2020-21 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2020-21 Iowa Men's Basketball

22-9

Overall

14-6

Big Ten

Peak AP rank

Fran McCaffery

Head coach

2020-21 Schedule 31 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Nov 25	Home North Carolina Central	97–67	W
Nov 27	Home Southern	103–76	W
Dec 3	Home Western Illinois	99–58	W
Dec 8	Home North Carolina	93–80	W
Dec 11	Home Iowa State	105–77	W
Dec 13	Home Northern Illinois	106–53	W
Dec 19	Neutral Gonzaga	88–99	L
Dec 22	Home Purdue	70–55	W
Dec 25	Away Minnesota	95–102	L
Dec 29	Home Northwestern	87–72	W
Jan 2	Away Rutgers	77–75	W
Jan 7	Away Maryland	89–67	W
Jan 10	Home Minnesota	86–71	W
Jan 17	Away Northwestern	96–73	W
Jan 21	Home Indiana	69–81	L
Jan 29	Away Illinois	75–80	L
Feb 2	Home Michigan State	84–78	W
Feb 4	Home Ohio State	85–89	L
Feb 7	Away Indiana	65–67	L
Feb 10	Home Rutgers	79–66	W
Feb 13	Away Michigan State	88–58	W
Feb 18	Away Wisconsin	77–62	W
Feb 21	Home Penn State	74–68	W
Feb 25	Away Michigan	57–79	L
Feb 28	Away Ohio State	73–57	W
Mar 4	Home Nebraska	102–64	W
Mar 7	Home Wisconsin	77–73	W
Mar 12	Neutral Wisconsin	62–57	W
Mar 13	Neutral Illinois	71–82	L
Mar 20	Neutral Grand Canyon	86–74	W
Mar 22	Neutral Oregon	80–95	L

Team & Player Stats

Per-game averages and the year's standout players. Full box-score totals, advanced metrics, and game-by-game logs.

Per-Game Averages

Points

83.7 vs 72.7

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+11.0 points per game

Field goal %

47.1% vs 42.0%

Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.

+5.1 percentage points

3-point %

38.6% vs 34.8%

Three-point shooting — higher is better.

+3.8 percentage points

Free throw %

71.5% vs 67.6%

How often Iowa cashed in at the line.

+3.9 percentage points

Total rebounds

39.7 vs 37.0

Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.

+2.7 rebounds per game

Assists

19.2 vs 16.3

Buckets set up by a teammate pass.

+2.9 assists per game

Turnovers

9.5 vs 11.5

Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.

-2.0 turnovers per game

Top Performers

Leading scorer

Luka Garza

24.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.7 apg (31 games).

Top playmaker

Jordan Bohannon

4.4 apg, 10.6 ppg, 1.4 TO (31 games).

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Iowa

Opponents

Diff

Games

31.0

0.0

Minutes

40.2

0.0

29.8

27.1

+2.7

FGA

63.3

64.6

-1.3

FG%

47.1%

42.0%

+5.1

9.7

8.9

+0.8

3PA

25.2

25.5

-0.3

3P%

38.6%

34.8%

+3.8

20.1

18.2

+1.9

2PA

38.1

39.1

-1.0

2P%

52.7%

46.6%

+6.1

14.5

9.7

+4.8

FTA

20.2

14.3

+5.9

FT%

71.5%

67.6%

+3.9

ORB

11.2

11.5

-0.3

DRB

28.5

25.5

+3.0

TRB

39.7

37.0

+2.7

AST

19.2

16.3

+2.9

STL

5.6

5.4

+0.2

BLK

4.5

3.2

+1.3

TOV

9.5

11.5

-2.0

14.9

18.5

-3.6

PTS

83.7

72.7

+11.0

Player Stats — Per Game

Player	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
Luka GarzaFAP POY-1,WA-1,AA-1,AP-AA-1,NABC-AA-1,SN-AA-1,USBWA-AA-1,W-AA-1,NA-1	31	31	31.5	9.1	16.4	55.3	1.4	3.2	44.0	4.5	6.4	70.9	8.7	1.7	0.7	1.6	1.5	24.1
Joe WieskampG	31	31	29.3	5.2	10.6	49.1	2.4	5.1	46.2	2.1	3.1	67.7	6.6	1.7	0.9	0.3	1.4	14.8
Jordan BohannonG	31	31	29.2	3.2	8.3	38.9	2.6	6.6	39.0	1.5	1.7	88.9	3.1	4.4	0.5	0.0	1.4	10.6
CJ FredrickG	27	27	24.7	2.7	5.6	47.4	1.3	2.8	47.4	0.9	1.3	67.6	1.1	1.9	0.4	0.1	0.4	7.5
Keegan MurrayF	31	4	18.0	2.7	5.4	50.6	0.5	1.7	29.6	1.3	1.7	75.5	5.1	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.6	7.2
Jack NungeF	22	0	15.9	2.6	5.8	44.5	0.6	2.1	29.8	1.3	1.6	82.9	5.3	1.3	0.3	0.9	0.9	7.1
Patrick McCafferyF	31	0	14.6	1.9	4.4	43.8	0.4	1.4	30.2	0.9	1.3	70.7	2.7	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.4	5.2
Joe ToussaintG	31	0	11.3	1.4	3.2	42.4	0.1	0.4	27.3	0.9	1.5	62.2	1.2	2.4	0.8	0.0	1.5	3.7
Connor McCafferyG	31	31	22.8	1.1	3.3	32.4	0.6	2.1	27.7	0.5	0.9	58.6	3.1	3.6	0.6	0.1	1.0	3.3
Austin AshG	9	0	2.3	0.7	1.7	40.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	—	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.7
Tony PerkinsG	24	0	6.1	0.6	1.4	45.5	0.0	0.1	33.3	0.3	0.6	46.7	1.3	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.1	1.6
Ahron UlisG	17	0	7.0	0.3	0.9	33.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.1	1.2	90.0	0.9	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.6
Josh OgundeleF	8	0	2.1	0.4	0.8	50.0	0.0	0.0	—	0.1	0.5	25.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9
Kris MurrayF	13	0	3.2	0.2	1.0	23.1	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.6
Michael BaerF	7	0	1.4	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3
Nicolas HobbsG	1	0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player Stats — Advanced

Player	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	USG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	OWS	DWS	WS	BPM	PProd
Luka GarzaF	31	975	35.6	62.0	—	32.5	10.5	18.3	14.6	12.2	1.2	5.3	7.2	5.5	1.4	6.9	13.7	655
Nicolas HobbsG	1	1	15.9	0.0	—	48.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	56.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.8	0
Joe WieskampG	31	907	22.7	61.6	—	22.4	4.5	18.7	11.9	10.4	1.8	1.1	10.3	2.9	1.2	4.1	9.3	399
Michael BaerF	7	10	20.1	100.0	—	4.9	0.0	20.0	10.5	0.0	5.6	10.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	1
Keegan MurrayF	31	558	23.4	58.6	—	18.5	9.8	19.4	14.8	5.2	2.6	7.2	9.5	1.6	1.1	2.7	8.3	214
Jack NungeF	22	349	24.4	54.3	—	23.0	15.1	19.8	17.6	14.4	1.1	5.6	12.1	1.2	0.5	1.7	7.4	172
Jordan BohannonG	31	905	16.2	58.0	—	17.6	0.5	10.2	5.6	23.6	1.0	0.0	13.5	2.4	0.6	3.1	6.1	339
CJ FredrickG	27	666	13.5	60.4	—	13.0	0.8	3.6	2.3	12.3	0.8	0.6	5.6	1.6	0.3	1.9	4.6	186
Patrick McCafferyF	31	452	17.1	51.8	—	18.3	6.3	12.6	9.6	10.2	1.4	2.7	7.7	1.0	0.5	1.5	4.5	161
Tony PerkinsG	24	147	14.6	47.4	—	14.3	7.5	14.3	11.0	17.0	1.9	0.7	7.0	0.3	0.2	0.5	3.1	47
Austin AshG	9	21	26.1	50.0	—	34.8	0.0	19.1	10.0	20.9	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	3.1	12
Connor McCafferyG	31	706	9.0	43.6	—	10.1	2.2	11.8	7.2	22.8	1.5	0.3	20.6	0.8	0.7	1.4	1.9	158
Ahron UlisG	17	119	15.0	57.1	—	12.5	5.5	7.6	6.6	24.0	0.5	0.9	19.7	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.9	40
Joe ToussaintG	31	350	13.3	47.8	—	23.0	3.1	7.7	5.5	34.5	3.9	0.3	27.2	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.2	147
Kris MurrayF	13	42	3.3	28.7	—	18.5	7.8	11.9	10.0	3.6	1.3	2.4	12.5	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-8.5	9
Josh OgundeleF	8	17	21.1	44.3	—	22.7	38.7	11.8	24.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	-8.8	9

