2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
Record20–11 (11–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 21 – 10   .677
No. 9 Michigan State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
No. 12 Maryland 14 – 6   .700 24 – 7   .774
No. 21 Illinois 13 – 7   .650 21 – 10   .677
No. 25 Iowa 11 – 9   .550 20 – 11   .645
Penn State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 10   .677
No. 19 Ohio State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 10   .677
Rutgers 11 – 9   .550 20 – 11   .645
Michigan 10 – 10   .500 19 – 12   .613
Purdue 9 – 11   .450 16 – 15   .516
Indiana 9 – 11   .450 20 – 12   .625
Minnesota 8 – 12   .400 15 – 16   .484
Northwestern 3 – 17   .150 8 – 23   .258
Nebraska 2 – 18   .100 7 – 25   .219
Note: The 2020 Big Ten tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 10th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in four-way tie for fifth place. Their season ended when postseason tournaments including the Big Ten tournament and the NCAA tournament were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Forward Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year[2] and was a consensus All-American.[3]

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2018–19 season 23–12, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South region. There they defeated No. 7-seeded Cincinnati in the first round before losing to No. 2-seeded Tennessee in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Maishe Dailey 1 G 6'7" 200 Junior Beachwood, OH Transferred to Akron
Isaiah Moss 4 G 6'5" 208 RS Junior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to Kansas
Tyler Cook 25 F 6'9" 253 Junior St. Louis, MO Play professionally
Nicholas Baer 51 F 6'7" 218 RS Senior Bettendorf, IA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bakari Evelyn 4 G 6'2" 180 Graduate Student Detroit, MI Transferred from Valparaiso. Will be eligible to play immediately since Evelyn graduated from Valpariso.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Patrick McCaffery
PF 		Iowa City, IA West High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 5, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Joe Toussaint
PG 		Bronx, NY Cardinals Hayes High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 14, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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 August 31, 2018.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ahron Ulis
PG 		Chicago Heights, IL Marian Catholic School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 6, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
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:

Roster

2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Michael Baer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bettendorf HS Bettendorf, IA
G 1 Joe Toussaint 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cardinal Hayes HS Bronx, NY
F 2 Jack Nunge Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Castle HS Newburgh, IN
G 3 Jordan Bohannon Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Linn-Mar HS Marion, IA
G 4 Bakari Evelyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Valparaiso Detroit, MI
G 5 CJ Fredrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Covington Catholic HS Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Joe Wieskamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Muscatine HS Muscatine, IA
G 13 Austin Ash (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Mount Vernon HS Cedar Rapids, IA
F 15 Ryan Kriener 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Spirit Lake HS Spirit Lake, IA
F 20 Riley Till (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Wahlert Catholic HS Dubuque, IA
F 22 Patrick McCaffery Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Iowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
G 24 Nicolas Hobbs (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fenwick HS Chicago, IL
G 30 Conner McCaffery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Iowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
F 35 Cordell Pemsl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Wahlert Catholic HS Dubuque, IA
G 51 Aidan Vanderloo (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sioux City East HS Sioux City, IA
C 55 Luka Garza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Maret School Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus 		Lindsey Wilson W 96–58 
 19 – Wieskamp   7 – Toussiant   11 – C. McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,830)
Iowa City, IA
Regular season
November 8, 2019*
8:00 p.m., BTN 		SIU Edwardsville W 87–60  1–0
  20 – Garza   12 – Garza   4 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,300)
Iowa City, IA
November 11, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		DePaul
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 78–93  1–1
  16 – Fredrick   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,961)
Iowa City, IA
November 15, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus 		Oral Roberts W 87–74  2–1
  30 – Garza   10 – Tied   7 – McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,021)
Iowa City, IA
November 21, 2019*
6:00 p.m., BTN 		North Florida
Las Vegas Invitational campus site game 		W 83–68  3–1
  29 – Garza   12 – Garza   7 – McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,389)
Iowa City, IA
November 24, 2019*
4:00 p.m., BTN 		Cal Poly
Las Vegas Invitational campus site game 		W 85–59  4–1
  21 – Fredrick   9 – Garza   5 – Fredrick  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,730)
Iowa City, IA
November 28, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1 		vs. No. 12 Texas Tech
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals 		W 72–61  5–1
  20 – Bohannon   12 – Garza   6 – Bohannon  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1 		vs. San Diego State
Las Vegas Invitational championship game 		L 73–83  5–2
  16 – Fredrick   8 – Garza   5 – Fredrick  Orleans Arena (4,855)
Paradise, NV
December 3, 2019*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 68–54  6–2
  23 – Garza   9 – Tied   4 – Tied  Carrier Dome (20,844)
Syracuse, NY
December 6, 2019
5:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 4 Michigan L 91–103  6–3
(0–1) 		 44 – Garza   8 – Garza   5 – Fredrick  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 9, 2019
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Minnesota W 72–52  7–3
(1–1) 		 23 – Wieskamp   10 – Garza   10 – Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,442)
Iowa City, IA
December 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 		W 84–68  8–3
  21 – Garza   11 – Garza   3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
December 21, 2019*
8:00 pm, BTN 		vs. Cincinnati
Chicago Legends 		W 77–70  9–3
  21 – Fredrick   13 – Garza   4 – Tied  United Center (6,814)
Chicago, IL
December 29, 2019*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 25 Kennesaw State W 93–51  10–3
  23 – Garza   8 – Garza   7 – Toussiant  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
January 4, 2020
1:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 23 vs. No. 21 Penn State L 86–89  10–4
(1–2) 		 34 – Garza   12 – Garza   4 – Tied  Palestra (7,881)
Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2020
8:00 p.m., BTN 		at Nebraska L 70–76  10–5
(1–3) 		 21 – Wieskamp   18 – Garza   4 – 2 tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,722)
Lincoln, NE
January 10, 2020
6:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 12 Maryland W 67–49  11–5
(2–3) 		 26 – Wieskamp   13 – Garza   5 – Toussaint  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,721)
Iowa City, IA
January 14, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at Northwestern W 75–62  12–5
(3–3) 		 27 – Garza   7 – McCaffery   7 – Evelyn  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,023)
Evanston, IL
January 17, 2020
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 19 Michigan W 90–83  13–5
(4–3) 		 33 – Garza   13 – McCaffery   5 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,136)
Iowa City, IA
January 22, 2020
8:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 19 No. 24 Rutgers W 85–80  14–5
(5–3) 		 28 – Garza   13 – Garza   4 – Wieskamp  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,006)
Iowa City, IA
January 27, 2020
7:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 18 Wisconsin W 68–62  15–5
(6–3) 		 21 – Garza   18 – Garza   4 – Toussaint  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,566)
Iowa City, IA
January 30, 2020
7:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 18 at No. 15 Maryland L 72–82  15–6
(6–4) 		 21 – Garza   8 – Pemsl   5 – McCaffery  Xfinity Center (16,369)
College Park, MD
February 2, 2020
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 18 No. 19 Illinois
Rivalry 		W 72–65  16–6
(7–4) 		 25 – Garza   10 – Garza   7 – McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
February 5, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 17 at Purdue L 68–104  16–7
(7–5) 		 26 – Garza   4 – Tied   5 – Evelyn  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
February 8, 2020
5:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 17 Nebraska W 96–72  17–7
(8–5) 		 30 – Wieskamp   8 – Garza   4 – McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
February 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 21 at Indiana L 77–89  17–8
(8–6) 		 38 – Garza   8 – Garza   5 – Toussaint  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 16, 2020
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 21 at Minnesota W 58–55  18–8
(9–6) 		 24 – Garza   8 – Tied   7 – McCaffery  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
February 20, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 20 No. 25 Ohio State W 85–76  19–8
(10–6) 		 24 – Garza   8 – Pemsl   4 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,001)
Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 18 at No. 24 Michigan State L 70–78  19–9
(10–7) 		 20 – Garza   9 – Garza   7 – McCaffery  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
February 29, 2020
11:00 a.m., BTN 		No. 18 No. 16 Penn State W 77–68  20–9
(11–7) 		 25 – Garza   17 – Garza   8 – Toussaint  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
March 3, 2020
8:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 18 Purdue L 68–77  20–10
(11–8) 		 26 – Garza   12 – Garza   5 – Fredrick  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,216)
Iowa City, IA
March 8, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 18 at No. 23 Illinois
Rivalry 		L 76–78  20–11
(11–9) 		 28 – Garza   8 – Garza   8 – McCaffery  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten tournament
Canceled
NCAA tournament
Canceled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Coaches——————RVRV25RV24191817172017182525

*Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

  1. ^ Solari, Chris. "March Madness cancellation inevitable, unavoidable: 'Bigger than basketball'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Unveils Men's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Garza Is Consensus All-American". Maven. Retrieved April 8, 2020.