# 2013–14 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team was led by fourth year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Northwestern. They received an invitation to the NCAA Tournament where they lost Tennessee in the first four.

## Last season

The team finished the previous season with a record of 25-13, 9-9 in Big Ten play and finished 6th in the Big Ten. The 25 wins was the most wins in one season for the Hawkeyes since the 2005-2006 season, in which Iowa also had 25 wins. The team was invited to the 2013 National Invitation Tournament as a 3rd seed in the Virginia Bracket. The team advanced to the NIT Championship game but lost to Baylor. The Hawkeyes received 7 votes in the final USA Today Coaches Poll, making it the first time that Iowa had received votes in the coaches poll since 2006.

## Roster

The 2013-14 Iowa Hawkeyes squad contained 15 players which included 1 freshman, 1 redshirt freshman, 4 sophomores, 6 juniors, and 3 seniors.

## 2013 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Peter Jok SG | Des Moines, IA | Valley High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Sep 23, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| 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 April 26, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 26, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3* 3:30 pm | | Augustana | W 87–65 | | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 8* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Wilmington | W 82–39 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,293) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 10* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Nebraska–Omaha | W 83–75 | 2–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,271) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 14* 6:00 pm, BTN | | UMES | W 109–63 | 3–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,374) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 17* 3:30 pm | | Abilene Christian Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round | W 103–41 | 4–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,733) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 22* 6:00 pm, BTN | | Penn | W 86–55 | 5–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 28* 6:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 23 | vs. Xavier Battle 4 Atlantis First Round | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | Imperial Arena (2,258) Nassau, BAH |
| Nov 29* 6:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 23 | vs. UTEP Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals | W 89–53 | 7–0 | Imperial Arena (2,664) Nassau, BAH |
| Nov 30* 8:30 pm, NBCSN | No. 23 | vs. Villanova Battle 4 Atlantis Championship | L 83–88 $^{OT}$ | 7–1 | Imperial Arena (2,593) Nassau, BAH |
| Dec 3* 8:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | Notre Dame ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 98–93 | 8–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 7* 7:30 pm | No. 23 | vs. Drake Big Four Classic | W 83–66 | 9–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (14,512) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 9* 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 92–59 | 10–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,501) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 13* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | at No. 17 Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 82–85 | 10–2 | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| Dec 22* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 86–61 | 11–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 31 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 22 | Nebraska | W 67–57 | 12–2 (1–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 5 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 22 | at No. 4 Wisconsin | L 71–75 | 12–3 (1–1) | Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI |
| Jan 9 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 20 | Northwestern | W 93–67 | 13–3 (2–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,016) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 12 12:30 pm, CBS | No. 20 | at No. 3 Ohio State | W 84–74 | 14–3 (3–1) | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Jan 19 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Minnesota | W 94–73 | 15–3 (4–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 22 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at No. 21 Michigan | L 67–75 | 15–4 (4–2) | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 25 11:00 am, BTN | No. 10 | at Northwestern | W 76–50 | 16–4 (5–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 28 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | No. 7 Michigan State | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (5–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 1 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 15 | at Illinois | W 81–74 | 17–5 (6–3) | State Farm Center (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| Feb 4 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | Ohio State | L 69–76 | 17–6 (6–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 8 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | No. 10 Michigan | W 85–67 | 18–6 (7–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 15 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | at Penn State | W 82–70 | 19–6 (8–4) | Bryce Jordan Center (10,428) University Park, PA |
| Feb 22 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 15 | No. 16 Wisconsin | L 74–79 | 19–7 (8–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 25 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 20 | at Minnesota | L 89–95 | 19–8 (8–6) | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 27 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | at Indiana^ | L 86–93 | 19–9 (8–7) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Mar 2 1:00 pm, BTN | No. 20 | Purdue | W 83–76 | 20–9 (9–7) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Mar 6 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | at No. 22 Michigan State | L 76–86 | 20–10 (9–8) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Mar 8 7:30 pm, BTN | No. 24 | Illinois | L 63–66 | 20–11 (9–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 13 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Northwestern First round | L 62–67 | 20–12 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19* 8:10 pm, truTV | (11 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Tennessee First Four | L 65–78 $^{OT}$ | 20–13 | University of Dayton Arena (11,534) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
^ This game was originally scheduled for February 18, but was postponed due to safety concerns following a piece of metal falling from the roof at Assembly Hall.
* Source: Schedule

## 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 | Wk 20 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | RV | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | RV | 23 | 23 | 23т | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | NR |