Draft:2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Sherman Dillard (15th season); Matt Gatens (3rd season); Courtney Eldridge (3rd season); Tristan Spurlock (2nd season);
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team will represent the University of Iowa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by fifteenth-year head coach Fran McCaffery, and will play their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Hawkeyes finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Ohio State in the first round.^[1] The Hawkeyes automatically qualified for the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 3 seed where they defeated Kansas State in the first round^[2] before losing to Utah in the second round.^[3]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Iowa departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Spencer Hutchison	1	G	6'4"	202	RS Freshman	Dallas, Texas	Left the team
Dasonte Bowen	5	G	6'2"	183	Sophomore	Boston, Massachusetts	Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Jovone Cater	10	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Far Rockaway, New York	Graduated
Tony Perkins	11	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transferred to Missouri
Payton Sandfort	20	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Waukee, Iowa	Declared for 2024 NBA draft
Patrick McCaffery	22	F	6'9"	212	RS Senior	Iowa City, Iowa	Transferred to Butler
Ben Krikke	23	F	6'9"	245	GS Senior	Edmonton, Canada	Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Iowa incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Drew Thelwell	3	G	6'3"	195	GS Senior	Orlando, Florida	Morehead State
Seydou Traore	7	F	6'7"	215	Sophomore	New York City, New York	Manhattan

Recruiting classes[edit]

2024 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cooper Koch SF	Peoria, Illinois	Metamora Township High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 23, 2022
Cooper Koch SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Chris Tadjo PF	Montreal, Canada	NBA Academy Latin America	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 22, 2023
Chris Tadjo PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 60 247Sports: 84 ESPN: —
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: "Iowa 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024. "2024 Iowa Hawkeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

2025 recruiting class[edit]

There are no current recruits for 2025.

Roster[edit]

2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Even Brauns	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Belmont	Iowa City, Iowa
G	2	Brock Harding	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	So	Moline High School	Moline, Illinois
G	3	Drew Thelwell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Morehead State	Orlando, Florida
G	4	Josh Dix	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Abraham Lincoln High School	Council Bluffs, Iowa
G	5	Trey Buchanan (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Westfield High School	Westfield, Indiana
F	7	Seydou Traore	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Manhattan	New York City, New York
F	8	Cooper Koch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Metamora Township High School	Peoria, Illinois
G	10	Jacob Koch (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Iowa City West High School	Iowa City, Iowa
F	13	Ladji Dembele	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	St. Benedict's Prep	Newark, New Jersey
G	14	Carter Kingsbury (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Brewster Academy	Ponca, Nebraska
F	20	Payton Sandfort	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Waukee High School	Waukee, Iowa
F	24	Pryce Sandfort	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Waukee Northwest High School	Waukee, Iowa
G	25	Luc Laketa (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	The Winchendon School	Concord, Michigan
F	32	Owen Freeman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Moline High School	Moline, Illinois
F	34	Chris Tadjo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	NBA Academy Latin America	Montreal, Canada
F	44	Riley Mulvey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	St. Thomas More School	Rotterdam, New York

Head coach

Fran McCaffery (Penn)

Assistant coach(es)

Sherman Dillard (James Madison)
Matt Gatens (Iowa)
Courtney Eldridge (UNC Greensboro)
Tristan Spurlock (Central Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 18, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* TBD, TBD	Southern	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
November 7, 2024* TBD, TBD	Texas A&M–Commerce	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
November 13, 2024* TBD, TBD	South Dakota	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
November 19, 2024* TBD, TBD	Rider	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
November 22, 2024* TBD, TBD	vs. Utah State Hall of Fame Classic	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, Missouri
December 12, 2024* TBD, TBD	Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
December 15, 2024* TBD, TBD	New Orleans	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
December 21, 2024* TBD, TBD	vs. Utah	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota
December 30, 2024* TBD, TBD	New Hampshire	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD* TBD, TBD	Washington State	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	at Illinois Rivalry	State Farm Center Champaign, Illinois
TBD TBD, TBD	Indiana	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	at Maryland	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
TBD TBD, TBD	at Michigan	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan
TBD TBD, TBD	Michigan State	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	Minnesota	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	Nebraska	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	at Nebraska	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska
TBD TBD, TBD	Northwestern	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	at Northwestern	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
TBD TBD, TBD	at Ohio State	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
TBD TBD, TBD	Oregon	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	Penn State	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	Purdue	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	at Rutgers	Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, New Jersey
TBD TBD, TBD	at UCLA	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
TBD TBD, TBD	at USC	Galen Center Los Angeles, California
TBD TBD, TBD	Washington	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	Wisconsin	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
TBD TBD, TBD	at Wisconsin	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[4]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
	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

References[edit]

^ "Battle scores 23 second-half points for Ohio State in 90-78 win over Iowa in Big Ten Tournament". AP News. March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "Sandfort's 30 lead Iowa past Kansas State 91-82 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "Madsen, Smith power Utah to 91-82 victory over Iowa in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "2024-25 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved May 26, 2024.

[1] "Battle scores 23 second-half points for Ohio State in 90-78 win over Iowa in Big Ten Tournament". AP News. March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[2] "Sandfort's 30 lead Iowa past Kansas State 91-82 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[3] "Madsen, Smith power Utah to 91-82 victory over Iowa in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved May 26, 2024.

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v t e Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) First Iowa Armory (1905–1922) Second Iowa Armory (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	"Iowa Fight Song" Herky the Hawk Gambling scandal First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1892–93 1893–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics