2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes finished the season 23–12, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South region. There they defeated No. 7-seeded Cincinnati in the First Round before losing to No. 2-seeded Tennessee in the Second Round.

2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–12 (10–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 16 4   .800 32 7   .821
No. 13 Purdue 16 4   .800 26 10   .722
No. 8 Michigan 15 5   .750 30 7   .811
No. 21 Wisconsin 14 6   .700 23 11   .676
Maryland 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
Iowa 10 10   .500 23 12   .657
Minnesota 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Ohio State 8 12   .400 20 15   .571
Indiana 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
Penn State 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Illinois 7 13   .350 12 21   .364
Rutgers 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
Nebraska 6 14   .300 19 17   .528
Northwestern 4 16   .200 13 19   .406
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Hawkeyes finished the 2017–18 season 14–19, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Illinois before losing to Michigan in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ahmad Wagner 0 F 6'7" 235 Junior Yellow Springs, OH Transferred to Kentucky (football)
Charlie Rose 11 G 6'4" 185 Senior Elmhurst, IL Graduated
Brady Ellingson 24 G 6'4" 193 RS Junior Menomonee Falls, WI Transferred to Drake
Dom Uhl 25 F 6'9" 217 Senior Frankfurt, Germany Graduated

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joe Wieskamp
SG
Muscatine, IA Muscatine High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 9, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
CJ Fredrick
SG
Cincinnati, OH Covington Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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:

  • "ESPN- Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

Roster

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2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Michael Baer (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bettendorf High School Bettendorf, Iowa
G 1 Maishe Dailey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Beachwood High School Beachwood, Ohio
F 2 Jack Nunge   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Castle High School Newburgh, Indiana
G 3 Jordan Bohannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Linn-Mar High School Marion, Iowa
G 4 Isaiah Moss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Simeon Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 5 CJ Fredrick   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Covington Catholic High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 10 Joe Wieskamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Muscatine High School Muscatine, Iowa
G 13 Austin Ash (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Mount Vernon High School Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F 15 Ryan Kriener 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Spirit Lake High School Spirit Lake, Iowa
F 20 Riley Till (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Wahlert Catholic High School Dubuque, Iowa
G 24 Nicolas Hobbs (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Fenwick High School Chicago, IL
F 25 Tyler Cook 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Chaminade Prep St. Louis, Missouri
G 30 Conner McCaffery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Iowa City West High School Iowa City, Iowa
F 35 Cordell Pemsl   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Wahlert Catholic High School Dubuque, Iowa
F 51 Nicholas Baer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Bettendorf High School Bettendorf, Iowa
F 55 Luka Garza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Maret High School Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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The 2018–19 season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball.[1] The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times.[1] Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice.[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2018*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Guilford W 103–46 
 16  Wieskamp   9  Cook   7  Cook  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,324)
Iowa City, IA
Regular season
November 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
UMKC
2K Classic campus-site game
W 77–63  1–0
 15  Wieskamp   8  Tied   5  Cook  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,317)
Iowa City, IA
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus
Green Bay
2K Classic campus-site game
W 93–82  2–0
 17  Tied   7  Wieskamp   3  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,597)
Iowa City, IA
November 15, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 13 Oregon
2K Classic semifinals
W 77–69  3–0
 16  Bohannon   10  Cook   3  Bohannon  Madison Square Garden (14,417)
New York, NY
November 16, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. UConn
2K Classic championship
W 91–72  4–0
 26  Cook   8  Cook   5  McCaffery  Madison Square Garden (10,909)
New York, NY
November 21, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 20 Alabama State W 105–78  5–0
 22  Garza   5  Wieskamp   7  McCaffrey  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,939)
Iowa City, IA
November 27, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14 Pittsburgh
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 69–68  6–0
 18  Wieskamp   11  Wieskamp   4  McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,158)
Iowa City, IA
November 30, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 14 No. 22 Wisconsin L 66–72  6–1
(0–1)
 19  Cook   15  Cook   4  Cook  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
December 3, 2018
5:30 pm, FS1
No. 18 at No. 10 Michigan State L 68–90  6–2
(0–2)
 15  Cook   9  Garza   3  Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
December 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 18 Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
W 98–84  7–2
 26  Cook   11  Cook   5  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,414)
Iowa City, IA
December 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 vs. Northern Iowa
Hy-Vee Classic
W 77–54  8–2
 17  Tied   13  Cook   5  Cook  Wells Fargo Arena (12,236)
Des Moines, IA
December 18, 2018*
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 Western Carolina W 78–60  9–2
 18  Cook   6  Garza   5  McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,642)
Iowa City, IA
December 22, 2018*
12:00 pm, BTN Plus
No. 23 Savannah State W 110–64  10–2
 24  Wieskamp   9  Kriener   6  Moss  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,444)
Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 24 Bryant W 72–67  11–2
 19  Cook   12  Cook   6  Cook  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,726)
Iowa City, IA
January 3, 2019
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 25 at Purdue L 70–86  11–3
(0–3)
 24  Cook   6  Cook   4  Wieskamp  Mackey Arena (13,701)
West Lafayette, IN
January 6, 2019
4:30 pm, BTN
No. 25 No. 24 Nebraska W 93–84  12–3
(1–3)
 25  Bohannon   10  Moss   5  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,782)
Iowa City, IA
January 9, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 73–63  13–3
(2–3)
 19  Wieskamp   10  Baer   4  Moss  Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)
Evanston, IL
January 12, 2019
1:30 pm, BTN
No. 16 Ohio State W 72–62  14–3
(3–3)
 16  Garza   8  Cook   8  Bohannon  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,528)
Iowa City, IA
January 16, 2019
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 at Penn State W 89–82  15–3
(4–3)
 22  Garza   12  Garza   6  Bohannon  Bryce Jordan Center (7,733)
University Park, PA
January 20, 2019
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 Illinois W 95–71  16–3
(5–3)
 24  Wieskamp   7  Cook   8  McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,589)
Iowa City, IA
January 24, 2019
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 19 No. 6 Michigan State L 67–82  16–4
(5–4)
 20  Garza   6  Cook   5  McCaffrey  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,416)
Iowa City, IA
January 27, 2019
4:00 pm, FS1
No. 19 at Minnesota L 87–92  16–5
(5–5)
 25  Garza   9  Cook   5  Bohannon  Williams Arena (11,582)
Minneapolis, MN
February 1, 2019
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 5 Michigan W 74–59  17–5
(6–5)
 19  Garza   10  Kriener   2  Wieskamp  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
February 7, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 at Indiana W 77–72  18–5
(7–5)
 25  Bohannon   7  Cook   6  Bohannon  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 10, 2019
5:30 pm, BTN
No. 20 Northwestern W 80–79  19–5
(8–5)
 21  Wieskamp   11  Cook   5  McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,888)
Iowa City, IA
February 16, 2019
5:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 at Rutgers W 71–69  20–5
(9–5)
 18  Bohannon   7  Tied   5  Bohannon  Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 19, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 No. 24 Maryland L 65–66  20–6
(9–6)
 14  Bohannon   10  Moss   4  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,986)
Iowa City, IA
February 22, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 Indiana W 76–70 OT 21–6
(10–6)
 18  Cook   10  Baer   5  McCaffery  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
February 26, 2019
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 at Ohio State L 70–90  21–7
(10–7)
 17  Wieskamp   10  Cook   3  McCaffery  Value City Arena (14,118)
Columbus, OH
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 Rutgers L 72–86  21–8
(10–8)
 17  Baer   9  Wieskamp   3  Wieskamp  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
March 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 21 Wisconsin L 45–65  21–9
(10–9)
 8  Tied   7  Cook   2  Tied  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
March 10, 2019
1:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 91–93 OT 21–10
(10–10)
 25  Garza   9  Cook   5  Bohannon  Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten tournament
March 14, 2019
8:30 pm, BTN
(6) vs. (11) Illinois
Second Round
W 83–62  22–10
 17  Baer   7  Wieskamp   8  McCaffery  United Center 
Chicago, IL
March 15, 2019
8:30 pm, BTN
(6) vs. (3) No. 10 Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 53–74  22–11
 14  Tied   6  Cook   3  Bohannon  United Center (18,575)
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019*
11:15 am, CBS
(10 S) vs. (7 S) No. 22 Cincinnati
First Round
W 79–72  23–11
 20  Garza   6  Garza   4  Tied  Nationwide Arena (19,641)
Columbus, OH
March 24, 2019*
11:10 am, CBS
(10 S) vs. (2 S) No. 6 Tennessee
Second Round
L 77–83 OT 23–12
 18  Bohannon   7  Wieskamp   2  Tied  Nationwide Arena (19,610)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP20141822232425RV2319RV20212122Not released
Coaches22151921212120-T2524212520171921RV

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ a b Norlander, Matt (October 19, 2017). "Big Ten adds two games for a 20-game conference schedule starting in 2018–19". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Big Ten to move to 20-game conference slate". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.