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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 25
Record	20–11 (11–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Sherman Dillard Kirk Speraw Billy Taylor
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin	14	–	6		.700			21	–	10		.677
No. 9 Michigan State	14	–	6		.700			22	–	9		.710
No. 12 Maryland	14	–	6		.700			24	–	7		.774
No. 21 Illinois	13	–	7		.650			21	–	10		.677
No. 25 Iowa	11	–	9		.550			20	–	11		.645
Penn State	11	–	9		.550			21	–	10		.677
No. 19 Ohio State	11	–	9		.550			21	–	10		.677
Rutgers	11	–	9		.550			20	–	11		.645
Michigan	10	–	10		.500			19	–	12		.613
Purdue	9	–	11		.450			16	–	15		.516
Indiana	9	–	11		.450			20	–	12		.625
Minnesota	8	–	12		.400			15	–	16		.484
Northwestern	3	–	17		.150			8	–	23		.258
Nebraska	2	–	18		.100			7	–	25		.219
The 2020 Big Ten tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rankings from AP poll

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Maishe Dailey	1	G	6'7"	200	Junior	Beachwood, OH	Transferred to Akron
Isaiah Moss	4	G	6'5"	208	RS Junior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred to Kansas
Tyler Cook	25	F	6'9"	253	Junior	St. Louis, MO	Play professionally
Nicholas Baer	51	F	6'7"	218	RS Senior	Bettendorf, IA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bakari Evelyn	4	G	6'2"	180	Graduate Student	Detroit, MI	Transferred from Valparaiso. Will be eligible to play immediately since Evelyn graduated from Valpariso.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
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: "ESPN- Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. Retrieved August 31, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:
Overall recruit ranking:
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: "ESPN- Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. Retrieved August 6, 2019. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 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) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bettendorf HS Bettendorf, IA G 1 Joe Toussaint 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr 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) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Linn-Mar HS Marion, IA G 4 Bakari Evelyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Valparaiso Detroit, MI G 5 CJ Fredrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Covington Catholic HS Cincinnati, OH G 10 Joe Wieskamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Muscatine HS Muscatine, IA G 13 Austin Ash (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Mount Vernon HS Cedar Rapids, IA F 15 Ryan Kriener 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Spirit Lake HS Spirit Lake, IA F 20 Riley Till (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Wahlert Catholic HS Dubuque, IA F 22 Patrick McCaffery  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Iowa City West HS Iowa City, IA G 24 Nicolas Hobbs (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fenwick HS Chicago, IL G 30 Conner McCaffery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Iowa City West HS Iowa City, IA F 35 Cordell Pemsl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Wahlert Catholic HS Dubuque, IA G 51 Aidan Vanderloo (W)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sioux City East HS Sioux City, IA C 55 Luka Garza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Maret School Washington, D.C.	Head coach Fran McCaffery (Penn) Assistant coach(es) Sherman Dillard (James Madison) Kirk Speraw (Iowa) Billy Taylor (Notre Dame) 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
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.

• Source: Schedule

Rankings

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	25	23	RV	RV	19	18	17	21	20	18	18	25	25
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	RV	24	19	18	17	17	20	17	18	25	25

*Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.