 70–84  11–7
(3–4)
 24  Perkins   7  Pa. Sandfort   7  Dix  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,232)
Iowa City, IA
January 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
Maryland L 67–69  11–8
(3–5)
 20  Perkins   9  Freeman   2  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,532)
Iowa City, IA
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., FS1
at Michigan W 88–78  12–8
(4–5)
 26  Pa. Sandfort   9  Freeman   5  Perkins  Crisler Center (11,752)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 30, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Indiana L 68–74  12–9
(4–6)
 26  Pa. Sandfort   8  Pa. Sandfort   3  Perkins  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
Ohio State W 79–77  13–9
(5–6)
 20  Perkins   7  Perkins   4  Perkins  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,986)
Iowa City, IA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Penn State L 79–89  13–10
(5–7)
 22  Krikke   5  Tied   8  Perkins  Bryce Jordan Center (8,140)
University Park, PA
February 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN
Minnesota W 90–85  14–10
(6–7)
 21  Pa. Sandfort   14  Freeman   4  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,768)
Iowa City, IA
February 14, 2024
7:30 p.m., BTN
at Maryland L 66–78  14–11
(6–8)
 19  Pa. Sandfort   8  Tied   3  Tied  Xfinity Center (12,031)
College Park, MD
February 17, 2024
1:15 p.m., BTN
No. 20 Wisconsin W 88–86 OT 15–11
(7–8)
 20  Freeman   12  Freeman   6  Freeman  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
February 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., Peacock
at Michigan State W 78–71  16–11
(8–8)
 22  Pa. Sandfort   14  Krikke   5  Perkins  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
February 24, 2024
1:15 p.m., BTN
at No. 12 Illinois
Rivalry
L 85–95  16–12
(8–9)
 20  Dix   8  Tied   4  Perkins  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
February 27, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State W 90–81  17–12
(9–9)
 26  Pa. Sandfort   10  Pa. Sandfort   10  Pa. Sandfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,502)
Iowa City, IA
March 2, 2024
4:30 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern W 87–80  18–12
(10–9)
 24  Dix   6  Freeman   14  Perkins  Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)
Evanston, IL
March 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 12 Illinois
Rivalry
L 61–73  18–13
(10–10)
 23  Pa. Sandfort   8  Freeman   6  Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
March 14, 2024
5:30 p.m., BTN
(7) vs. (10) Ohio State
Second Round
L 78–90  18–14
 19  Pa. Sandfort   9  Freeman   7  Perkins  Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
NIT
March 19, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN
(3) Kansas State
First Round - Villanova Bracket
W 91–82  19–14
 30  Pa. Sandfort   12  Pa. Sandfort   8  Perkins  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,532)
Iowa City, IA
March 24, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
(3) at (2) Utah
Second Round - Villanova Bracket
L 82–91  19–15
 19  McCaffery   7  Freeman   4  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,804)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP
CoachesRVRV

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Iowa Hawkeyes Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Auburn 83-75 Iowa (Mar 16, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023–24 MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2023-24 Conference Opponents". Iowa University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.