2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 8
Record22–9 (14–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2020–21 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Michigan14–3 .82423–5  .821
No. 2 Illinois †16–4 .80024–7  .774
No. 8 Iowa14–6 .70022–9  .710
No. 20 Purdue13–6 .68418–10  .643
No. 7 Ohio State12–8 .60021–10  .677
Wisconsin10–10 .50018–13  .581
Rutgers10–10 .50016–12  .571
Maryland9–11 .45017–14  .548
Michigan State9–11 .45015–13  .536
Indiana7–12 .36812–15  .444
Penn State7–12 .36811–14  .440
Northwestern6–13 .3169–15  .375
Minnesota6–14 .30014–15  .483
Nebraska3–16 .1587–20  .259
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They defeated Wisconsin in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Illinois in the semifinals. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region. They defeated Grand Canyon in the First Round before losing to Oregon in the Second Round, ending their chances at their first Sweet Sixteen since 1999.

Senior center Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year[1] and a consensus All-American for the second consecutive season. He was also named the consensus National Player of the Year and ended his career with a school-record 2,306 points (7th in Big Ten history). Senior guard Jordan Bohannon ended the season with school-records of 639 assists and 364 3-point field goals (2nd in Big Ten history).

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2019–20 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.[2]

Forward Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year[3] and was a consensus All-American.[4]

Offseason

Returning players

Junior forward Luke Garza announced on April 10 that he would declare for the NBA draft, but retain his eligibility.[5] On August 2, Garza withdrew his name from the draft and announced he would return to Iowa for his senior season.[6]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Bakari Evelyn4G6'2"180Graduate StudentDetroit, MICompleted college eligibility[lower-alpha 1]
Ryan Kriener15F6'9"255SeniorSpirit Lake, IAGraduated
Riley Till20F6'7"205RS JuniorDubuque, IAGraduate transferred to Cal Poly
Cordell Pemsl35F6'8"230RS JuniorDubuque, IAGraduate transferred to Virginia Tech
  1. ↑ Evelyn was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Valparaiso in 2019.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keegan Murray
SF		 Cedar Rapids, IA DME Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Kris Murray
SF		 Cedar Rapids, IA DME Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Josh Ogundele
C		 Worcester, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Nov 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Tony Perkins
SG		 Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Ahron Ulis
PG		 Chicago Heights, IL Marian Catholic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 63
  • 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:

  • "2020 Iowa Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  • "ESPN - Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  • "Iowa 2020 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

Roster

2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Michael Baer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrBettendorf HS Bettendorf, IA
G 1 Joe Toussaint 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCardinal 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 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrLinn-Mar HS Marion, IA
G 4 Ahron Uhlis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMarian Catholic HS Chicago, IL
G 5 CJ Fredrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoCovington Catholic HS Cincinnati, OH
G/F 10 Joe Wieskamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg) JrMuscatine HS Muscatine, IA
G 11 Tony Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrLawrence North HS Indianapolis, IN
G 13 Austin Ash (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)179 lb (81 kg) RS JrMount Vernon HS Cedar Rapids, IA
F 15 Keegan Murray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrPrairie HS/DME Sports Academy Cedar Rapids, IA
F 20 Kris Murray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrPrairie HS/DME Sports Academy Cedar Rapids, IA
F 22 Patrick McCaffery 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrIowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
C 23 Josh Ogundele 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)285 lb (129 kg) FrWorcester Academy London, EN
G/F 30 Connor McCaffery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrIowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
C 55 Luka Garza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg) SrMaret School Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that the start of the season would be pushed back to November 25 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
3:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 5 NC Central W 97–67[8]  1–0
  26 – Garza  10 – Garza  4 – C. McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (535)
Iowa City, IA
November 27, 2020*
4:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 5 Southern W 103–76[9]  2–0
  41 – Garza  9 – Garza  7 – Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (535)
Iowa City, IA
December 3, 2020*
7:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 3 Western Illinois W 99–58[10]  3–0
  35 – Garza  10 – Garza  6 – C. McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (543)
Iowa City, IA
December 8, 2020*
6:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 3 No. 16 North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 W 93–80[11]  4–0
  24 – Bohannon  14 – Garza  6 – Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (583)
Iowa City, IA
December 11, 2020*
8:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 3 Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series		 W 105–77[12]  5–0
  34 – Garza  10 – Nunge  7 – Toussaint  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (560)
Iowa City, IA
December 13, 2020*
1:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 3 Northern Illinois W 106–53[13]  6–0
  23 – Garza  8 – Tied  7 – C. McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (546)
Iowa City, IA
December 19, 2020
11:00 a.m., CBS		 No. 3 vs. No. 1 Gonzaga L 88–99[14]  6–1
  30 – Garza  10 – Garza  4 – Wieskamp  Sanford Pentagon (243)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 22, 2020
8:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 4 Purdue W 70–55[15]  7–1
(1–0)		  22 – Garza  9 – Tied  6 – C. McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (536)
Iowa City, IA
December 25, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 4 at Minnesota L 95–102 OT[16] 7–2
(1–1)		  32 – Garza  17 – Garza  6 – C. McCaffery  Williams Arena (0)
Minneapolis, MN
December 29, 2020
8:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 10 No. 19 Northwestern W 87–72[17]  8–2
(2–1)		  24 – Bohannon  6 – Garza  5 – Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (464)
Iowa City, IA
January 2, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 10 at No. 14 Rutgers W 77–75[18]  9–2
(3–1)		  25 – Garza  9 – Murray  4 – Tied  Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
January 7, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 5 at Maryland W 89–67[19]  10–2
(4–1)		  24 – Garza  7 – Garza  10 – C. McCaffery  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
January 10, 2021
1:30 pm, BTN		 No. 5 No. 16 Minnesota W 86–71[20]  11–2
(5–1)		  33 – Garza  10 – Nunge  14 – Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (569)
Iowa City, IA
January 17, 2021
11:00 a.m., CBS		 No. 5 at Northwestern W 96–73[21]  12–2
(6–1)		  17 – Garza  10 – Garza  4 – Tied  Welsh-Ryan Arena (0)
Evanston, IL
January 21, 2021
8:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 4 Indiana L 69–81[22]  12–3
(6–2)		  28 – Garza  12 – Tied  4 – C. McCaffrey  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (566)
Iowa City, IA
January 29, 2021
8:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 7 at No. 19 Illinois
Rivalry		 L 75–80[23]  12–4
(6–3)		  19 – Tied  8 – Murray  5 – Tied  State Farm Center (190)
Champaign, IL
February 2, 2021
6:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 8 Michigan State W 84–78[24]  13–4
(7–3)		  27 – Garza  12 – Garza  6 – Toussaint  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (557)
Iowa City, IA
February 4, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 8 No. 7 Ohio State L 85–89[25]  13–5
(7–4)		  18 – Tied  10 – Wieskamp  6 – Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (503)
Iowa City, IA
February 7, 2021
11:00 a.m., FOX		 No. 8 at Indiana L 65–67[26]  13–6
(7–5)		  18 – Tied  8 – Wieskamp  2 – Bohannon  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0)
Bloomington, IN
February 10, 2021
6:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 15 No. 25 Rutgers W 79–66[27]  14–6
(8–5)		  26 – Wieskamp  10 – Tied  7 – Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (560)
Iowa City, IA
February 13, 2021
1:30 p.m., FOX		 No. 15 at Michigan State W 88–58[28]  15–6
(9–5)		  21 – Wieskamp  11 – Nunge  6 – Nunge  Breslin Center (0)
East Lansing, MI
February 18, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 11 at No. 21 Wisconsin W 77–62[29]  16–6
(10–5)		  30 – Garza  12 – Murray  5 – Bohannon  Kohl Center (0)
Madison, WI
February 21, 2021
4:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 11 Penn State W 74–68[30]  17–6
(11–5)		  23 – Garza  11 – Tied  6 – Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (566)
Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 9 at No. 3 Michigan L 57–79[31]  17–7
(11–6)		  16 – Garza  8 – C. McCaffrey  2 – Fredrick  Crisler Center (83)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 28, 2021
3:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 9 at No. 4 Ohio State W 73–57[32]  18–7
(12–6)		  24 – Garza  11 – Garza  7 – Toussaint  Value City Arena (0)
Columbus, OH
March 4, 2021
8:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 5 Nebraska W 102–64[33]  19–7
(13–6)		  26 – Bohannon  8 – Garza  8 – C. McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (549)
Iowa City, IA
March 7, 2021
11:30 a.m., FOX		 No. 5 No. 25 Wisconsin W 77–73[34]  20–7
(14–6)		  21 – Garza  16 – Garza  8 – Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (582)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
March 12, 2021
8:00 p.m., BTN		 (3) No. 5 vs. (6) Wisconsin
Quarterfinals		 W 62–57[35]  21–7
  24 – Garza  9 – Garza  6 – McCaffery  Lucas Oil Stadium (7,735)
Indianapolis, IN
March 13, 2021
2:30 p.m., CBS		 (3) No. 5 vs. (2) No. 3 Illinois
Semifinals/Rivalry		 L 71–82[36]  21–8
  21 – Garza  12 – Garza  6 – Bohannon  Lucas Oil Stadium (8,000)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021
5:25 p.m., TBS		 (2 W) No. 8 vs. (15 W) Grand Canyon
First Round		 W 86–74[37]  22–8
  24 – Garza  9 – Wieskamp  5 – Wieskamp  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (986)
Indianapolis, IN
March 22, 2021
11:10 a.m., CBS		 (2 W) No. 8 vs. (7 W) Oregon
Second Round		 L 80–95[38]  22–9
  36 – Garza  9 – Garza  5 – Wieskamp  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP5333 (1)4105547815119558Not released
Coaches6 (1)6^ (1)3 (1)3 (2)5117847816141286813

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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  2. ↑ Solari, Chris. "March Madness cancellation inevitable, unavoidable: 'Bigger than basketball'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Big Ten Unveils Men's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN". bigten.org. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Garza Is Consensus All-American". Maven. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Iowa's Garza declares for draft, keeps eligibility". ESPN.com. April 10, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Iowa's Luka Garza withdraws from NBA Draft, will return to Hawkeyes for senior season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "NCAA: Men's, women's hoops can start Nov. 25". ESPN.com. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Garza, McCaffery Help No. 5 Iowa Rout NC Central In Opener". Associated Press. November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Nearly perfect Garza scores 41, No. 5 Iowa routs Southern". Associated Press. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Garza, Nunge Lead No. 3 Iowa Past Western Illinois, 99-58". Associated Press. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Bohannon scores 24, leads No. 3 Iowa past No. 16 UNC 93-80". Associated Press. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Garza scores 34 in 17 minutes, No. 3 Iowa thumps Iowa State". Associated Press. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Garza Scores 23, No. 3 Iowa Routs Northern Illinois 106-53". Associated Press. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Suggs Leads Top-Ranked Gonzaga Over No. 3 Iowa 99-88". Associated Press. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Garza Scores 22 Points, No. 4 Iowa Beats Purdue 70-55". Associated Press. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Minnesota Beats No. 4 Iowa 102-95 On Johnson's 3-Point Spree". Associated Press. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  17. ↑ "No. 10 Iowa Beats No. 16 Northwestern 87-72 In Big Ten Game". Associated Press. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  18. ↑ "No. 10 Iowa Wins 77-75 As Free Throws Cost No. 14 Rutgers". Associated Press. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Garza scores 24 to help No. 5 Iowa coast past Maryland 89-67". Associated Press. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Garza scores 33, No. 5 Iowa beats No. 16 Minnesota 86-71". Associated Press. January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Garza scores 17, No. 5 Iowa routs Northwestern 96-73". Associated Press. January 17, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Indiana shuts down No. 4 Iowa for 81-69 road upset". Associated Press. January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Dosunmu, Frazier lead No. 19 Illinois over No. 7 Iowa 80-75". Associated Press. January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Garza reaches 2,000 points as Iowa tops Michigan State 84-78". Associated Press. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Balanced Ohio State rallies past Iowa in Top-10 matchup". Associated Press. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Franklin's late shot sends Indiana past No. 8 Iowa 67-65". Associated Press. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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  28. ↑ "Wieskamp-Led No. 15 Iowa Routs Michigan State 88-58". Associated Press. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Garza, Wieskamp help No. 11 Iowa beat No. 21 Wisconsin 77-62". Associated Press. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  30. ↑ "Garza Breaks Iowa Scoring Mark, No. 11 Hawkeyes Beat Penn St". Associated Press. February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  31. ↑ "Dickinson Impresses As No. 3 Michigan Routs No. 9 Iowa 79-57". Associated Press. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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  33. ↑ "Bohannon, No. 5 Iowa Run Away From Nebraska 102-64". Associated Press. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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  36. ↑ "No. 3 Illinois Gets Past No. 5 Iowa, Into Big Ten Title Game". Associated Press. March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  37. ↑ "Sharp-shooting Iowa gets 24 from Garza to beat Grand Canyon". Associated Press. March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  38. ↑ "Not Rusty: Oregon Soars Past Iowa 95-80 Into Sweet 16". Associated Press. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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