# 2010–11 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2010–11 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which has been their home since 1983. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 10th place and lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Michigan State.

## 2010 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Melsahn Basabe PF | Glen Cove, NY | St. Mark's High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 1, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Roy Devyn Marble SG | Southfield, MI | Southfield-Lathrup High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Zach McCabe SF | Sioux City, IA | Bishop Heelen High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | Jul 17, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Bryce Cartwright PG | Paris, TX | Paris J.C. | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 7, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| 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 February 7, 2011. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 7, 2010* 3:35 pm | | Illinois–Springfield | W 111–66 | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,050) Iowa City, IA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 14, 2010* 2:01 pm, BTN | | South Dakota State | L 69–79 | 0–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,700) Iowa City, IA |
| November 16, 2010* 7:35 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 68–40 | 1–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,023) Iowa City, IA |
| November 19, 2010* 7:35 pm | | vs. Xavier Paradise Jam | L 73–86 | 1–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (3,122) St. Thomas, VI |
| November 20, 2010* 5:10 pm | | vs. Alabama Paradise Jam | W 55–47 | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,348) St. Thomas, VI |
| November 22, 2010* 2:30 pm | | vs. Long Beach State Paradise Jam | L 72–78 | 2–3 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| November 26, 2010* 5:35 pm, BTN | | SIU Edwardsville | W 111–50 | 3–3 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,698) Iowa City, IA |
| November 30, 2010* 6:05 pm, ESPNU | | at Wake Forest ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 73–76 | 3–4 | LJVM Coliseum (9,086) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 4, 2010* 12:32 pm | | Idaho State | W 70–53 | 4–4 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,764) Iowa City, IA |
| December 7, 2010* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 51–39 | 5–4 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,667) Iowa City, IA |
| December 10, 2010* 7:35 pm, BTN | | Iowa State Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series | L 72–75 | 5–5 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,276) Iowa City, IA |
| December 18, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 59–52 | 6–5 | Knapp Center (6,671) Des Moines, IA |
| December 21, 2010* 7:05 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 77–58 | 7–5 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,344) Iowa City, IA |
| December 29, 2010 8:05 pm, BTN | | No. 23 Illinois | L 77–87 | 7–6 (0–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| January 4, 2011 8:05 pm, BTN | | No. 2 Ohio State | L 68–73 | 7–7 (0–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,810) Iowa City, IA |
| January 9, 2011 11:05 am, BTN | | at No. 11 Purdue | L 52–75 | 7–8 (0–3) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 12, 2011 7:35 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | L 71–90 | 7–9 (0–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,548) Iowa City, IA |
| January 16, 2011 5:05 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 59–69 | 7–10 (0–5) | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 19, 2011 5:35 pm, BTN | | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 48–70 | 7–11 (0–6) | Jerome Schottenstein Center (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| January 23, 2011 2:05 pm, BTN | | Indiana | W 91–77 | 8–11 (1–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,860) Iowa City, IA |
| January 26, 2011 5:35 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 51–65 | 8–12 (1–7) | Bryce Jordan Center (6,625) University Park, PA |
| January 30, 2011 3:05 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 73–87 | 8–13 (1–8) | Crisler Arena (12,978) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 2, 2011 7:35 pm, BTN | | Michigan State | W 72–52 | 9–13 (2–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,158) Iowa City, IA |
| February 5, 2011 3:05 pm, ESPN2 | | at Indiana | W 64–63 | 10–13 (3–8) | Assembly Hall (17,225) Bloomington, IN |
| February 9, 2011 7:35 pm, BTN | | No. 13 Wisconsin | L 59–62 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (3–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,093) Iowa City, IA |
| February 13, 2011 5:05 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | L 45–62 | 10–15 (3–10) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,759) Iowa City, IA |
| February 17, 2011 8:05 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 70–73 | 10–16 (3–11) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,124) Evanston, IL |
| February 19, 2011 3:35 pm, BTN | | Michigan | L 72–75 $^{OT}$ | 10–17 (3–12) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,835) Iowa City, IA |
| February 26, 2011 6:05 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 68–81 | 10–18 (3–13) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| March 2, 2011 5:35 pm, BTN | | at Michigan State | L 66–85 | 10–19 (3–14) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| March 5, 2011 3:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 6 Purdue | W 67–65 | 11–19 (4–14) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,132) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2011 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (10) | vs. (7) Michigan State Big Ten First Round | L 61–66 | 11–20 | Conseco Fieldhouse (16,264) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||