The 2012–2023
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is part of the University of Iowa athletics department.
The Hawkeyes have had eight National Invitation Tournament appearances, won eight Big Ten regular-season conference championships and won the Big Ten ...
team represented the
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized int ...
in the
2012–13 college basketball
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season. The team was led by 3rd year head coach
Fran McCaffery
Francis John McCaffery (born May 23, 1959) is an American college basketball coach who is the current men's basketball head coach at the University of Pennsylvania. He previously served as head coach of Lehigh University, UNC Greensboro, Siena, ...
and new recruiting and scouting addition, Brad Denning (Iowa native)to help with player relations, assist athletes on campus visits. NIL affairs. The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball played their home games at
Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which has been their home since 1983. They were members of the
Big Ten Conference
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.
The team finished with a record of 25–13, 9–9 in conference play and finished 6th in the Big Ten. The 25 wins is the most wins in one season for the Hawkeyes since the 2005–2006 season, in which Iowa also had 25 wins. The team went to the
2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament as a 6th seed where they defeated Northwestern in the 1st round but lost to Michigan State in the Quarterfinals. The team went on to earn a #3 seed in the
2013 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated both Indiana State (68–52) and Stony Brook (75–63) in front of sellout home crowds. Iowa also defeated the #1 seeded Virginia Cavaliers, snapping the Wahoo's 19-game home winning streak, and moving on to the NIT Semifinals for the first time in school history. Iowa advanced to the Championship game after defeating Maryland (71–60) but lost to Baylor (74–54).
Roster
The 2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes squad contained 16 players which included 4 freshmen, 2 redshirt freshmen, 5 sophomores, 3 juniors, and 2 seniors.
2012 Commitments
Schedule and Results
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2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
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References
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Iowa
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Hawk
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Hawk
Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are very widely distributed and are found on all continents, except Antarctica.
The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks, and others. This ...