| Iowa Hawkeyes | ||||
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| University | University of Iowa | |||
| All-time record | 1,756–1,219–1 (.590) | |||
| Head coach | Fran McCaffery (15th season) | |||
| Conference | Big Ten | |||
| Location | Iowa City, Iowa | |||
| Arena | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (capacity: 15,400) | |||
| Student section | Hawks Nest | |||
| Colors | Black and gold[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1955, 1956, 1980 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1955, 1956, 1980, 1987 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1955, 1956, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1999 | ||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1955, 1956, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 2001, 2006, 2022 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1923, 1926, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1970, 1979 | ||||
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is part of the University of Iowa athletics department.
The Hawkeyes had eight National Invitation Tournament appearances, won eight Big Ten regular-season conference championships and won the Big Ten tournament three times.[2] Iowa has played in the Final Four on three occasions, reaching the semifinals in 1955 and 1980 and playing in the championship game against the University of San Francisco in 1956.[3][2]
Iowa basketball was widely successful in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s with a program resurgence under Lute Olson and the tenures of George Raveling and Tom Davis. Under Olson, the Hawkeyes won their last Big Ten regular season championship and went to the 1980 Final Four.[4]
They currently play in 15,400-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, along with Iowa women's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams.[5]
Prior to playing in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which opened in 1983,[6] the Hawkeyes played in the Iowa Armory and the Iowa Field House, which is still used today by the school's gymnastics teams.[7][8] In 2006, the Hawkeyes accumulated a school-record 21 consecutive wins at home before losing to in-state rival Northern Iowa.[9][10]
Three Iowa head coaches have been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches: Sam Barry, Ralph Miller, and Lute Olson. A fourth Hawkeyes head coach, George Raveling, is a member in the Hall's contributor category.
- ^ "Branding Guide 2020". HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – Big 10 Conference Champions". Rauzulu's Street. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Final Four History". Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ "Iowa's Tournament History". HawkeyeSports.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ "Siena's McCaffery hired as Iowa basketball coach". DesMoinesRegister.com. March 28, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Carver-Hawkeye Arena". HawkeyeSports.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ "UI Field House North Gym". HawkeyeSports.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ "Fieldhouse Pool". HawkeyeSports.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ "Iowa Hosts Northern Iowa Tuesday Night". HawkeyeSports.com. December 4, 2006. Archived from the original on January 27, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ "Hawkeyes Edged By Panthers". HawkeyeSports.com. December 5, 2006. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2007.