2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–14 (11–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

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. They finished 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, they lost to No. 13-seeded Ohio State in the second round. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region where the lost to Auburn in the First Round.

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 brother Keegan Murray in 2022 and Luka Garza in 2021 and 2020.[1]

Previous season[edit]

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 1987 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[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

Recruiting classes[edit]

2022 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dasonte Bowen
#30 PG 		Boston, MA Brewster Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 9, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 68
  • 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:

  • "2022 Iowa Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  • "ESPN – Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  • "Iowa 2022 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Owen Freeman
#29 C 		Moline, IL Moline Senior High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 11, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Brock Harding
PG 		Moline, IL Moline Senior High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jun 23, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 68
  • 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[edit]

2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Filip Rebrača 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS North Dakota Sombor, Serbia
G 1 Ahron Ulis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Marian Catholic HS Chicago, IL
G 2 Amarion Nimmers (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Rock Island HS Rock Island, IL
G 4 Josh Dix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Lincoln HS Council Bluffs, IA
G 5 Dasonte Bowen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Boston, MA
G 10 Dante Eldridge (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Kirkwood CC North Liberty, IA
G 11 Tony Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lawrence North HS Indianapolis, IN
G 14 Carter Kingsbury (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Brewster Academy Ponca, NE
G 20 Payton Sandfort 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Waukee HS Waukee, IA
F 22 Patrick McCaffery 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Iowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
C 23 Josh Ogundele 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Worcester Academy London, England
F 24 Kris Murray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Prairie HS/DME Sports Academy Cedar Rapids, IA
G 25 Luc Laketa (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So The Winchendon School Concord, MI
G/F 30 Connor McCaffery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Iowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
C 44 Riley Mulvey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So St. Thomas More School Rotterdam, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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
Regular season
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.

Source[18]

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRV25RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—Not released
CoachesRVRV24RV24RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eickholt, David (March 28, 2023). "Iowa Basketball: Kris Murray named consensus all-American". 247Sports. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Wittry, Andy (March 15, 2022). "1 team from each NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket seed line to pick — and why". NCAA. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Roach leads No. 15 Duke past Iowa 74-62 in Jimmy V Classic". Associated Press. December 7, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wahl Sparks Wisconsin To 78-75 Victory Over Iowa In Overtime". Associated Press. December 11, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "Pickett, Funk Help Penn State Hold Off Iowa 83-79". Associated Press. January 1, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Sandfort Scores 22, Iowa Ends Rutgers' Streak 76-65". Associated Press. January 8, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Sensebaugh Scores 27, Ohio State Tops Iowa 93-77 To End Skid". Associated Press. January 21, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Michigan State edges Iowa 63-61 with late buckets". Associated Press. January 26, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "Murray, Ulis Propel Iowa To 93-82 Victory Over Rutgers". Associated Press. January 29, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "IOWA BEATS NORTHWESTERN, 86-70". University of Iowa Athletics. January 31, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  12. ^ "IOWA BEATS ILLINOIS, 81-79". University of Iowa Athletics. February 4, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "Braden Smith leads No. 1 Purdue past Iowa 87-73". Associated Press. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  14. ^ "Iowa hands Ohio State seventh straight defeat 92-75". Associated Press. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  15. ^ "Buie leads Northwestern over Iowa 80-60 for 5th straight win". Associated Press. February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  16. ^ "Murray, Perkins cap Iowa's amazing rally past Michigan St". Associated Press. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  17. ^ "IOWA BLOWS PAST NO. 15 INDIANA, 90-68, IN BLOOMINGTON". University of Iowa Athletics. February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  18. ^ "2022–23 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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