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<h2 style="text-align: center;">College Basketball (NCAA): Latest News, Rumors, Schedule, Scores &amp; More</h2>
College basketball is the primary path to the NBA for several talented athletes. Upon completing high school, budding basketball players join a university in hopes of shaping their careers professionally.?

College basketball is currently governed by a list of collegiate athletic bodies that include National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and a few other organizations.?
<h2 style="text-align: center;">What does NCAA stand for?</h2>
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is one of the primary organizations that govern college athletics for over 1,200 institutions across the United States and Canada.?

NCAA stands as an organizer of college tournaments, which helps various students register their talent on a grand stage. Due to the overwhelming number of institutions emerging with respect to basketball and other major sports, the NCAA adopted the three-division structure in 1973.?

Thus, there are Divisions I, II, and III that subdivide NCAA College Basketball teams. Moreover, the most enthralling tournament when it comes to college basketball is the NCAA Division I Men?s Basketball Tournament.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">NCAA Division I Men?s Basketball Tournament</h2>
The NCAA?s Division I Men?s Basketball tournament was founded in 1939 by Ohio State coach Harold Olsen. The tournament is often played during March and hence, it has been branded ?March Madness,? a yearly tournament that decides the national college champion!?

The single-elimination tournament features 68 of the best college basketball teams from the 32 conferences that comprise NCAA?s Division I. Winners from each conference receive an automatic bid for the tournament, while the other 36 teams are awarded ?<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-08-17/how-field-68-teams-picked-march-madness">at-large berths</a>.?

<img class="size-full wp-image-438119 aligncenter" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/de549f827059f613438f3d35ca021ad1.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1080" />

The venues are pre-determined and the competing teams are seeded and split into four regions and organized into a single-elimination bracket. The University of North Carolina has the honor of receiving the most #1 seeds in the tournament with 17 to date.?

As the games commence, teams get filtered, which is then followed by ?Sweet Sixteen,? ?Elite Eight,? and the coveted ?Final Four.??

It is a well-structured tournament, as the Final Four teams will each represent one region (East, South, Midwest, and West) to determine the national champion.?

<img class="size-full wp-image-438120 aligncenter" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/ncaa_tournament_ss_13-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1440" />

Likewise, there is a similar tournament held for women with almost the same structure: 64 teams participate and a special committee will decide the participants for each edition.?
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Who has the most NCAA Division I titles??</h2>
Winning the national title is a daunting task. 64 teams enter the tournament with the same goal in mind, but only one can be crowned champion towards the end. With that said, the UCLA Bruins Men?s Basketball Team has won 11 national titles to date, the most by any school.?

<img class="size-full wp-image-438113 aligncenter" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/ed-obannon.jpg" alt="" width="970" height="597" />

UCLA?s most recent victory came in 1995 when the Bruins beat Arkansas Razorbacks. Furthermore, here is a list of the Top 5 teams with the most NCAA Division I championships in history:
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
School
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">Titles?</td>
<td>
Years
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
UCLA
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">11</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;">Kentucky</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">8</td>
<td>
1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
North Carolina
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">6</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;">Duke?</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">5</td>
<td>
1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Indiana
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">5</td>
<td>
1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">When does the 2020-21 men?s college basketball season start??</h2>
The initial dates for the season had to be pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are several tournaments that are scheduled to begin in the coming weeks, tentatively. The Division I men?s basketball tournament is scheduled to begin on November 25.?

The conferences that comprise the governing bodies organize various tournaments, and the <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-10-27/2020-mens-college-basketball-calendar-schedule-first-games-ncaa-tournament-dates?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">schedules are dropping</a> in with regard to the restrictions that are in place. More information can be found on the <a href="http://www.ncaa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NCAA website</a>.?

The organization has released the <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-10-19/when-does-2020-21-college-basketball-season-start">schedule</a> for the highly anticipated ?March Madness,? that is set to take place in 2021.?
<table style="height: 724px;" width="482">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
ROUND
</td>
<td>
DATES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Selection Sunday
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">March 14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;">First Four</td>
<td>
March 16-17
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
First Round
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">March 18-19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;">Second Round</td>
<td>
March 20-21
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Sweet 16
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">March 25-26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;">Elite Eight</td>
<td>
March 27-28
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Final Four
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">April 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;">National Championship</td>
<td>
April 5
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">How college basketball stands out from the NBA</h2>
A lot of the aspects remain the same when comparing college basketball and the NBA. However, minor differences set these two leagues apart, which might affect the flow when watching an NBA game versus an NCAA game.?

The first difference is that NBA games are played under four quarters of 12 minutes each. But college basketball is just two halves, and each half is 20 minutes long. This reduces the game time by a small margin, but athletes have to endure a longer half.?

Moreover, there is also a major difference in the shot clock. The modern shot clock in the NBA is 24 seconds, while the NCAA allows 30 seconds for men?s basketball.?

<img class="size-full wp-image-438124 aligncenter" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/647771256.0.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" />

The distance from the three-point line to the backboard differs in the NBA and college basketball as well. The NBA?s three-point line traditionally measures 23 feet 9 inches at the top of the circle and 22 feet in the corners. However, this is not the case when it comes to the NCAA.?

Starting from the 2019/20 season, NCAA <a href="http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/men-s-basketball-3-point-line-extended-international-distance#:~:text=The%20NCAA%20Playing%20Rules%20Oversight,20%20season%20in%20Division%20I.">adopted FIBA?s three-point line</a> measurements which stand at 22 feet, 1? inches at the top of the circle, and 21 feet 8 inches at the corners. Besides these, there is a list of rules that differ between the NBA and NCAA. <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-09-26/college-and-nba-basketballs-biggest-rule-differences#:~:text=NCAA%3A%20Regulation%20games%20run%20for,periods%20are%205%20minutes%20long.">Click here to learn more</a>.?

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College Basketball (NCAA): Latest News, Rumors, Schedule, Scores &amp; More College basketball is the primary path to the NBA for several talented athletes. Upon completing high school, budding basketball players join a university in hopes of shaping their careers professionally.? College basketball is currently governed by a list of collegiate athletic bodies that include National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and a few other organizations.? What does NCAA stand for? National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is one of the primary organizations that govern college athletics for over 1,200 institutions across the United States and Canada.? NCAA stands as an organizer of college tournaments, which helps various students register their talent on a grand stage. Due to the overwhelming number of institutions emerging with respect to basketball and other major sports, the NCAA adopted the three-division structure in 1973.? Thus, there are Divisions I, II, and III that subdivide NCAA College Basketball teams. Moreover, the most enthralling tournament when it comes to college basketball is the NCAA Division I Men?s Basketball Tournament. NCAA Division I Men?s Basketball Tournament The NCAA?s Division I Men?s Basketball tournament was founded in 1939 by Ohio State coach Harold Olsen. The tournament is often played during March and hence, it has been branded ?March Madness,? a yearly tournament that decides the national college champion!? The single-elimination tournament features 68 of the best college basketball teams from the 32 conferences that comprise NCAA?s Division I. Winners from each conference receive an automatic bid for the tournament, while the other 36 teams are awarded ?at-large berths.? The venues are pre-determined and the competing teams are seeded and split into four regions and organized into a single-elimination bracket. The University of North Carolina has the honor of receiving the most #1 seeds in the tournament with 17 to date.? As the games commence, teams get filtered, which is then followed by ?Sweet Sixteen,? ?Elite Eight,? and the coveted ?Final Four.?? It is a well-structured tournament, as the Final Four teams will each represent one region (East, South, Midwest, and West) to determine the national champion.? Likewise, there is a similar tournament held for women with almost the same structure: 64 teams participate and a special committee will decide the participants for each edition.? Who has the most NCAA Division I titles?? Winning the national title is a daunting task. 64 teams enter the tournament with the same goal in mind, but only one can be crowned champion towards the end. With that said, the UCLA Bruins Men?s Basketball Team has won 11 national titles to date, the most by any school.? UCLA?s most recent victory came in 1995 when the Bruins beat Arkansas Razorbacks. Furthermore, here is a list of the Top 5 teams with the most NCAA Division I championships in history:   School Titles? Years   UCLA 11 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995  Kentucky 8 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012   North Carolina 6 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017  Duke? 5 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015   Indiana 5 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987   When does the 2020-21 men?s college basketball season start?? The initial dates for the season had to be pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are several tournaments that are scheduled to begin in the coming weeks, tentatively. The Division I men?s basketball tournament is scheduled to begin on November 25.? The conferences that comprise the governing bodies organize various tournaments, and the schedules are dropping in with regard to the restrictions that are in place. More information can be found on the NCAA website.? The organization has released the schedule for the highly anticipated ?March Madness,? that is set to take place in 2021.?   ROUND  DATES   Selection Sunday March 14  First Four March 16-17   First Round March 18-19  Second Round March 20-21   Sweet 16 March 25-26  Elite Eight March 27-28   Final Four April 3  National Championship April 5   How college basketball stands out from the NBA A lot of the aspects remain the same when comparing college basketball and the NBA. However, minor differences set these two leagues apart, which might affect the flow when watching an NBA game versus an NCAA game.? The first difference is that NBA games are played under four quarters of 12 minutes each. But college basketball is just two halves, and each half is 20 minutes long. This reduces the game time by a small margin, but athletes have to endure a longer half.? Moreover, there is also a major difference in the shot clock. The modern shot clock in the NBA is 24 seconds, while the NCAA allows 30 seconds for men?s basketball.? The distance from the three-point line to the backboard differs in the NBA and college basketball as well. The NBA?s three-point line traditionally measures 23 feet 9 inches at the top of the circle and 22 feet in the corners. However, this is not the case when it comes to the NCAA.? Starting from the 2019/20 season, NCAA adopted FIBA?s three-point line measurements which stand at 22 feet, 1? inches at the top of the circle, and 21 feet 8 inches at the corners. Besides these, there is a list of rules that differ between the NBA and NCAA. Click here to learn more.?

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<h2>Iowa Hawkeyes 2021: News, Schedule, Roster, Scores, Injury Report</h2>
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The Iowa Hawkeyes compete in NCAA Men?s Basketball as a part of the <a href="https://bigten.org/standings.aspx?path=mbball" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Big Ten Conference</a>. Some notable opponents from the conference include Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. They were founded in 1901.

The name <a href="https://muscatinejournal.com/a-peek-behind-the-beak-a-look-at-this-history-of-herky/article_477ccac6-d101-5344-8adb-f0b3f6d07c7b.html#:~:text=The%20Hawkeye%20nickname%20gained%20a,Spencer%20III%2C%20instructor%20of%20journalism.&amp;text=During%20the%20mid%2D1950s%2C%20Herky,head%20and%20gold%20felt%20feathers." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hawkeyes</a> originates from James Fenimore Cooper?s fictional novel called The Last of the Mohicans, which had a character called Hawkeye. 12 years after the book was released, the state of Iowa acquired the name, thanks to the efforts of Judge David Rorer and James G. Edwards.

Their logo is a sideways-facing hawk, which has been used since <a href="https://1000logos.net/iowa-hawkeyes-logo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">1979</a>. The first logo was introduced back in 1953, which featured a hawk that donned a helmet and held a banner that said Hawkeyes.
<h2>History</h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Founded</td>
<td>1901</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Conference</td>
<td>Big 10 Conference</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Athletic Director</td>
<td>Gary Barta</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Head Coach</td>
<td>Fran McCaffery</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Arena</td>
<td>
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Championships (0)</td>
<td>?-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Conference Tournament Titles (2)</td>
<td>2001, 2006</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Conference Regular Season Titles (8)</td>
<td>1923, 1926, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1970, 1979</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Website</td>
<td><a href="https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/mbball/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/mbball</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Who is the Coach of the Hawkeyes?</h2>
The current coach of the Hawkeyes is <a href="https://hawkeyesports.com/coach/fran-mccaffery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fran McCaffery</a>. He was appointed in 2010, a year after winning the MAAC Coach of the Year with Siena. McCaffery currently has a <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/fran-mccaffery-1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">194-143</a> record with the Hawkeyes.

<img class="size-full wp-image-458558 aligncenter" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/iowa-coach.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" />

He has taken the Hawkeyes to four NCAA tournaments during his ten seasons at Iowa and has now turned them into one of the favorites to win the tournament in the upcoming season.
<h2>Who is the Athletic Director of the Hawkeyes?</h2>
The current athletic director of the Hawkeyes is <a href="https://hawkeyesports.com/staff/gary-barta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gary Barta</a>. He joined Iowa in 2006, following the departure of former AD, Bob Bowlsby.

Barta is responsible for bringing in coach McCaffery and has been influential for them. In <a href="https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/2016/03/02/iowa-athletic-director-gary-barta-earns-national-honor/81205804/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2016</a>, he was named an Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year award recipient by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
<h2>Achievements and Championships</h2>
The Hawkeyes had their best seasons in the 1950s when they reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament twice in a row. Since then they have reached that stage just once in 1980.

Three former Iowa coaches, Sam Barry, Ralph Miller, and Lute Olson, have been inducted in the Naismith Hall of Fame. Olson was the coach when the Hawkeyes won they last won a Conference Regular Season back in 1979.

They enter the 2020-21 season ranked as the fifth best team on the <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AP Poll</a>, which is their first appearance in the preseason top 5 rankings.

The Hawkeyes are yet to win an NCAA championship.
<h2>Greatest NBA Players</h2>
Over the years, the <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=iowa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hawkeyes</a> have produced many players who have played in the NBA. Don Nelson, B. J. Armstrong, Fred Brown, and John Johnson are some of the best players to have donned the Hawkeyes jersey.

<img class="size-full wp-image-458557 aligncenter" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/bj-armstrong-iowa.jpg" alt="" width="1533" height="1920" />

Currently, there are only two former Iowa players in the league, Tyler Cook and Jarrod Uthoff, who are both on two-way contracts.
<h2>Mascot and Uniform</h2>
Iowa's mascot, <a href="https://muscatinejournal.com/a-peek-behind-the-beak-a-look-at-this-history-of-herky/article_477ccac6-d101-5344-8adb-f0b3f6d07c7b.html#:~:text=The%20Hawkeye%20nickname%20gained%20a,Spencer%20III%2C%20instructor%20of%20journalism.&amp;text=During%20the%20mid%2D1950s%2C%20Herky,head%20and%20gold%20felt%20feathers." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Herky the Hawkeye</a>, was created as a cartoon character by Richard Spencer III, instructor of journalism in 1948. His name was given by John Franklin, an Iowa alumnus, in reference to Hercules.

Herky took the field for the first time almost a decade later in 1959, and an Iowa sports icon was born. He wears a fierce-looking hawk costume which is black and gold.

<img class="size-full wp-image-458569 aligncenter" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/iowa-mascot.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1213" />

The <a href="https://teamcolorcodes.com/iowa-hawkeyes-color-codes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">team colors</a> of the?Iowa Hawkeyes are black and gold.
<h2>Current Roster</h2>
The Hawkeyes roster for the 2020-21 season has <a href="https://gozags.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">16 players.</a>
<table style="height: 1090px" width="515">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Position</td>
<td>Jersey
Number</td>
<td>Name</td>
<td>Height</td>
<td>Weight</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>F</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>Michael Baer</td>
<td>6-7</td>
<td>215 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Joe Toussaint</td>
<td>6-0</td>
<td>190 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>F</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>Jack Nunge</td>
<td>6-11</td>
<td>245 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>Jordan Bohannon</td>
<td>6-1</td>
<td>175 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>Ahron Ulis</td>
<td>6-3</td>
<td>190 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>CJ Fredrick</td>
<td>6-3</td>
<td>195 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G/F</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>Joe Wieskamp</td>
<td>6-6</td>
<td>212 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>Tony Perkins</td>
<td>6-4</td>
<td>210 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>Austin Ash</td>
<td>6-3</td>
<td>179 lbs.</td>
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<td>F</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>Keegan Murray</td>
<td>6-8</td>
<td>215 lbs.</td>
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<tr>
<td>F</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Kris Murray</td>
<td>6-8</td>
<td>215 lbs.</td>
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<tr>
<td>F</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Patrick McCaffery</td>
<td>6-9</td>
<td>200 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>F</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Josh Ogundele</td>
<td>6-10</td>
<td>285 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Nicolas Hobbs</td>
<td>6-2</td>
<td>200 lbs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>G/F</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>Connor McCaffery</td>
<td>6-5</td>
<td>205 lbs.</td>
</tr>
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<td>C</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>Luka Garza</td>
<td>6-11</td>
<td>265 lbs.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Schedule</h2>
The Iowa State Hawkeyes begin their 2020-21 season with a game against North Carolina Central on November 25. They have a 27-game regular season that ends with a home game against Wisconsin on March 5, 2021.

The full schedule is available on the college <a href="https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/mbball/schedule/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a>.
<h2>How to contact Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball?</h2>
Iowa Hawkeyes on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IowaHoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@IowaHoops</a>

Iowa Hawkeyes on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iowahoops/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@iowahoops</a>

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa Hawkeyes 2021: News, Schedule, Roster, Scores, Injury Report The Iowa Hawkeyes compete in NCAA Men?s Basketball as a part of the Big Ten Conference. Some notable opponents from the conference include Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. They were founded in 1901. The name Hawkeyes originates from James Fenimore Cooper?s fictional novel called The Last of the Mohicans, which had a character called Hawkeye. 12 years after the book was released, the state of Iowa acquired the name, thanks to the efforts of Judge David Rorer and James G. Edwards. Their logo is a sideways-facing hawk, which has been used since 1979. The first logo was introduced back in 1953, which featured a hawk that donned a helmet and held a banner that said Hawkeyes. History  Founded 1901  Conference Big 10 Conference  Athletic Director Gary Barta  Head Coach Fran McCaffery  Arena Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Championships (0) ?-  Conference Tournament Titles (2) 2001, 2006  Conference Regular Season Titles (8) 1923, 1926, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1970, 1979  Website https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/mbball  Who is the Coach of the Hawkeyes? The current coach of the Hawkeyes is Fran McCaffery. He was appointed in 2010, a year after winning the MAAC Coach of the Year with Siena. McCaffery currently has a 194-143 record with the Hawkeyes. He has taken the Hawkeyes to four NCAA tournaments during his ten seasons at Iowa and has now turned them into one of the favorites to win the tournament in the upcoming season. Who is the Athletic Director of the Hawkeyes? The current athletic director of the Hawkeyes is Gary Barta. He joined Iowa in 2006, following the departure of former AD, Bob Bowlsby. Barta is responsible for bringing in coach McCaffery and has been influential for them. In 2016, he was named an Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year award recipient by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Achievements and Championships The Hawkeyes had their best seasons in the 1950s when they reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament twice in a row. Since then they have reached that stage just once in 1980. Three former Iowa coaches, Sam Barry, Ralph Miller, and Lute Olson, have been inducted in the Naismith Hall of Fame. Olson was the coach when the Hawkeyes won they last won a Conference Regular Season back in 1979. They enter the 2020-21 season ranked as the fifth best team on the AP Poll, which is their first appearance in the preseason top 5 rankings. The Hawkeyes are yet to win an NCAA championship. Greatest NBA Players Over the years, the Hawkeyes have produced many players who have played in the NBA. Don Nelson, B. J. Armstrong, Fred Brown, and John Johnson are some of the best players to have donned the Hawkeyes jersey. Currently, there are only two former Iowa players in the league, Tyler Cook and Jarrod Uthoff, who are both on two-way contracts. Mascot and Uniform Iowa&#8217;s mascot, Herky the Hawkeye, was created as a cartoon character by Richard Spencer III, instructor of journalism in 1948. His name was given by John Franklin, an Iowa alumnus, in reference to Hercules. Herky took the field for the first time almost a decade later in 1959, and an Iowa sports icon was born. He wears a fierce-looking hawk costume which is black and gold. The team colors of the?Iowa Hawkeyes are black and gold. Current Roster The Hawkeyes roster for the 2020-21 season has 16 players.  Position Jersey Number Name Height Weight  F 0 Michael Baer 6-7 215 lbs.  G 1 Joe Toussaint 6-0 190 lbs.  F 2 Jack Nunge 6-11 245 lbs.  G 3 Jordan Bohannon 6-1 175 lbs.  G 4 Ahron Ulis 6-3 190 lbs.  G 5 CJ Fredrick 6-3 195 lbs.  G/F 10 Joe Wieskamp 6-6 212 lbs.  G 11 Tony Perkins 6-4 210 lbs.  G 13 Austin Ash 6-3 179 lbs.  F 15 Keegan Murray 6-8 215 lbs.  F 20 Kris Murray 6-8 215 lbs.  F 22 Patrick McCaffery 6-9 200 lbs.  F 23 Josh Ogundele 6-10 285 lbs.  G 24 Nicolas Hobbs 6-2 200 lbs.  G/F 30 Connor McCaffery 6-5 205 lbs.  C 55 Luka Garza 6-11 265 lbs.  Schedule The Iowa State Hawkeyes begin their 2020-21 season with a game against North Carolina Central on November 25. They have a 27-game regular season that ends with a home game against Wisconsin on March 5, 2021. The full schedule is available on the college website. How to contact Iowa Hawkeyes men&#8217;s basketball? Iowa Hawkeyes on Twitter: @IowaHoops Iowa Hawkeyes on Instagram: @iowahoops

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