# 2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2011–12 college basketball season. The team was led by 2nd year 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 with 18-17 record, 8-10 in Big Ten play finished in a tie with Northwestern in 7th place. They made to the 2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament where they defeated Illinois in the first round but then lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They made to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, where they beat Dayton in the first round, and lost to Oregon in the second round.

## Roster

The 2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes squad contained 16 players which include 4 freshmen, 1 redshirt freshman, 6 sophomores, 2 juniors, 3 seniors, and 1 redshirt senior.

## 2011 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Josh Oglesby SG | Cedar Rapids, IA | Cedar Rapids Washington High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 29, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Gabe Olaseni C | London, England | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Aaron White SF | Strongsville, OH | Strongsville High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 4, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| 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 October 4, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2011* 3:30 pm | | Northwest Missouri State | W 79–59 | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,854) Iowa City, IA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | | Chicago State Dale Howard Classic | W 96–53 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,897) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T Dale Howard Classic | W 95–79 | 2–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,891) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/17/2011* 7:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 88–55 | 3–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,666) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/20/2011* 3:00 pm, BTN | | vs. Creighton Dale Howard Classic | L 59–82 | 3–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (12,746) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/23/2011* 7:00 pm | | Campbell Dale Howard Classic | L 61–77 | 3–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,501) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/26/2011* 12:00 pm | | IPFW | W 82–72 | 4–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,904) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/29/2011* 8:15 pm, ESPNU | | Clemson ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 55–71 | 4–3 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,449) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/03/2011* 2:00 pm | | Brown | W 75–54 | 5–3 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,399) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/06/2011* 7:00 pm, KWWL | | at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | L 60–80 | 5–4 | McLeod Center (6,834) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/09/2011* 7:00 pm, CTN | | at Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 76–86 | 5–5 | Hilton Coliseum (14,356) Ames, IA |
| 12/17/2011* 8:00 pm, BTN | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 82–68 | 6–5 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,479) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/19/2011* 7:05 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 105–64 | 7–5 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,382) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/22/2011* 7:30 pm | | Boise State | W 81–72 | 8–5 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,122) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/28/2011 8:30 pm, BTN | | Purdue | L 76–79 | 8–6 (0–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,314) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/31/2011 12:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 11 Wisconsin | W 72–65 | 9–6 (1–1) | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| 01/04/2012 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | W 64–62 | 10–6 (2–1) | Williams Arena (12,018) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/07/2012 2:00 pm, BTN | | No. 6 Ohio State | L 47–76 | 10–7 (2–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/10/2012 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 6 Michigan State | L 61–95 | 10–8 (2–3) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/14/2012 12:00 pm, BTN | | No. 13 Michigan | W 75–59 | 11–8 (3–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,366) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/17/2012 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | L 68–75 | 11–9 (3–4) | Mackey Arena (14,134) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/26/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Nebraska | L 73–79 | 11–10 (3–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,538) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/29/2012 5:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 16 Indiana | L 89–103 | 11–11 (3–6) | Assembly Hall (17,243) Bloomington, IN |
| 02/01/2012 7:35 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 63–59 | 12–11 (4–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,232) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/04/2012 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | Penn State | W 77–64 | 13–11 (5–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,510) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/09/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Northwestern | L 64–83 | 13–12 (5–7) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,013) Evanston, IL |
| 02/16/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Penn State | L 64–69 | 13–13 (5–8) | Bryce Jordan Center (6,794) University Park, PA |
| 02/19/2012 5:00 pm, BTN | | No. 18 Indiana | W 78–66 | 14–13 (6–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,282) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/23/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 16 Wisconsin | W 67–66 | 15–13 (7–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,248) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/26/2012 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 54–65 | 15–14 (7–9) | Assembly Hall (16,322) Champaign, IL |
| 02/29/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Nebraska | W 62–53 | 16–14 (8–9) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,039) Lincoln, NE |
| 03/03/2012 1:30 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | L 66–70 | 16–15 (8–10) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 2012 Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 10:30 am, BTN | | vs. Illinois First Round | W 64–61 | 17–15 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/09/2012 11:00 am, ESPN | | vs. No. 8 Michigan State Quarterfinals | L 75–92 | 17–16 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,484) Indianapolis, IN |
| 2012 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2012* 6:30 pm, ESPN | No. (S 7) | at No. (S 2) Dayton First Round | W 84–75 | 18–16 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,190) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/18/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (S 7) | at No. (S 3) Oregon Second Round | L 97–108 | 18–17 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,590) Eugene, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||