2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 25
AP No. 25
2015–16 record 22–11 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Fran McCaffery (6th year)
Assistant coach Sherman Dillard
Assistant coach Andrew Francis
Assistant coach Kirk Speraw
Home arena Carver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,400)
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Indiana 15 3   .833     27 8   .771
#2 Michigan State 13 5   .722     29 6   .829
#18 Maryland 12 6   .667     27 9   .750
#12 Purdue 12 6   .667     26 9   .743
#25 Iowa 12 6   .667     22 10   .688
Wisconsin 12 6   .667     22 13   .629
Ohio State 11 7   .611     21 14   .600
Michigan 10 8   .556     23 13   .639
Northwestern 8 10   .444     20 12   .625
Penn State 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Nebraska 6 12   .333     16 18   .471
Illinois 5 13   .278     15 19   .441
Minnesota 2 16   .111     8 23   .258
Rutgers 1 17   .056     7 25   .219
2016 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth–year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished season 22–11, 12–6 record in Big Ten play to finish in a four way tie for third place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they were upset by Illinois in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Temple in the first round before losing to eventual National Champion Villanova in the second round.

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2014–15 season with a 22–12 record, 12–6 in conference play finishing in third place. They lost to Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament and received an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Davidson in the First Round and lost to Gonzaga in the Third Round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Gabriel Olaseni 0 C 6'10" 237 Senior London, England Graduated
Charlie Rose 1 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Elmhurst, IL Walk on; didn't return
Josh Oglesby 2 G 6'5" 200 Senior Cedar Rapids, IA Graduated
Trey Dickerson 11 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Queens, NY Transferred to South Dakota
Kyle Denning 13 G 6'1" 165 Senior Cedar Rapids, IA Graduated
Aaron White 30 F 6'9" 228 Senior Strongsville, OH Graduated/2015 NBA draft

Incoming Transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dale Jones SF 6'8" 220 Junior Waterloo, IA Junior college transfer from Tyler JC

2015 Recruiting Class

Isaiah Moss in a game against 2015 IHSA 4A state champion Stevenson.
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Moss
SF
Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 2, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Brandon Hutton
SF
Chicago, IL De La Salle Institute 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 9, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ahmad Wagner
PF
Huber Heights, OH Wayne High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 10, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Andrew Fleming
SG
Nashville, TN Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 12, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Christian Williams
SG
Decatur, IL Saint Teresa High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 16, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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:

2016 Recruiting Class

Roster

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Wagner, AhmadAhmad Wagner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Yellow Springs, OH
F 1 Jones, DaleDale Jones  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Waterloo, IA
G 2 Fleming, AndrewAndrew Fleming 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Nashville, TN
G 3 Soukup, MichaelMichael Soukup (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Danville, IA
G 4 Moss, IsaiahIsaiah Moss  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 5 Clemmons, AnthonyAnthony Clemmons (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lansing, MI
G 10 Gesell, MikeMike Gesell (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr South Sioux City, NE
G 11 Williams, ChristianChristian Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Decatur, IL
G 13 Soukup, StevenSteven Soukup (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Danville, IA
G 14 Jok, PeterPeter Jok 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Des Moines, IA
F 20 Uthoff, JarrodJarrod Uthoff (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Cedar Rapids, IA
F 23 Ukah, OkeyOkey Ukah (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Iowa City, IA
G 24 Ellingson, BradyBrady Ellingson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Sussex, WI
F 25 Uhl, DomDom Uhl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Frankfurt, Germany
F 30 Hutton, BrandonBrandon Hutton  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
C 34 Woodbury, AdamAdam Woodbury (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Sioux City, IA
F 51 Baer, NicholasNicholas Baer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Bettendorf, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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

Oct 29, 2015*
7:00 pm
Sioux Falls W 99–73 
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,381)
Iowa City, IA

Nov 6, 2015*
7:00 pm
Augustana (SD) L 74–76 
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,209)
Iowa City, IA
Non-conference regular season

Nov 13, 2015*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
Gardner–Webb W 79–59  1–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,209)
Iowa City, IA

Nov 15, 2015*
4:00 pm, BTN
Coppin State W 103–68  2–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,350)
Iowa City, IA

Nov 19, 2015*
8:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 89–61  3–0
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,297)
Milwaukee, WI

Nov 26, 2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Dayton
AdvoCare Invitational First Round
L 77–82  3–1
HP Field House (4,871)
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Nov 27, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. No. 17 Notre Dame
AdvoCare Invitational Consolation 2nd Round
L 62–68  3–2
HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Nov 29, 2015*
10:00 am, ESPN3
vs. No. 20 Wichita State
AdvoCare Invitational 7th Place Game
W 84–62  4–2
HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Dec 2, 2015*
8:15 pm, ESPNU
Florida State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 78–75 OT 5–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,247)
Iowa City, IA

Dec 5, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UMKC W 95–75  6–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,763)
Iowa City, IA

Dec 7, 2015*
6:00 pm, BTN
Western Illinois W 90–56  7–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,395)
Iowa City, IA

Dec 10, 2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 82–83  7–3
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

Dec 19, 2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Drake
Big Four Classic
W 70–64  8–3
Wells Fargo Arena (15,424)
Des Moines, IA

Dec 22, 2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee Tech W 85–63  9–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,432)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten regular season

Dec 29, 2015
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 1 Michigan State W 83–70  10–3
(1–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Jan 2, 2016
5:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Purdue W 70–63  11–3
(2–0)
Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 5, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 Nebraska W 77–66  12–3
(3–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,736)
Iowa City, IA

Jan 14, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16 at No. 4 Michigan State W 76–59  13–3
(4–0)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI

Jan 17, 2016
3:30 pm, BTN
No. 16 Michigan W 82–71  14–3
(5–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Jan 21, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 9 at Rutgers W 90–76  15–3
(6–0)
The RAC (4,209)
Piscataway, NJ

Jan 24, 2016
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 9 No. 22 Purdue W 83–71  16–3
(7–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Jan 28, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 at No. 8 Maryland L 68–74  16–4
(7–1)
Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD

Jan 31, 2016
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 Northwestern W 85–71  17–4
(8–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Feb 3, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 Penn State W 73–49  18–4
(9–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,596)
Iowa City, IA

Feb 7, 2016
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 at Illinois W 77–65  19–4
(10–1)
State Farm Center (13,849)
Champaign, IL

Feb 11, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at Indiana L 78–85  19–5
(10–2)
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN

Feb 14, 2016
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 4 Minnesota W 75–71  20–5
(11–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Feb 17, 2016
5:30 pm, BTN
No. 4 at Penn State L 75–79  20–6
(11–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (6,590)
University Park, PA

Feb 24, 2016
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 8 Wisconsin L 59–67  20–7
(11–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Feb 28, 2016
3:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 at Ohio State L 64–68  20–8
(11–5)
Value City Arena (15,593)
Columbus, OH

Mar 1, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16 No. 12 Indiana L 78–81  20–9
(11–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA

Mar 5, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 at Michigan W 71–61  21–9
(12–6)
Crisler Arena (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Tournament

Mar 10, 2016
1:30 PM, BTN
(5) No. 20 vs. (12) Illinois
Second round
L 66–68  21–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,707)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament

Mar 18, 2016*
2:10 PM, TruTV
(7 S) No. 25 vs. (10 S) Temple
First round
W 72–70 OT 22–10
Barclays Center (17,333)
Brooklyn, NY

Mar 20, 2016*
11:10 AM, CBS
(7 S) No. 25 vs. (2 S) No. 6 Villanova
Second round
L 68–87  22–11
Barclays Center (17,401)
Brooklyn, NY
*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.
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 RV RV RV RV RV RV 19 16 9 3 5 4 (11) 4 8 16 20 25 N/A*
Coaches RV NR RV RV RV RV RV NR 23 19 9 4 7 5 (3) 6 8 15 18 24 25

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

References

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