2017 – 18 Iowa Hawkeyes men 's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team was led by eighth-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver – Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 14 – 19 , 4 – 14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place . As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they defeated Illinois before losing to Michigan in the second round
Big Ten Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team