The 2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during 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 finished the 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.
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 to 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 Reason for departure 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
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| Big Ten regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| Big Ten tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| NCAA tournament
Source:
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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