List of Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons

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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]

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
(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 8–71–58th
1909–10John Griffith 11–32–2T–5th
Walter Stewart (Big Ten Conference)(1910–1912)
1910–11 Walter Stewart 9–42–2T–5th
1911–12Walter Stewart 6–80–4T–7th
Floyd Thomas (Big Ten Conference)(1912–1913)
1912–13 Floyd Thomas 9–131–58th
Maury Kent (Big Ten Conference)(1913–1918)
1913–14 Maury Kent 9–71–58th
1914–15Maury Kent 9–82–67th
1915–16Maury Kent 11–42–47th
1916–17Maury Kent 7–91–89th
1917–18Maury Kent 6–84–69th
Edwin Bannick (Big Ten Conference)(1918–1919)
1918–19 Edwin Bannick 8–74–7T–7th
James Ashmore (Big Ten Conference)(1919–1922)
1919–20James Ashmore 9–106–66th
1920–21James Ashmore 9–96–5T–6th
1921–22James Ashmore 11–75–65th
Sam Barry (Big Ten Conference)(1922–1929)
1922–23 Sam Barry 13–211–1T–1st
1923–24Sam Barry 7–104–89th
1924–25Sam Barry 6–105–77th
1925–26Sam Barry 12–58–4T–1st
1926–27Sam Barry 9–87–5T–4th
1927–28Sam Barry 6–113–9T–7th
1928–29Sam Barry 9–85–77th
Rollie Williams (Big Ten Conference)(1929–1942)
1929–30 Rollie Williams 4–130–010th
1930–31 Rollie Williams 5–122–1010th
1931–32 Rollie Williams 5–123–9T–8th
1932–33 Rollie Williams 15–58–4T–3rd
1933–34 Rollie Williams 13–66–6T–5th
1934–35 Rollie Williams 10–96–66th
1935–36 Rollie Williams 9–105–7T–6th
1936–37 Rollie Williams 11–93–9T–8th
1937–38 Rollie Williams 11–96–6T–5th
1938–39 Rollie Williams 8–113–910th
1939–40 Rollie Williams 9–124–88th
1940–41 Rollie Williams 12–84–88th
1941–42 Rollie Williams 12–810–5T–2nd
Pops Harrison (Big Ten Conference)(1942–1950)
1942–43 Pops Harrison 7–103–99th
1943–44 Pops Harrison 14–49–3T–2nd
1944–45 Pops Harrison 17–111–11st
1945–46 Pops Harrison 14–48–4T–3rd
1946–47 Pops Harrison 12–75–7T–6th
1947–48 Pops Harrison 15–48–42nd
1948–49 Pops Harrison 10–103–98th
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 15–79–53rd
Bucky O'Connor (Big Ten Conference)(1951–1958)
1951–52 Bucky O'Connor 19–311–32nd
1952–53Bucky O'Connor 12–109–96th
1953–54 Bucky O'Connor 17–511–32nd
1954–55 Bucky O'Connor 19–711–31st NCAA final Four
1955–56 Bucky O'Connor 20–613–11st NCAA Runner-up
1956–57Bucky O'Connor 8–144–108th
1957–58Bucky O'Connor 13–97–76th
Sharm Scheuerman (Big Ten Conference)(1958–1964)
1958–59 Sharm Scheuerman 10–127–7T-5th
1959–60Sharm Scheuerman 14–106–8T-6th
1960–61 Sharm Scheuerman 18–610–4T-2nd
1961–62 Sharm Scheuerman 13–117–7T-4th
1962–63Sharm Scheuerman 9–155–98th
1963–64Sharm Scheuerman 8–153–119th
Ralph Miller (Big Ten Conference)(1964–1970)
1964–65 Ralph Miller 14–108–65th
1965–66 Ralph Miller 17–78–63rd
1966–67 Ralph Miller 16–89–53rd
1967–68 Ralph Miller 16–910–4T-1st
1968–69 Ralph Miller 12–125–98th
1969–70 Ralph Miller 20–514–01st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
Dick Schultz (Big Ten Conference)(1970–1974)
1970–71 Dick Schultz 9–154–10T–7th
1971–72Dick Schultz 11–135–9T–8th
1972–73Dick Schultz 13–116–8T–6th
1973–74Dick Schultz 8–165–97th
Lute Olson (Big Ten Conference)(1974–1983)
1974–75 Lute Olson 10–167–117th
1975–76 Lute Olson 19–109–95th
1976–77 Lute Olson 20–712–64th
1977–78 Lute Olson 12–155–138th
1978–79 Lute Olson 20–813–51st NCAA Division I first round
1979–80 Lute Olson 23–1010–84th NCAA Division I Final Four
1980–81 Lute Olson 21–713–52nd NCAA Division I first round
1981–82 Lute Olson 21–812–62nd NCAA Division I second round
1982–83 Lute Olson 21–1010–8T–2nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
George Raveling (Big Ten Conference)(1984–1986)
1983–84 George Raveling 13–156–12T–7th
1984–85 George Raveling 21–1110–85th NCAA Division I first round
1985–86 George Raveling 20–1210–86th NCAA Division I first round
Tom Davis (Big Ten Conference)(1986–1999)
1986–87 Tom Davis 30–514–43rd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1987–88 Tom Davis 24–1012–63rd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1988–89 Tom Davis 23–1010–84th NCAA Division I second round
1989–90 Tom Davis 12–164–14T–8th
1990–91 Tom Davis 21–119–9T–5th NCAA Division I second round
1991–92 Tom Davis 19–1110–85th NCAA Division I second round
1992–93 Tom Davis 23–911–7T–3rd NCAA Division I second round
1993–94 Tom Davis 11–165–13T–9th
1994–95 Tom Davis 21–129–9T–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 22–1012–6T–2nd NCAA Division I second round
1997–98 Tom Davis 20–119–7T–5th NIT first round
1998–99 Tom Davis 20–109–7T–3rd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Steve Alford (Big Ten Conference)(1999–2007)
1999–00 Steve Alford 14–166–10T–7th
2000–01 Steve Alford 23–127–9T–6th NCAA Division I second round
2001–02 Steve Alford 19–165–11T–8th NIT first round
2002–03 Steve Alford 17–147–9T–8th NIT second round
2003–04 Steve Alford 16–139–74th NIT first round
2004–05 Steve Alford 21–127–97th NCAA Division I first round
2005–06 Steve Alford 25–911–5T–2nd NCAA Division I first round
2006–07 Steve Alford 17–149–7T–4th
Todd Lickliter (Big Ten Conference)(2007–2010)
2007–08 Todd Lickliter 13–196–128th
2008–09 Todd Lickliter 15–175–1310th
2009–10 Todd Lickliter 10–224–14T–9th
Fran McCaffery (Big Ten Conference)(2010–present)
2010–11 Fran McCaffery 11–204–1410th
2011–12 Fran McCaffery 18–178–10T–7th NIT second round
2012–13 Fran McCaffery 25–139–96th NIT Runner-up
2013–14 Fran McCaffery 20–139–96th NCAA Division I First Four
2014–15 Fran McCaffery 22–1212–6T–3rd NCAA Division I second round
2015–16 Fran McCaffery 22–1112–6T–3rd NCAA Division I second round
2016–17 Fran McCaffery 19–1510–8T–5th NIT second round
2017–18 Fran McCaffery 14–194–14T–11th
2018–19 Fran McCaffery 23–1210–106th NCAA Division I second round
2019–20 Fran McCaffery 20–1111–9T–5thNo postseason held
2020–21 Fran McCaffery 22–914–63rd NCAA Division I second round
2021–22 Fran McCaffery 26–1012–85th NCAA Division I first round
2022–23 Fran McCaffery 19–1411–95th NCAA Division I first round
2023–24 Fran McCaffery 19–1510–10T–6th NIT second round
2024–25 Fran McCaffery 17–167–13T–12th
Total:1,773–1,235

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

^A. O'Connor coached the last 11 games of the 1950 season, going 6–5 and 5–5 in Big Ten play. Harrison, who started the season, went 9–2 and 1–1 in conference.
^B. Iowa's original 1995–96 record was 23–9 (11–7 Big Ten), but the NCAA awarded Iowa a win by forfeit for the January 3, 1996 game at Purdue, originally an 85–61 loss, due to NCAA violations by Purdue. [3] [4]

Notes

  1. "Iowa 2020-21 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. "Iowa Hawkeyes Index".
  3. "1995-96 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results".
  4. Dodd, Geoff (February 25, 2000). "Purdue basketball program suffers from NCAA violations". The Collegian. Penn State. Retrieved November 5, 2017.