2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 10th-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 20–11, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in four-way tie for fifth place. Their season ended when postseason tournaments including the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tournament were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
2019–20 record20–11 (11–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin146 .700  2110  .677
No. 9 Michigan State146 .700  229  .710
No. 12 Maryland146 .700  247  .774
No. 21 Illinois137 .650  2110  .677
No. 25 Iowa119 .550  2011  .645
Penn State119 .550  2110  .677
No. 19 Ohio State119 .550  2110  .677
Rutgers119 .550  2011  .645
Michigan1010 .500  1912  .613
Purdue911 .450  1615  .516
Indiana911 .450  2012  .625
Minnesota812 .400  1516  .484
Northwestern317 .150  823  .258
Nebraska218 .100  725  .219
As of March 18, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
Note: The 2020 Big Ten Tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forward Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year[2] and was a consensus All-American.[3]

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2018–19 season 23–12, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South region. There they defeated No. 7-seeded Cincinnati in the First Round before losing to No. 2-seeded Tennessee in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Maishe Dailey1G6'7"200JuniorBeachwood, OHTransferred to Akron
Isaiah Moss4G6'5"208RS JuniorChicago, ILGraduate transferred to Kansas
Tyler Cook25F6'9"253JuniorSt. Louis, MOPlay professionally
Nicholas Baer51F6'7"218RS SeniorBettendorf, IAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Bakari Evelyn4G6'2"180Graduate StudentDetroit, MITransferred from Valparaiso. Will be eligible to play immediately since Evelyn graduated from Valpariso.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Patrick McCaffery
PF
Iowa City, IA West High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Joe Toussaint
PG
Bronx, NY Cardinals Hayes High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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 August 31, 2018.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

