FEATURED GAME
Beat #20 Wisconsin
88
vs
86
Took down #20 at home
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 2023-24 at a glance
2023-24 Iowa Men's Basketball
19-15
Overall
10-10
Big Ten
Fran McCaffery
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
1
1-0 record in OT
Best 3-point game
8/14
57% vs North Florida
Points per game
83.1
#12 nationally
Power rating
+13.0
Simple Rating System — #47 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
110
vs North Dakota on Nov 7
Best defensive game
held them to 52
vs Florida A&M (88-52)
Closest game
2-point loss
vs Maryland (67-69)
Biggest win
by 42
vs North Dakota (110-68)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
3
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
13-4
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
4-9
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Florida A&M
88
vs
52
Wire-to-wire control — won by 36
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat North Dakota
110
vs
68
Wire-to-wire control — won by 42
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Alabama State
98
vs
67
Wire-to-wire control — won by 31
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #2 Purdue
70
vs
84
Tough matchup against #2
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #4 Purdue
68
vs
87
Tough matchup against #4
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Maryland
67
vs
69
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
2023-24 Schedule 34 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | Home North Dakota | 110–68 | W |
| Nov 10 | Home Alabama State | 98–67 | W |
| Nov 14 | Away Creighton | 84–92 | L |
| Nov 17 | Home Arkansas State | 88–74 | W |
| Nov 23 | Neutral Oklahoma | 67–79 | L |
| Nov 24 | Neutral Seton Hall | 85–72 | W |
| Nov 29 | Home North Florida | 103–78 | W |
| Dec 4 | Away Purdue | 68–87 | L |
| Dec 7 | Away Iowa State | 65–90 | L |
| Dec 10 | Home Michigan | 80–90 | L |
| Dec 16 | Neutral Florida A&M | 88–52 | W |
| Dec 20 | Home Maryland-Baltimore County | 103–81 | W |
| Dec 29 | Home Northern Illinois | 103–74 | W |
| Jan 2 | Away Wisconsin | 72–83 | L |
| Jan 6 | Home Rutgers | 86–77 | W |
| Jan 12 | Home Nebraska | 94–76 | W |
| Jan 15 | Away Minnesota | 86–77 | W |
| Jan 20 | Home Purdue | 70–84 | L |
| Jan 24 | Home Maryland | 67–69 | L |
| Jan 27 | Away Michigan | 88–78 | W |
| Jan 30 | Away Indiana | 68–74 | L |
| Feb 2 | Home Ohio State | 79–77 | W |
| Feb 8 | Away Penn State | 79–89 | L |
| Feb 11 | Home Minnesota | 90–85 | W |
| Feb 14 | Away Maryland | 66–78 | L |
| Feb 17 | Home Wisconsin | 88–86 | W |
| Feb 20 | Away Michigan State | 78–71 | W |
| Feb 24 | Away Illinois | 85–95 | L |
| Feb 27 | Home Penn State | 90–81 | W |
| Mar 2 | Away Northwestern | 87–80 | W |
| Mar 10 | Home Illinois | 61–73 | L |
| Mar 14 | Neutral Ohio State | 78–90 | L |
| Mar 19 | Home Kansas State | 91–82 | W |
| Mar 24 | Away Utah | 82–91 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
83.1
vs
79.4
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+3.7 points per game
Field goal %
47.6%
vs
45.8%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+1.8 percentage points
3-point %
35.1%
vs
35.8%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
-0.7 percentage points
Free throw %
77.4%
vs
70.4%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+7.0 percentage points
Total rebounds
35.6
vs
37.1
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
-1.5 rebounds per game
Assists
17.8
vs
15.4
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+2.4 assists per game
Turnovers
9.6
vs
12.0
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-2.4 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
34.0
34.0
0.0
Minutes
40.1
40.1
0.0
FG
30.1
28.5
+1.6
FGA
63.4
62.2
+1.2
FG%
47.6%
45.8%
+1.8
3P
6.6
8.0
-1.4
3PA
18.9
22.4
-3.5
3P%
35.1%
35.8%
-0.7
2P
23.5
20.5
+3.0
2PA
44.4
39.8
+4.6
2P%
52.9%
51.5%
+1.4
FT
16.2
14.4
+1.8
FTA
20.9
20.5
+0.4
FT%
77.4%
70.4%
+7.0
ORB
9.8
11.2
-1.4
DRB
25.8
25.9
-0.1
TRB
35.6
37.1
-1.5
AST
17.8
15.4
+2.4
STL
6.8
5.9
+0.9
BLK
3.9
3.7
+0.2
TOV
9.6
12.0
-2.4
PF
16.9
17.4
-0.5
PTS
83.1
79.4
+3.7
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton SandfortG | 34 | 34 | 30.5 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 44.6 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 37.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 91.1 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 16.4 |
| Tony PerkinsG | 34 | 34 | 30.9 | 4.8 | 11.1 | 43.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 29.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 78.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 14.0 |
| Ben KrikkeF | 34 | 34 | 28.6 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 54.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 74.0 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 13.8 |
| Owen FreemanF | 34 | 25 | 22.9 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 66.1 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| Josh DixG | 34 | 20 | 24.4 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 55.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 42.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 86.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| Patrick McCafferyF | 31 | 15 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 44.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 31.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 78.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 8.9 |
| Dasonte BowenG | 25 | 8 | 13.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 39.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 22.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 84.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Brock HardingG | 34 | 0 | 10.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 36.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 37.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 77.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| Pryce SandfortF | 32 | 0 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 35.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 34.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 66.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Ladji DembeleF | 32 | 0 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 37.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 35.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Carter KingsburyG | 5 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Luc LaketaG | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Even BraunsC | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Jovone CaterG | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Spencer HutchisonG | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton SandfortG | 34 | 1037 | 21.8 | 60.8 | — | 23.4 | 4.4 | 19.1 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 517 |
| Owen FreemanF | 34 | 778 | 25.3 | 62.9 | — | 20.3 | 11.7 | 20.1 | 16.0 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 358 |
| Tony PerkinsG | 34 | 1049 | 19.3 | 52.4 | — | 24.0 | 4.1 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 25.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 513 |
| Josh DixG | 34 | 831 | 15.6 | 65.2 | — | 14.9 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 270 |
| Ben KrikkeF | 34 | 973 | 19.2 | 58.9 | — | 21.8 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 434 |
| Brock HardingG | 34 | 368 | 14.7 | 45.9 | — | 20.1 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 38.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 17.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 148 |
| Patrick McCafferyF | 31 | 712 | 13.3 | 54.8 | — | 18.9 | 0.8 | 12.3 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 245 |
| Pryce SandfortF | 32 | 278 | 8.8 | 48.1 | — | 13.7 | 1.2 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 67 |
| Dasonte BowenG | 25 | 335 | 13.6 | 49.8 | — | 18.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 22.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 130 |
| Even BraunsC | 18 | 64 | 8.8 | 100.0 | — | 7.6 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 10 |
| Carter KingsburyG | 5 | 16 | 13.9 | 50.0 | — | 18.2 | 7.0 | 40.7 | 24.2 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 5 |
| Ladji DembeleF | 32 | 354 | 5.9 | 43.4 | — | 13.9 | 6.7 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 20.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -3.0 | 79 |
| Luc LaketaG | 4 | 12 | 6.4 | 69.0 | — | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -5.4 | 3 |
| Spencer HutchisonG | 3 | 9 | -5.3 | 0.0 | — | 16.1 | 12.5 | 24.1 | 18.4 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -16.5 | 1 |
| Jovone CaterG | 4 | 12 | -12.6 | 0.0 | — | 20.2 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -19.5 | 0 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Shooting | 3PT | Boards | Other | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG-FGA | FG% | eFG% | 3P-3PA | 3P% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | TOV | |||
| Nov 7 | North Dakota | W 110–68 | 40-75 | 53.3 | 61.3 | 12-24 | 50.0 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 |
| Nov 10 | Alabama State | W 98–67 | 33-72 | 45.8 | 52.1 | 9-29 | 31.0 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 6 |
| Nov 14 | @ Creighton | L 84–92 | 34-68 | 50.0 | 54.4 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 7 |
| Nov 17 | Arkansas State | W 88–74 | 27-58 | 46.6 | 48.3 | 2-12 | 16.7 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| Nov 23 | vs Oklahoma | L 67–79 | 24-67 | 35.8 | 38.8 | 4-23 | 17.4 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Nov 24 | vs Seton Hall | W 85–72 | 31-55 | 56.4 | 62.7 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 10 |
