2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Michigan State 17 – 3   .850 26 – 5   .839
No. 13 Maryland 14 – 6   .700 24 – 7   .774
No. 17 Michigan 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
UCLA 13 – 7   .650 22 – 9   .710
No. 12 Wisconsin 13 – 7   .650 23 – 8   .742
No. 18 Purdue 13 – 7   .650 21 – 10   .677
Illinois 12 – 8   .600 20 – 11   .645
Oregon 12 – 8   .600 23 – 8   .742
Indiana 10 – 10   .500 19 – 12   .613
Ohio State 9 – 11   .450 17 – 14   .548
Rutgers 8 – 12   .400 15 – 16   .484
Minnesota 7 – 13   .350 15 – 16   .484
Northwestern 7 – 13   .350 16 – 15   .516
USC 7 – 13   .350 15 – 16   .484
Iowa 7 – 13   .350 16 – 15   .516
Nebraska 7 – 13   .350 17 – 14   .548
Penn State 6 – 14   .300 16 – 15   .516
Washington 4 – 16   .200 13 – 18   .419
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 9, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represents the University of Iowa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by 15th-year head coach Fran McCaffery, and play their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Ohio State in the first round.[1] The Hawkeyes automatically qualified for the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 3 seed where they defeated Kansas State in the first round[2] before losing to Utah in the second round.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Iowa departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Spencer Hutchison 1 G 6'4" 202 RS Freshman Dallas, Texas Walk-on; left the team
Dasonte Bowen 5 G 6'2" 183 Sophomore Boston, Massachusetts Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Jovone Cater 10 G 6'2" 180 Senior Far Rockaway, New York Walk-on; graduated
Tony Perkins 11 G 6'4" 205 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred to Missouri
Patrick McCaffery 22 F 6'9" 212 RS Senior Iowa City, Iowa Transferred to Butler
Ben Krikke 23 F 6'9" 245 GS Senior Edmonton, Alberta Graduated

Incoming transfers

Iowa incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Drew Thelwell 3 G 6'3" 195 GS Senior Orlando, Florida Morehead State
Seydou Traore 7 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore New York City, New York Manhattan

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cooper Koch
SF 		Peoria, Illinois Metamora Township High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 23, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Chris Tadjo
PF 		Montreal, Quebec NBA Academy Latin America 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 22, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 60  247Sports: 84  ESPN: —
  • 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:

2025 recruiting class

There are no current recruits for 2025.

Roster

2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Even Brauns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Belmont Iowa City, IA
G 2 Brock Harding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Moline HS Moline, IL
G 3 Drew Thelwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Morehead State Orlando, FL
G 4 Josh Dix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Abraham Lincoln HS Council Bluffs, IA
G 5 Trey Buchanan (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westfield HS Westfield, IN
F 7 Seydou Traore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Manhattan New York City, NY
F 8 Cooper Koch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Metamora Township HS Peoria, IL
G 10 Jacob Koch (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Iowa City West HS Iowa City, IA
F 13 Ladji Dembele 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Newark, NJ
G 14 Carter Kingsbury (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Brewster Academy Ponca, NE
F 20 Payton Sandfort 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Waukee HS Waukee, IA
F 24 Pryce Sandfort 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Waukee Northwest HS Waukee, IA
G 25 Luc Laketa (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr The Winchendon School Concord, MI
F 32 Owen Freeman Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Moline HS Moline, IL
F 34 Chris Tadjo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr NBA Academy Latin America Montreal, Quebec
F 44 Riley Mulvey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr St. Thomas More School Rotterdam, NY
F Isaiah Johnson-Arigu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Miami (FL) Minneapolis, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Minnesota Duluth W 102–81  –
  23 – Pa. Sandfort   8 – Tied   6 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,656)
Iowa City, Iowa
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 89–67  1–0
  20 – Pa. Sandfort   11 – Pa. Sandfort   7 – Pa. Sanfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,879)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Southern W 89–74  2–0
  22 – Pr. Sandfort   8 – Tied   7 – Pa. Sandfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,105)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 12, 2024*
8:00 p.m., BTN 		South Dakota W 96–77  3–0
  23 – Dix   8 – Dembele   6 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,628)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 15, 2024*
7:30 p.m., BTN 		vs. Washington State
Quad Cities Hoops Showdown 		W 76–66  4–0
  21 – Freeman   11 – Freeman   4 – Harding  Vibrant Arena at The MARK (8,488)
Moline, Illinois
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Rider W 83–58  5–0
  22 – Pa. Sandfort   6 – Pa. Sandfort   7 – Thelwell  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,851)
Iowa City, Iowa
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		vs. Utah State
NABC Hall of Fame Classic 		L 69–77  5–1
  19 – Harding   11 – Freeman   5 – Harding  T-Mobile Center (4,892)
Kansas City, Missouri
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		USC Upstate W 110–77  6–1
  20 – Harding   7 – Dix   10 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,732)
Iowa City, Iowa
December 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., Peacock 		Northwestern W 80–79  7–1
(1–0) 		 22 – Dix   7 – Pa. Sandfort   8 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,698)
Iowa City, Iowa
December 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., FS1 		at Michigan L 83–85  7–2
(1–1) 		 19 – Pa. Sandfort   7 – Dix   4 – Tied  Crisler Center (12,290)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 12, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 3 Iowa State
Rivalry 		L 80–89  7–3
(1–1) 		 16 – Freeman   6 – Thelwell   8 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,033)
Iowa City, Iowa
December 15, 2024*
1:00 p.m., BTN 		New Orleans W 104–57  8–3
  22 – Freeman   5 – Tied   6 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,410)
Iowa City, Iowa
December 21, 2024*
5:00 p.m., BTN 		vs. Utah W 95–88  9–3
  24 – Pa. Sandfort   8 – Pa. Sandfort   4 – Tied  Sanford Pentagon (3,367)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
December 30, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN 		New Hampshire W 112–70  10–3
  15 – Pa. Sandfort   6 – Pa. Sandfort   6 – Traore  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,289)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 3, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1 		at Wisconsin L 85–116  10–4
(1–2) 		 25 – Thelwell   5 – Pa. Sandfort   5 – Harding  Kohl Center (16,838)
Madison, Wisconsin
January 7, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		Nebraska W 97–87 OT 11–4
(2–2) 		 31 – Dix   8 – Freeman   7 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,812)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., FOX 		Indiana W 85–60  12–4
(3-2) 		 23 – Sandfort   12 – Freeman   10 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,948)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 14, 2025
9:30 p.m., FS1 		at USC L 89–99  12–5
(3–3) 		 23 – Freeman   6 – Freeman   8 – Harding  Galen Center (5,246)
Los Angeles, California
January 17, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at UCLA L 70–94  12–6
(3–4) 		 19 – Dix   3 – Tied   5 – Harding  Pauley Pavilion (5,289)
Los Angeles, California
January 21, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Minnesota L 67–72  12–7
(3–5) 		 21 – Tied   10 – Pa. Sandfort   9 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,004)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 24, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Penn State W 76–75  13–7
(4–5) 		 16 – Tied   9 – Freeman   8 – Dix  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,619)
Iowa City, Iowa
January 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at Ohio State L 65–82  13–8
(4–6) 		 20 – Thelwell   8 – Freeman   3 – Tied  Value City Arena (11,261)
Columbus, Ohio
February 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 7 Purdue L 81–90  13–9
(4–7) 		 27 – Dix   6 – Sandfort   5 – Sandfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,445)
Iowa City, Iowa
February 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., NBC 		No. 21 Wisconsin L 63–74  13–10
(4–8) 		 14 – Pr. Sandfort   8 – Pa. Sandfort   3 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,693)
Iowa City, Iowa
February 12, 2025
5:30 p.m., BTN 		at Rutgers W 84–73  14–10
(5–8) 		 26 – Dix   6 – Tied   7 – Harding  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, New Jersey
February 16, 2025
4:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 25 Maryland L 75–101  14–11
(5–9) 		 15 – Pr. Sandfort   10 – Pa. Sandfort   7 – Harding  Xfinity Center (15,681)
College Park, Maryland
February 19, 2025
7:30 p.m., BTN 		Oregon L 78–80  14–12
(5–10) 		 25 – Pa. Sandfort   6 – Dembele   5 – Pa. Sandfort  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,728)
Iowa City, Iowa
February 22, 2025
3:00 p.m., FS1 		Washington W 85–79  15–12
(6–10) 		 27 – Pa. Sandfort   9 – Pa. Sandfort   5 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,393)
Iowa City, Iowa
February 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Illinois
Rivalry 		L 61–81  15–13
(6–11) 		 16 – Harding   7 – Pa. Sandfort   4 – Tied  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, Illinois
February 28, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Northwestern L 57–68  15–14
(6–12) 		 14 – Thelwell   9 – Pa. Sandfort   7 – Harding  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,249)
Evanston, Illinois
March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 8 Michigan State L 84–91  15–15
(6–13) 		 18 – Dix   7 – Tied   6 – Harding  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,347)
Iowa City, Iowa
March 9, 2025
11:30 a.m., FOX 		at Nebraska       Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Big Ten tournament

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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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References

  1. ^ "Battle scores 23 second-half points for Ohio State in 90-78 win over Iowa in Big Ten Tournament". AP News. March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sandfort's 30 lead Iowa past Kansas State 91-82 in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Madsen, Smith power Utah to 91-82 victory over Iowa in NIT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
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