2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2021–22 record	9-3 (0–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Sherman Dillard; Kirk Speraw; Billy Taylor;
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represents the University of Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by 12th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and plays its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season[]

The Hawkeyes finished the 2020–21 season 22–9, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They defeated Wisconsin in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Illinois in the semifinals. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region. They defeated Grand Canyon in the First Round before losing to Oregon in the Second Round, ending their chances at their first Sweet Sixteen since 1999. Iowa spent all but two weeks of the season ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll and ended with a No. 8 ranking.

Senior center Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year^[1] and a consensus All-American for the second consecutive season. He was also named the consensus National Player of the Year and ended his career with a school-record 2,306 points (seventh in Big Ten history). After his last home game in a Hawkeye uniform, it was announced that his No. 55 jersey would be retired. Senior guard Jordan Bohannon ended the season with school-records of 639 assists and 364 three-point field goals (second in Big Ten history).

Offseason[]

Returning players[]

Senior guard Jordan Bohannon announced on April 26 that he would return to Iowa taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility from the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Michael Baer	0	F	6'7"	215	RS Junior	Bettendorf, IA	Graduated
CJ Fredrick	5	G	6'3"	195	RS Sophomore	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to Kentucky
Luka Garza	55	C	6'11"	265	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated, NBA draft
Jack Nunge	2	F	6'11"	245	RS Sophomore	Newburgh, IN	Transferred to Xavier
Joe Wieskamp	10	G/F	6'6"	212	Junior	Muscatine, IA	Declared for NBA draft

Incoming transfers[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Filip Rebrača	0	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Sombor, Serbia	Transferred from North Dakota. Will be eligible to play immediately.

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Riley Mulvey C	Rotterdam, NY	St. Thomas More	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 21, 2021
Riley Mulvey C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Payton Sandfort PF	Waukee, IA	Waukee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 1, 2020
Payton Sandfort PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2021 Iowa Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021. "ESPN – Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021. "Iowa 2021 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

Roster[]

2021–22 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)	Sr	North Dakota	Sombor, Serbia
G	2	Joe Toussaint	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cardinal Hayes HS	Bronx, NY
G	3	Jordan Bohannon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Linn-Mar HS	Marion, IA
G	4	Ahron Uhlis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Marian Catholic HS	Chicago, IL
G	11	Tony Perkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Lawrence North HS	Indianapolis, IN
G	13	Austin Ash (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Mount Vernon HS	Cedar Rapids, IA
G	14	Carter Kingsbury (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Ponca, NE
F	15	Keegan Murray	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Prairie HS/DME Sports Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA
G	20	Payton Sandfort	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Waukee HS	Waukee, IA
F	22	Patrick McCaffery	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Iowa City West HS	Iowa City, IA
F	23	Josh Ogundele	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Worcester Academy	London, England
F	24	Kris Murray	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Prairie HS/DME Sports Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA
G	25	Luc Laketa (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	The Winchendon School	Concord, MI
G/F	30	Connor McCaffery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Iowa City West HS	Iowa City, IA
C	44	Riley Mulvey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More School	Rotterdam, NY

Head coach

Fran McCaffery (Pennsylvania)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[3]

Depth chart[]

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Filip Rebrača	Josh Ogundele	Riley Mulvey
PF	Keegan Murray	Patrick McCaffery
SF	Connor McCaffery	Kris Murray	Payton Sandfort
SG	Joe Toussaint	Tony Perkins
PG	Jordan Bohannon	Ahron Uhlis

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Slippery Rock	W 99–47	0–0	18 – P. McCaffery	8 – P. McCaffery	5 – Toussaint	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,789) Iowa City, IA
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 9:00 p.m., BTN+	Longwood	W 106–73^[4]	1–0	24 – Ke. Murray	7 – 3 Tied	5 – Ulis	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,259) Iowa City, IA
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Kansas City	W 89–57^[5]	2–0	25 – Ke. Murray	13 – Rebrača	6 – Toussaint	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,133) Iowa City, IA
November 16, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BTN	North Carolina Central	W 86–69^[6]	3–0	27 – Ke. Murray	21 – Ke. Murray	4 – Ulis	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,132) Iowa City, IA
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN		W 108–82^[7]	4–0	26 – Ke. Murray	8 – Tied	11 – Toussaint	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,957) Iowa City, IA
November 22, 2021* 8:30 p.m., BTN	Western Michigan	W 109–61^[8]	5–0	29 – Ke. Murray	8 – Kr. Murray	8 – Ulis	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,044) Iowa City, IA
November 26, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN+	Portland State	W 85–51^[9]	6–0	24 – Ke. Murray	9 – Ke. Murray	7 – C. McCaffery	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,756) Iowa City, IA
November 29, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Virginia Big Ten–ACC Challenge	W 75–74^[10]	7–0	20 – Bohannon	9 – Ke. Murray	3 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (13,542) Charlottesville, VA
December 3, 2021 8:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 2 Purdue	L 70–77^[11]	7–1 (0–1)	15 – P. McCaffery	5 – Tied	4 – Toussaint	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
December 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., FS1	Illinois Rivalry	L 83–87	7–2 (0–2)	19 – Ke. Murray	8 – Rebrača	7 – Ulis	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
December 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	at No. 17 Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	L 53–73	7–3	17 – Bohannon	7 – Ke. Murray	4 – Ulis	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
December 18, 2021 8:00 p.m., BTN	vs. Utah State Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 94–75	8–3	35 – Ke. Murray	7 – Ke. Murray	4 – Perkins, Ulis	Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		W 93–62	9–3	20 – Ke. Murray	10 – Ke. Murray	5 – Toussaint	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,891) Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Western Illinois						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	Maryland						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 6, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	Indiana						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 16, 2022 BTN	at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 19, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN	Rutgers						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 22, 2022 1:15 p.m./3:30 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	Purdue						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 31, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 6, 2022 BTN	Minnesota						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1	Nebraska						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Michigan						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Michigan State						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	Northwestern						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
March 6, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Illinois Rivalry						State Farm Center Champaign, IL

March 9–13, 2022 TBA	vs.						Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[12]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV													Not released
Coaches	RV	RV^	RV	RV	RV

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References[]

^ "2020–21 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced". Big Ten Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "Jordan Bohannon returning for another season with Iowa Hawkeyes". The Gazette. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^ "2021–22 MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "Keegan Murray Leads Iowa To Win In Season Opener". Associated Press. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
^ "Murray's 25 Points Spark Iowa In 89-57 Romp Past Kansas City". Associated Press. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "Murray Has 27 Points, 21 Rebounds; Iowa Beats NC Central". Associated Press. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ "Bohannon Sets Big Ten 3-Pointer Mark In Iowa Victory". Associated Press. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ "Murray Scores Career-High 29, Iowa Routs W. Michigan 109-61". Associated Press. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
^ "Murray Twins Power Iowa Past Portland State 85-51". Associated Press. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
^ "Toussaint Jumper Lifts Iowa Past Virginia In Thriller, 75-74". Associated Press. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ "No. 2 Purdue Holds Off Iowa 77-70 In Big Ten Opener". Associated Press. December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
^ "2021–22 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[1] "2020–21 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced". Big Ten Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[2] "Jordan Bohannon returning for another season with Iowa Hawkeyes". The Gazette. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-07-14.

[3] "2021–22 MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[4] "Keegan Murray Leads Iowa To Win In Season Opener". Associated Press. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

[5] "Murray's 25 Points Spark Iowa In 89-57 Romp Past Kansas City". Associated Press. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[6] "Murray Has 27 Points, 21 Rebounds; Iowa Beats NC Central". Associated Press. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[7] "Bohannon Sets Big Ten 3-Pointer Mark In Iowa Victory". Associated Press. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

[8] "Murray Scores Career-High 29, Iowa Routs W. Michigan 109-61". Associated Press. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

[9] "Murray Twins Power Iowa Past Portland State 85-51". Associated Press. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.

[10] "Toussaint Jumper Lifts Iowa Past Virginia In Thriller, 75-74". Associated Press. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[11] "No. 2 Purdue Holds Off Iowa 77-70 In Big Ten Opener". Associated Press. December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[12] "2021–22 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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v t Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) (1905–1922) (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches Individual honors Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893–95 1895–96 1898–1901 1944–45 1947–48 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1960–61 1961–62 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Michigan State	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
No. 13 Ohio State	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	2	.800
Illinois	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Northwestern	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	2	.800
No. 3 Purdue	1	–	1	.500	11	–	1	.917
Minnesota	1	–	1	.500	10	–	1	.909
Indiana	1	–	1	.500	10	–	2	.833
No. 24 Wisconsin	1	–	1	.500	9	–	2	.818
Michigan	1	–	1	.500	7	–	4	.636
Rutgers	1	–	1	.500	5	–	5	.500
Maryland	0	–	1	.000	6	–	4	.600
Iowa	0	–	2	.000	9	–	3	.750
Penn State	0	–	2	.000	5	–	5	.500
Nebraska	0	–	2	.000	6	–	7	.462

† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll