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The 2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Fran McCaffery, in his 15th and final season with the Hawkeyes. The team played its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–13 in Big Ten play, resulting in a tie five-way tie for 12th place. As the No. 15 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they upset Ohio State in the first round before losing to Illinois in the second round.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–16 (7–13 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Sherman Dillard (15th season)
  • Matt Gatens (3rd season)
  • Courtney Eldridge (3rd season)
  • Tristan Spurlock (2nd season)
  • Kyle Denning (1st season)
Quick facts Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball, Conference ...
2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–16 (7–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sherman Dillard (15th season)
  • Matt Gatens (3rd season)
  • Courtney Eldridge (3rd season)
  • Tristan Spurlock (2nd season)
  • Kyle Denning (1st season)
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
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2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Michigan State17–3 .85030–7  .811
No. 9 Maryland14–6 .70027–9  .750
No. 10 Michigan †14–6 .70027–10  .730
UCLA13–7 .65023–11  .676
No. 16 Wisconsin13–7 .65027–10  .730
No. 14 Purdue13–7 .65024–12  .667
Illinois12–8 .60022–13  .629
Oregon12–8 .60025–10  .714
Indiana10–10 .50019–13  .594
Ohio State9–11 .45017–15  .531
Rutgers8–12 .40015–17  .469
Minnesota7–13 .35015–17  .469
Northwestern7–13 .35017–16  .515
USC7–13 .35017–18  .486
Iowa7–13 .35017–16  .515
Nebraska7–13 .35021–14  .600
Penn State6–14 .30016–15  .516
Washington4–16 .20013–18  .419
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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On March 14, 2025, the school fired head coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons. He finished with a 297–207 overall record with Iowa.[1][2] On March 24, the school named Drake head coach Ben McCollum the team's new coach.[3]

Previous season

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.[4] The Hawkeyes automatically qualified for the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 3 seed where they defeated Kansas State in the first round[5] before losing to Utah in the second round.[6]

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
Iowa departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Spencer Hutchison1G6'4"202RS FreshmanDallas, TXWalk-on; left the team
Dasonte Bowen5G6'2"183SophomoreBoston, MATransferred to St. Bonaventure
Jovone Cater10G6'2"180SeniorFar Rockaway, NYWalk-on; graduated
Tony Perkins11G6'4"205SeniorIndianapolis, INTransferred to Missouri
Patrick McCaffery22F6'9"212RS SeniorIowa City, IATransferred to Butler
Ben Krikke23F6'9"245GS SeniorEdmonton, AlbertaGraduated
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Number ...
Iowa incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Drew Thelwell3G6'3"195GS SeniorOrlando, FLMorehead State
Seydou Traore7F6'7"215SophomoreNew York City, NYManhattan
Isaiah Johnson-AriguF6'7"220FreshmanMinneapolis, MNMiami (FL)
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Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (86)
Chris Tadjo
PF		 Montreal, Quebec NBA Academy Latin America 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 22, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 60    247Sports: 84    ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  • "2024 Iowa Hawkeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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2025 recruiting class

There are no current recruits for 2025.

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Even Brauns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) GSBelmont Iowa City, IA
G 2 Brock Harding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)162 lb (73 kg) SoMoline HS Moline, IL
G 3 Drew Thelwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSMorehead State Orlando, FL
G 4 Josh Dix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrAbraham Lincoln HS Council Bluffs, IA
G 5 Trey Buchanan (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWestfield HS Westfield, IN
F 7 Seydou Traore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoManhattan New York City, NY
F 8 Cooper Koch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMetamora Township HS Peoria, IL
G 10 Jacob Koch (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrIowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
F 13 Ladji Dembele 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoSt. Benedict's Prep Newark, NJ
G 14 Carter Kingsbury (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrBrewster Academy Ponca, NE
F 20 Payton Sandfort 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrWaukee HS Waukee, IA
F 24 Pryce Sandfort 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoWaukee Northwest HS Waukee, IA
G 25 Luc Laketa (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrThe Winchendon School Concord, MI
F 32 Owen Freeman Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoMoline HS Moline, IL
F 34 Chris Tadjo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrNBA Academy Latin America Montreal, Quebec
F 44 Riley Mulvey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrSt. Thomas More School Rotterdam, NY
F Isaiah Johnson-Arigu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrMiami (FL) Minneapolis, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: May 18, 2024

