# 2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-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 14–19, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Illinois before losing to Michigan in the second round.

## Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 19–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. In the Big Ten tournament, as the 7th seed, Iowa was upset by 10th-seeded Indiana in the second round. Iowa was one of the First Four teams out of the NCAA tournament, which earned the team a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament. They defeated South Dakota in the first round before losing to eventual NIT champions TCU in overtime in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Peter Jok | 14 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | West Des Moines, IA | Graduated |
| Dale Jones | 23 | F | 6'7" | 227 | Senior | Waterloo, IA | Graduated transferred to North Dakota |
| Christian Williams | 11 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Decatur, IL | Transferred to Indiana State |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Connor McCaffery SG | Iowa City, IA | West High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 30, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Luka Garza C | Washington, D.C. | Maret School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 10, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jack Nunge PF | Newburgh, IN | Castle High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 11, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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 6, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016. ||||||

### 2018 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Joe Wieskamp SG | Muscatine, IA | Muscatine High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| CJ Fredrick SG | Cincinnati, OH | Covington Catholic High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 5, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| 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 4, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule and results

The 2018 Big Ten tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten tournament will take place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday. This could result in teams having nearly two weeks off before the NCAA tournament. As a result, it is anticipated that the Big Ten regular season will begin in mid-December. Coaches have requested that no Big Ten game be scheduled between Christmas and New Year's Day, accordingly each team will play two conference games in early December before finishing non-conference play.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| European Tour |||||||||
| Aug 8, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. German All-Stars | W 99–65 | | 17 – Garza | 10 – Garza | 5 – McCaffery | Heidelberg, Germany |
| Aug 10, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Swiss All-Stars | W 125–56 | | 24 – Garza | 8 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Baden, Switzerland |
| Aug 12, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Milan All-Stars | W 106–64 | | 25 – Garza | 11 – Garza | 7 – Williams | Milan, Italy |
| Aug 14, 2017* 12:30 pm | | vs. Vicenza All-Stars | W 88–49 | | 24 – Garza | 14 – Garza | 4 – Tied | Vicenza, Italy |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | William Jewell | W 105–81 | | 19 – Bohannon | 9 – Tied | 4 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,539) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | Belmont Abbey | W 96–64 | | 24 – Cook | 12 – Garza | 5 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,293) Iowa City, IA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, BTN+ | | Chicago State | W 95–62 | 1–0 | 16 – Garza | 6 – Tied | 6 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,100) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 12, 2017* 3:00 pm, BTN+ | | Alabama State Cayman Islands Classic campus game | W 92–58 | 2–0 | 15 – Pemsl | 13 – Garza | 6 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,637) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | Grambling State | W 85–74 | 3–0 | 17 – Nunge | 9 – Garza | 7 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,540) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 20, 2017* 11:00 am | | vs. Louisiana Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals | L 71–80 | 3–1 | 24 – Moss | 8 – Pemsl | 2 – 3 tied | John Gray High School (1,200) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 21, 2017* 11:00 am | | vs. South Dakota State Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round | L 72–80 | 3–2 | 18 – Moss | 10 – Garza | 7 – Bohannon | John Gray High School (1,275) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 22, 2017* 11:00 am | | vs. UAB Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game | W 95–85 | 4–2 | 30 – Bohannon | 7 – Garza | 4 – 3 tied | John Gray High School (1,020) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 28, 2017* 8:15 pm, ESPN2 | | at Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 55–79 | 4–3 | 16 – Cook | 9 – Cook | 6 – Pemsl | Cassell Coliseum (7,101) Blacksburg, VA |
