2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was led by 13th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 19–14, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament , they lost to No. 13-seeded Ohio State in the second round. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region where the lost to Auburn in the First Round.
Junior forward Kris Murray earned First-team All-Big Ten honors and Third-team AP , Sporting News and USBWA All-America honors while averaging 20.2 points per game. It marked the fourth consecutive season that an Iowa player was named a consensus All-American, following twin brother Keegan Murray in 2022 and Luka Garza in 2021 and 2020 .[ 1]
Previous season
The Hawkeyes finished the 2021–22 season 26–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. The 26 wins were the most wins in a season for Iowa since the Elite Eight team in 1987 earned 30 wins. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament , they defeated Northwestern , Rutgers , Indiana , and Purdue to win the tournament championship. As a result, the Hawkeyes received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. The Hawkeyes were upset by No. 12-seeded Richmond in the First Round.[ 2]
Sophomore forward Keegan Murray earned consensus First-team All-American honors, and established a new school record for points in a season . It was the third consecutive season that an Iowa player was selected a consensus First-team All-American (Luka Garza , 2019–20 and 2020–21) and set a new school record for points in a season.
Offseason
Departures
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2023)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Pryce Sandfort #15 PG
Waukee, IA
Northwest High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Aug 6, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 82
Owen Freeman #29 C
Moline, IL
Moline Senior High School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Oct 11, 2021
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 80
Brock Harding PG
Moline, IL
Moline Senior High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Jun 23, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports : 68
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:
Roster
2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Filip Rebrača
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
GS
North Dakota
Sombor, Serbia
G
1
Ahron Ulis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Marian Catholic HS
Chicago, IL
G
2
Amarion Nimmers (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
Fr
Rock Island HS
Rock Island, IL
G
4
Josh Dix
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Fr
Lincoln HS
Council Bluffs, IA
G
5
Dasonte Bowen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Brewster Academy
Boston, MA
G
10
Dante Eldridge (W)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Kirkwood CC
North Liberty, IA
G
11
Tony Perkins
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Lawrence North HS
Indianapolis, IN
G
14
Carter Kingsbury (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr
Brewster Academy
Ponca, NE
G
20
Payton Sandfort
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Waukee HS
Waukee, IA
F
22
Patrick McCaffery
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr
Iowa City West HS
Iowa City, IA
C
23
Josh Ogundele
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
Jr
Worcester Academy
London, England
F
24
Kris Murray
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Prairie HS /DME Sports Academy
Cedar Rapids, IA
G
25
Luc Laketa (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
The Winchendon School
Concord, MI
G/F
30
Connor McCaffery
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
GS
Iowa City West HS
Iowa City, IA
C
44
Riley Mulvey
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
St. Thomas More School
Rotterdam, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Source[ 3]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
Truman State
W 118–72
24 – Murray
7 – Murray
4 – Perkins
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,428)Iowa City, IA
Regular season
November 7, 2022 *6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Bethune–Cookman
W 89–56
1–0
16 – Perkins
10 – Rebrača
5 – Perkins
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,545)Iowa City, IA
November 11, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
North Carolina A&T
W 112–71
2–0
22 – Murray
8 – Murray
6 – Perkins
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,296)Iowa City, IA
November 16, 2022 *6:30 p.m., FS1
at Seton Hall Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 83–67
3–0
29 – Murray
11 – Murray
5 – Perkins
Prudential Center (8,933)Newark, NJ
November 21, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 25
Omaha Emerald Coast Classic campus site game
W 100–64
4–0
30 – Murray
8 – Rebrača
4 –
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,467)Iowa City, IA
November 25, 2022 *6:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 25
vs. Clemson Emerald Coast Classic semifinal
W 74–71
5–0
21 – P. McCaffery
12 – Murray
3 – Sandfort
The Arena at NFSC (1,880)Niceville, FL
November 26, 2022 *6:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 25
vs. TCU Emerald Coast Classic championship
L 66–79
5–1
15 –
10 – Murray
3 – Sandfort
The Arena at NFSC (1,624)Niceville, FL
November 29, 2022 *8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 81–65
6–1
31 – Murray
20 – Murray
5 – Ulis
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,450)Iowa City, IA
December 6, 2022 *8:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 15 Duke Jimmy V Classic
L 62–74[ 4]
6–2
12 –
8 – Rebrača
3 – Murray
Madison Square Garden (17,828)New York, NY
December 8, 2022 *7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 20 Iowa State Rivalry
W 75–56
7–2
22 – Rebrača
11 – Rebrača
4 –
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,535)Iowa City, IA
December 11, 2022 5:30 p.m., BTN
Wisconsin
L 75–78[ 5] OT
7–3 (0–1)
24 – P. McCaffery
10 – C. McCaffery
5 – C. McCaffery
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,430)Iowa City, IA
December 17, 2022 *7:30 p.m., BTN
Southeast Missouri State
W 106–75
8–3
30 – Rebrača
9 – Rebrača
6 – Rebrača
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,240)Iowa City, IA
December 21, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
Eastern Illinois
L 83–92
8–4
24 – Rebrača
13 – P. McCaffery
5 – Perkins
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,553)Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN
at Nebraska
L 50–66
8–5 (0–2)
17 – Murray
13 – Rebrača
2 –
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,920)Lincoln, NE
January 1, 2023 4:30 p.m., BTN
at Penn State
L 79–83[ 6]
8–6 (0–3)
32 – Murray
9 – Murray
4 – Bowen
Bryce Jordan Center (6,080)University Park, PA
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 15 Indiana
W 91–89
9–6 (1–3)
30 – Murray
10 –
4 –
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,916)Iowa City, IA
January 8, 2023 11:00 a.m., BTN
at Rutgers
W 76–65[ 7]
10–6 (2–3)
22 – Sandfort
12 – Rebrača
8 – C. McCaffery
Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)Piscataway, NJ
January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Michigan
W 93–84 OT
11–6 (3–3)
27 – Murray
12 – Rebrača
5 – Dix
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,498)Iowa City, IA
January 15, 2023 3:30 p.m., BTN
Maryland
W 81–67
12–6 (4–3)
22 – Perkins
7 – Sandfort
5 – Dix
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,376)Iowa City, IA
January 21, 2022 1:00 p.m., FOX
at Ohio State
L 77–93[ 8]
12–7 (4–4)
22 – Murray
7 – Murray
4 – Murray
Value City Arena (13,630)Columbus, OH
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1
at Michigan State
L 61–63[ 9]
12–8 (4–5)
17 – Ulis
11 – Rebrača
3 – Ulis
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
January 29, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN
Rutgers
W 93–82[ 10]
13–8 (5–5)
24 – Murray
8 – Sandfort
6 – C. McCaffery
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,907)Iowa City, IA
January 31, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
Northwestern Rescheduled from Jan. 18
W 86–70[ 11]
14–8 (6–5)
20 –
10 – Rebrača
5 – Sandfort
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,667)Iowa City, IA
February 4, 2023 1:30 p.m., FOX
Illinois Rivalry
W 81–79[ 12]
15–8 (7–5)
32 – Perkins
7 – Murray
3 – Murray
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)Iowa City, IA
February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 1 Purdue
L 73–87[ 13]
15–9 (7–6)
24 – Murray
5 – Rebrača
8 – C. McCaffery
Mackey Arena (14,804)West Lafayette, IN
February 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1
at Minnesota
W 68–56
16–9 (8–6)
28 – Murray
14 – Murray
6 – Perkins
Williams Arena (10,683)Minneapolis, MN
February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Ohio State
W 92–75[ 14]
17–9 (9–6)
24 – Perkins
6 – C. McCaffery
13 – C. McCaffery
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,257)Iowa City, IA
February 19, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern
L 60–80[ 15]
17–10 (9–7)
14 – Murray
7 – Rebrača
5 – C. McCaffery
Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)Evanston, IL
February 22, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN
at Wisconsin
L 52–64
17–11 (9–8)
13 –
8 – C. McCaffery
2 – Ulis
Kohl Center (16,029)Madison, WI
February 25, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN
Michigan State
W 112–106 OT[ 16]
18–11 (10–8)
26 – Murray
9 – Perkins
6 –
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)Iowa City, IA
February 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 15 Indiana
W 90–68[ 17]
19–11 (11–8)
26 – Murray
10 – Perkins
8 – Perkins
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)Bloomington, IN
March 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN
Nebraska
L 77–81
19–12 (11–9)
23 – P. McCaffery
8 – C. McCaffery
9 – C. McCaffery
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
March 9, 2023 1:30 p.m., BTN
(5)
vs. (13) Ohio State Second round
L 69–73
19–13
20 – Rebrača
7 – Rebrača
5 – Murray
United Center (15,537)Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023 5:50 p.m., TNT
(8 MW)
vs. (9 MW) Auburn First Round
L 75–83
19–14
21 – Sandfort
9 – Murray
3 –
Legacy Arena (15,154)Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 18]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV — Not released Coaches RV RV 24 RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV —
References
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^ Wittry, Andy (March 15, 2022). "1 team from each NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket seed line to pick — and why" . NCAA . Retrieved April 5, 2022 .
^ "2022–23 MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER" . University of Iowa Athletics . Retrieved September 6, 2022 .
^ "Roach leads No. 15 Duke past Iowa 74-62 in Jimmy V Classic" . Associated Press . December 7, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ "Wahl Sparks Wisconsin To 78-75 Victory Over Iowa In Overtime" . Associated Press . December 11, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ "Pickett, Funk Help Penn State Hold Off Iowa 83-79" . Associated Press . January 1, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ "Sandfort Scores 22, Iowa Ends Rutgers' Streak 76-65" . Associated Press . January 8, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ "Sensebaugh Scores 27, Ohio State Tops Iowa 93-77 To End Skid" . Associated Press . January 21, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ "Michigan State edges Iowa 63-61 with late buckets" . Associated Press . January 26, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ "Murray, Ulis Propel Iowa To 93-82 Victory Over Rutgers" . Associated Press . January 29, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ "IOWA BEATS NORTHWESTERN, 86-70" . University of Iowa Athletics . January 31, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023 .
^ "IOWA BEATS ILLINOIS, 81-79" . University of Iowa Athletics . February 4, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023 .
^ "Braden Smith leads No. 1 Purdue past Iowa 87-73" . Associated Press . February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023 .
^ "Iowa hands Ohio State seventh straight defeat 92-75" . Associated Press . February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023 .
^ "Buie leads Northwestern over Iowa 80-60 for 5th straight win" . Associated Press . February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023 .
^ "Murray, Perkins cap Iowa's amazing rally past Michigan St" . Associated Press . February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023 .
^ "IOWA BLOWS PAST NO. 15 INDIANA, 90-68, IN BLOOMINGTON" . University of Iowa Athletics . February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
^ "2022–23 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE" . University of Iowa Athletics . Retrieved September 6, 2022 .
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