Game Logs

Date	Opp	Rslt	Shooting			3PT		Boards			Other
			FG-FGA	FG%	eFG%	3P-3PA	3P%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	TOV
Nov 25	North Carolina Central	W 97–67	32-66	48.5	56.1	10-30	33.3	20	24	44	20	9	9
Nov 27	Southern	W 103–76	34-61	55.7	65.6	12-24	50.0	9	25	34	28	4	9
Dec 3	Western Illinois	W 99–58	33-70	47.1	52.9	8-23	34.8	11	42	53	25	4	11
Dec 8	North Carolina	W 93–80	34-76	44.7	55.9	17-40	42.5	13	21	34	22	8	10
Dec 11	Iowa State	W 105–77	37-68	54.4	62.5	11-29	37.9	14	24	38	20	6	7
Dec 13	Northern Illinois	W 106–53	41-73	56.2	64.4	12-30	40.0	15	29	44	29	12	8
Dec 19	vs Gonzaga	L 88–99	35-75	46.7	49.3	4-22	18.2	12	23	35	16	7	12
Dec 22	Purdue	W 70–55	24-56	42.9	53.6	12-34	35.3	9	25	34	21	6	11
Dec 25	@ Minnesota	L 95–102 OT	29-78	37.2	43.6	10-30	33.3	21	26	47	17	6	7
Dec 29	Northwestern	W 87–72	28-58	48.3	57.8	11-26	42.3	7	25	32	17	6	9
Jan 2	@ Rutgers	W 77–75	26-56	46.4	52.7	7-18	38.9	9	28	37	13	8	15
Jan 7	@ Maryland	W 89–67	36-67	53.7	63.4	13-26	50.0	6	31	37	22	9	11
Jan 10	Minnesota	W 86–71	31-56	55.4	63.4	9-14	64.3	4	35	39	27	3	10
Jan 17	@ Northwestern	W 96–73	33-57	57.9	66.7	10-24	41.7	6	31	37	22	2	9
Jan 21	Indiana	L 69–81	24-63	38.1	42.1	5-23	21.7	16	29	45	14	5	10
Jan 29	@ Illinois	L 75–80	31-72	43.1	50.0	10-25	40.0	11	19	30	17	4	8
Feb 2	Michigan State	W 84–78	28-56	50.0	54.5	5-17	29.4	13	25	38	16	3	4
Feb 4	Ohio State	L 85–89	30-68	44.1	54.4	14-32	43.8	11	24	35	20	4	6
Feb 7	@ Indiana	L 65–67	19-51	37.3	45.1	8-21	38.1	6	30	36	5	5	10
Feb 10	Rutgers	W 79–66	26-60	43.3	52.5	11-23	47.8	12	26	38	20	6	9
Feb 13	@ Michigan State	W 88–58	32-65	49.2	59.2	13-25	52.0	9	35	44	24	4	4
Feb 18	@ Wisconsin	W 77–62	26-51	51.0	62.7	12-19	63.2	6	34	40	16	2	11
Feb 21	Penn State	W 74–68	26-58	44.8	53.4	10-25	40.0	9	32	41	19	5	15
Feb 25	@ Michigan	L 57–79	21-59	35.6	40.7	6-19	31.6	6	25	31	4	4	9
Feb 28	@ Ohio State	W 73–57	29-62	46.8	54.8	10-24	41.7	5	26	31	22	5	5
Mar 4	Nebraska	W 102–64	38-74	51.4	62.2	16-43	37.2	8	36	44	25	12	8
Mar 7	Wisconsin	W 77–73	28-55	50.9	57.3	7-23	30.4	8	26	34	17	2	9
Mar 12	vs Wisconsin	W 62–57	26-64	40.6	42.2	2-20	10.0	12	23	35	18	6	8
Mar 13	vs Illinois	L 71–82	26-64	40.6	46.9	8-24	33.3	6	28	34	19	5	12
Mar 20	vs Grand Canyon	W 86–74	29-54	53.7	63.0	10-22	45.5	9	23	32	17	4	6
Mar 22	vs Oregon	L 80–95	31-68	45.6	51.5	8-25	32.0	9	20	29	22	7	11

2020-21 Roster 16 players

#	Player	Class	Pos	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High School
2	Joe Toussaint	SO	G	6-0	190	Bronx, NY	Cardinal Hayes (NY)
3	Jordan Bohannon	SR	G	6-1	175	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar High School
4	Ahron Ulis	FR	G	6-3	190	Chicago, IL	Marian Catholic HS
5	CJ Fredrick	SO	G	6-3	195	Cincinnati, OH	Covington HS
10	Joe Wieskamp	JR	G	6-6	212	Muscatine, IA	Muscatine HS
11	Tony Perkins	FR	G	6-4	210	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence North HS
13	Austin Ash	JR	G	6-3	179	Cedar Rapids, IA	Mount Vernon HS
15	Keegan Murray	FR	F	6-8	215	Cedar Rapids, IA	DME Sports Academy
22	Patrick McCaffery	FR	F	6-9	200	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City West (IA)
23	Josh Ogundele	FR	F	6-10	285	London, United Kingdom	Worcester Academy
24	Jack Nunge	SO	F	6-11	245	Newburgh, IN	Castle High School
24	Kris Murray	FR	F	6-8	215	Cedar Rapids, IA	DME Sports Academy
24	Michael Baer	SR	F	6-7	215	Bettendorf, IA	Bettendorf HS
24	Nicolas Hobbs	SR	G	6-2	200	Chicago, IL	Fenwick HS
30	Connor McCaffery	JR	G	6-5	205	Iowa City, IA	West High School
55	Luka Garza	SR	F	6-11	265	Washington, DC	Maret High School

Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM

Men's Basketball History

Season Snapshot 2020-21 at a glance

2020-21 Iowa Men's Basketball

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #4 Ohio State

Signature Wins

Beat #14 Rutgers

Beat #21 Wisconsin

Beat #16 Minnesota

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced #7 Ohio State

Faced #19 Illinois

Lost OT vs Minnesota