2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–15 (10–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Sherman Dillard; Matt Gatens; Courtney Eldridge;
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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.

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Previous season

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

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
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
Pryce Sandfort #15 PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Owen Freeman #29 C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Brock Harding PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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

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	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas More School	Rotterdam, NY

Head coach

Fran McCaffery (Penn)

Assistant coach(es)

Sherman Dillard (James Madison)
Matt Gatens (Iowa)
Courtney Eldridge (UNC Greensboro)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[4]

Schedule and results

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.

Source:^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches		RV	RV

References

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

[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.

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