# 2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Davidson in the second round before losing in the third round to Gonzaga.

## Last season

The team finished the previous season with a record of 20-13, 9-9 in Big Ten play and finished 6th in the Big Ten. They lost in the first round in the 2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament to Northwestern. They received an at-large bid and lost in the NCAA First Four to Tennessee.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Melsahn Basabe | 1 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Glen Cove, NY | Graduated |
| Roy Devyn Marble | 4 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Southfield, MI | Graduated/2014 NBA draft |
| Zach McCabe | 15 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Sioux City, IA | Graduated |
| Darius Stokes | 35 | F | 6'7" | 203 | Junior | Cedar Rapids, IA | Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Kyle Meyer | 42 | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS Freshman | Alpharetta, GA | Transferred to Eastern Florida State College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Trey Dickerson | 11 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Sophomore | Queens, NY | Williston State College |

## 2014 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dominique Uhl PF | Point Pleasant, NJ | Point Pleasant Beach High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 11, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Brady Ellingson SG | Menomonie, WI | Hamilton High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 24, 2013 |
| 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 May 27, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2* 2:00 pm | | Northwood | W 92–51 | – | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,054) Iowa City, IA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 14* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Hampton 2K Sports Classic | W 90–56 | 1–0 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,682) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 17* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Dakota State 2K Sports Classic | W 87–56 | 2–0 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,333) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 20* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 10 Texas 2K Sports Classic semifinals | L 57–71 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden (11,541) New York City, NY |
| Nov 21* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 23 Syracuse 2K Sports Classic 3rd place game | L 63–66 | 2–2 | Madison Square Garden (11,255) New York City, NY |
| Nov 24* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Pepperdine | W 72–61 | 3–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,979) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 26* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 70–49 | 4–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,357) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 29* 1:00 pm | | Longwood | W 77–44 | 5–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,819) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 3* 6:30 pm, ESPN | | at No. 12 North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 60–55 | 6–2 | Dean Smith Center (18,040) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec 6* 12:00 pm, MC22 | | UMBC | W 77–47 | 7–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,094) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 9* 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | Alcorn State | W 67–44 | 8–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,392) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 12* 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 14 Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 75–90 | 8–3 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 20* 6:30 pm, BTN | | vs. Northern Iowa Big Four Classic | L 44–56 | 8–4 | Wells Fargo Arena (15,124) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 22* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 80–70 | 9–4 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,137) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 30 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 20 Ohio State | W 71–65 | 10–4 (1–0) | Value City Arena (15,189) Columbus, OH |
| Jan 5 8:00 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | W 70–59 | 11–4 (2–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,789) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 8 6:00 pm, ESPN | | Michigan State | L 61–75 | 11–5 (2–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,054) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 13 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | W 77–75 | 12–5 (3–1) | Williams Arena (12,401) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 17 1:00 pm, ESPN | | Ohio State | W 76–67 | 13–5 (4–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 20 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | at No. 6 Wisconsin | L 50–82 | 13–6 (4–2) | Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI |
| Jan 24 11:00 am, BTN | No. 25 | at Purdue | L 63–67 | 13–7 (4–3) | Mackey Arena (12,068) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 31 11:00 am, ESPN | | No. 5 Wisconsin | L 63–74 | 13–8 (4–4) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 5 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Michigan | W 72–54 | 14–8 (5–4) | Crisler Center (12,490) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 8 2:15 pm, BTN | | No. 17 Maryland | W 71–55 | 15–8 (6–4) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 12 6:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | L 59–64 | 15–9 (6–5) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,756) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 15 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 61–66 $^{OT}$ | 15–10 (6–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,714) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 19 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rutgers | W 81–47 | 16–10 (7–6) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,594) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 22 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | W 74–46 | 17–10 (8–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,933) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 25 8:00 pm, BTN | | Illinois | W 68–60 | 18–10 (9–6) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,831) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 28 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Penn State | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (10–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (9,894) University Park, PA |
| Mar 3 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Indiana | W 77–63 | 20–10 (11–6) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Mar 7 11:00 am, BTN | | Northwestern | W 69–52 | 21–10 (12–6) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 12 1:30 pm, BTN | | vs. Penn State Second round | L 58–67 | 21–11 | United Center (16,028) Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20* 6:20 pm, TNT | (7 S) | vs. (10 S) Davidson Second round | W 83–52 | 22–11 | KeyArena (14,852) Seattle, WA |
| Mar 22* 6:10 pm, TBS | (7 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 7 Gonzaga Third round | L 68–87 | 22–12 | KeyArena (14,901) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | 25 | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | N/A |
| Coaches | 25 | 25 | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV |