# 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.
On March 14, 2025, the school fired head coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons. He finished with a 297–207 overall record with Iowa.

## 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. The Hawkeyes automatically qualified for the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 3 seed where they defeated Kansas State in the first round before losing to Utah in the second round.

## 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 |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | 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 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| Chris Tadjo PF | Montreal, Quebec | NBA Academy Latin America | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 60 247Sports: 84 ESPN: — ||||||
| 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: "Iowa 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024. "2024 Iowa Hawkeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024. ||||||

#### 2025 recruiting class

There are no current recruits for 2025.

## 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. |||||||||
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