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	5–0 (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 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 19 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Oregon	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 24 Rutgers	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 16 Indiana	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Maryland	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 6 Purdue	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
UCLA	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
USC	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 25 Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Washington	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 20, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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

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.^[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

Departures

Iowa departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Spencer Hutchison	1	G	6'4"	202	RS Freshman	Dallas, Texas	Walk-on; 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	Walk-on; graduated
Tony Perkins	11	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transferred to Missouri
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, Alberta	Graduated

Incoming transfers

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

2024 recruiting class

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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Chris Tadjo PF	Montreal, Quebec	NBA Academy Latin America	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 22, 2023
Chris Tadjo PF	Recruiting star ratings: 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

There are no current recruits for 2025.

Roster

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, Quebec
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

Date time, TV	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+	East Texas A&M	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						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, Missouri
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN	USC Upstate						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
December 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., Peacock	Northwestern						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
December 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., FS1	at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1	Iowa State Rivalry						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN	New Orleans						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN	vs. Utah						Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota
December 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN	New Hampshire						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
January 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Nebraska						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., FOX/FS1	Indiana						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
January 14, 2025 9:30 p.m., FS1	at USC						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
January 17, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	Minnesota						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
January 24, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	Penn State						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock	Purdue						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., NBC	Wisconsin						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
February 12, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, New Jersey
February 16, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
February 19, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Oregon						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1	Washington						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
February 25, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Illinois Rivalry						State Farm Center Champaign, Illinois
February 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	Michigan State						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
March 9, 2025 11:30 a.m., FOX	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

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

^ "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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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
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