2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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.

2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–16 (7–13 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) Kyle Denning (1st 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
No. 7 Michigan State	17	–	3		.850			30	–	7		.811
No. 9 Maryland	14	–	6		.700			27	–	9		.750
No. 10 Michigan †	14	–	6		.700			27	–	10		.730
UCLA	13	–	7		.650			23	–	11		.676
No. 16 Wisconsin	13	–	7		.650			27	–	10		.730
No. 14 Purdue	13	–	7		.650			24	–	12		.667
Illinois	12	–	8		.600			22	–	13		.629
Oregon	12	–	8		.600			25	–	10		.714
Indiana	10	–	10		.500			19	–	13		.594
Ohio State	9	–	11		.450			17	–	15		.531
Rutgers	8	–	12		.400			15	–	17		.469
Minnesota	7	–	13		.350			15	–	17		.469
Northwestern	7	–	13		.350			17	–	16		.515
USC	7	–	13		.350			17	–	18		.486
Iowa	7	–	13		.350			17	–	16		.515
Nebraska	7	–	13		.350			21	–	14		.600
Penn State	6	–	14		.300			16	–	15		.516
Washington	4	–	16		.200			13	–	18		.419
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

Iowa departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Spencer Hutchison	1	G	6'4"	202	RS Freshman	Dallas, TX	Walk-on; left the team
Dasonte Bowen	5	G	6'2"	183	Sophomore	Boston, MA	Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Jovone Cater	10	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Far Rockaway, NY	Walk-on; graduated
Tony Perkins	11	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Missouri
Patrick McCaffery	22	F	6'9"	212	RS Senior	Iowa City, IA	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, FL	Morehead State
Seydou Traore	7	F	6'7"	215	Sophomore	New York City, NY	Manhattan
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu		F	6'7"	220	Freshman	Minneapolis, MN	Miami (FL)

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

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:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (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:    247Sports:    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.

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, IA G 2 Brock Harding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Moline HS Moline, IL G 3 Drew Thelwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Morehead State Orlando, FL G 4 Josh Dix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Abraham Lincoln HS Council Bluffs, IA G 5 Trey Buchanan (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westfield HS Westfield, IN F 7 Seydou Traore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Manhattan New York City, NY F 8 Cooper Koch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Metamora Township HS Peoria, IL G 10 Jacob Koch (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Iowa City West HS Iowa City, IA F 13 Ladji Dembele 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Newark, NJ G 14 Carter Kingsbury (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Brewster Academy Ponca, NE F 20 Payton Sandfort 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Waukee HS Waukee, IA F 24 Pryce Sandfort 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Waukee Northwest HS Waukee, IA G 25 Luc Laketa (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr The Winchendon School Concord, MI F 32 Owen Freeman  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Moline HS Moline, IL 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, NY F Isaiah Johnson-Arigu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Miami (FL) Minneapolis, MN	Head coach Fran McCaffery (Penn) Assistant coach(es) Sherman Dillard (James Madison) Matt Gatens (Iowa) Courtney Eldridge (UNC Greensboro) Tristan Spurlock (Central Florida) Kyle Denning (Iowa) 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	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.

Source^[7]