# 2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–10 in Big Ten play, resulting in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to No. 10-seeded Ohio State in the second round. The Hawkeyes accepted a bid to the NIT as the No. 3 seed in the Villanova bracket. Following a win against Kansas State, the Hawkeyes lost in the second round to Utah.

## Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, it lost to No. 13-seeded Ohio State in the second round. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region where it lost to Auburn in the First Round.

## Offseason
### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Pryce Sandfort #15 PG | Waukee, IA | Northwest High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Aug 6, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Owen Freeman #29 C | Moline, IL | Moline Senior High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 11, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Brock Harding PG | Moline, IL | Moline Senior High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 68 ||||||
| 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: "2023 Iowa Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022. "ESPN – Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022. "Iowa 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022. ||||||

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | Quincy | W 103–76 | – | 16 – McCaffery | 7 – Tied | 4 – Harding | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (–) Iowa City, IA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | North Dakota | W 110–68 | 1–0 | 21 – Pa. Sandfort | 9 – Pa. Sandfort | 7 – Harding | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,653) Iowa City, IA |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | Alabama State | W 98–67 | 2–0 | 22 – McCaffery | 12 – Pa. Sandfort | 7 – Harding | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,814) Iowa City, IA |
| November 14, 2023* 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 8 Creighton Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 84–92 | 2–1 | 24 – Krikke | 6 – Tied | 4 – Bowen | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352) Omaha, NE |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | Arkansas State | W 88–74 | 3–1 | 25 – Krikke | 9 – Krikke | 4 – Pa. Sandfort | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,536) Iowa City, IA |
| November 23, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Oklahoma Rady Children's Invitational semifinal | L 67–79 | 3–2 | 13 – Freeman | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | LionTree Arena (3,500) San Diego, CA |
| November 24, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FOX | | vs. Seton Hall Rady Children's Invitational 3rd place game | W 85–72 | 4–2 | 22 – Pa. Sandfort | 9 – Pa. Sandfort | 5 – Tied | LionTree Arena (3,912) San Diego, CA |
| November 29, 2023* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | North Florida | W 103–78 | 5–2 | 21 – Tied | 8 – Pa. Sandfort | 4 – Dix | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,641) Iowa City, IA |
| December 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 4 Purdue | L 68–87 | 5–3 (0–1) | 16 – Krikke | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 7, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 65–90 | 5–4 | 14 – Pa. Sandfort | 8 – Freeman | 4 – Bowen | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| December 10, 2023 3:30 p.m., BTN | | Michigan | L 80–90 | 5–5 (0–2) | 24 – Krikke | 8 – Krikke | 5 – Bowen | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,000) Iowa City, IA |
| December 16, 2023* 3:30 p.m., BTN | | vs. Florida A&M | W 88–52 | 6–5 | 14 – Freeman | 11 – Freeman | 7 – Perkins | Wells Fargo Arena (14,786) Des Moines, IA |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | UMBC | W 103–81 | 7–5 | 23 – Perkins | 12 – Krikke | 12 – Harding | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,357) Iowa City, IA |
| December 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | Northern Illinois | W 103–74 | 8–5 | 20 – Krikke | 9 – Freeman | 8 – Perkins | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,846) Iowa City, IA |
| January 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 21 Wisconsin | L 72–83 | 8–6 (0–3) | 25 – Perkins | 13 – Freeman | 4 – McCaffery | Kohl Center (15,725) Madison, WI |
| January 6, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN | | Rutgers | W 86–77 | 9–6 (1–3) | 24 – Pa. Sandfort | 10 – Krikke | 4 – Dix | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,273) Iowa City, IA |
| January 12, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN | | Nebraska | W 94–76 | 10–6 (2–3) | 22 – Freeman | 10 – Tied | 15 – Perkins | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,670) Iowa City, IA |
| January 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota | W 86–77 | 11–6 (3–3) | 25 – Krikke | 8 – Freeman | 5 – Tied | Williams Arena (8,379) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 2 Purdue | L 70–84 | 11–7 (3–4) | 24 – Perkins | 7 – Pa. Sandfort | 7 – Dix | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,232) Iowa City, IA |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Maryland | L 67–69 | 11–8 (3–5) | 20 – Perkins | 9 – Freeman | 2 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,532) Iowa City, IA |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Michigan | W 88–78 | 12–8 (4–5) | 26 – Pa. Sandfort | 9 – Freeman | 5 – Perkins | Crisler Center (11,752) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Indiana | L 68–74 | 12–9 (4–6) | 26 – Pa. Sandfort | 8 – Pa. Sandfort | 3 – Perkins | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| February 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | Ohio State | W 79–77 | 13–9 (5–6) | 20 – Perkins | 7 – Perkins | 4 – Perkins | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,986) Iowa City, IA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Penn State | L 79–89 | 13–10 (5–7) | 22 – Krikke | 5 – Tied | 8 – Perkins | Bryce Jordan Center (8,140) University Park, PA |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN | | Minnesota | W 90–85 | 14–10 (6–7) | 21 – Pa. Sandfort | 14 – Freeman | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,768) Iowa City, IA |
| February 14, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN | | at Maryland | L 66–78 | 14–11 (6–8) | 19 – Pa. Sandfort | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (12,031) College Park, MD |
| February 17, 2024 1:15 p.m., BTN | | No. 20 Wisconsin | W 88–86 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (7–8) | 20 – Freeman | 12 – Freeman | 6 – Freeman | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| February 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Michigan State | W 78–71 | 16–11 (8–8) | 22 – Pa. Sandfort | 14 – Krikke | 5 – Perkins | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| February 24, 2024 1:15 p.m., BTN | | at No. 12 Illinois Rivalry | L 85–95 | 16–12 (8–9) | 20 – Dix | 8 – Tied | 4 – Perkins | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL |
| February 27, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Penn State | W 90–81 | 17–12 (9–9) | 26 – Pa. Sandfort | 10 – Pa. Sandfort | 10 – Pa. Sandfort | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,502) Iowa City, IA |
| March 2, 2024 4:30 p.m., BTN | | at Northwestern | W 87–80 | 18–12 (10–9) | 24 – Dix | 6 – Freeman | 14 – Perkins | Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039) Evanston, IL |
| March 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 12 Illinois Rivalry | L 61–73 | 18–13 (10–10) | 23 – Pa. Sandfort | 8 – Freeman | 6 – Harding | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN | (7) | vs. (10) Ohio State Second Round | L 78–90 | 18–14 | 19 – Pa. Sandfort | 9 – Freeman | 7 – Perkins | Target Center Minneapolis, MN |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN | (3) | Kansas State First Round - Villanova Bracket | W 91–82 | 19–14 | 30 – Pa. Sandfort | 12 – Pa. Sandfort | 8 – Perkins | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,532) Iowa City, IA |
| March 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) | at (2) Utah Second Round - Villanova Bracket | L 82–91 | 19–15 | 19 – McCaffery | 7 – Freeman | 4 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,804) Salt Lake City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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