2024-25 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2024-25 Iowa Men's Basketball

17-16

Overall

7-13

Big Ten

Fran McCaffery

Head coach

By the Numbers

Overtime games

1-0 record in OT

Best 3-point game

17/35

49% vs Nebraska

Points per game

82.5

#17 nationally

Power rating

+12.8

Simple Rating System — #58 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

112

vs New Hampshire on Dec 30

Best defensive game

held them to 57

vs New Orleans (104-57)

Closest game

1-point win

vs Northwestern (80-79)

Biggest win

by 47

vs New Orleans (104-57)

Rankings & Streaks

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

12-6

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

2-8

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat Nebraska

97 vs 87

home vs Nebraska · Jan 7, 2025

Pulled it out in overtime

Signature Wins

ROAD WIN

Beat Nebraska

83 vs 68

at Nebraska · Mar 9, 2025

Quality road victory

BLOWOUT WIN

Beat South Carolina Upstate

110 vs 77

home vs South Carolina Upstate · Nov 26, 2024

Wire-to-wire control — won by 33

BLOWOUT WIN

Beat New Orleans

104 vs 57

home vs New Orleans · Dec 15, 2024

Wire-to-wire control — won by 47

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #3 Iowa State

80 vs 89

home vs Iowa State · Dec 12, 2024

Tough matchup against #3

HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 2 to Michigan

83 vs 85

at Michigan · Dec 7, 2024

Lost by just 2 in the final minutes

HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 2 to Oregon

78 vs 80

home vs Oregon · Feb 19, 2025

Lost by just 2 in the final minutes

2024-25 Schedule 33 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Nov 4	Home East Texas A&M	89–67	W
Nov 7	Home Southern	89–74	W
Nov 12	Home South Dakota	96–77	W
Nov 15	Neutral Washington State	76–66	W
Nov 19	Home Rider	83–58	W
Nov 22	Neutral Utah State	69–77	L
Nov 26	Home South Carolina Upstate	110–77	W
Dec 3	Home Northwestern	80–79	W
Dec 7	Away Michigan	83–85	L
Dec 12	Home Iowa State	80–89	L
Dec 15	Home New Orleans	104–57	W
Dec 21	Neutral Utah	95–88	W
Dec 30	Home New Hampshire	112–70	W
Jan 3	Away Wisconsin	85–116	L
Jan 7	Home Nebraska	97–87	W
Jan 11	Home Indiana	85–60	W
Jan 14	Away Southern California	89–99	L
Jan 17	Away UCLA	70–94	L
Jan 21	Home Minnesota	67–72	L
Jan 24	Home Penn State	76–75	W
Jan 27	Away Ohio State	65–82	L
Feb 4	Home Purdue	81–90	L
Feb 8	Home Wisconsin	63–74	L
Feb 12	Away Rutgers	84–73	W
Feb 16	Away Maryland	75–101	L
Feb 19	Home Oregon	78–80	L
Feb 22	Home Washington	85–79	W
Feb 25	Away Illinois	61–81	L
Feb 28	Away Northwestern	57–68	L
Mar 6	Home Michigan State	84–91	L
Mar 9	Away Nebraska	83–68	W
Mar 12	Neutral Ohio State	77–70	W
Mar 13	Neutral Illinois	94–106	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

82.5 vs 79.7

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+2.8 points per game

Field goal %

49.0% vs 47.7%

Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.

+1.3 percentage points

3-point %

38.0% vs 34.4%

Three-point shooting — higher is better.

+3.6 percentage points

Free throw %

70.5% vs 70.4%

How often Iowa cashed in at the line.

+0.1 percentage points

Total rebounds

32.0 vs 36.9

Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.

-4.9 rebounds per game

Assists

18.3 vs 16.0

Buckets set up by a teammate pass.

+2.3 assists per game

Turnovers

9.8 vs 12.8

Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.

-3.0 turnovers per game

Top Performers

Leading scorer

Payton Sandfort

16.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.9 apg (33 games).

Top rebounder

Owen Freeman

6.7 rpg, 16.7 ppg over 19 games.

Top playmaker

Brock Harding

5.3 apg, 8.8 ppg, 2.3 TO (33 games).

