# 2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth–year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished season 22–11, 12–6 record in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. 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.

## Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2014–15 season with a 22–12 record, 12–6 in conference play finishing in third place. They lost to Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament and received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Davidson in the First Round and lost to Gonzaga in the Third Round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Gabriel Olaseni | 0 | C | 6'10" | 237 | Senior | London, England | Graduated |
| Josh Oglesby | 2 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Cedar Rapids, IA | Graduated |
| Trey Dickerson | 11 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Queens, NY | Transferred to South Dakota |
| Kyle Denning | 13 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Cedar Rapids, IA | Graduated |
| Aaron White | 30 | F | 6'9" | 228 | Senior | Strongsville, OH | Graduated/2015 NBA draft |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dale Jones | SF | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Waterloo, IA | Junior college transfer from Tyler JC |

### 2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Moss SF | Chicago, IL | Simeon Career Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Brandon Hutton SF | Chicago, IL | De La Salle Institute | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 9, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Ahmad Wagner PF | Huber Heights, OH | Wayne High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 10, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Andrew Fleming SG | Nashville, TN | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 12, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Christian Williams SG | Decatur, IL | Saint Teresa High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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 July 6, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Bohannon 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: |||||||
| Tyler Cook 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: |||||||
| Ryan Kriener PF | Spirit Lake, IA | Spirit Lake High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jul 30, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Cordell Pemsl SF | 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: |||||||
| 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 July 6, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 29, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Sioux Falls | W 99–73 | | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,381) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 6, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Augustana (SD) | L 74–76 | | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,209) Iowa City, IA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Gardner–Webb | W 79–59 | 1–0 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,209) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 15, 2015* 4:00 pm, BTN | | Coppin State | W 103–68 | 2–0 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,350) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 19, 2015* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 89–61 | 3–0 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,297) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 26, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Dayton AdvoCare Invitational First Round | L 77–82 | 3–1 | HP Field House (4,871) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 27, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. No. 17 Notre Dame AdvoCare Invitational Consolation 2nd Round | L 62–68 | 3–2 | HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 29, 2015* 10:00 am, ESPN3 | | vs. No. 20 Wichita State AdvoCare Invitational 7th Place Game | W 84–62 | 4–2 | HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Dec 2, 2015* 8:15 pm, ESPNU | | Florida State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,247) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 5, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMKC | W 95–75 | 6–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,763) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 7, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | | Western Illinois | W 90–56 | 7–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,395) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 10, 2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 5 Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 82–83 | 7–3 | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| Dec 19, 2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Drake Big Four Classic | W 70–64 | 8–3 | Wells Fargo Arena (15,424) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 22, 2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee Tech | W 85–63 | 9–3 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,432) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2015 8:00 pm, BTN | | No. 1 Michigan State | W 83–70 | 10–3 (1–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 2, 2016 5:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 14 Purdue | W 70–63 | 11–3 (2–0) | Mackey Arena (14,846) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 5, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | Nebraska | W 77–66 | 12–3 (3–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,736) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 14, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | at No. 4 Michigan State | W 76–59 | 13–3 (4–0) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 17, 2016 3:30 pm, BTN | No. 16 | Michigan | W 82–71 | 14–3 (5–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 21, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 9 | at Rutgers | W 90–76 | 15–3 (6–0) | The RAC (4,209) Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 24, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 9 | No. 22 Purdue | W 83–71 | 16–3 (7–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 28, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 8 Maryland | L 68–74 | 16–4 (7–1) | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Jan 31, 2016 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | Northwestern | W 85–71 | 17–4 (8–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 3, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 5 | Penn State | W 73–49 | 18–4 (9–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,596) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 7, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | at Illinois | W 77–65 | 19–4 (10–1) | State Farm Center (13,849) Champaign, IL |
| Feb 11, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | at Indiana | L 78–85 | 19–5 (10–2) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 14, 2016 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 4 | Minnesota | W 75–71 | 20–5 (11–2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 17, 2016 5:30 pm, BTN | No. 4 | at Penn State | L 75–79 | 20–6 (11–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (6,590) University Park, PA |
| Feb 24, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 8 | Wisconsin | L 59–67 | 20–7 (11–4) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 28, 2016 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | at Ohio State | L 64–68 | 20–8 (11–5) | Value City Arena (15,593) Columbus, OH |
| Mar 1, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | No. 12 Indiana | L 78–81 | 20–9 (11–6) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Mar 5, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 16 | at Michigan | W 71–61 | 21–9 (12–6) | Crisler Arena (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2016 1:30 pm, BTN | (5) No. 20 | vs. (12) Illinois Second round | L 66–68 | 21–10 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,707) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2016* 2:10 pm, truTV | (7 S) No. 25 | vs. (10 S) Temple First Round | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 22–10 | Barclays Center (17,333) Brooklyn, NY |
| Mar 20, 2016* 11:10 am, CBS | (7 S) No. 25 | vs. (2 S) No. 6 Villanova Second Round | L 68–87 | 22–11 | Barclays Center (17,401) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
* Source:

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 (11) | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 25 | N/A* |
| Coaches | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 (3) | 6 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 25 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings