The 2017-18 season was a disaster for the Hawkeyes . After losing the Big Ten leading scorer , Peter Jok , a young Iowa team struggled to find their identity . Coach McCaffery 's eldest son , Connor , joined the team as an ESPN four-star recruit out of local Iowa City West , but battled a series of ailments , including mononucleosis , which lead to being granted a medical redshirt year . Iowa finished the season 14 – 19 , 4 – 14 in Big Ten play 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
Fran McCaffery