2013–14 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
C
0
Gabriel Olaseni
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
London, England
F
1
Melsahn Basabe
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Glen Cove, NY
G
2
Josh Oglesby
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
Jr
Cedar Rapids, IA
G
3
Peter Jok
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Des Moines, IA
G
4
Roy Devyn Marble (C)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Southfield, MI
G
5
Anthony Clemmons
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Lansing, MI
G
10
Mike Gesell
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
South Sioux City, NE
G
13
Kyle Denning (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Cedar Falls, IA
F
15
Zach McCabe (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Sioux City, IA
F
20
Jarrod Uthoff
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
So
Cedar Rapids, IA
F
23
Okey Ukah (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Iowa City, IA
F
30
Aaron White
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Strongsville, OH
C
34
Adam Woodbury
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Sioux City, IA
F
35
Darius Stokes
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
Jr
Cedar Rapids, IA
F
42
Kyle Meyer
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr
Alpharetta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2013-11-3
2013 Commitments
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.
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Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics