2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–12 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,400)
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin162 .889364  .900
No. 12 Maryland144 .778287  .800
No. 23 Michigan State126 .6672712  .692
Iowa126 .6672212  .647
Purdue126 .6672113  .618
Ohio State117 .6112411  .686
Indiana99 .5002014  .588
Illinois99 .5001914  .576
Michigan810 .4441616  .500
Minnesota612 .3331815  .545
Northwestern612 .3331517  .469
Nebraska513 .2781318  .419
Penn State414 .2221816  .529
Rutgers216 .1111022  .313
2015 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-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 22–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Davidson in the second round before losing in the third round to Gonzaga.

Last season

The team finished the previous season with a record of 20-13, 9-9 in Big Ten play and finished 6th in the Big Ten. They lost in the first round in the 2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament to Northwestern. They received an at-large bid and lost in the NCAA First Four to Tennessee.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Melsahn Basabe1F6'7"220SeniorGlen Cove, NYGraduated
Roy Devyn Marble4G6'6"200SeniorSouthfield, MIGraduated/2014 NBA draft
Zach McCabe15F6'7"235SeniorSioux City, IAGraduated
Darius Stokes35F6'7"203JuniorCedar Rapids, IATransferred to Fairleigh Dickinson University
Kyle Meyer42F6'10"225RS FreshmanAlpharetta, GATransferred to Eastern Florida State College

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Trey Dickerson11G6'0"180SophomoreQueens, NYWilliston State College

Roster

2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 0 Gabriel Olaseni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)237 lb (108 kg) Sr London, England
G 1 Charlie Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Elmhurst, IL
G 2 Josh Oglesby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cedar Rapids, IA
G 3 Peter Jok 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Des Moines, IA
G 5 Anthony Clemmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lansing, MI
G 10 Mike Gesell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr South Sioux City, NE
G 11 Trey Dickerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Queens, NY
G 13 Kyle Denning 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Cedar Falls, IA
F 20 Jarrod Uthoff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cedar Rapids, IA
F 23 Okey Ukah (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Iowa City, IA
G 24 Brady Ellingson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) Fr Sussex, WI
F 25 Dom Uhl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Frankfurt, Germany
F 30 Aaron White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg) Sr Strongsville, OH
C 34 Adam Woodbury 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)245 lb (111 kg) Jr Sioux City, IA
F 51 Nicholas Baer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)187 lb (85 kg) Fr Bettendorf, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Brad Floy

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

2014 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dominique Uhl
PF
Point Pleasant, NJ Point Pleasant Beach High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brady Ellingson
SG
Menomonie, WI Hamilton High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 24, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 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 May 27, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2*
2:00 pm
Northwood W 92–51 
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,054)
Iowa City, IA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
Hampton
2K Sports Classic
W 90–56  1–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,682)
Iowa City, IA
Nov 17*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota State
2K Sports Classic
W 87–56  2–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,333)
Iowa City, IA
Nov 20*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 10 Texas
2K Sports Classic semifinals
L 57–71  2–1
Madison Square Garden (11,541)
New York City, NY
Nov 21*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 23 Syracuse
2K Sports Classic 3rd place game
L 63–66  2–2
Madison Square Garden (11,255)
New York City, NY
Nov 24*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Pepperdine W 72–61  3–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,979)
Iowa City, IA
Nov 26*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 70–49  4–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,357)
Iowa City, IA
Nov 29*
1:00 pm
Longwood W 77–44  5–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,819)
Iowa City, IA
Dec 3*
6:30 pm, ESPN
at No. 12 North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 60–55  6–2
Dean Smith Center (18,040)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 6*
12:00 pm, MC22
UMBC W 77–47  7–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,094)
Iowa City, IA
Dec 9*
8:00 pm, ESPNews
Alcorn State W 67–44  8–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,392)
Iowa City, IA
Dec 12*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 14 Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 75–90  8–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Dec 20*
6:30 pm, BTN
vs. Northern Iowa
Big Four Classic
L 44–56  8–4
Wells Fargo Arena (15,124)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 80–70  9–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,137)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 20 Ohio State W 71–65  10–4 (1–0)
Value City Arena (15,189)
Columbus, OH
Jan 5
8:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska W 70–59  11–4 (2–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,789)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 8
6:00 pm, ESPN
Michigan State L 61–75  11–5 (2–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,054)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 13
8:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota W 77–75  12–5 (3–1)
Williams Arena (12,401)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 17
1:00 pm, ESPN
Ohio State W 76–67  13–5 (4–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 20
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 at No. 6 Wisconsin L 50–82  13–6 (4–2)
Kohl Center (17,279)
Madison, WI
Jan 24
11:00 am, BTN
No. 25 at Purdue L 63–67  13–7 (4–3)
Mackey Arena (12,068)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 31
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 5 Wisconsin L 63–74  13–8 (4–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 5
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Michigan W 72–54  14–8 (5–4)
Crisler Center (12,490)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 8
2:15 pm, BTN
No. 17 Maryland W 71–55  15–8 (6–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 12
6:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota L 59–64  15–9 (6–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,756)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 15
2:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 61–66 OT 15–10 (6–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,714)
Evanston, IL
Feb 19
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Rutgers W 81–47  16–10 (7–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,594)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 22
2:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 74–46  17–10 (8–6)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,933)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 25
8:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 68–60  18–10 (9–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,831)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 28
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Penn State W 81–77 OT 19–10 (10–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,894)
University Park, PA
Mar 3
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Indiana W 77–63  20–10 (11–6)
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Mar 7
11:00 am, BTN
Northwestern W 69–52  21–10 (12–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
Mar 12
1:30 pm, BTN
vs. Penn State
Second round
L 58–67  21–11
United Center (16,028)
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
Mar 20*
6:20 pm, TNT
(7 S) vs. (10 S) Davidson
Second round
W 83–52  22–11
KeyArena (14,852)
Seattle, WA
Mar 22*
6:10 pm, TBS
(7 S) vs. (2 S) No. 7 Gonzaga
Third round
L 68–87  22–12
KeyArena (14,901)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
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AP RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR RV NR 25 NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV N/A
Coaches 25 25 RV NR RV RV NR NR RV NR RV NR NR NR RV NR NR RV NR RV

See also

References

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