2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–19 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,400)
Seasons
2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 16 2   .889 30 5   .857
No. 11 Purdue 15 3   .833 30 7   .811
No. 17 Ohio State 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
No. 7 Michigan 13 5   .722 33 8   .805
Nebraska 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Penn State 9 9   .500 26 13   .667
Indiana 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Maryland 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Wisconsin 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Northwestern 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Minnesota 4 14   .222 15 17   .469
Illinois 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
Iowa 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
Rutgers 3 15   .167 15 19   .441
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Illinois before losing to Michigan in the second round.

Previous season

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The Hawkeyes finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 19–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. In the Big Ten tournament, as the 7th seed, Iowa was upset by 10th-seeded Indiana in the second round.[1] Iowa was one of the First Four teams out of the NCAA tournament, which earned the team a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament.[2][3] They defeated South Dakota in the first round[4] before losing to eventual NIT champions TCU in overtime in the second round.[5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Peter Jok 14 G 6'6" 205 Senior West Des Moines, IA Graduated
Dale Jones 23 F 6'7" 227 Senior Waterloo, IA Graduated transferred to North Dakota
Christian Williams 11 G 6'5" 200 Junior Decatur, IL Transferred to Indiana State

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Connor McCaffery
SG
Iowa City, IA West High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Luka Garza
C
Washington, D.C. Maret School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jack Nunge
PF
Newburgh, IN Castle High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "ESPN- Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016.

2018 Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joe Wieskamp
SG
Muscatine, IA Muscatine High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 9, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
CJ Fredrick
SG
Cincinnati, OH Covington Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Roster

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2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ahmad Wagner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Wayne High School Yellow Springs, Ohio
G 1 Maishe Dailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Beachwood High School Beachwood, Ohio
F 2 Jack Nunge 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Castle High School Newburgh, Indiana
G 3 Jordan Bohannon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Linn-Mar High School Marion, Iowa
G 4 Isaiah Moss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Simeon Academy Chicago, Illinois
F 5 Tyler Cook 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) So Chaminade Prep St. Louis, Missouri
F 11 Charlie Rose (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr York Community High School Elmhurst, Illinois
G 13 Austin Ash (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Mount Vernon High School Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F 15 Ryan Kriener 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Spirit Lake High School Spirit Lake, Iowa
F 20 Riley Till (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Wahlert Catholic High School Dubuque, Iowa
G 24 Brady Ellingson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Sussex Hamilton High School Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
F 25 Dom Uhl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Point Pleasant Beach High School Frankfurt, Germany
G 30 Conner McCaffery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Iowa City West High School Iowa City, Iowa
F 35 Cordell Pemsl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 249 lb (113 kg) So Wahlert Catholic High School Dubuque, Iowa
F 51 Nicholas Baer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Bettendorf High School Bettendorf, Iowa
F 55 Luka Garza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Fr Maret High School Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 8/4/2017

Schedule and results

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The 2018 Big Ten tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[6] Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten tournament will take place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday.[7] This could result in teams having nearly two weeks off before the NCAA tournament.[7] As a result, it is anticipated that the Big Ten regular season will begin in mid-December.[8] Coaches have requested that no Big Ten game be scheduled between Christmas and New Year's Day, accordingly each team will play two conference games in early December before finishing non-conference play.[8]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
European Tour
Aug 8, 2017*
1:00 pm
vs. German All-Stars W 99–65 
 17  Garza   10  Garza   5  McCaffery   
Heidelberg, Germany
Aug 10, 2017*
1:00 pm
vs. Swiss All-Stars W 125–56 
 24  Garza   8  Tied   5  Tied   
Baden, Switzerland
Aug 12, 2017*
1:00 pm
vs. Milan All-Stars W 106–64 
 25  Garza   11  Garza   7  Williams   
Milan, Italy
Aug 14, 2017*
12:30 pm
vs. Vicenza All-Stars W 88–49 
 24  Garza   14  Garza   4  Tied   
Vicenza, Italy
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+
William Jewell W 105–81 
 19  Bohannon   9  Tied   4  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,539)
Iowa City, IA
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+
Belmont Abbey W 96–64 
 24  Cook   12  Garza   5  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,293)
Iowa City, IA
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN+
Chicago State W 95–62  1–0
 16  Garza   6  Tied   6  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,100)
Iowa City, IA
Nov 12, 2017*
3:00 pm, BTN+
Alabama State
Cayman Islands Classic campus game
W 92–58  2–0
 15  Pemsl   13  Garza   6  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,637)
Iowa City, IA
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+
Grambling State W 85–74  3–0
 17  Nunge   9  Garza   7  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,540)
Iowa City, IA
Nov 20, 2017*
11:00 am
vs. Louisiana
Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals
L 71–80  3–1
 24  Moss   8  Pemsl   2  3 tied  John Gray High School (1,200)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 21, 2017*
11:00 am
vs. South Dakota State
Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round
L 72–80  3–2
 18  Moss   10  Garza   7  Bohannon  John Gray High School (1,275)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 22, 2017*
11:00 am
vs. UAB
Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game
W 95–85  4–2
 30  Bohannon   7  Garza   4  3 tied  John Gray High School (1,020)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 28, 2017*
8:15 pm, ESPN2
at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 55–79  4–3
 16  Cook   9  Cook   6  Pemsl  Cassell Coliseum (7,101)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 2, 2017
4:00 pm, BTN
Penn State L 73–77  4–4
(0–1)
 23  Cook   12  Cook   4  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,805)
Iowa City, IA
Dec 4, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 64–77  4–5
(0–2)
 16  Ellingson   6  Nunge   4  3 tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Dec 7, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 78–84  4–6
 19  Bohannon   8  Tied   5  Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
Dec 10, 2017*
4:00 pm, BTN
Southern W 91–60  5–6
 23  Garza   13  Garza   5  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,397)
Iowa City, IA
Dec 16, 2017*
1:00 pm, BTN
vs. Drake
Big Four Classic
W 90–64  6–6
 23  Cook   14  Baer   7  Bohannon  Wells Fargo Arena (13,828)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 19, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN
Southern Utah W 92–64  7–6
 17  Garza   10  Baer   7  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,220)
Iowa City, IA
Dec 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN
vs. Colorado
Sanford Pentagon Showcase
W 80–73  8–6
 16  Tied   8  Pemsl   2  4 tied  Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+
Northern Illinois W 98–75  9–6
 25  Garza   7  Garza   7  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,665)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 2, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Michigan L 68–75  9–7
(0–3)
 28  Cook   8  Cook   3  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,363)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 4, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Ohio State L 81–92  9–8
(0–4)
 21  Cook   9  Cook   10  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,933)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 7, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1
at Maryland L 73–91  9–9
(0–5)
 25  Moss   11  Baer   5  Bohannon  Xfinity Center (13,352)
College Park, MD
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1
at Illinois W 104–97 OT 10–9
(1–5)
 29  Bohannon   13  Cook   5  Bohannon  State Farm Center (11,326)
Champaign, IL
Jan 17, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 64–80  10–10
(1–6)
 23  Bohannon   10  Cook   3  Tied  Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,002)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 20, 2018
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 3 Purdue L 64–87  10–11
(1–7)
 19  Garza   7  Baer   5  Moss  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,822)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 23, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Wisconsin W 85–67  11–11
(2–7)
 17  Tied   16  Garza   11  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,563)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 84–98  11–12
(2–8)
 24  Tied   10  Cook   7  Bohannon  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,952)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 30, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota W 94–80  12–12
(3–8)
 20  Bohannon   10  Cook   10  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,371)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 3, 2018
5:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State L 58–82  12–13
(3–9)
 19  Cook   6  3 tied   3  Bohannon  Bryce Jordan Center (10,394)
University Park, PA
Feb 6, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 Michigan State L 93–96  12–14
(3–10)
 26  Cook   7  Pemsi   6  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,350)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 10, 2018
5:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Ohio State L 64–82  12–15
(3–11)
 18  Nunge   5  Nunge   5  Bohannon  Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH
Feb 14, 2018
5:30 pm, BTN
at No. 22 Michigan L 59–74  12–16
(3–12)
 22  Garza   8  Cook   4  Garza  Crisler Center (10,173)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 17, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN
Indiana L 82–84  12–17
(3–13)
 28  Cook   10  Cook   7  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,229)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 21, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 82–86  12–18
(3–14)
 32  Moss   9  Garza   6  Tied  Williams Arena (11,732)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 25, 2018
6:30 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 77–70  13–18
(4–14)
 25  Bohannon   11  Cook   6  Cook  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,396)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
Feb 28, 2018
5:30 pm, BTN
(12) vs. (13) Illinois
First round
W 96–87  14–18
 25  Bohannon   8  Garza   6  Bohannon  Madison Square Garden (11,396)
New York City, NY
Feb 28, 2018
1:30 pm, BTN
(12) vs. (5) No. 15 Michigan
Second round
L 71–79 OT 14–19
 14  Kriener   8  Garza   5  Bohannon  Madison Square Garden (13,815)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

References

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  2. ^ Ward, Andrew. "Iowa named No. 1 seed in NIT". Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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