    2020 recruiting class

    Roster

    2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Michael Baer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrBettendorf HS Bettendorf, IA
    G 1 Joe Toussaint 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCardinal Hayes HS Bronx, NY
    F 2 Jack Nunge  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SoCastle HS Newburgh, IN
    G 3 Jordan Bohannon  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrLinn-Mar HS Marion, IA
    G 4 Bakari Evelyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSValparaiso Detroit, MI
    G 5 C. J. Fredrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrCovington Catholic HS Covington, KY
    G 10 Joe Wieskamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoMuscatine HS Muscatine, IA
    G 13 Austin Ash (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoMount Vernon High School Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    F 15 Ryan Kriener 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrSpirit Lake High School Spirit Lake, Iowa
    F 20 Riley Till (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrWahlert Catholic High School Dubuque, Iowa
    F 22 Patrick McCaffery  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrIowa City West High School Iowa City, Iowa
    G 24 Nicolas Hobbs (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrFenwick High School Chicago, Illinois
    G 30 Conner McCaffery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoIowa City West High School Iowa City, Iowa
    F 35 Cordell Pemsl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrWahlert Catholic High School Dubuque, Iowa
    F 55 Luka Garza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrMaret High School Washington, D.C.
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 4, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
    Lindsey Wilson W 96–58 
     19  Wieskamp  7  Toussiant  11  C. McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,830)
    Iowa City, IA
    Regular season
    November 8, 2019*
    8:00 p.m., BTN
    SIU Edwardsville W 87–60  1–0
     20  Garza  12  Garza  4  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,300)
    Iowa City, IA
    November 11, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., FS1
    DePaul
    Gavitt Tipoff Games
    L 78–93  1–1
     16  Fredrick  8  Tied  3  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,961)
    Iowa City, IA
    November 15, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
    Oral Roberts W 87–74  2–1
     30  Garza  10  Tied  7  McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,021)
    Iowa City, IA
    November 21, 2019*
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    North Florida
    Las Vegas Invitational campus site game
    W 83–68  3–1
     29  Garza  12  Garza  7  McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,389)
    Iowa City, IA
    November 24, 2019*
    4:00 p.m., BTN
    Cal Poly
    Las Vegas Invitational campus site game
    W 85–59  4–1
     21  Fredrick  9  Garza  5  Fredrick  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,730)
    Iowa City, IA
    November 28, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    vs. No. 12 Texas Tech
    Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
    W 72–61  5–1
     20  Bohannon  12  Garza  6  Bohannon  Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    November 29, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    vs. San Diego State
    Las Vegas Invitational championship game
    L 73–83  5–2
     16  Fredrick  8  Garza  5  Fredrick  Orleans Arena (4,855)
    Paradise, NV
    December 3, 2019*
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2
    at Syracuse
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 68–54  6–2
     23  Garza  9  Tied  4  Tied  Carrier Dome (20,844)
    Syracuse, NY
    December 6, 2019
    5:30 p.m., FS1
    at No. 4 Michigan L 91–103  6–3
    (0–1)
     44  Garza  8  Garza  5  Fredrick  Crisler Center (12,707)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    December 9, 2019
    7:00 p.m., BTN
    Minnesota W 72–52  7–3
    (1–1)
     23  Wieskamp  10  Garza  10  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,442)
    Iowa City, IA
    December 12, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Iowa State
    Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
    W 84–68  8–3
     21  Garza  11  Garza  3  Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    December 21, 2019*
    8:00 pm, BTN
    vs. Cincinnati
    Chicago Legends
    W 77–70  9–3
     21  Fredrick  13  Garza  4  Tied  United Center (6,814)
    Chicago, IL
    December 29, 2019*
    3:00 p.m., ESPNU
    No. 25 Kennesaw State W 93–51  10–3
     23  Garza  8  Garza  7  Toussiant  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
    Iowa City, IA
    January 4, 2020
    1:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 23 vs. No. 21 Penn State L 86–89  10–4
    (1–2)
     34  Garza  12  Garza  4  Tied  Palestra (7,881)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 7, 2020
    8:00 p.m., BTN
    at Nebraska L 70–76  10–5
    (1–3)
     21  Wieskamp  18  Garza  4  2 tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,722)
    Lincoln, NE
    January 10, 2020
    6:00 p.m., FS1
    No. 12 Maryland W 67–49  11–5
    (2–3)
     26  Wieskamp  13  Garza  5  Toussaint  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,721)
    Iowa City, IA
    January 14, 2020
    7:00 p.m., BTN
    at Northwestern W 75–62  12–5
    (3–3)
     27  Garza  7  McCaffery  7  Evelyn  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,023)
    Evanston, IL
    January 17, 2020
    8:00 p.m., FS1
    No. 19 Michigan W 90–83  13–5
    (4–3)
     33  Garza  13  McCaffery  5  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,136)
    Iowa City, IA
    January 22, 2020
    8:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 19 No. 24 Rutgers W 85–80  14–5
    (5–3)
     28  Garza  13  Garza  4  Wieskamp  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,006)
    Iowa City, IA
    January 27, 2020
    7:30 p.m., BTN
    No. 18 Wisconsin W 68–62  15–5
    (6–3)
     21  Garza  18  Garza  4  Toussaint  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,566)
    Iowa City, IA
    January 30, 2020
    7:30 p.m., BTN
    No. 18 at No. 15 Maryland L 72–82  15–6
    (6–4)
     21  Garza  8  Pemsl  5  McCaffery  Xfinity Center (16,369)
    College Park, MD
    February 2, 2020
    12:00 p.m., FS1
    No. 18 No. 19 Illinois
    Rivalry
    W 72–65  16–6
    (7–4)
     25  Garza  10  Garza  7  McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
    Iowa City, IA
    February 5, 2020
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 17 at Purdue L 68–104  16–7
    (7–5)
     26  Garza  4  Tied  5  Evelyn  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    February 8, 2020
    5:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 17 Nebraska W 96–72  17–7
    (8–5)
     30  Wieskamp  8  Garza  4  McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
    Iowa City, IA
    February 13, 2020
    7:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 21 at Indiana L 77–89  17–8
    (8–6)
     38  Garza  8  Garza  5  Toussaint  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
    Bloomington, IN
    February 16, 2020
    12:00 p.m., FS1
    No. 21 at Minnesota W 58–55  18–8
    (9–6)
     24  Garza  8  Tied  7  McCaffery  Williams Arena (14,625)
    Minneapolis, MN
    February 20, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ESPN
    No. 20 No. 25 Ohio State W 85–76  19–8
    (10–6)
     24  Garza  8  Pemsl  4  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,001)
    Iowa City, IA
    February 25, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 18 at No. 24 Michigan State L 70–78  19–9
    (10–7)
     20  Garza  9  Garza  7  McCaffery  Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    February 29, 2020
    11:00 a.m., BTN
    No. 18 No. 16 Penn State W 77–68  20–9
    (11–7)
     25  Garza  17  Garza  8  Toussaint  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
    Iowa City, IA
    March 3, 2020
    8:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 18 Purdue L 68–77  20–10
    (11–8)
     26  Garza  12  Garza  5  Fredrick  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,216)
    Iowa City, IA
    March 8, 2020
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 18 at No. 23 Illinois
    Rivalry
    L 76–78  20–11
    (11–9)
     28  Garza  8  Garza  8  McCaffery  State Farm Center (15,544)
    Champaign, IL
    Big Ten Tournament
    Canceled
    NCAA Tournament
    Canceled
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 25 23 RV RV 19 18 17 21 20 18 18 25 25 
    Coaches NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 25 RV 24 19 18 17 17 20 17 18 25 25

    *Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

    References

    1. Solari, Chris. "March Madness cancellation inevitable, unavoidable: 'Bigger than basketball'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
    2. "Big Ten Unveils Men's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN". bigten.org. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
    3. "Garza Is Consensus All-American". Maven. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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