Iowa Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2023 · CSM Staff
Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten (19-13, 11-9)
Big Wins: 12/8 Iowa State (75-56), 2/28 at Indiana (90-68)
Bad Losses: 12/21 Eastern Illinois (83-92), 1/21 at Ohio State (77-93)
Coach: Fran McCaffery
Probable Starters:
Kris Murray, Junior, Forward, 20.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.2 bpg
Filip Rebraca, Senior, Forward, 14.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.0 bpg
Tony Perkins, Junior, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 2.8 apg, 4.1 rpg, 1.5 spg
Ahron Ulis, Junior, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 2.2 apg
Connor McCaffery, Senior, Guard, 6.5 ppg, 3.7 apg, 4.0 rpg
Key Role Players:
Payton Sandfort, Sophomore, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 1.4 apg, 4.0 rpg
Patrick McCaffery, Junior, Forward, 10.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.6 (17th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 74.5 (293, 14)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (132, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 47.4 (337, 14)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (86, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.6 (162, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.7 (102, 7)
Rebound Margin: 1.7 (150, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.7 (14, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.9 (11, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Richmond |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Grand Canyon |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Oregon |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cincinnati |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Tennessee |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round win over South Dakota |
| 2017 | NIT | Second Round loss to TCU |
| 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
