#52 Iowa Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Iowa Hawkeyes
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #52
 
Conference Rank: #13 Big Ten
 
2023-24 Record: 19-15, 10-10
2023-24 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Fran McCaffery
Coach Record: 280-191 at Iowa, 531-368 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Tony Perkins, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.6 spg
Ben Krikke, Forward, 13.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.4 apg
Patrick McCaffery, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.2 apg
Dasonte Bowen, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.0 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Payton Sandfort, Senior, Forward, 16.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.7 apg
Owen Freeman, Sophomore, Forward, 10.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.8 bpg
Josh Dix, Junior, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
Brock Harding, Sophomore, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 2.6 apg
Pryce Sandfort, Sophomore, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg
Ladji Dembele, Sophomore, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Trey Buchanan, Freshman, Guard
Cooper Koch, Freshman, Forward
Jacob Koch, Freshman, Guard
Chris Tadjo, Freshman, Forward
Drew Thelwell, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Morehead State
Seydou Traore, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Manhattan
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 83.1 (12th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 79.4 (331, 14)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.6 (33, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.8 (298, 13)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (250, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.1 (118, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.4 (18, 1)
Rebound Margin: -1.5 (264, 11)
Assists Per Game: 17.8 (9, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.6 (18, 2)