Iowa Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Iowa Hawkeyes
 
Big Ten (21-12, 10-10)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/17 Nebraska (57-52), 2/25 Ohio State (74-57)
Bad Losses: 2/11 at Maryland (70-77), 2/28 at Penn State (69-71)
Coach: Ben McCollum
 
Probable Starters:
Cam Manyawu, Junior, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.0 apg
Cooper Koch, Freshman, Forward, 7.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.1 apg
Bennett Stirtz, Senior, Guard, 20.0 ppg, 4.5 apg, 2.5 rpg, 1.5 spg
Tavion Banks, Senior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 1.2 apg, 4.7 rpg
Kael Combs, Junior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 2.3 apg, 2.5 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Alvaro Folgueiras, Junior, Forward, 8.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.3 apg
Tate Sage, Freshman, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg
Isaia Howard, Sophomore, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 1.2 apg, 2.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.4 (187th in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.8 (15, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.0 (26, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.9 (270, 15)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.9 (170, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (114, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.5 (20, 4)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (172, 10)
Assists Per Game: 15.2 (104, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.6 (23, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024NITFirst Round win over Kansas State
2024NITSecond Round loss to Utah
2023NCAARound of 64 loss to Auburn
2022NCAARound of 64 loss to Richmond
2021NCAARound of 64 win over Grand Canyon
2021NCAARound of 32 loss to Oregon
2019NCAARound of 64 win over Cincinnati
2019NCAARound of 32 loss to Tennessee
2017NITFirst Round win over South Dakota
2017NITSecond Round loss to TCU
2016NCAARound of 64 win over Temple
2016NCAARound of 32 loss to Villanova
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Davidson
2015NCAARound of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2014NCAAOpening Round loss to Tennessee
2013NITFirst Round win over Indiana State
2013NITSecond Round win over Stony Brook
2013NITQuarterfinal win over Virginia
2013NITSemifinal win over Maryland
2013NITFinal loss to Baylor
2012NITFirst Round win over Dayton
2012NITSecond Round loss to Oregon
2006NCAARound of 64 loss to Northwestern State
2005NCAARound of 64 loss to Cincinnati
2004NITFirst Round loss to Saint Louis
2003NITOpening Round win over Valparaiso
2003NITFirst Round win over Iowa State
2003NITSecond Round loss to Georgia Tech
2002NITFirst Round loss to LSU
 
*all team stats through 3/8