2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2020–21 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
2020–21 record	13–6 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Sherman Dillard; Kirk Speraw; Billy Taylor;
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena

The 2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team will represent the University of Iowa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by 11th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and will play their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that the start of the season would be pushed back to November 25 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2019–20 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.[2]

Forward Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year[3] and was a consensus All-American.[4]

Offseason

Returning players

Junior forward Luke Garza announced on April 10 that he would declare for the NBA draft, but retain his eligibility.[5] On August 2, Garza withdrew his name from the draft and announced he would return to Iowa for his senior season.[6]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Bakari Evelyn	4	G	6'2"	180	Graduate Student	Detroit, MI	Completed college eligibility[lower-alpha 1]
Ryan Kriener	15	F	6'9"	255	Senior	Spirit Lake, IA	Graduated
Riley Till	20	F	6'7"	205	RS Junior	Dubuque, IA	Graduate transferred to Cal Poly
Cordell Pemsl	35	F	6'8"	230	RS Junior	Dubuque, IA	Graduate transferred to Virginia Tech

Evelyn was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Valparaiso in 2019.

2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ahron Ulis PG	Chicago Heights, IL	Marian Catholic School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 6, 2019
Ahron Ulis PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
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 6, 2019. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

Roster

2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Michael Baer (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Bettendorf HS	Bettendorf, IA
G	1	Joe Toussaint	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Cardinal Hayes HS	Bronx, NY
F	2	Jack Nunge	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	Castle HS	Newburgh, IN
G	3	Jordan Bohannon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Linn-Mar HS	Marion, IA
G	4	Ahron Uhlis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Marian Catholic HS	Chicago, IL
G	5	C. J. Fredrick	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Covington Catholic HS	Cincinnati, OH
G/F	10	Joe Wieskamp	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Muscatine HS	Muscatine, IA
G	11	Tony Perkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lawrence North HS	Indianapolis, IN
G	13	Austin Ash (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	RS Jr	Mount Vernon HS	Cedar Rapids, IA
F	15	Keegan Murray	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Prairie HS/DME Sports Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA
F	20	Kris Murray	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Prairie HS/DME Sports Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA
F	22	Patrick McCaffery	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Iowa City West HS	Iowa City, IA
F	23	Josh Ogundele	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Fr	Worcester Academy	London, EN
G	24	Nicolas Hobbs (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Fenwick HS	Chicago, IL
G/F	30	Connor McCaffery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Iowa City West HS	Iowa City, IA
C	55	Luka Garza	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Maret School	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

Fran McCaffery (Pennsylvania)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 3:00 pm, BTN	No. 5	NC Central	W 97–67[7]	1–0	26 – Garza	10 – Garza	4 – C. McCaffery	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (535) Iowa City, IA
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, BTN	No. 5	Southern	W 103–76[8]	2–0	41 – Garza	9 – Garza	7 – Bohannon	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (535) Iowa City, IA
December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	Western Illinois	W 99–58[9]	3–0	35 – Garza	10 – Garza	6 – C. McCaffery	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (543) Iowa City, IA
December 8, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN	No. 3	No. 16 North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 93–80[10]	4–0	24 – Bohannon	14 – Garza	6 – Bohannon	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (583) Iowa City, IA
December 11, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	W 105–77[11]	5–0	34 – Garza	10 – Nunge	7 – Toussaint	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (560) Iowa City, IA
December 13, 2020* 1:00 p.m., FS1	No. 3	Northern Illinois	W 106–53[12]	6–0	23 – Garza	8 – Tied	7 – C. McCaffery	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (546) Iowa City, IA
December 19, 2020 11:00 a.m., CBS	No. 3	vs. No. 1 Gonzaga	L 88–99[13]	6–1	30 – Garza	10 – Garza	4 – Wieskamp	Sanford Pentagon (243) Sioux Falls, SD
December 22, 2020 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 4	Purdue	W 70–55[14]	7–1 (1–0)	22 – Garza	9 – Tied	6 – C. McCaffery	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (536) Iowa City, IA
December 25, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 4	at Minnesota	L 95–102 ^OT[15]	7–2 (1–1)	32 – Garza	17 – Garza	6 – C. McCaffery	Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN
December 29, 2020 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 10	No. 19 Northwestern	W 87–72[16]	8–2 (2–1)	24 – Bohannon	6 – Garza	5 – Bohannon	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (464) Iowa City, IA
January 2, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	at No. 14 Rutgers	W 77–75[17]	9–2 (3–1)	25 – Garza	9 – Murray	4 – Tied	Louis Brown Athletic Center (0) Piscataway, NJ
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at Maryland	W 89–67[18]	10–2 (4–1)	24 – Garza	7 – Garza	10 – McCaffery	Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD
January 10, 2021 1:30 pm, BTN	No. 5	No. 16 Minnesota	W 86–71[19]	11–2 (5–1)	33 – Garza	10 – Nunge	14 – Bohannon	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (569) Iowa City, IA
January 17, 2021 11:00 a.m., CBS	No. 5	at Northwestern	W 96–73	12–2 (6–1)	17 – Garza	10 – Garza	4 – Tied	Welsh-Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
January 21, 2021 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 4	Indiana	L 69–81	12–3 (6–2)	28 – Garza	12 – Tied	4 – McCaffrey	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (566) Iowa City, IA
January 24, 2021 1:00 p.m., BTN	No. 4	Nebraska	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 29, 2021 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 7	at No. 19 Illinois Rivalry	L 75–80	12–4 (6–3)	19 – Tied	8 – Murray	5 – Tied	State Farm Center (190) Champaign, IL
February 2, 2021 6:00 p.m., FS1	No. 8	Michigan State	W 84–78	13–4 (7–3)	27 – Garza	12 – Garza	6 – Toussaint	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (557) Iowa City, IA
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	No. 7 Ohio State	L 85–89[20]	13–5 (7–4)	18 – Tied	10 – Wieskamp	6 – Bohannon	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (503) Iowa City, IA
February 7, 2021 11:00 a.m., FOX	No. 8	at Indiana	L 65–67	13–6 (7–5)	18 – Tied	8 – Wieskamp	2 – Bohannon	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN
February 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN		Rutgers						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 13, 2021 1:30 p.m., FOX		at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 18, 2021 ESPN/ESPN2		at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
February 21, 2021 4:00 p.m., FS1		Penn State						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 28, 2021 3:00 p.m., CBS		at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 4, 2021 ESPN/ESPN2		at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
March 7, 2021 FOX		Wisconsin						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

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	5	3	3	3 (1)	4	10	5	5	4	7	8
Coaches	6 (1)	6^ (1)	3 (1)	3 (2)	5	11	7	8	4	7	8

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

"NCAA: Men's, women's hoops can start Nov. 25". ESPN.com. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
Solari, Chris. "March Madness cancellation inevitable, unavoidable: 'Bigger than basketball'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
"Big Ten Unveils Men's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN". bigten.org. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
"Garza Is Consensus All-American". Maven. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
"Iowa's Garza declares for draft, keeps eligibility". ESPN.com. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
"Iowa's Luka Garza withdraws from NBA Draft, will return to Hawkeyes for senior season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
"Garza, McCaffery Help No. 5 Iowa Rout NC Central In Opener". Associated Press. November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
"Nearly perfect Garza scores 41, No. 5 Iowa routs Southern". Associated Press. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
"Garza, Nunge Lead No. 3 Iowa Past Western Illinois, 99-58". Associated Press. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
"Bohannon scores 24, leads No. 3 Iowa past No. 16 UNC 93-80". Associated Press. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
"Garza scores 34 in 17 minutes, No. 3 Iowa thumps Iowa State". Associated Press. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
"Garza Scores 23, No. 3 Iowa Routs Northern Illinois 106-53". Associated Press. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
"Suggs Leads Top-Ranked Gonzaga Over No. 3 Iowa 99-88". Associated Press. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
"Garza Scores 22 Points, No. 4 Iowa Beats Purdue 70-55". Associated Press. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
"Minnesota Beats No. 4 Iowa 102-95 On Johnson's 3-Point Spree". Associated Press. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
"No. 10 Iowa Beats No. 16 Northwestern 87-72 In Big Ten Game". Associated Press. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
"No. 10 Iowa Wins 77-75 As Free Throws Cost No. 14 Rutgers". Associated Press. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
"Garza scores 24 to help No. 5 Iowa coast past Maryland 89-67". Associated Press. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
"Garza scores 33, No. 5 Iowa beats No. 16 Minnesota 86-71". Associated Press. January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
"Balanced Ohio State Rallies Past Iowa In Top-10 Matchup". Associated Press. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

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[7] Evelyn was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Valparaiso in 2019.

[1] "NCAA: Men's, women's hoops can start Nov. 25". ESPN.com. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

[2] Solari, Chris. "March Madness cancellation inevitable, unavoidable: 'Bigger than basketball'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

[3] "Big Ten Unveils Men's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN". bigten.org. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

[4] "Garza Is Consensus All-American". Maven. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

[5] "Iowa's Garza declares for draft, keeps eligibility". ESPN.com. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

[6] "Iowa's Luka Garza withdraws from NBA Draft, will return to Hawkeyes for senior season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

[8] "Garza, McCaffery Help No. 5 Iowa Rout NC Central In Opener". Associated Press. November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[9] "Nearly perfect Garza scores 41, No. 5 Iowa routs Southern". Associated Press. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[10] "Garza, Nunge Lead No. 3 Iowa Past Western Illinois, 99-58". Associated Press. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[11] "Bohannon scores 24, leads No. 3 Iowa past No. 16 UNC 93-80". Associated Press. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[12] "Garza scores 34 in 17 minutes, No. 3 Iowa thumps Iowa State". Associated Press. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[13] "Garza Scores 23, No. 3 Iowa Routs Northern Illinois 106-53". Associated Press. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[14] "Suggs Leads Top-Ranked Gonzaga Over No. 3 Iowa 99-88". Associated Press. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

[15] "Garza Scores 22 Points, No. 4 Iowa Beats Purdue 70-55". Associated Press. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

[16] "Minnesota Beats No. 4 Iowa 102-95 On Johnson's 3-Point Spree". Associated Press. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[17] "No. 10 Iowa Beats No. 16 Northwestern 87-72 In Big Ten Game". Associated Press. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[18] "No. 10 Iowa Wins 77-75 As Free Throws Cost No. 14 Rutgers". Associated Press. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[19] "Garza scores 24 to help No. 5 Iowa coast past Maryland 89-67". Associated Press. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

[20] "Garza scores 33, No. 5 Iowa beats No. 16 Minnesota 86-71". Associated Press. January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

[21] "Balanced Ohio State Rallies Past Iowa In Top-10 Matchup". Associated Press. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

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