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 Minnesota Duluth W 102–81  –
  23 – Pa. Sandfort  8 – Tied  6 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,656)
Iowa City, Iowa
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 Texas A&M–Commerce W 89–67  1–0
  20 – Pa. Sandfort  11 – Pa. Sandfort  7 – Pa. Sanfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,879)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 Southern W 89–74  2–0
  22 – Pr. Sandfort  8 – Tied  7 – Pa. Sandfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,105)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 12, 2024*
8:00 p.m., BTN		 South Dakota W 96–77  3–0
  23 – Dix  8 – Dembele  6 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,628)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 15, 2024*
7:30 p.m., BTN		 vs. Washington State
Quad Cities Hoops Showdown		 W 76–66  4–0
  21 – Freeman  11 – Freeman  4 – Harding  Vibrant Arena at The MARK (8,488)
Moline, Illinois
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 Rider W 83–58  5–0
  22 – Pa. Sandfort  6 – Pa. Sandfort  7 – Thelwell  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,851)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN		 vs. Utah State
NABC Hall of Fame Classic		 L 69–77  5–1
  19 – Harding  11 – Freeman  5 – Harding  T-Mobile Center (4,892)
Kansas City, Missouri
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN		 USC Upstate W 110–77  6–1
  20 – Harding  7 – Dix  10 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,732)
Iowa City, Iowa
December 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., Peacock		 Northwestern W 80–79  7–1
(1–0)		  22 – Dix  7 – Pa. Sandfort  8 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,698)
Iowa City, Iowa
December 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., FS1		 at Michigan L 83–85  7–2
(1–1)		  19 – Pa. Sandfort  7 – Dix  4 – Tied  Crisler Center (12,290)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 12, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FS1		 No. 3 Iowa State
Rivalry		 L 80–89  7–3
(1–1)		  16 – Freeman  6 – Thelwell  8 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,033)
Iowa City, Iowa
December 15, 2024*
1:00 p.m., BTN		 New Orleans W 104–57  8–3
  22 – Freeman  5 – Tied  6 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,410)
Iowa City, Iowa
December 21, 2024*
5:00 p.m., BTN		 vs. Utah W 95–88  9–3
  24 – Pa. Sandfort  8 – Pa. Sandfort  4 – Tied  Sanford Pentagon (3,367)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
December 30, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN		 New Hampshire W 112–70  10–3
  15 – Pa. Sandfort  6 – Pa. Sandfort  6 – Traore  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,289)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 3, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1		 at Wisconsin L 85–116  10–4
(1–2)		  25 – Thelwell  5 – Pa. Sandfort  5 – Harding  Kohl Center (16,838)
Madison, Wisconsin
January 7, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock		 Nebraska W 97–87 OT 11–4
(2–2)		  31 – Dix  8 – Freeman  7 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,812)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., FOX		 Indiana W 85–60  12–4
(3-2)		  23 – Sandfort  12 – Freeman  10 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,948)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 14, 2025
9:30 p.m., FS1		 at USC L 89–99  12–5
(3–3)		  23 – Freeman  6 – Freeman  8 – Harding  Galen Center (5,246)
Los Angeles, California
January 17, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1		 at UCLA L 70–94  12–6
(3–4)		  19 – Dix  3 – Tied  5 – Harding  Pauley Pavilion (5,289)
Los Angeles, California
January 21, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN		 Minnesota L 67–72  12–7
(3–5)		  21 – Tied  10 – Pa. Sandfort  9 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,004)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 24, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1		 Penn State W 76–75  13–7
(4–5)		  16 – Tied  9 – Freeman  8 – Dix  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,619)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1		 at Ohio State L 65–82  13–8
(4–6)		  20 – Thelwell  8 – Freeman  3 – Tied  Value City Arena (11,261)
Columbus, Ohio
February 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., Peacock		 No. 7 Purdue L 81–90  13–9
(4–7)		  27 – Dix  6 – Sandfort  5 – Sandfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,445)
Iowa City, Iowa
February 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., NBC		 No. 21 Wisconsin L 63–74  13–10
(4–8)		  14 – Pr. Sandfort  8 – Pa. Sandfort  3 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,693)
Iowa City, Iowa
February 12, 2025
5:30 p.m., BTN		 at Rutgers W 84–73  14–10
(5–8)		  26 – Dix  6 – Tied  7 – Harding  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, New Jersey
February 16, 2025
4:00 p.m., FS1		 at No. 25 Maryland L 75–101  14–11
(5–9)		  15 – Pr. Sandfort  10 – Pa. Sandfort  7 – Harding  Xfinity Center (15,681)
College Park, Maryland
February 19, 2025
7:30 p.m., BTN		 Oregon L 78–80  14–12
(5–10)		  25 – Pa. Sandfort  6 – Dembele  5 – Pa. Sandfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,728)
Iowa City, Iowa
February 22, 2025
3:00 p.m., FS1		 Washington W 85–79  15–12
(6–10)		  27 – Pa. Sandfort  9 – Pa. Sandfort  5 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,393)
Iowa City, Iowa
February 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1		 at Illinois
Rivalry		 L 61–81  15–13
(6–11)		  16 – Harding  7 – Pa. Sandfort  4 – Tied  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, Illinois
February 28, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1		 at Northwestern L 57–68  15–14
(6–12)		  14 – Thelwell  9 – Pa. Sandfort  7 – Harding  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,249)
Evanston, Illinois
March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 8 Michigan State L 84–91  15–15
(6–13)		  18 – Dix  7 – Tied  6 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,347)
Iowa City, Iowa
March 9, 2025
11:30 a.m., FOX		 at Nebraska W 83–68  16–15
(7–13)		  22 – Pa. Sandfort  11 – Pr. Sandfort  4 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,697)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Big Ten tournament
March 12, 2025
5:00 p.m., Peacock		 (15) vs. (10) Ohio State
First round		 W 77–70  17–15
  17 – Pa. Sandfort  9 – Dembele  4 – Dix  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (12,922)
Indianapolis, IN
March 13, 2025
5:30 p.m., BTN		 (15) vs. (7) No. 24 Illinois
Second round		 L 94–106  17–16
  30 – Pa. Sandfort  4 – Tied  6 – Thelwell  Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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