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Iowa

Opponents

Diff

Games

33.0

0.0

Minutes

40.2

0.0

30.6

29.5

+1.1

FGA

62.6

61.9

+0.7

FG%

49.0%

47.7%

+1.3

9.8

8.3

+1.5

3PA

25.7

24.0

+1.7

3P%

38.0%

34.4%

+3.6

20.9

21.3

-0.4

2PA

36.9

37.8

-0.9

2P%

56.6%

56.2%

+0.4

11.5

12.3

-0.8

FTA

16.2

17.5

-1.3

FT%

70.5%

70.4%

+0.1

ORB

8.7

11.1

-2.4

DRB

23.3

25.8

-2.5

TRB

32.0

36.9

-4.9

AST

18.3

16.0

+2.3

STL

6.6

6.0

+0.6

BLK

4.2

2.8

+1.4

TOV

9.8

12.8

-3.0

15.4

15.9

-0.5

PTS

82.5

79.7

+2.8

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	33	33	31.9	5.6	13.8	40.7	2.5	7.5	34.0	3.0	3.3	89.1	6.0	2.9	0.8	0.7	1.8	16.7
Owen FreemanF	19	19	26.4	7.1	11.1	63.8	0.3	0.8	31.3	2.4	3.9	60.0	6.7	1.3	0.6	1.8	1.8	16.7
Josh DixG	32	32	32.3	5.6	11.1	50.7	2.0	4.8	42.2	1.1	1.5	76.6	3.2	2.8	0.9	0.5	0.8	14.4
Drew ThelwellG	29	20	25.4	3.3	6.7	50.0	1.2	2.9	41.2	1.6	2.5	65.3	2.2	3.0	1.5	0.1	1.1	9.5
Brock HardingG	33	24	24.8	3.3	7.2	45.4	1.2	3.0	39.8	1.1	1.4	76.6	2.3	5.3	1.5	0.1	2.3	8.8
Pryce SandfortF	33	2	22.4	3.2	6.5	48.8	1.7	4.2	40.0	0.8	1.3	63.6	2.9	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.4	8.8
Seydou TraoreG	27	12	16.5	2.3	5.2	43.6	0.3	1.3	26.5	1.0	1.6	64.3	3.0	1.4	0.5	0.7	0.9	5.9
Cooper KochF	10	0	13.6	1.5	3.1	48.4	0.9	2.1	42.9	0.7	1.3	53.8	2.1	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.3	4.6
Ladji DembeleF	33	21	16.7	1.7	3.7	46.7	0.4	1.0	38.2	0.6	0.8	71.4	3.5	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.6	4.5
Even BraunsC	26	0	8.8	1.3	1.7	76.7	0.0	0.0	—	0.6	1.0	59.3	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.3	3.2
Riley MulveyC	19	2	7.3	0.8	1.2	68.2	0.0	0.0	—	0.6	1.0	57.9	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	2.2
Chris TadjoF	11	0	5.0	0.6	1.3	50.0	0.1	0.2	50.0	0.4	0.7	50.0	1.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.5	1.7
Jacob KochG	7	0	3.0	0.7	1.1	62.5	0.1	0.3	50.0	0.0	0.0	—	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6
Carter KingsburyG	23	0	7.1	0.4	0.9	47.6	0.2	0.6	35.7	0.1	0.2	75.0	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.2

Player Stats — Advanced

Player	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	USG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	OWS	DWS	WS	BPM	PProd
Owen FreemanF	19	502	27.6	64.7	—	27.9	9.0	20.7	14.9	9.6	1.3	7.4	12.2	1.5	0.6	2.1	6.5	275
Jacob KochG	7	21	28.4	68.8	—	19.1	5.5	11.1	8.3	27.2	0.0	5.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	6.5	11
Josh DixG	32	1034	18.3	61.1	—	19.6	1.0	10.5	5.7	14.6	1.6	1.5	6.7	2.6	0.6	3.2	5.7	415
Pryce SandfortF	33	738	16.8	62.4	—	16.8	4.3	10.7	7.5	9.4	1.4	1.1	5.6	1.9	0.4	2.3	5.2	267
Even BraunsC	26	228	18.1	73.4	—	14.0	5.6	8.7	7.2	9.9	1.5	6.0	12.5	0.7	0.2	0.8	5.1	77
Drew ThelwellG	29	736	17.6	60.5	—	17.8	1.4	8.7	5.1	18.5	3.3	0.3	12.6	1.6	0.6	2.2	4.8	278
Payton SandfortG	33	1054	18.5	54.5	—	26.9	3.8	18.3	11.0	15.3	1.4	2.2	10.4	2.1	0.9	3.0	4.4	531
Brock HardingG	33	820	16.5	55.9	—	20.6	2.8	8.0	5.4	33.6	3.4	0.5	22.8	1.3	0.7	2.0	3.6	361
Seydou TraoreG	27	446	13.9	49.4	—	20.8	5.0	16.5	10.7	13.2	1.6	4.3	13.5	0.3	0.4	0.7	2.2	165
Riley MulveyC	19	139	17.2	66.1	—	13.4	10.9	20.1	15.5	6.6	1.6	4.6	16.2	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.1	45
Cooper KochF	10	136	14.8	61.9	—	14.8	2.6	15.4	9.0	9.0	1.2	3.1	7.5	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.4	42
Ladji DembeleF	33	551	11.7	54.3	—	14.1	11.6	13.1	12.4	5.2	1.0	1.3	12.9	0.9	0.3	1.2	-0.8	169
Carter KingsburyG	23	164	7.6	61.1	—	7.9	3.5	7.8	5.7	6.1	0.7	0.6	11.6	0.2	0.0	0.2	-1.2	30
Chris TadjoF	11	55	9.0	53.4	—	20.8	10.6	17.0	13.8	0.0	1.0	3.9	21.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	-8.8	19

Game Logs

Date	Opp	Rslt	Shooting			3PT		Boards			Other
			FG-FGA	FG%	eFG%	3P-3PA	3P%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	TOV
Nov 4	Texas A&M–Commerce	W 89–67	32-70	45.7	52.9	10-29	34.5	14	21	35	23	13	14
Nov 7	Southern	W 89–74	32-60	53.3	68.3	18-40	45.0	5	27	32	26	5	12
Nov 12	South Dakota	W 96–77	37-68	54.4	64.0	13-31	41.9	10	29	39	21	5	10
Nov 15	vs Washington State	W 76–66	25-60	41.7	48.3	8-25	32.0	9	25	34	14	10	13
Nov 19	Rider	W 83–58	30-64	46.9	53.1	8-22	36.4	9	23	32	18	11	8
Nov 22	vs Utah State	L 69–77	28-64	43.8	47.7	5-26	19.2	6	20	26	19	11	16
Nov 26	USC Upstate	W 110–77	43-71	60.6	69.0	12-26	46.2	5	28	33	24	12	7
Dec 3	Northwestern	W 80–79	30-55	54.5	62.7	9-23	39.1	4	20	24	16	7	12
Dec 7	@ Michigan	L 83–85	32-77	41.6	47.4	9-27	33.3	13	14	27	13	5	4
Dec 12	Iowa State	L 80–89	28-63	44.4	53.2	11-28	39.3	5	24	29	18	5	9
Dec 15	New Orleans	W 104–57	42-67	62.7	73.1	14-29	48.3	6	27	33	28	9	6
Dec 21	vs Utah	W 95–88	34-64	53.1	60.2	9-20	45.0	8	19	27	15	8	11
Dec 30	New Hampshire	W 112–70	45-74	60.8	67.6	10-29	34.5	10	32	42	27	9	9
Jan 3	@ Wisconsin	L 85–116	32-66	48.5	55.3	9-24	37.5	6	14	20	13	7	9
Jan 7	Nebraska	W 97–87 OT	29-61	47.5	61.5	17-35	48.6	6	27	33	23	7	13
Jan 11	Indiana	W 85–60	32-59	54.2	63.6	11-24	45.8	9	27	36	18	11	12
Jan 14	@ Southern California	L 89–99	32-60	53.3	62.5	11-24	45.8	4	14	18	20	8	8
Jan 17	@ UCLA	L 70–94	21-47	44.7	54.3	9-24	37.5	9	10	19	14	3	14
Jan 21	Minnesota	L 67–72	28-61	45.9	48.4	3-21	14.3	7	24	31	19	5	7
Jan 24	Penn State	W 76–75	28-56	50.0	59.8	11-23	47.8	5	25	30	20	5	9
Jan 27	@ Ohio State	L 65–82	24-61	39.3	45.1	7-25	28.0	6	22	28	13	6	6
Feb 4	Purdue	L 81–90	30-58	51.7	61.2	11-30	36.7	6	19	25	19	5	11
Feb 8	Wisconsin	L 63–74	24-63	38.1	44.4	8-25	32.0	10	25	35	12	5	9
Feb 12	@ Rutgers	W 84–73	34-67	50.7	56.0	7-25	28.0	10	22	32	18	8	9
Feb 16	@ Maryland	L 75–101	31-72	43.1	48.6	8-27	29.6	9	19	28	16	6	11
Feb 19	Oregon	L 78–80	28-57	49.1	57.0	9-22	40.9	7	16	23	17	2	7
Feb 22	Washington	W 85–79	26-55	47.3	56.4	10-21	47.6	9	19	28	15	6	7
Feb 25	@ Illinois	L 61–81	24-57	42.1	47.4	6-18	33.3	8	26	34	14	1	16
Feb 28	@ Northwestern	L 57–68	21-58	36.2	43.1	8-25	32.0	6	23	29	17	4	6
Mar 6	Michigan State	L 84–91	30-63	47.6	54.8	9-23	39.1	10	22	32	18	4	10
Mar 9	@ Nebraska	W 83–68	31-63	49.2	57.9	11-28	39.3	7	31	38	18	5	4
Mar 12	vs Ohio State	W 77–70	29-53	54.7	64.2	10-24	41.7	5	21	26	18	5	11
Mar 13	vs Illinois	L 94–106	39-71	54.9	62.7	11-24	45.8	7	16	23	21	6	4

2024-25 Roster 14 players

#	Player	Class	Pos	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High School
0	Even Brauns	SR	C	6-9	250	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City West HS
2	Brock Harding	SO	G	6-0	162	Moline, IL	Moline (IL)
3	Drew Thelwell	SR	G	6-3	185	Orlando, FL	The Master's Academy
4	Josh Dix	JR	G	6-5	192	Council Bluffs, IA	Council Bluffs Lincoln (IA)
7	Seydou Traore	SO	G	6-7	215	New York, NY	Our Savior Lutheran (NY)
8	Cooper Koch	FR	F	6-8	215	Peoria, IL	Metamora Township (IL)
10	Jacob Koch	FR	G	6-2	180	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City West (IA)
13	Ladji Dembele	SO	F	6-8	250	Newark, NJ	St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
14	Carter Kingsbury	JR	G	6-4	225	Ponca, NE	Brewster Academy
20	Payton Sandfort	SR	G	6-7	215	Waukee, IA	Waukee HS
24	Pryce Sandfort	SO	F	6-6	205	Waukee, IA	Waukee Northwest (IA)
32	Owen Freeman	SO	F	6-10	230	Moline, IL	Moline (IL)
34	Chris Tadjo	FR	F	6-8	240	Montréal, Canada	NBA Academy Latin America (Mexico)
44	Riley Mulvey	JR	C	6-11	245	Rotterdam, NY	Albany Academy (NY); St. Thomas More (CT)

Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM

Men's Basketball History

Season Snapshot 2024-25 at a glance

2024-25 Iowa Men's Basketball

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat Nebraska

Signature Wins

Beat Nebraska

Beat South Carolina Upstate

Beat New Orleans

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced #3 Iowa State

Lost by 2 to Michigan

Lost by 2 to Oregon

2024-25 Schedule 33 games

Team & Player Stats

Per-Game Averages

Top Performers

Team Stats per Game

Player Stats — Per Game

Player Stats — Advanced

Game Logs

2024-25 Roster 14 players

2024-25 AP Poll Movement