The 2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represents the University of Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by 12th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and plays its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 7–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Carver–Hawkeye Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Illinois | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Wisconsin | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Purdue | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Iowa † | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
The Hawkeyes finished the 2020–21 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. Iowa spent all but two weeks of the season ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll and ended with a No. 8 ranking.
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 (seventh in Big Ten history). After his last home game in a Hawkeye uniform, it was announced that his No. 55 jersey would be retired. Senior guard Jordan Bohannon ended the season with school-records of 639 assists and 364 three-point field goals (second in Big Ten history).
Offseason
Returning players
Senior guard Jordan Bohannon announced on April 26 that he would return to Iowa taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility from the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Michael Baer | 0 | F | 6'7" | 215 | RS Junior | Bettendorf, IA | Graduated |
CJ Fredrick | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred to Kentucky |
Luka Garza | 55 | C | 6'11" | 265 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated, NBA draft |
Jack Nunge | 2 | F | 6'11" | 245 | RS Sophomore | Newburgh, IN | Transferred to Xavier |
Joe Wieskamp | 10 | G/F | 6'6" | 212 | Junior | Muscatine, IA | Declared for NBA draft |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Filip Rebrača | 0 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Sombor, Serbia | Transferred from North Dakota. Will be eligible to play immediately. |
2021 Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Riley Mulvey C |
Rotterdam, NY | St. Thomas More | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 21, 2021 | |
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Payton Sandfort PF |
Waukee, IA | Waukee | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 1, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 68 | ||||||
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Roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Filip Rebrača | Josh Ogundele | Riley Mulvey |
PF | Keegan Murray | Patrick McCaffery | |
SF | Connor McCaffery | Kris Murray | Payton Sandfort |
SG | Joe Toussaint | Tony Perkins | |
PG | Jordan Bohannon | Ahron Uhlis |
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 | |||||||||||
November 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Slippery Rock | W 99–47 | 0–0 |
18 – P. McCaffery | 8 – P. McCaffery | 5 – Toussaint | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,789) Iowa City, IA | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 9:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Longwood | W 106–73 | 1–0 |
24 – Ke. Murray | 7 – 3 Tied | 5 – Ulis | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,259) Iowa City, IA | ||||
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Kansas City | W 89–57 | 2–0 |
25 – Ke. Murray | 13 – Rebrača | 6 – Toussaint | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,133) Iowa City, IA | ||||
November 16, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BTN |
North Carolina Central | W 86–69 | 3–0 |
27 – Ke. Murray | 21 – Ke. Murray | 4 – Ulis | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,132) Iowa City, IA | ||||
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Alabama State | W 108–82 | 4–0 |
26 – Ke. Murray | 8 – Tied | 11 – Toussaint | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,957) Iowa City, IA | ||||
November 22, 2021* 8:30 p.m., BTN |
Western Michigan | W 109–61 | 5–0 |
29 – Ke. Murray | 8 – Kr. Murray | 8 – Ulis | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,044) Iowa City, IA | ||||
November 26, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Portland State | W 85–51 | 6–0 |
24 – Ke. Murray | 9 – Ke. Murray | 7 – C. McCaffery | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,756) Iowa City, IA | ||||
November 29, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Virginia Big Ten–ACC Challenge |
W 75–74 | 7–0 |
20 – Bohannon | 9 – Ke. Murray | 3 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (13,542) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
December 3, 2021 8:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 2 Purdue | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
December 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Illinois Rivalry |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
December 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||||
December 18, 2021 8:00 p.m., BTN |
vs. Utah State Sanford Pentagon Showcase |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||||
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Western Illinois | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
January 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN |
Maryland | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
January 6, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, WI | |||||||||
January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Indiana | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
January 16, 2022 BTN |
at Minnesota | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
January 19, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN |
Rutgers | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
January 22, 2022 1:15 p.m./3:30 p.m., BTN |
Penn State | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Purdue | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
January 31, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN |
at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA | |||||||||
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Ohio State | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
February 6, 2022 BTN |
Minnesota | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
Nebraska | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
Michigan | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
February 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
Michigan State | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
February 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN |
Northwestern | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Michigan | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
March 6, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Illinois Rivalry |
State Farm Center Champaign, IL | |||||||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9–13, 2022 TBA |
vs. | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Source[4]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | — | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
References
- ^ "2020–21 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced". Big Ten Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Bohannon returning for another season with Iowa Hawkeyes". The Gazette. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ "2021–22 MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "2021–22 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2021.