2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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 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
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Purdue173 .850345  .872
No. 6 Illinois146 .700299  .763
Nebraska128 .6002311  .676
Northwestern128 .6002212  .647
Wisconsin119 .5502214  .611
Indiana1010 .5001914  .576
Iowa1010 .5001915  .559
Michigan State1010 .5002015  .571
Minnesota911 .4501915  .559
Ohio State911 .4502214  .611
Penn State911 .4501617  .485
Maryland713 .3501617  .485
Rutgers713 .3501517  .469
Michigan317 .150824  .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

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: Scout: N/A   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Even Brauns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrIowa City West HS
Belmont
Iowa City, IA
G 1 Spencer Hutchison (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS FrThe Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas, TX
G 2 Brock Harding 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrMoline HS Moline, IL
G 4 Josh Dix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)192 lb (87 kg) SoLincoln HS Council Bluffs, IA
G 5 Dasonte Bowen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)174 lb (79 kg) SoBrewster Academy Boston, MA
G 11 Tony Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrLawrence North HS Indianapolis, IN
F 13 Ladji Dembele 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrSt. Benedict's Prep Newark, NJ
G 14 Carter Kingsbury (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoBrewster Academy Ponca, NE
G 20 Payton Sandfort 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrWaukee HS Waukee, IA
F 22 Patrick McCaffery 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrIowa 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) FrWaukee Northwest HS Waukee, IA
G 25 Luc Laketa (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrThe Winchendon School Concord, MI
F 32 Owen Freeman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrMoline HS Moline, IL
C 44 Riley Mulvey  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrSt. 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

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
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP
CoachesRVRV

References

  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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