| Nov 29 | North Florida | W 103–78 | 36-61 | 59.0 | 65.6 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
| Dec 4 | @ Purdue | L 68–87 | 25-65 | 38.5 | 43.1 | 6-18 | 33.3 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 8 |
| Dec 7 | @ Iowa State | L 65–90 | 22-57 | 38.6 | 45.6 | 8-26 | 30.8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 19 |
| Dec 10 | Michigan | L 80–90 | 28-64 | 43.8 | 47.7 | 5-20 | 25.0 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
| Dec 16 | vs Florida A&M | W 88–52 | 34-63 | 54.0 | 61.9 | 10-26 | 38.5 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 15 |
| Dec 20 | UMBC | W 103–81 | 42-84 | 50.0 | 53.6 | 6-23 | 26.1 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 4 |
| Dec 29 | Northern Illinois | W 103–74 | 42-84 | 50.0 | 54.8 | 8-25 | 32.0 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 7 |
| Jan 2 | @ Wisconsin | L 72–83 | 27-62 | 43.5 | 49.2 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
| Jan 6 | Rutgers | W 86–77 | 29-63 | 46.0 | 51.6 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 13 |
| Jan 12 | Nebraska | W 94–76 | 35-67 | 52.2 | 63.4 | 15-35 | 42.9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 6 |
| Jan 15 | @ Minnesota | W 86–77 | 35-65 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 3-13 | 23.1 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 10 |
| Jan 20 | Purdue | L 70–84 | 27-59 | 45.8 | 50.0 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 7 |
| Jan 24 | Maryland | L 67–69 | 24-57 | 42.1 | 44.7 | 3-14 | 21.4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Jan 27 | @ Michigan | W 88–78 | 31-58 | 53.4 | 60.3 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
| Jan 30 | @ Indiana | L 68–74 | 23-65 | 35.4 | 40.0 | 6-22 | 27.3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| Feb 2 | Ohio State | W 79–77 | 29-54 | 53.7 | 56.5 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 8 |
| Feb 8 | @ Penn State | L 79–89 | 33-59 | 55.9 | 59.3 | 4-15 | 26.7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 17 |
| Feb 11 | Minnesota | W 90–85 | 31-65 | 47.7 | 51.5 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Feb 14 | @ Maryland | L 66–78 | 26-64 | 40.6 | 45.3 | 6-22 | 27.3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| Feb 17 | Wisconsin | W 88–86 OT | 30-57 | 52.6 | 56.1 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 9 |
| Feb 20 | @ Michigan State | W 78–71 | 28-55 | 50.9 | 54.5 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
| Feb 24 | @ Illinois | L 85–95 | 30-63 | 47.6 | 50.8 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 |
| Feb 27 | Penn State | W 90–81 | 25-53 | 47.2 | 54.7 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 12 |
| Mar 2 | @ Northwestern | W 87–80 | 33-60 | 55.0 | 63.3 | 10-20 | 50.0 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 5 |
| Mar 10 | Illinois | L 61–73 | 23-65 | 35.4 | 40.8 | 7-21 | 33.3 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| Mar 14 | vs Ohio State | L 78–90 | 26-62 | 41.9 | 48.4 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 8 |
| Mar 19 | Kansas State | W 91–82 | 29-60 | 48.3 | 57.5 | 11-23 | 47.8 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 13 |
| Mar 24 | @ Utah | L 82–91 | 33-68 | 48.5 | 53.7 | 7-21 | 33.3 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 8 |
2023-24 Roster 15 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Even Brauns | SR | C | 6-9 | 250 | Iowa City, IA | Iowa City West HS |
| 1 | Spencer Hutchison | FR | G | 6-4 | 202 | Dallas, TX | Dallas Episcopal (TX) |
| 2 | Brock Harding | FR | G | 6-0 | 162 | Moline, IL | Moline (IL) |
| 4 | Josh Dix | SO | G | 6-5 | 192 | Council Bluffs, IA | Council Bluffs Lincoln (IA) |
| 5 | Dasonte Bowen | SO | G | 6-2 | 174 | Boston, MA | Worcester Academy (MA); Brewster Academy (MA) |
| 10 | Jovone Cater | SR | G | 6-2 | 180 | Far Rockaway, NY | Holy Cross (Queens, NY) |
| 11 | Tony Perkins | SR | G | 6-4 | 210 | Indianapolis, IN | Lawrence North HS |
| 13 | Ladji Dembele | FR | F | 6-8 | 250 | Newark, NJ | St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) |
| 14 | Carter Kingsbury | SO | G | 6-4 | 225 | Ponca, NE | Brewster Academy |
| 20 | Payton Sandfort | JR | G | 6-7 | 215 | Waukee, IA | Waukee HS |
| 22 | Patrick McCaffery | SR | F | 6-9 | 200 | Iowa City, IA | Iowa City West (IA) |
| 23 | Ben Krikke | SR | F | 6-9 | 230 | Edmonton, Canada | Jasper Place School |
| 24 | Pryce Sandfort | FR | F | 6-6 | 205 | Waukee, IA | Waukee Northwest (IA) |
| 25 | Luc Laketa | JR | G | 6-4 | 180 | Concord, MI | Hanover-Horton (MI) |
| 32 | Owen Freeman | FR | F | 6-10 | 230 | Moline, IL | Moline (IL) |
2023-24 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM