2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 25 25 Basketball 2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Hawkeyes wordmark.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 22–11 12–6 Fran McCaffery 6th Sherman Dillard Andrew Francis Kirk Speraw Carver–Hawkeye Arena(Capacity: 15,400) NCAA tournament Second Round 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 thumb|upright|Isaiah Moss in a game against 2015 IHSA 4A state champion Stevenson. no 2015 Isaiah Moss SF Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy 6 5 175 11/02/2014 3 3 3 4 Brandon Hutton SF Chicago, IL De La Salle Institute 6 6 205 03/09/2014 3 3 3 3 Ahmad Wagner PF Huber Heights, OH Wayne High School 6 7 215 08/10/2014 3 3 3 3 Andrew Fleming SG Nashville, TN Oak Hill Academy 6 5 205 05/12/2014 3 3 3 3 Christian Williams SG Decatur, IL Saint Teresa High School 6 6 180 03/16/2015 NR 3 NR NR 2015 Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2015 Iowa Commitments Iowa College Basketball Team Recruiting Prospects ESPN- Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting 2294 July 6, 2015 yes 2016 recruiting class yes 2016 Jordan Bohannon PG Marion, IA Linn-Mar High School 6 0 170 08/28/2015 NA 3 3 4 Tyler Cook PF St. Louis, MO Chaminade College Prep School 6 8 240 09/23/2015 4 4 4 4 Ryan Kriener PF Spirit Lake, IA Spirit Lake High School 6 8 230 07/30/2015 3 3 3 NA Cordell Pemsl SF Dubuque, IA Wahlert Catholic High School 6 7 230 05/01/2014 3 3 3 3 2016 Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2016 Iowa Commitments Iowa College Basketball Team Recruiting Prospects ESPN- Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting 2294 July 6, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes y Ahmad Wagner 0 F 6 7 225 FR Yellow Springs, OH n Dale Jones 1 F 6 8 220 JR Waterloo, IA n y Andrew Fleming 2 G 6 5 206 FR Nashville, TN n Michael Soukup 3 G 6 4 175 JR Danville, IA n W Isaiah Moss 4 G 6 5 200 FR Chicago, IL y yes Anthony Clemmons y 5 G 6 2 200 SR Lansing, MI C Mike Gesell 10 G 6 2 190 SR South Sioux City, NE n C Christian Williams 11 G 6 6 200 FR Decatur, IL n Steven Soukup 13 G 6 4 175 JR Danville, IA n W Peter Jok 14 G 6 6 205 JR Des Moines, IA y Jarrod Uthoff 20 F 6 9 221 SR Cedar Rapids, IA y C Okey Ukah 23 F 6 7 218 SR Iowa City, IA n W Brady Ellingson 24 G 6 4 190 FR y Sussex, WI n Dom Uhl 25 F 6 8 195 SO Frankfurt, Germany n Brandon Hutton 30 F 6 6 215 FR Chicago, IL n yes Adam Woodbury 34 C 7 1 250 SR Sioux City, IA y C Nicholas Baer 51 F 6 7 200 FR y Bettendorf, IA n W Fran McCaffery (Penn) Sherman Dillard (James Madison) Andrew Francis (Southampton) Kirk Speraw (Iowa) Brad Floy (Iowa) https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/2015-16/ 2015-16 MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/2015-16/ University of Iowa Athletics September 6, 2021 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| Exhibition Oct 29, 2015 7:00pm yes Sioux Falls Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 99–73 11,381 Nov 6, 2015 7:00pm yes Augustana (SD) Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 74–76 14,209 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 8:30pm yes Gardner–Webb Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN3 79–59 14,209 1–0 Uthoff 21 Wagner 8 Gesell 9 Nov 15, 2015 4:00pm yes Coppin State Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 103–68 12,350 2–0 Ellingson 20 Tied Uthoff/Jones 7 Gesell 12 Nov 19, 2015 8:00pm yes yes Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI Gavitt Tipoff Games FS1 89–61 13,297 3–0 Jok 20 Woodbury 7 Clemmons 7 Nov 26, 2015 8:00pm yes yes Dayton HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL AdvoCare Invitational First Round ESPN2 77–82 4,871 3–1 Uthoff 18 Woodbury 8 Clemmons 6 Nov 27, 2015 6:00pm yes yes Notre Dame 17 HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL AdvoCare Invitational Consolation 2nd Round ESPN3 62–68   3–2 Uthoff 20 Woodbury 10 Gesell 9 Nov 29, 2015 10:00am yes yes Wichita State 20 HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL AdvoCare Invitational 7th Place Game ESPN3 84–62   4–2 Uthoff 22 Tied Uthoff/Woodbury 7 Gesell 9 Dec 2, 2015 8:15pm yes Florida State Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 78–75 OT 11,247 5–2 Jok 24 Woodbury 10 Clemmons 4 Dec 5, 2015 2:00pm yes UMKC Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN3 95–75 11,763 6–2 Tied Uhl/Baer 14 Uhl 10 Tied Gesell/Clemmons 6 Dec 7, 2015 6:00pm yes Western Illinois Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 90–56 11,395 7–2 Uthoff 27 Uthoff 9 Gesell 7 Dec 10, 2015 6:30pm yes yes Iowa State 5 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series ESPN2 82–83No. 2/4 Iowa State Rallies Past Hawkeyes https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2015/12/9/no-2-4-iowa-state-rallies-past-hawkeyes University of Iowa Athletics December 9, 2015 January 4, 2026 14,384 7–3 Uthoff 32 Uthoff 9 Gesell 8 Dec 19, 2015 3:30pm yes yes Drake Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA Big Four Classic ESPN3 70–64 15,424 8–3 Gesell 17 Uhl 8 Gesell 4 Dec 22, 2015 7:30pm yes Tennessee Tech Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN3 85–63 14,432 9–3 Jok 21 Uhl 7 Gesell 10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| Big Ten regular season Dec 29, 2015 8:00pm Michigan State 1 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 83–70Iowa sends No. 1 Michigan State to first loss, never trails https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400839300 ESPN December 29, 2015 July 18, 2020 15,400 10–3 1–0 Gesell 25 Tied Uthoff/Woodbury/Baer 5 Clemmons 5 Jan 2, 2016 5:00pm yes Purdue 14 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 70–63Hawkeyes Use Huge 2nd Half Rally to Beat Purdue 70-63 https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2016/01/03/hawkeyes-use-huge-2nd-half-rally-to-beat-purdue-70-63 University of Iowa Athletics January 3, 2016 January 4, 2026 14,846 11–3 2–0 Uthoff 25 Jok 9 Gesell 7 Jan 5, 2016 8:00pm 19 Nebraska Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 77–66 11,736 12–3 3–0 Uthoff 25 Tied Uthoff/Uhl 8 Gesell 10 Jan 14, 2016 6:00pm yes 16 Michigan State 4 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 76–59No. 16 Iowa routs No. 4 Michigan State 76-59, sweeps series https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400839303 ESPN January 14, 2016 July 18, 2020 14,797 13–3 4–0 Jok 23 Uthoff 10 Gesell 6 Jan 17, 2016 3:30pm 16 Michigan Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 82–71 15,400 14–3 5–0 Uthoff 23 Woodbury 6 Gesell 7 Jan 21, 2016 6:00pm yes 9 Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 90–76 4,209 15–3 6–0 Jok 29 Woodbury 11 Gesell 9 Jan 24, 2016 12:00pm 9 Purdue 22 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 83–71No. 9 Iowa rolls past No. 22 Purdue 83-71 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400839306 ESPN January 24, 2016 September 6, 2021 15,400 16–3 7–0 Uthoff 22 Woodbury 10 Clemmons 6 Jan 28, 2016 6:00pm yes 3 Maryland 8 Xfinity Center College Park, MD ESPN 68–74Maryland Wins Top-10 Battle Over Hawkeyes https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2016/01/27/maryland-wins-top-10-battle-over-hawkeyes University of Iowa Athletics January 27, 2016 January 4, 2026 17,950 16–4 7–1 Jok 14 Tied Uthoff/Woodbury 10 Clemmons 4 Jan 31, 2016 2:00pm 3 Northwestern Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 85–71 15,400 17–4 8–1 Jok 26 Woodbury 9 Gesell 4 Feb 3, 2016 6:00pm 5 Penn State Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPNU 73–49 12,596 18–4 9–1 Uthoff 14 Woodbury 15 Clemmons 4 Feb 7, 2016 12:00pm yes 5 Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 77–65 13,849 19–4 10–1 Jok 23 Woodbury 14 Woodbury 4 Feb 11, 2016 8:00pm yes 4 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN 78–85 17,472 19–5 10–2 Uthoff 24 Woodbury 15 Gesell 6 Feb 14, 2016 6:30pm 4 Minnesota Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 75–71 15,400 20–5 11–2 Jok 27 Uthoff 15 Gesell 12 Feb 17, 2016 5:30pm yes 4 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 75–79 6,590 20–6 11–3 Jok 28 Woodbury 10 Tied Gesell/Clemmons 4 Feb 24, 2016 8:00pm 8 Wisconsin Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 59–67 15,400 20–7 11–4 Jok 21 Woodbury 18 Gesell 3 Feb 28, 2016 3:00pm yes 8 Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 64–68 15,593 20–8 11–5 Tied Uthoff/Gesell 16 Woodbury 9 Gesell 5 Mar 1, 2016 8:00pm 16 Indiana 12 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN 78–81 15,400 20–9 11–6 Uthoff 18 Woodbury 11 Gesell 6 Mar 5, 2016 7:00pm yes 16 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 71–61 12,707 21–9 12–6 Uthoff 29 Woodbury 11 Gesell 11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| Big Ten tournament Mar 10, 2016 1:30 pm yes 20 5 Illinois 12 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Second round BTN 66–68 15,707 21–10 Jok 29 Woodbury 10 Gesell 8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFCC00;"| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2016 2:10 pm yes yes 25 7 S Temple 10 S Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY First Round truTV 72–70 OTAdam Woodbury's putback at buzzer sends Iowa to second round https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/400871252 ESPN March 18, 2016 January 4, 2026 17,333 22–10 Uthoff 23 Jok 7 Clemmons 6 Mar 20, 2016 11:10 am yes yes 25 7 S Villanova 2 S 6 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Second Round CBS 68–87Villanova back into Sweet 16 with rout of Iowa https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/400872214 ESPN March 21, 2016 January 4, 2026 17,401 22–11 Uthoff 16 Tied Uthoff/Jok 6 Gesell 9 Central Time S South Region Source:2015-16 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/mbball/schedule/season/2015-16/ University of Iowa Athletics September 6, 2021 Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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