2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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]

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
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin146 .7002110  .677
No. 9 Michigan State146 .700229  .710
No. 12 Maryland146 .700247  .774
No. 21 Illinois137 .6502110  .677
No. 25 Iowa119 .5502011  .645
Penn State119 .5502110  .677
No. 19 Ohio State119 .5502110  .677
Rutgers119 .5502011  .645
Michigan1010 .5001912  .613
Purdue911 .4501615  .516
Indiana911 .4502012  .625
Minnesota812 .4001516  .484
Northwestern317 .150823  .258
Nebraska218 .100725  .219
Note: The 2020 Big Ten tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Maishe Dailey1G6'7"200JuniorBeachwood, OHTransferred to Akron
Isaiah Moss4G6'5"208RS JuniorChicago, ILGraduate transferred to Kansas
Tyler Cook25F6'9"253JuniorSt. Louis, MOPlay professionally
Nicholas Baer51F6'7"218RS SeniorBettendorf, IAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Bakari Evelyn4G6'2"180Graduate StudentDetroit, MITransferred from Valparaiso. Will be eligible to play immediately since Evelyn graduated from Valpariso.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
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 
Recruiting 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Michael Baer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrBettendorf HS Bettendorf, IA
G 1 Joe Toussaint 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCardinal Hayes HS Bronx, NY
F 2 Jack Nunge Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SoCastle HS Newburgh, IN
G 3 Jordan Bohannon Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrLinn-Mar HS Marion, IA
G 4 Bakari Evelyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSValparaiso Detroit, MI
G 5 CJ Fredrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrCovington Catholic HS Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Joe Wieskamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoMuscatine HS Muscatine, IA
G 13 Austin Ash (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoMount Vernon HS Cedar Rapids, IA
F 15 Ryan Kriener 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrSpirit Lake HS Spirit Lake, IA
F 20 Riley Till (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrWahlert Catholic HS Dubuque, IA
F 22 Patrick McCaffery Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrIowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
G 24 Nicolas Hobbs (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrFenwick HS Chicago, IL
G 30 Conner McCaffery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoIowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
F 35 Cordell Pemsl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrWahlert Catholic HS Dubuque, IA
G 51 Aidan Vanderloo (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSioux City East HS Sioux City, IA
C 55 Luka Garza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrMaret 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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRV2523RVRV191817212018182525
CoachesRVRV25RV24191817172017182525

*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". bigten.org. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. "Garza Is Consensus All-American". Maven. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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