| Dec 2, 2017 4:00 pm, BTN | | Penn State | L 73–77 | 4–4 (0–1) | 23 – Cook | 12 – Cook | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,805) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 4, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Indiana | L 64–77 | 4–5 (0–2) | 16 – Ellingson | 6 – Nunge | 4 – 3 tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 7, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 78–84 | 4–6 | 19 – Bohannon | 8 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| Dec 10, 2017* 4:00 pm, BTN | | Southern | W 91–60 | 5–6 | 23 – Garza | 13 – Garza | 5 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,397) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 16, 2017* 1:00 pm, BTN | | vs. Drake Big Four Classic | W 90–64 | 6–6 | 23 – Cook | 14 – Baer | 7 – Bohannon | Wells Fargo Arena (13,828) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 19, 2017* 8:00 pm, BTN | | Southern Utah | W 92–64 | 7–6 | 17 – Garza | 10 – Baer | 7 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,220) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 22, 2017* 8:00 pm, BTN | | vs. Colorado Sanford Pentagon Showcase | W 80–73 | 8–6 | 16 – Tied | 8 – Pemsl | 2 – 4 tied | Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Dec 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 98–75 | 9–6 | 25 – Garza | 7 – Garza | 7 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,665) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 2, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Michigan | L 68–75 | 9–7 (0–3) | 28 – Cook | 8 – Cook | 3 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,363) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 4, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Ohio State | L 81–92 | 9–8 (0–4) | 21 – Cook | 9 – Cook | 10 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,933) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 7, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Maryland | L 73–91 | 9–9 (0–5) | 25 – Moss | 11 – Baer | 5 – Bohannon | Xfinity Center (13,352) College Park, MD |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Illinois | W 104–97 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (1–5) | 29 – Bohannon | 13 – Cook | 5 – Bohannon | State Farm Center (11,326) Champaign, IL |
| Jan 17, 2018 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | L 64–80 | 10–10 (1–6) | 23 – Bohannon | 10 – Cook | 3 – Tied | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,002) Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 20, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN | | No. 3 Purdue | L 64–87 | 10–11 (1–7) | 19 – Garza | 7 – Baer | 5 – Moss | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,822) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 23, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Wisconsin | W 85–67 | 11–11 (2–7) | 17 – Tied | 16 – Garza | 11 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,563) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 84–98 | 11–12 (2–8) | 24 – Tied | 10 – Cook | 7 – Bohannon | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,952) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 30, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 94–80 | 12–12 (3–8) | 20 – Bohannon | 10 – Cook | 10 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,371) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 3, 2018 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 58–82 | 12–13 (3–9) | 19 – Cook | 6 – 3 tied | 3 – Bohannon | Bryce Jordan Center (10,394) University Park, PA |
| Feb 6, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 4 Michigan State | L 93–96 | 12–14 (3–10) | 26 – Cook | 7 – Pemsi | 6 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,350) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 10, 2018 5:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 14 Ohio State | L 64–82 | 12–15 (3–11) | 18 – Nunge | 5 – Nunge | 5 – Bohannon | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 14, 2018 5:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 22 Michigan | L 59–74 | 12–16 (3–12) | 22 – Garza | 8 – Cook | 4 – Garza | Crisler Center (10,173) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN | | Indiana | L 82–84 | 12–17 (3–13) | 28 – Cook | 10 – Cook | 7 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,229) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 21, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 82–86 | 12–18 (3–14) | 32 – Moss | 9 – Garza | 6 – Tied | Williams Arena (11,732) Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 25, 2018 6:30 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 77–70 | 13–18 (4–14) | 25 – Bohannon | 11 – Cook | 6 – Cook | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,396) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| Feb 28, 2018 5:30 pm, BTN | (12) | vs. (13) Illinois First round | W 96–87 | 14–18 | 25 – Bohannon | 8 – Garza | 6 – Bohannon | Madison Square Garden (11,396) New York City, NY |
| Feb 28, 2018 1:30 pm, BTN | (12) | vs. (5) No. 15 Michigan Second round | L 71–79 $^{OT}$ | 14–19 | 14 – Kriener | 8 – Garza | 5 – Bohannon | Madison Square Garden (13,815) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
* Source: Schedule