The 2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the

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. The team was led by sixth–year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at

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. 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.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2014–15 season with a 22–12 record, 12–6 in conference play finishing in third place. They lost to

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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

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in the Third Round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2015 recruiting class

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2016 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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