2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 25
Record	22–11 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Sherman Dillard Andrew Francis Kirk Speraw
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,400)
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Indiana	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
No. 2 Michigan State †	13	–	5		.722			29	–	6		.829
No. 18 Maryland	12	–	6		.667			27	–	9		.750
No. 12 Purdue	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
No. 25 Iowa	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
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			11	–	20		.355
Rutgers	1	–	17		.056			7	–	25		.219
† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Gabriel Olaseni	0	C	6'10"	237	Senior	London, England	Graduated
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.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Brandon Hutton SF	Chicago, IL	De La Salle Institute	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 9, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Ahmad Wagner PF	Huber Heights, OH	Wayne High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 10, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Andrew Fleming SG	Nashville, TN	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 12, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Christian Williams SG	Decatur, IL	Saint Teresa High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 16, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    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: "ESPN- Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

2016 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Bohannon PG	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 28, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Tyler Cook PF	St. Louis, MO	Chaminade College Prep School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Ryan Kriener PF	Spirit Lake, IA	Spirit Lake High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jul 30, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Cordell Pemsl SF	Dubuque, IA	Wahlert Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
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 July 6, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Ahmad Wagner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Yellow Springs, OH F 1 Dale Jones   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Waterloo, IA G 2 Andrew Fleming 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Nashville, TN G 3 Michael Soukup (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Danville, IA G 4 Isaiah Moss   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chicago, IL G 5 Anthony Clemmons (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lansing, MI G 10 Mike Gesell (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr South Sioux City, NE G 11 Christian Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Decatur, IL G 13 Steven Soukup (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Danville, IA G 14 Peter Jok 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Des Moines, IA F 20 Jarrod Uthoff (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Cedar Rapids, IA F 23 Okey Ukah (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Iowa City, IA G 24 Brady Ellingson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Sussex, WI F 25 Dom Uhl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Frankfurt, Germany F 30 Brandon Hutton   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chicago, IL C 34 Adam Woodbury (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Sioux City, IA F 51 Nicholas Baer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Bettendorf, IA	Head coach Fran McCaffery (Penn) Assistant coach(es) Sherman Dillard (James Madison) Andrew Francis (Southampton) Kirk Speraw (Iowa) Athletic trainer(s) Brad Floy (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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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^[2]	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^[3]	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^[4]	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.

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Rankings

See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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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2. "Iowa sends No. 1 Michigan State to first loss, never trails". ESPN. December 29, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
3. "No. 16 Iowa routs No. 4 Michigan State 76-59, sweeps series". ESPN. January 14, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
4. "No. 9 Iowa rolls past No. 22 Purdue 83-71". ESPN. January 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
5. "2015-16 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.