# 2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-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 19–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Indiana. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated South Dakota in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.

## Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 record in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. In the Big Ten tournament, they were upset by Illinois in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Temple in the First Round before losing to eventual National Champion, Villanova, in the Second Round.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Andrew Fleming | 2 | G | 6'5" | 206 | Freshman | Nashville, TN | Transferred to Chattanooga |
| Anthony Clemmons | 5 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Lansing, MI | Graduated |
| Mike Gesell | 10 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | South Sioux City, NE | Graduated |
| Jarrod Uthoff | 20 | F | 6'9" | 221 | Senior | Cedar Rapids, IA | Graduated |
| Okey Ukah | 23 | F | 6'7" | 218 | Senior | Iowa City, IA | Walk on; graduated |
| Brandon Hutton | 30 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Indian Hills CC |
| Adam Woodbury | 34 | C | 7'1" | 250 | Senior | Sioux City, IA | Graduated |

## 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Cook #8 PF | St. Louis, MO | Chaminade College Prep School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 23, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jordan Bohannon #25 PG | Marion, IA | Linn-Mar High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Cordell Pemsl #41 PF | Dubuque, IA | Wahlert Catholic High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | May 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Ryan Kriener C | Spirit Lake, IA | Spirit Lake High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Jul 30, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Maishe Dailey SG | Beachwoood, OH | Beachwood High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 4, 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 26, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| 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: |||||||
| 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. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Regis | W 95–73 | | 28 – Jok | 7 – Baer | 5 – Williams | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,152) Iowa City, IA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:30 pm, BTN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 91–74 | 1–0 | 27 – Jok | 10 – Cook | 5 – Williams | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,007) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:30 pm, BTN+ | | Savannah State Emerald Coast Classic | W 116–84 | 2–0 | 23 – Ellingson | 9 – Pemsl, Wagner | 7 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,371) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/17/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN | | Seton Hall Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 83–91 | 2–1 | 30 – Jok | 11 – Jok | 4 – Jok | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,391) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/20/2016* 4:30 pm, BTN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley Emerald Coast Classic | W 95–67 | 3–1 | 27 – Jok | 7 – Baer | 6 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,596) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/25/2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. No. 7 Virginia Emerald Coast Classic semifinals | L 41–74 | 3–2 | 13 – Jok | 6 – Baer, Cook | 2 – Baer, Cook, Jok, Wagner | The Arena at NWFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 3:00 pm | | vs. Memphis Emerald Coast Classic 3rd Place game | L 92–100 | 3–3 | 42 – Jok | 7 – Cook | 6 – Bohannon | The Arena at NWFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL |
| 11/29/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Notre Dame ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 78–92 | 3–4 | 23 – Bohannon | 12 – Baer | 7 – Bohannon | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,660) South Bend, IN |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, BTN+ | | Omaha | L 89–98 | 3–5 | 33 – Jok | 10 – Jok | 6 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,618) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/05/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Stetson | W 95–68 | 4–5 | 21 – Moss, Pemsl | 8 – Jok, Pemsl | 7 – Jok | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,839) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 78–64 | 5–5 | 23 – Jok | 9 – Jok | 4 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,956) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/17/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Northern Iowa Big Four Classic | W 69–46 | 6–5 | 21 – Jok | 11 – Baer | 5 – Bohannon | Wells Fargo Arena (15,028) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/20/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN | | North Dakota | W 84–73 | 7–5 | 18 – Bohannon, Jok | 11 – Pemsl | 4 – Jok | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,099) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/22/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN | | Delaware State | W 89–57 | 8–5 | 17 – Jok | 7 – Dailey | 5 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,886) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten regular season |||||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 15 Purdue | L 67–89 | 8–6 (0–1) | 13 – Jok | 7 – Baer | 4 – Bohannon | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/01/2017 1:15 pm, BTN | | Michigan | W 86–83 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (1–1) | 25 – Jok | 8 – Cook, Pemsl | 6 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,988) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/05/2017 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 90–93 $^{2OT}$ | 9–7 (1–2) | 34 – Jok | 9 – Baer | 3 – Bohannon | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,939) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/08/2017 3:30 pm, BTN | | Rutgers | W 68–62 | 10–7 (2–2) | 18 – Jok | 11 – Jok | 8 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,347) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/12/2017 8:00 pm, BTN | | No. 17 Purdue | W 83–78 | 11–7 (3–2) | 29 – Jok | 10 – Baer | 9 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,752) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/15/2017 6:30 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 54–89 | 11–8 (3–3) | 14 – Cook, Kriener | 5 – Cook | 5 – Wagner | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,732) Evanston, IL |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 25 Maryland | L 76–84 | 11–9 (3–4) | 14 – Jok | 7 – Cook | 5 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,040) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/25/2017 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 64–76 | 11–10 (3–5) | 12 – Baer, Wagner | 7 – Baer | 4 – Bohannon | State Farm Center (11,787) Champaign, IL |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Ohio State | W 85–72 | 12–10 (4–5) | 17 – Ellingson | 8 – Baer | 5 – Uhl, Pemsl | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,138) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/31/2017 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | W 83–63 | 13–10 (5–5) | 17 – Bohannon | 7 – Pemsl | 5 – Baer, Ellingson | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,389) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | W 81–70 | 14–10 (6–5) | 15 – Bohannon | 6 – Baer | 5 – Ellingson, Jok | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,495) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/08/2017 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 89–101 $^{2OT}$ | 14–11 (6–6) | 28 – Jok | 9 – Jok | 8 – Bohannon | Williams Arena (11,481) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/11/2017 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan State | L 66–77 | 14–12 (6–7) | 13 – Cook, Jok | 7 – Pemsl | 3 – Williams | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm, BTN | | Illinois | L 66–70 | 14–13 (6–8) | 16 – Jok | 10 – Jok | 4 – Jok | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/21/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN | | Indiana | W 96–90 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (7–8) | 35 – Jok | 7 – Baer | 6 – Bohannon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,372) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/25/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 24 Maryland | W 83–69 | 16–13 (8–8) | 24 – Bohannon | 10 – Cook | 5 – Bohannon | Xfinity Center (17,615) College Park, MD |
| 03/02/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 22 Wisconsin | W 59–57 | 17–13 (9–8) | 14 – Baer | 8 – Cook | 5 – Bohannon | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| 03/05/2017 12:00 pm, BTN | | Penn State | W 90–79 | 18–13 (10–8) | 21 – Jok | 10 – Baer, Cook | 6 – Williams | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| 03/09/2017 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | (7) | vs. (10) Indiana Second Round | L 73–95 | 18–14 | 24 – Bohannon | 11 – Pemsl | 10 – Bohannon | Verizon Center (12,408) Washington, D.C. |
| NIT |||||||||
| 03/15/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (8) South Dakota First Round – Iowa Bracket | W 87–75 | 19–14 | 20 – Jok | 8 – Cook | 11 – Bohannon | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,864) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/19/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (4) TCU Second Round – Iowa Bracket | L 92–94 | 19–15 | 25 – Bohannon | 10 – Baer | 13 – Bohannon | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
* Source: Schedule