2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.
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NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 19–14 (11–9 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Carver–Hawkeye Arena |
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No. 3 Purdue † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Indiana | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 16 | – | 19 | .457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 17 | .105 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Iowa completed the season 19–14, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, it lost its first game to No. 13 seed Ohio State. The Hawkeyes received the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament and lost to No. 9 seeded Auburn in the round of 64.
Junior forward Kris Murray earned First-team All-Big Ten honors and Third-team AP, Sporting News and USBWA All-America honors while averaging 20.2 points per game. It marked the fourth consecutive season that an Iowa player was named a consensus All-American, following twin Keegan Murray (2021–2022) and Luka Garza (2019–2020 and 2020–21).[1]
Previous season
The Hawkeyes finished the 2021–22 season 26–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. The 26 wins were the most wins in a season for Iowa since the Elite Eight team in 1986–87 earned 30 wins. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Northwestern, Rutgers, Indiana, and Purdue to win the tournament championship. As a result, the Hawkeyes received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. The Hawkeyes were upset by No. 12-seeded Richmond in the First Round.[2]
Sophomore forward Keegan Murray earned consensus First-team All-American honors, and established a new school record for points in a season. It was the third consecutive season that an Iowa player was selected a consensus First-team All-American (Luka Garza, 2019–20 and 2020–21) and set a new school record for points in a season.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Joe Toussaint | 2 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduate transferred to West Virginia |
Jordan Bohannon | 3 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Senior | Marion, IA | Graduated |
Austin Ash | 13 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Senior | Cedar Rapids, IA | Walk-on; graduate transferred to The Citadel |
Keegan Murray | 15 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Cedar Rapids, IA | Declare for 2022 NBA draft |
2022 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Dasonte Bowen #30 PG |
Boston, MA | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 9, 2021 | |
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Josh Dix #47 SG |
Council Bluffs, IA | Abraham Lincoln High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 11, 2021 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 68 | ||||||
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2023 recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Pryce Sandfort #15 PG |
Waukee, IA | Northwest High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Aug 6, 2022 | |
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Owen Freeman #29 C |
Moline, IL | Moline Senior High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 11, 2021 | |
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Brock Harding PG |
Moline, IL | Moline Senior High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Jun 23, 2022 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 68 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 31, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Truman State | W 118–72 | 24 – Murray | 7 – Murray | 4 – Perkins | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,428) Iowa City, IA | |||||
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November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Bethune–Cookman | W 89–56 | 1–0 |
16 – Perkins | 10 – Rebrača | 5 – Perkins | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,545) Iowa City, IA | ||||
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
North Carolina A&T | W 112–71 | 2–0 |
22 – Murray | 8 – Murray | 6 – Perkins | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,296) Iowa City, IA | ||||
November 16, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Seton Hall Gavitt Tipoff Games |
W 83–67 | 3–0 |
29 – Murray | 11 – Murray | 5 – Perkins | Prudential Center (8,933) Newark, NJ | ||||
November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 25 | Omaha Emerald Coast Classic campus site game |
W 100–64 | 4–0 |
30 – Murray | 8 – Rebrača | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,467) Iowa City, IA | |||
November 25, 2022* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 25 | vs. Clemson Emerald Coast Classic semifinal |
W 74–71 | 5–0 |
21 – P. McCaffery | 12 – Murray | 3 – Sandfort | The Arena at NFSC (1,880) Niceville, FL | |||
November 26, 2022* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 25 | vs. TCU Emerald Coast Classic championship |
L 66–79 | 5–1 |
15 – Tied | 10 – Murray | 3 – Sandfort | The Arena at NFSC (1,624) Niceville, FL | |||
November 29, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 81–65 | 6–1 |
31 – Murray | 20 – Murray | 5 – Ulis | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,450) Iowa City, IA | ||||
December 6, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN |
vs. No. 15 Duke Jimmy V Classic |
L 62–74[4] | 6–2 |
12 – Tied | 8 – Rebrača | 3 – Murray | Madison Square Garden (17,828) New York, NY | ||||
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 20 Iowa State Rivalry |
W 75–56 | 7–2 |
22 – Rebrača | 11 – Rebrača | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,535) Iowa City, IA | ||||
December 11, 2022 5:30 p.m., BTN |
Wisconsin | L 75–78[5] OT | 7–3 (0–1) |
24 – P. McCaffery | 10 – C. McCaffery | 5 – C. McCaffery | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,430) Iowa City, IA | ||||
December 17, 2022* 7:30 p.m., BTN |
Southeast Missouri State | W 106–75 | 8–3 |
30 – Rebrača | 9 – Rebrača | 6 – Rebrača | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,240) Iowa City, IA | ||||
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Eastern Illinois | L 83–92 | 8–4 |
24 – Rebrača | 13 – P. McCaffery | 5 – Perkins | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,553) Iowa City, IA | ||||
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN |
at Nebraska | L 50–66 | 8–5 (0–2) |
17 – Murray | 13 – Rebrača | 2 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,920) Lincoln, NE | ||||
January 1, 2023 4:30 p.m., BTN |
at Penn State | L 79–83[6] | 8–6 (0–3) |
32 – Murray | 9 – Murray | 4 – Bowen | Bryce Jordan Center (6,080) University Park, PA | ||||
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 15 Indiana | W 91–89 | 9–6 (1–3) |
30 – Murray | 10 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,916) Iowa City, IA | ||||
January 8, 2023 11:00 a.m., BTN |
at Rutgers | W 76–65[7] | 10–6 (2–3) |
22 – Sandfort | 12 – Rebrača | 8 – C. McCaffery | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Michigan | W 93–84 OT | 11–6 (3–3) |
27 – Murray | 12 – Rebrača | 5 – Dix | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,498) Iowa City, IA | ||||
January 15, 2023 3:30 p.m., BTN |
Maryland | W 81–67 | 12–6 (4–3) |
22 – Perkins | 7 – Sandfort | 5 – Dix | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,376) Iowa City, IA | ||||
January 21, 2022 1:00 p.m., FOX |
at Ohio State | L 77–93[8] | 12–7 (4–4) |
22 – Murray | 7 – Murray | 4 – Murray | Value City Arena (13,630) Columbus, OH | ||||
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Michigan State | L 61–63[9] | 12–8 (4–5) |
17 – Ulis | 11 – Rebrača | 3 – Ulis | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
January 29, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN |
Rutgers | W 93–82[10] | 13–8 (5–5) |
24 – Murray | 8 – Sandfort | 6 – C. McCaffery | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,907) Iowa City, IA | ||||
January 31, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN |
Northwestern Rescheduled from Jan. 18 |
W 86–70[11] | 14–8 (6–5) |
20 – Tied | 10 – Rebrača | 5 – Sandfort | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,667) Iowa City, IA | ||||
February 4, 2023 1:30 p.m., FOX |
Illinois Rivalry |
W 81–79[12] | 15–8 (7–5) |
32 – Perkins | 7 – Murray | 3 – Murray | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA | ||||
February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at No. 1 Purdue | L 73–87[13] | 15–9 (7–6) |
24 – Murray | 5 – Rebrača | 8 – C. McCaffery | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Minnesota | W 68–56 | 16–9 (8–6) |
28 – Murray | 14 – Murray | 6 – Perkins | Williams Arena (10,683) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Ohio State | W 92–75[14] | 17–9 (9–6) |
24 – Perkins | 6 – C. McCaffery | 13 – C. McCaffery | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,257) Iowa City, IA | ||||
February 19, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN |
at Northwestern | L 60–80[15] | 17–10 (9–7) |
14 – Murray | 7 – Rebrača | 5 – C. McCaffery | Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039) Evanston, IL | ||||
February 22, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN |
at Wisconsin | L 52–64 | 17–11 (9–8) |
13 – Tied | 8 – C. McCaffery | 2 – Ulis | Kohl Center (16,029) Madison, WI | ||||
February 25, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN |
Michigan State | W 112–106 OT[16] | 18–11 (10–8) |
26 – Murray | 9 – Perkins | 6 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA | ||||
February 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at No. 15 Indiana | W 90–68[17] | 19–11 (11–8) |
26 – Murray | 10 – Perkins | 8 – Perkins | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN | ||||
March 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN |
Nebraska | L 77–81 | 19–12 (11–9) |
23 – P. McCaffery | 8 – C. McCaffery | 9 – C. McCaffery | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA | ||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2023 1:30 p.m., BTN |
(5) | vs. (13) Ohio State Second round |
L 69–73 | 19–13 |
20 – Rebrača | 7 – Rebrača | 5 – Murray | United Center (15,537) Chicago, IL | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 16, 2023 5:50 p.m., TNT |
(8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Auburn First Round |
L 75–83 | 19–14 |
21 – Sandfort | 9 – Murray | 3 – Tied | Legacy Arena (15,154) Birmingham, AL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | Not released | |||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — |
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