This is a list of seasons completed by the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball program since the team became a varsity sport in 1901. [1] The program began competing in the Big Ten Conference in 1908. [2]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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(Independent)(1901–1908) | |||||||||
1901–02 | Ed Rule | 10–2 | |||||||
1902–03 | Fred Bailey | 4–3 | |||||||
1903–04 | Ed Rule | 6–2 | |||||||
1904–05 | John Chalmers | 6–8 | |||||||
1905–06 | Ed Rule | 11–5 | |||||||
1906–07 | John Griffith | 5–5 | |||||||
1907–08 | Ed Rule | 10–6 | |||||||
John Griffith (Big Ten Conference)(1908–1910) | |||||||||
1908–09 | John Griffith | 8–7 | 1–5 | 8th | |||||
1909–10 | John Griffith | 11–3 | 2–2 | T–5th | |||||
Walter Stewart (Big Ten Conference)(1910–1912) | |||||||||
1910–11 | Walter Stewart | 9–4 | 2–2 | T–5th | |||||
1911–12 | Walter Stewart | 6–8 | 0–4 | T–7th | |||||
Floyd Thomas (Big Ten Conference)(1912–1913) | |||||||||
1912–13 | Floyd Thomas | 9–13 | 1–5 | 8th | |||||
Maury Kent (Big Ten Conference)(1913–1918) | |||||||||
1913–14 | Maury Kent | 9–7 | 1–5 | 8th | |||||
1914–15 | Maury Kent | 9–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
1915–16 | Maury Kent | 11–4 | 2–4 | 7th | |||||
1916–17 | Maury Kent | 7–9 | 1–8 | 9th | |||||
1917–18 | Maury Kent | 6–8 | 4–6 | 9th | |||||
Edwin Bannick (Big Ten Conference)(1918–1919) | |||||||||
1918–19 | Edwin Bannick | 8–7 | 4–7 | T–7th | |||||
James Ashmore (Big Ten Conference)(1919–1922) | |||||||||
1919–20 | James Ashmore | 9–10 | 6–6 | 6th | |||||
1920–21 | James Ashmore | 9–9 | 6–5 | T–6th | |||||
1921–22 | James Ashmore | 11–7 | 5–6 | 5th | |||||
Sam Barry (Big Ten Conference)(1922–1929) | |||||||||
1922–23 | Sam Barry | 13–2 | 11–1 | T–1st | |||||
1923–24 | Sam Barry | 7–10 | 4–8 | 9th | |||||
1924–25 | Sam Barry | 6–10 | 5–7 | 7th | |||||
1925–26 | Sam Barry | 12–5 | 8–4 | T–1st | |||||
1926–27 | Sam Barry | 9–8 | 7–5 | T–4th | |||||
1927–28 | Sam Barry | 6–11 | 3–9 | T–7th | |||||
1928–29 | Sam Barry | 9–8 | 5–7 | 7th | |||||
Rollie Williams (Big Ten Conference)(1929–1942) | |||||||||
1929–30 | Rollie Williams | 4–13 | 0–0 | 10th | |||||
1930–31 | Rollie Williams | 5–12 | 2–10 | 10th | |||||
1931–32 | Rollie Williams | 5–12 | 3–9 | T–8th | |||||
1932–33 | Rollie Williams | 15–5 | 8–4 | T–3rd | |||||
1933–34 | Rollie Williams | 13–6 | 6–6 | T–5th | |||||
1934–35 | Rollie Williams | 10–9 | 6–6 | 6th | |||||
1935–36 | Rollie Williams | 9–10 | 5–7 | T–6th | |||||
1936–37 | Rollie Williams | 11–9 | 3–9 | T–8th | |||||
1937–38 | Rollie Williams | 11–9 | 6–6 | T–5th | |||||
1938–39 | Rollie Williams | 8–11 | 3–9 | 10th | |||||
1939–40 | Rollie Williams | 9–12 | 4–8 | 8th | |||||
1940–41 | Rollie Williams | 12–8 | 4–8 | 8th | |||||
1941–42 | Rollie Williams | 12–8 | 10–5 | T–2nd | |||||
Pops Harrison (Big Ten Conference)(1942–1950) | |||||||||
1942–43 | Pops Harrison | 7–10 | 3–9 | 9th | |||||
1943–44 | Pops Harrison | 14–4 | 9–3 | T–2nd | |||||
1944–45 | Pops Harrison | 17–1 | 11–1 | 1st | |||||
1945–46 | Pops Harrison | 14–4 | 8–4 | T–3rd | |||||
1946–47 | Pops Harrison | 12–7 | 5–7 | T–6th | |||||
1947–48 | Pops Harrison | 15–4 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
1948–49 | Pops Harrison | 10–10 | 3–9 | 8th | |||||
1949–50 | Pops Harrison Bucky O'Connor | 15–7 [Note A] | 6–6 [Note A] | 5th | |||||
Rollie Williams (Big Ten Conference)(1950–1951) | |||||||||
1950–51 | Rollie Williams | 15–7 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
Bucky O'Connor (Big Ten Conference)(1951–1958) | |||||||||
1951–52 | Bucky O'Connor | 19–3 | 11–3 | 2nd | |||||
1952–53 | Bucky O'Connor | 12–10 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
1953–54 | Bucky O'Connor | 17–5 | 11–3 | 2nd | |||||
1954–55 | Bucky O'Connor | 19–7 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA final Four | ||||
1955–56 | Bucky O'Connor | 20–6 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up | ||||
1956–57 | Bucky O'Connor | 8–14 | 4–10 | 8th | |||||
1957–58 | Bucky O'Connor | 13–9 | 7–7 | 6th | |||||
Sharm Scheuerman (Big Ten Conference)(1958–1964) | |||||||||
1958–59 | Sharm Scheuerman | 10–12 | 7–7 | T-5th | |||||
1959–60 | Sharm Scheuerman | 14–10 | 6–8 | T-6th | |||||
1960–61 | Sharm Scheuerman | 18–6 | 10–4 | T-2nd | |||||
1961–62 | Sharm Scheuerman | 13–11 | 7–7 | T-4th | |||||
1962–63 | Sharm Scheuerman | 9–15 | 5–9 | 8th | |||||
1963–64 | Sharm Scheuerman | 8–15 | 3–11 | 9th | |||||
Ralph Miller (Big Ten Conference)(1964–1970) | |||||||||
1964–65 | Ralph Miller | 14–10 | 8–6 | 5th | |||||
1965–66 | Ralph Miller | 17–7 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
1966–67 | Ralph Miller | 16–8 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
1967–68 | Ralph Miller | 16–9 | 10–4 | T-1st | |||||
1968–69 | Ralph Miller | 12–12 | 5–9 | 8th | |||||
1969–70 | Ralph Miller | 20–5 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen | ||||
Dick Schultz (Big Ten Conference)(1970–1974) | |||||||||
1970–71 | Dick Schultz | 9–15 | 4–10 | T–7th | |||||
1971–72 | Dick Schultz | 11–13 | 5–9 | T–8th | |||||
1972–73 | Dick Schultz | 13–11 | 6–8 | T–6th | |||||
1973–74 | Dick Schultz | 8–16 | 5–9 | 7th | |||||
Lute Olson (Big Ten Conference)(1974–1983) | |||||||||
1974–75 | Lute Olson | 10–16 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
1975–76 | Lute Olson | 19–10 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
1976–77 | Lute Olson | 20–7 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
1977–78 | Lute Olson | 12–15 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
1978–79 | Lute Olson | 20–8 | 13–5 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
1979–80 | Lute Olson | 23–10 | 10–8 | 4th | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||
1980–81 | Lute Olson | 21–7 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
1981–82 | Lute Olson | 21–8 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
1982–83 | Lute Olson | 21–10 | 10–8 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
George Raveling (Big Ten Conference)(1984–1986) | |||||||||
1983–84 | George Raveling | 13–15 | 6–12 | T–7th | |||||
1984–85 | George Raveling | 21–11 | 10–8 | 5th | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
1985–86 | George Raveling | 20–12 | 10–8 | 6th | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
Tom Davis (Big Ten Conference)(1986–1999) | |||||||||
1986–87 | Tom Davis | 30–5 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1987–88 | Tom Davis | 24–10 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1988–89 | Tom Davis | 23–10 | 10–8 | 4th | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
1989–90 | Tom Davis | 12–16 | 4–14 | T–8th | |||||
1990–91 | Tom Davis | 21–11 | 9–9 | T–5th | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
1991–92 | Tom Davis | 19–11 | 10–8 | 5th | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
1992–93 | Tom Davis | 23–9 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
1993–94 | Tom Davis | 11–16 | 5–13 | T–9th | |||||
1994–95 | Tom Davis | 21–12 | 9–9 | T–7th | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
1995–96 | Tom Davis | 23–9 [Note B] | 11–7 [Note B] | 4th | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
1996–97 | Tom Davis | 22–10 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
1997–98 | Tom Davis | 20–11 | 9–7 | T–5th | NIT first round | ||||
1998–99 | Tom Davis | 20–10 | 9–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
Steve Alford (Big Ten Conference)(1999–2007) | |||||||||
1999–00 | Steve Alford | 14–16 | 6–10 | T–7th | |||||
2000–01 | Steve Alford | 23–12 | 7–9 | T–6th | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
2001–02 | Steve Alford | 19–16 | 5–11 | T–8th | NIT first round | ||||
2002–03 | Steve Alford | 17–14 | 7–9 | T–8th | NIT second round | ||||
2003–04 | Steve Alford | 16–13 | 9–7 | 4th | NIT first round | ||||
2004–05 | Steve Alford | 21–12 | 7–9 | 7th | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
2005–06 | Steve Alford | 25–9 | 11–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
2006–07 | Steve Alford | 17–14 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
Todd Lickliter (Big Ten Conference)(2007–2010) | |||||||||
2007–08 | Todd Lickliter | 13–19 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
2008–09 | Todd Lickliter | 15–17 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
2009–10 | Todd Lickliter | 10–22 | 4–14 | T–9th | |||||
Fran McCaffery (Big Ten Conference)(2010–present) | |||||||||
2010–11 | Fran McCaffery | 11–20 | 4–14 | 10th | |||||
2011–12 | Fran McCaffery | 18–17 | 8–10 | T–7th | NIT second round | ||||
2012–13 | Fran McCaffery | 25–13 | 9–9 | 6th | NIT Runner-up | ||||
2013–14 | Fran McCaffery | 20–13 | 9–9 | 6th | NCAA Division I First Four | ||||
2014–15 | Fran McCaffery | 22–12 | 12–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I third round | ||||
2015–16 | Fran McCaffery | 22–11 | 12–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
2016–17 | Fran McCaffery | 19–15 | 10–8 | T–5th | NIT second round | ||||
2017–18 | Fran McCaffery | 14–19 | 4–14 | T–11th | |||||
2018–19 | Fran McCaffery | 23–12 | 10–10 | 6th | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
2019–20 | Fran McCaffery | 20–11 | 11–9 | T–5th | No postseason held | ||||
2020–21 | Fran McCaffery | 22–9 | 14–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
2021–22 | Fran McCaffery | 26-10 | 12-8 | 5th | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
2022–23 | Fran McCaffery | 19-14 | 11-9 | 5th | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
Total: | 1,737–1,204 | ||||||||
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