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Iowa Hawkeyes ranked No. 16 in 247Sports’ way-too-early top 23 for 2023

247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty ranked Iowa No. 16 in his way-too-early top 23 teams for 2023.

After a 26-10 season that included a Big Ten Tournament title, Iowa enters the offseason set to replace a superstar and the Big Ten’s all-time 3-pointers made leader. Sophomore forward [autotag]Keegan Murray[/autotag] recently announced his intention to enter the 2022 NBA draft and sixth-year senior guard [autotag]Jordan Bohannon[/autotag] has exhausted his eligibility.

Murray ranked fourth nationally and led all power-five players in scoring average with 23.5 points per game. He also finished with the nation’s most total points with 822. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native finished second in the Big Ten with his 8.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Bohannon finished his Hawkeye career with 455 made 3-pointers, which is the most in both Iowa program history and among all Big Ten players.

Iowa has also seen three defections into the transfer portal. Redshirt senior guard Austin Ash, junior guard Joe Toussaint and sophomore forward Josh Ogundele all announced their decisions to enter the transfer portal. Toussaint had the biggest impact on last season for the Hawkeyes, averaging 4.3 points, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Ash averaged 2.9 points per game while playing an average of 4.4 minutes per contest. Ogundele averaged 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 5.2 minutes per game.

While Iowa is certainly replacing star power and a steady hand in Toussaint, at least one national writer thinks highly of the Hawkeyes entering next season. 247Sports national college basketball writer Kevin Flaherty included Iowa in his way-too-early top 23 rankings for 2023. Flaherty ranked Iowa No. 16 and shared why he feels the Hawkeyes will still be a force in the 2022-23 season.

OK, so Keegan Murray is gone. But Kris Murray was a pretty salty option off the bench this year, and he’ll join forces with Patrick McCaffery, Tony Perkins and Payton Sandfort to field a team that should once again be among the Big Ten’s best. With Filip Rebraca announcing his return for his extra season of eligibility, Iowa returns five of its top eight from the Hawkeyes’ lineup in the Big Ten Tournament title game win over Purdue. – Flaherty, 247Sports.

The continued growth of [autotag]Kris Murray[/autotag] will be one of the biggest keys for Iowa next season. Murray averaged 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in just 17.9 minutes of floor time on average. Patrick McCaffery averaged 10.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game last season. Murray shot 38.7% from 3-point range and McCaffery shot 33% from deep. That’s a talented pair to build around and Iowa will likely look to add some players out of the transfer portal as well.

According to 247Sports, the Hawkeyes signed a pair of three-star guards in the 2022 signing class in point guard Dasonte Bowen out of Brewster Academy in New Hampshire and shooting guard Josh Dix from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Iowa finishes No. 21 in final USA TODAY Sports Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll

Iowa finishes ranked No. 21 in the final USA TODAY Sports Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.

For the third consecutive season, Iowa ended the season ranked inside the final USA TODAY Sports Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The Hawkeyes (26-10) ended up ranked No. 21 after losing in the NCAA Tournament’s first round against the 12th-seeded Richmond Spiders, 67-63. The Hawkeyes finished No. 25 in the final poll of the 2019-20 season and No. 13 in the final poll of the 2020-21 season.

Iowa climbed to its season-high ranking of No. 19 after winning the Big Ten tournament title with a 75-66 win over then-No. 9 Purdue. Sophomore standout forward [autotag]Keegan Murray[/autotag] scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Hawkeyes’ Big Ten tournament championship game victory over the Boilermakers.

After rallying to win over North Carolina, 72-69, to capture the program’s fourth NCAA Tournament championship, Kansas finished ranked No. 1. It’s actually the second time in the past three seasons that the Jayhawks finished atop the rankings. KU finished ranked No. 1 to end the 2019-20 men’s basketball season, but the NCAA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

After Kansas, the other three Final Four participants grabbed the next three slots. Despite being outside the poll entering the tournament, North Carolina climbed all the way up to No. 2. Duke was ranked No. 3 and Villanova was No. 4. The rest of the top 10 of the final USA TODAY Sports Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll looked like this: Gonzaga No. 5, Arizona No. 6, Houston No. 7, Arkansas No. 8, Baylor No. 9 and Purdue No. 10.

Other Big Ten teams that finished ranked included No. 18 Wisconsin, No. 19 Illinois and No. 25 Michigan. Here’s a look at the full final Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Kansas 34-6 800 (32) +2
2 North Carolina 29-10 741 +26
3 Duke 32-7 706 +7
4 Villanova 30-8 705 +1
5 Gonzaga 28-4 644 -4
6 Arizona 33-4 619 -4
7 Houston 32-6 540 +8
8 Arkansas 28-9 518 +10
9 Baylor 27-7 499 -5
10 Purdue 29-8 463 -1
11 UCLA 27-8 453 +1
12 Texas Tech 27-10 440 -1
13 Providence 27-6 400 –
14 Auburn 28-6 386 -7
15 Tennessee 27-8 379 -7
16 Miami (Fl) 26-11 264 –
16 Kentucky 26-8 264 -10
18 Wisconsin 25-8 228 -4
19 Illinois 23-10 223 -3
20 Saint Mary’s 26-8 149 -4
21 Iowa 26-10 133 -2
22 Murray State 31-3 115 -2
23 Iowa State 22-13 112 –
24 Saint Peter’s 22-12 111 –
25 Michigan 19-15 108 –

Schools Dropped Out

No. 21 Connecticut; No. 22 Southern California; No. 23 Boise St.; No. 24 Virginia Tech; No. 25 Texas

Others Receiving Votes

Texas 104; Connecticut 59; Southern California 45; Michigan St 35; Virginia Tech 24; Ohio St. 23; Creighton 22; Notre Dame 20; Texas Christian 19; Memphis 15; Xavier 9; Boise St. 9; San Francisco 4; Colorado St. 4; Seton Hall 3; Rutgers 2; Louisiana State 2; Texas A&M 1

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Iowa basketball commit Owen Freeman impresses at NY2LA Swish N’ Dish

247Sports reporter Brandon Jenkins mentioned Iowa commit Owen Freeman as one of the players that impressed at the NY2LA Swish N’ Dish.

Iowa men’s basketball head coach [autotag]Fran McCaffery[/autotag] and his teams have won at least 20 games each of the past four seasons. Sophomore Keegan Murray emerged as a national player of the year candidate this past season, averaging 23.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.

The Hawkeyes rode the stardom of [autotag]Keegan Murray[/autotag] and a talented supporting cast that included the Big Ten’s all-time 3-pointers leader in [autotag]Jordan Bohannon[/autotag] to a Big Ten tournament title and a 26-10 overall record. The season ended with another disappointing NCAA Tournament flameout against the 12th-seeded Richmond Spiders, 67-63.

Still, it was quite the season for a team that was replacing the 2020-21 season’s national player of the year in [autotag]Luka Garza[/autotag]. In order to keep the good times rolling, McCaffery and his staff need to continue to lure top talent to Iowa City.

It appears that the Hawkeyes are doing just that with class of 2023 power forward [autotag]Owen Freeman[/autotag]. The 6-foot-10, 220 pound power forward is rated as the No. 83 player nationally and the No. 11 power forward in the 2023 class according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Freeman took part in the NY2LA’s annual Swish N’ Dish event.

247Sports reporter Brandon Jenkins mentioned Freeman as one of Friday night’s eye-catchers.

Fran McCaffery has found a potential go-to guy on the inside in Owen Freeman. He has excellent hands and touch around the basket and combines it with solid footwork and a will to battle for success on each low post possession. It was good to see him taking advantage of his size yesterday evening as he finds joy playing around the basket. He projects as another big man target Iowa will go through when a quick two points are needed. – Jenkins, 247Sports.

It’s great to hear that McCaffery and company appear to have found another talented scorer on the inside. Freeman is currently the only player committed to the Hawkeyes in the 2023 class. Iowa signed a pair of players in the 2022 class, three-star point guard Dasonte Bowen out of Brewster Academy in New Hampshire and three-star shooting guard Josh Dix from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Iowa ranked No. 4 in ESPN’s NCAA Tournament pain index

ESPN ranked Iowa No. 4 in its NCAA Tournament pain index.

Unfortunately, Iowa has been no stranger to NCAA Tournament heartbreak. The latest edition came in the Hawkeyes’ first-round matchup in the Midwest region against the 12th-seeded Richmond Spiders in a 67-63 loss on March 17.

Richmond guard Jacob Gilyard knocked down 4-of-7 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead the Spiders’ upset win. Richmond forwards Tyler Burton and Nathan Cayo added 18 and 15 points, respectively. Iowa entered March Madness having won the Big Ten tournament title over Purdue and the Hawkeyes were being talked about as one of the teams that could unseat No. 1 seed Kansas in the Midwest region.

Instead, Iowa sophomore forward Keegan Murray’s 21 points and nine rebounds weren’t enough to push the Hawkeyes past the Spiders. Iowa sophomore forward Patrick McCaffery connected on four 3-point tries and added 18 points, but the Hawkeyes didn’t have another double-figure scorer outside of those two.

As a result, Iowa’s dubious streak of having not reached a Sweet 16 since 1999 continued. Ahead of Monday night’s national championship game, ESPN put together its NCAA Tournament pain index and Iowa ranked No. 4 among teams who have been eliminated.

Iowa fans who haven’t seen a trip to the second weekend since 1999 never come in arrogant about the Hawkeyes’ chances in the NCAA tournament, but had to be a bit more hopeful than usual entering a first-round matchup with Richmond. After all, this team had been playing some of the best basketball in the country as the event began, including a thrilling run to the Big Ten tournament championship, with an All-American and future lottery pick in Keegan Murray leading the way. Maybe, just maybe …

But Richmond was another conference tourney champ looking to keep the good times rolling, and it rode Jacob Gilyard (24 points, 6 assists) and some uncharacteristically poor Hawkeyes offense (including 6-of-29 from 3) to a classic 12-over-5 upset. – ESPN.

Given how the Hawkeyes were playing entering the NCAA Tournament and the type of season that Keegan Murray had, there’s plenty of sting with this latest March Madness exit. The fact that it comes on the heels of Iowa having lost as a No. 2 seed with the national player of the year in Luka Garza to Oregon in the tournament’s second round last year only adds to the frustration.

If it’s any solace, Iowa actually wasn’t the Big Ten team ranked the highest on the pain index. That distinction was awarded to Purdue, who lost in the Sweet 16 to cinderella Saint Peter’s. Thanks to the Peacocks’ 67-64 win over Purdue in the Sweet 16, Saint Peter’s became the first No. 15 seed to ever advance to the Elite Eight. Then, Saint Peter’s was promptly routed by North Carolina, 69-49. That can’t make Boilermaker fans feel any better.

Another victim of Saint Peter’s, the Kentucky Wildcats, checked in at No. 2 on ESPN’s pain index. Duke took home the ultimate pain index crown, though. According to this ESPN list, nothing stings more than losing to an archrival in the Final Four. The fact that the Tar Heels ended legendary Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s career with a loss in his final home game and then sent he and his team packing in the Final Four created quite the cocktail of misery for Duke fans.

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Jordan Bohannon set to take part in 2022 college 3-Point Championship

Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon has been invited to take part in the 2022 college 3-point championship from Xavier University of Louisiana.

Redshirt senior [autotag]Jordan Bohannon[/autotag] will get one final opportunity to wear his Iowa jersey when he takes part in the 2022 College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships from Xavier University of Louisiana’s Convocation Center in New Orleans on Thursday, March 31. The event will air live on ESPN at 8 p.m. CT with Bohannon as one of eight participants.

Bohannon ended his storybook Hawkeye career in Iowa’s 67-63 first round NCAA Tournament loss against Richmond. The 6-foot-1, 175 pound guard from Marion, Iowa, finished by scoring six points on a pair of made 3-pointers against the Spiders.

Bohannon leaves Iowa City with a legacy as Iowa and the Big Ten’s most prolific 3-point shooter. The sharpshooter knocked down 455 3-pointers over the course of his career, which ranks fourth in NCAA men’s basketball history behind only Wofford’s Fletcher Magee (509), Oakland’s Travis Bader (504) and Duke’s J.J. Redick (457). Bohannon’s 455 made 3-pointers is tops in Big Ten men’s basketball history and 81 more than Ohio State’s Jon Diebler made.

Iowa’s Jeff Horner is the next-closest Hawkeye with 262 made 3-pointers from 2003-06. That mark for Horner ranks 28th in Big Ten history.

Bohannon averaged 11 points per game this season and shot 38.2 percent from 3-point range. He also shot 88.9 percent from the free throw line and averaged 1.8 assists per game. For his career, Bohannon was a 38.2 percent 3-point shooter. His deadliest season was in 2017-18 when Bohannon averaged 13.5 points per game and connected on 43 percent of his 3-point tries.

Bohannon helped lead Iowa to a 26-10 overall record that included the program’s third Big Ten Tournament championship in its history. The Hawkeyes accomplished that feat with Big Ten Tournament wins over Northwestern, Rutgers, Indiana and Purdue. Bohannon banked in the game-winning 3-pointer to top the Hoosiers in the Hawkeyes’ semifinal game.

Bohannon also leaves Iowa as the Hawkeyes’ all-time leader in assists with 704 and free throw percentage at 88.7 percent. He becomes the sixth Iowa player to be invited to the event and the first since Peter Jok in 2017. Jok won the event that year in Phoenix on his 23rd birthday. The other Iowa players that have taken part in the event are Dean Oliver (2001), Luke Recker (2002), Horner (2006) and Adam Haluska (2007).

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Jordan Bohannon reflects on record-setting career with the Iowa Hawkeyes

While it ended on a frustrating note in Iowa’s NCAA Tournament loss to Richmond, Jordan Bohannon had a magical career with Iowa.

The finality of any loss in the NCAA Tournament stings. The pill of defeat is even more difficult to swallow when it’s a career-ending loss. Such is the case for Iowa redshirt senior guard Jordan Bohannon.

The 6-foot-1, 175 pound sharpshooter from Marion, Iowa, leaves the Hawkeyes as the most prolific 3-point shooter in both program and Big Ten history. After connecting on 2-of-7 from distance in Iowa’s 67-63 NCAA Tournament loss to No. 12 seed Richmond, Bohannon ends his career with 455 made 3-pointers. That’s 81 made 3-pointers clear of Ohio State’s Jon Diebler and 193 in front of Iowa’s next-closest shooter Jeff Horner.

He also ended his career having played in the most games in NCAA history with 179. In Bohannon’s postgame interview with reporters, it was only natural that emotions took over when he was asked to reflect on his career with Iowa.

“Just thanks for giving me a chance. You know this has been some of the best years of my life. I can’t even put into words what the guy to my left, Keegan, what coach (McCaffery) has meant to me. There’s not a lot of people in the country that believed in me out of high school. I faced a lot of adversity coming back, you know, a couple hip surgeries, dealt with a lot of injuries. And I can honestly say this last game, I put my heart and soul into this team.

“And I just, hopefully I left this jersey in a better place than I found it. That’s all I wanted to do when I came here. That was the only goal I had. I didn’t care about my individual statistics, nothing like that. I just wanted to make coach proud, I wanted to make my family proud and this whole entire state. I just want to thank every single Hawkeye fan that hopefully I inspired them to do something great with their lives and I can’t even put into words what it’s meant to be here wearing this jersey,” Bohannon said as he fought back tears.

In trying to make sense of Iowa’s defeat inside the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., Bohannon was quick to credit Richmond.

“Richmond is a really great team. I thought we played one of our worst basketball halves all season the first half, and we were only down one. So we knew we had a little bit of light still in us, and we made a little bit of a run, but, you know, got to credit them. They did everything great tonight. They were locked in, and they’re playing some of their best basketball this season right now,” Bohannon said.

His head coach Fran McCaffery discussed what made Bohannon special and the legacy he left at Iowa.

“It says a lot about him, the way he responded to the question. Like we care about numbers, but you think about the numbers and they’re absolutely staggering. Two thousand points. More threes made than anybody else that ever played in the Big Ten, more assists than anybody that ever played at Iowa. That’s somebody that takes great pride in wearing that jersey, which is what he said. But his leadership, his mental toughness, it epitomizes what a true competitor is, and he came here to make a difference.

“And you think back, before his hip surgeries, he played a whole season in terrible pain, never asked to come out. I didn’t even know half the things that were bothering him. He just showed up every day at practice and played in the games and gave me everything he had. And then, double hip surgery is not easy, and we’ve had two guys that have had to go through it. Two guys who were sitting on my left and that really is difficult, and it takes tremendous sacrifice and determination,” McCaffery said.

Bohannon’s return and the leadership he provided were necessary ingredients that helped Iowa win a Big Ten Tournament championship.

“Just watching him come back and perform at the level that he did and then come back to lead a team that needed his leadership. He and Connor both had to lead a young team. They had to help Keegan take his game to the next level and bring along Kris and Tony, Joe T., Patrick, incorporate Filip and that’s what character is and that’s what he has. That’s what Connor has, and, you know, when you get into this business, you hope one day to be able to coach guys like that, and so I’m really proud,” McCaffery said.

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Iowa Hawkeyes stunned by No. 12 seed Richmond

After a run to a Big Ten Tournament championship, Iowa’s stay in the NCAA Tournament was abbreviated. Richmond stunned Iowa, 67-63.

After a first half that saw Iowa make just 1-of-13 from 3-point distance, the Hawkeyes trailed Richmond 29-28 at halftime. The Hawkeyes connect on just 30 percent of their field goal attempts in the first half.

But, it was just halftime, and this Iowa team came steamrolling into the NCAA Tournament with a head of confidence after winning the Big Ten Tournament championship and nine of its past 10 games. Surely, Iowa would manage to outrace Richmond in the final 20 minutes.

It looked that way, too. Even after Richmond’s Jacob Gilyard score five quick points right after halftime to bring the score to 34-28. Iowa’s Patrick McCaffery canned a couple of back-to-back 3-pointers, Tony Perkins added a three-point play and McCaffery added another jumper. That quick 11-0 response from Iowa seemed to signal that there was no panic from the Hawkeyes and that they were set to figure things out and advance.

Instead, Richmond responded right back with an 11-0 spurt of their own that began with a Nathan Cayo layup and ended with another made Gilyard 3-pointer. Iowa pulled back within a point after star Keegan Murray drove inside and finished a layup with 10:21 remaining.

The Hawkeyes were held scoreless for the next five minutes and three seconds of game time, though. Ultimately, that drought proved too much to overcome for an Iowa team that some thought had a chance to emerge as the champion from the Midwest region. Instead, it’s a short stay in the NCAA Tournament.

Richmond advances and will meet No. 4 seed Providence in the NCAA Tournament’s second round.

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Iowa’s Keegan Murray, Jordan Bohannon preview first round NCAA Tournament matchup versus Richmond

Iowa star Keegan Murray previewed the challenge that the Richmond Spiders present in the NCAA Tournament’s first round.

After winning nine of their past 10 games, Iowa (26-9, 12-8 Big Ten) enters the NCAA Tournament with all sorts of momentum. That stretch included four wins in four days to capture the program’s third Big Ten Tournament championship after a 75-66 win over Purdue.

Now, the Hawkeyes are gearing up to tip off as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region against 12th-seeded Richmond. Richmond also won its conference tournament championship, upsetting Davidson in the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game, 64-62.

Iowa sophomore forward Keegan Murray met with reporters ahead of the Hawkeyes’ first round matchup to preview what type of challenge Richmond will bring to the table inside of KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

“Yeah, I think they’re a really experienced team. They have a lot of seniors on their team, so that helps them a lot going into March, but they’re a team that plays really well together. They share the ball really well. They have a couple good players, and I feel like their team is really, their experience helps a lot, and that’s what you need and that’s how they made their run in their tournament as a six seed. So, yeah, for us it’s full hands on deck because we know that they’re a really good team,” Murray said.

Richmond brings a wealth of experience to the table. The Spiders’ starting five features a sixth-year player in forward Grant Golden and a pair of fifth-year players in guard Jacob Gilyard and forward Nathan Cayo. Nick Sherod is another sixth-year Richmond guard that comes off the bench for the Spiders.

Iowa redshirt senior guard Jordan Bohannon appreciates the Spiders’ experience and knows that’s a big part of what makes Richmond dangerous.

“I have to give a lot of credit to this Richmond team. They have a lot of those guys that brought all these guys back and decided they wanted to do something special this year, and they’re one of the most experienced teams, very skilled. They’re really tough to guard. I can’t say enough good things about that,” Bohannon said.

Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery can’t say enough positive things about Richmond either. He noted that Richmond’s players returning is similar to Bohannon’s return for the Hawkeyes. It’s all about why a player chose to return and make use of the COVID eligibility year to come back.

“I think it says a lot about Chris (Mooney) and how he’s built that program. I will say this. I wish I could come back for a sixth year. It’s something that I think was strange at first for the guy. I remember talking to Jordan about it in the beginning, you know, because he had graduated and he had in his mind kind of moved on. We had senior night and celebrated senior night. Wait a minute, I can come back. How great would that be?

“I think the important thing for him—and I’m sure it’s the same for the Richmond guys—okay, if we’re coming back, we’re coming back for a reason, and I think that’s what we saw. Two teams that won the tournament championship and get to play in this tournament, so I’m happy for all of them,” McCaffery said.

To put Richmond’s experience in perspective, the Spiders’ Gilyard and Golden have both eclipsed the 2,000 career points mark, while Cayo and Sherod have each eclipsed 1,350 career points. Burton is right on the doorstep of being a career 1,000-point scorer with 984 points thus far in his career.

McCaffery was asked if he’d seen a team with that type of experience and scoring balance.

“No, I don’t remember any. There may have been. We did play a number of teams this year that had a lot of seniors. You’re seeing that more and more. Seven of your top nine, eight of your top ten are either red shirt juniors, which makes them four-year players or beyond, but I think the point that you’re making is these guys were all incredibly productive 1,000 point scorers, so that gives them a lot of weapons, and I think that that has been proven, especially when they come down the stretch,” McCaffery said.

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Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball NCAA Tournament history

Fifth-seeded Iowa tips off against No. 12 seed Richmond on Thursday. What does the rest of Iowa’s NCAA Tournament history look like?

Iowa (26-9, 12-8 Big Ten) is back into the NCAA Tournament after punching its ticket with a Big Ten Tournament championship win over Purdue, 75-66. The fifth-seeded Hawkeyes will face No. 12 seed Richmond (23-12, 10-8 Atlantic 10) in the NCAA Tournament’s first round from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

After winning four games in four days to capture the Big Ten Tournament title, Iowa has emerged as a trendy pick to perhaps come out of the Midwest region and reach the Final Four. As far as those expectations go, Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery knows the Hawkeyes can’t get ahead of themselves.

“The only way we handle that is to specifically focus on the next game and not look too far ahead or not think too much about all of the talk around what’s possible. I think you have to take care of the present. That’s what we’re trying to do,” McCaffery said to reporters ahead of Iowa’s NCAA Tournament date versus Richmond.

With sophomore forward Keegan Murray leading the way, Iowa has a chance to make a serious run in this year’s edition of March Madness. Murray was recently named first-team All-America by the Associated Press after a season in which he has averaged 23.6 points per game.

“For me, it was really just putting my head down and not listening to what anyone had to say about me. I feel like if I listened to other people’s opinions, I wouldn’t be here right now. For me and my brother, we really just worked in silence. We worked out with each other a lot and got each other better, and I think that was one of the key things that allowed me to have my run this year and also last year, my ascension. I just credit the hard work and the people that have been around me and stuck with me,” Murray said of his breakout season.

Iowa certainly hopes it’s a memorable 28th NCAA Tournament appearance. What has the rest of Iowa’s NCAA Tournament history looked like? Here’s the full history.

Iowa vs. Richmond: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Thursday

Iowa rolls into the NCAA Tournament off a Big Ten Tournament championship. Here’s broadcast info for the Hawkeyes’ date versus Richmond.

Iowa (26-9, 12-8 Big Ten) rolls into the NCAA Tournament after capturing the program’s first Big Ten Tournament title since 2006 after downing Purdue, 75-66, in the championship game. It was the third tournament title in program history and it capped off an incredible run to the crown.

In the process, the Hawkeyes became the only school to win a Big Ten Tournament championship twice by winning four games in four days. Iowa accomplished that same feat in 2001 when it won the tournament title as the league’s No. 6 seed.

Sophomore forward Keegan Murray was named the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player after averaging 25.7 points per game on 55.8 percent field goal shooting. Murray made 8-of-10 3-point attempts in Iowa’s 80-77 semifinal win over Indiana and finished the tournament shooting a blistering 53.8 percent on 3-pointers.

Murray was joined on the Big Ten’s All-Tournament Team by redshirt senior guard Jordan Bohannon. Bohannon averaged 13 points per game and connected on 43.3 percent of his 3-point tries in the Big Ten Tournament.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever been more proud of a team than this group, how they worked and sacrificed and incredible unselfishness. But I have to say we played a tremendous team today, incredibly well-coached team who had a great year and anything short of the effort that we put forth today, you know, we would not have won. They were committed to the game plan, they were committed to each other, and there’s no better feeling as a coach than to watch them celebrate the way they were able to celebrate after the game for the Big Ten championship,” Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery said after the Hawkeyes’ win over Purdue.

Now, Iowa looks to keep the momentum going as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. The Hawkeyes are set to battle Richmond (23-12, 10-8 Atlantic 10), who earned the No. 12 seed after topping Davidson, 64-62, in the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game.

Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

  • Date: March 17
  • Time: 2:10 p.m. CT
  • TV Channel: truTV
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)

Iowa vs. Richmond injury report:

The great news is that both teams enter the NCAA Tournament with a good bill of health. Neither Iowa or Richmond have any injuries to report according to the USA TODAY Sports injury database.

Players to watch:

Iowa:

  • Sophomore forward, Keegan Murray: 23.6 points per game, 8.6 rebounds per game, 2.0 blocks per game, 55.5 percent field goal shooting, 40.5 percent 3-point shooting
  • Redshirt senior guard, Jordan Bohannon: 11.1 points per game, 1.8 assists per game, 38.9 percent field goal shooting, 38.5 percent 3-point shooting, 88.9 percent free throw shooting
  • Redshirt sophomore forward, Patrick McCaffery: 10.3 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, 1.6 assists per game, 42.2 percent field goal shooting, 31.2 percent 3-point shooting
  • Sophomore forward, Kris Murray: 9.9 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game, 48.6 percent field goal shooting, 40.6 percent 3-point shooting

Richmond:

  • Junior forward, Tyler Burton: 16.3 points per game, 7.7 rebounds per game, 46.7 percent field goal shooting, 37.7 percent 3-point shooting
  • Senior forward, Grant Golden: 14.1 points per game, 6.1 rebounds per game, 2.8 assists per game, 51.5 percent field goal shooting
  • Senior guard, Jacob Gilyard: 13.3 points per game, 3.4 rebounds per game, 5.4 assists per game, 36.4 percent 3-point shooting