Iowa Men's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

Iowa Hawkeyes

Big Ten (18-14, 10-8)

 
Big Wins: 12/8 Iowa State (78-64), 1/12 Purdue (83-78), 2/25 at Maryland (83-69)
Bad Losses: 11/26 vs Memphis (92-100), 12/3 Omaha (89-98), 1/5 at Nebraska (90-93)
Coach: Fran McCaffery
 
Probable Starters:
Jordan Bohannon, Freshman, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 4.7 apg
Peter Jok, Senior, Guard, 19.8 ppg, 2.6 apg, 5.6 rpg
Isaiah Moss, Freshman, Guard, 6.4 ppg
Tyler Cook, Freshman, Forward, 11.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Ahmad Wagner, Sophomore, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Cordell Pemsl, Freshman, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Nicholas Baer, Sophomore, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Brady Ellingson, Sophomore, Guard, 4.6 ppg
Dom Uhl, Junior, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.2 (35th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 77.1 (286, 14)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.8 (151, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.8 (181, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.5 (77, 4)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.2 (76, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.2 (170, 8)
Rebound Margin: -0.1 (206, 12)
Assists Per Game: 17.4 (9, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.8 (249, 12)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NCAA Round of 64 win over Temple
2016    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Villanova
2015    NCAA Round of 64 win over Davidson
2015    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2014    NCAA Opening Round loss to Tennessee
2013    NIT      First Round win over Indiana State
2013    NIT      Second Round win over Stony Brook
2013    NIT      Quarterfinal win over Virginia
2013    NIT      Semifinal win over Maryland
2013    NIT      Final loss to Baylor
2012    NIT      First Round win over Dayton
2012    NIT      Second Round loss to Oregon
2006    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Northwestern State
2005    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Cincinnati
2004    NIT      First Round loss to Saint Louis
2003    NIT      Opening Round win over Valparaiso
2003    NIT      First Round win over Iowa State
2003    NIT      Second Round loss to Georgia Tech
2002    NIT      First Round loss to LSU
 
*all team stats through 3/5