2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record 22–12 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Fran McCaffery (5th year)
Assistant coach Sherman Dillard
Assistant coach Andrew Francis
Assistant coach Kirk Speraw
Home arena Carver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,400)
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Wisconsin 16 2   .889     36 4   .900
#12 Maryland 14 4   .778     28 7   .800
#23 Michigan State 12 6   .667     27 12   .692
Iowa 12 6   .667     22 12   .647
Purdue 12 6   .667     21 13   .618
Ohio State 11 7   .611     24 11   .686
Indiana 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Illinois 9 9   .500     19 14   .576
Michigan 8 10   .444     16 16   .500
Minnesota 6 12   .333     18 15   .545
Northwestern 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Nebraska 5 13   .278     13 18   .419
Penn State 4 14   .222     18 16   .529
Rutgers 2 16   .111     10 22   .313
2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Penn State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Davidson in the second round before losing in the third round to Gonzaga.

Last season

The team finished the previous season with a record of 20-13, 9-9 in Big Ten play and finished 6th in the Big Ten. They lost in the first round in the 2014 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Northwestern. They received an at-large bid and lost in the NCAA First Four to Tennessee.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Melsahn Basabe 1 F 6'7" 220 Senior Glen Cove, NY Graduated
Roy Devyn Marble 4 G 6'6" 200 Senior Southfield, MI Graduated/2014 NBA Draft
Zach McCabe 15 F 6'7" 235 Senior Sioux City, IA Graduated
Darius Stokes 35 F 6'7" 203 Junior Cedar Rapids, IA Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson University
Kyle Meyer 42 F 6'10" 225 RS Freshman Alpharetta, GA Transferred to Eastern Florida State College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Trey Dickerson 11 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Queens, NY Williston State College

Roster

2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
C 0 Olaseni, GabrielGabriel Olaseni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr London, England
G 1 Rose, CharlieCharlie Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Elmhurst, IL
G 2 Oglesby, JoshJosh Oglesby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cedar Rapids, IA
G 3 Jok, PeterPeter Jok 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Des Moines, IA
G 5 Clemmons, AnthonyAnthony Clemmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lansing, MI
G 10 Gesell, MikeMike Gesell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr South Sioux City, NE
G 11 Dickerson, TreyTrey Dickerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Queens, NY
G 13 Denning, KyleKyle Denning 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Cedar Falls, IA
F 20 Uthoff, JarrodJarrod Uthoff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cedar Rapids, IA
F 23 Ukah, OkeyOkey Ukah (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Iowa City, IA
G 24 Ellingson, BradyBrady Ellingson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Sussex, WI
F 25 Uhl, DomDom Uhl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Frankfurt, Germany
F 30 White, AaronAaron White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Strongsville, OH
C 34 Woodbury, AdamAdam Woodbury 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Sioux City, IA
F 51 Baer, NicholasNicholas Baer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Bettendorf, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Brad Floy

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

2014 commitments

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dominique Uhl
PF
Point Pleasant, NJ Point Pleasant Beach High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 11, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brady Ellingson
SG
Menomonie, WI Hamilton High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 24, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 2*
2:00 pm
Northwood W 92–51 
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,054)
Iowa City, IA
Non-conference regular season

Nov 14*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
Hampton
2K Sports Classic
W 90–56  1–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,682)
Iowa City, IA

Nov 17*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota State
2K Sports Classic
W 87–56  2–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,333)
Iowa City, IA

Nov 20*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 10 Texas
2K Sports Classic semifinals
L 57–71  2–1
Madison Square Garden (11,541)
New York City, NY

Nov 21*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 23 Syracuse
2K Sports Classic 3rd place game
L 63–66  2–2
Madison Square Garden (11,255)
New York City, NY

Nov 24*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Pepperdine W 72–61  3–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,979)
Iowa City, IA

Nov 26*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 70–49  4–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,357)
Iowa City, IA

Nov 29*
1:00 pm
Longwood W 77–44  5–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,819)
Iowa City, IA

Dec 3*
6:30 pm, ESPN
at No. 12 North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 60–55  6–2
Dean Smith Center (18,040)
Chapel Hill, NC

Dec 6*
12:00 pm, MC22
UMBC W 77–47  7–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,094)
Iowa City, IA

Dec 9*
8:00 pm, ESPNews
Alcorn State W 67–44  8–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,392)
Iowa City, IA

Dec 12*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 14 Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 75–90  8–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Dec 20*
6:30 pm, BTN
vs. Northern Iowa
Big Four Classic
L 44–56  8–4
Wells Fargo Arena (15,124)
Des Moines, IA

Dec 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 80–70  9–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,137)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten regular season

Dec 30
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 20 Ohio State W 71–65  10–4 (1–0)
Value City Arena (15,189)
Columbus, OH

Jan 5
8:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska W 70–59  11–4 (2–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,789)
Iowa City, IA

Jan 8
6:00 pm, ESPN
Michigan State L 61–75  11–5 (2–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,054)
Iowa City, IA

Jan 13
8:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota W 77–75  12–5 (3–1)
Williams Arena (12,401)
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 17
1:00 pm, ESPN
Ohio State W 76–67  13–5 (4–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Jan 20
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 at No. 6 Wisconsin L 50–82  13–6 (4–2)
Kohl Center (17,279)
Madison, WI

Jan 24
11:00 am, BTN
No. 25 at Purdue L 63–67  13–7 (4–3)
Mackey Arena (12,068)
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 31
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 5 Wisconsin L 63–74  13–8 (4–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Feb 5
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Michigan W 72–54  14–8 (5–4)
Crisler Center (12,490)
Ann Arbor, MI

Feb 8
2:15 pm, BTN
No. 17 Maryland W 71–55  15–8 (6–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Feb 12
6:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota L 59–64  15–9 (6–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,756)
Iowa City, IA

Feb 15
2:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 61–66 OT 15–10 (6–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,714)
Evanston, IL

Feb 19
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Rutgers W 81–47  16–10 (7–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,594)
Iowa City, IA

Feb 22
2:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 74–46  17–10 (8–6)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,933)
Lincoln, NE

Feb 25
8:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 68–60  18–10 (9–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,831)
Iowa City, IA

Feb 28
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Penn State W 81–77 OT 19–10 (10–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,894)
University Park, PA

Mar 3
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Indiana W 77–63  20–10 (11–6)
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN

Mar 7
11:00 am, BTN
Northwestern W 69–52  21–10 (12–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament

Mar 12
1:30 pm, BTN
vs. Penn State
Second round
L 58–67  21–11
United Center (16,028)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament

Mar 20*
6:20 pm, TNT
(7 S) vs. (10 S) Davidson
Second round
W 83–52  22–11
KeyArena (14,852)
Seattle, WA

Mar 22*
6:10 pm, TBS
(7 S) vs. (2 S) No. 7 Gonzaga
Third round
L 68–87  22–12
KeyArena (14,901)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR RV NR 25 NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV N/A
Coaches 25 25 RV NR RV RV NR NR RV NR RV NR NR NR RV NR NR RV NR RV

See also

References

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