As of May 4, 2019, Iowa has up to 5 scholarships available for the 2020 class.
Regarding a grade for Fran's recruiting to date? I would give him a C-.
Why?
* Too many misses on PG (Ulis; Carton)
* Too many misses/transfers overall.
* Too many unbalanced classes where we have 1 departure one year and 5 or 6 departures the next.
UPDATED on May 4, 2019:
In Men's basketball, you can have 13 on scholarship.
Here is a summary of the McCaffery era recruits (March 2010 through today). Note that I list the years when they are scheduled to graduate OR when they graduated, transferred or left early.
Future Graduating Classes:
2024 (when scheduled to graduate): 0 players have committed
Current Roster (10 currently on scholarship; 3 scholarships available):
2023 (when scheduled to graduate): 3 players
6'4" SG CJ Fredrick (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided CJ would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
6'6" SF Patrick McCaffery (****)
5'10" PG Joe Toussaint (***)
2022 (when scheduled to graduate): 3 players
6'5" SG Joe Wieskamp (****)
6'5" SG Connor McCaffery (****; announced on Apr 28, 2017 that he will play baseball in the Spring of 2018 and redshirt in basketball in the fall of 2017; ended up, however, playing in 4 games in Dec 2017 as a true freshman, mostly because of the Christian Williams departure; however, after missing two games due to a sprained ankle, eight contests due to mononucleosis, and 19 games after undergoing a tonsillectomy in December, 2017, he was granted a hardship waiver on March 26, 2018, where he will have 4 years of basketball eligibility remaining; on April 11, 2018, Connor was put on scholarship).
6'9" F Jack Nunge (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided Jack would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
2021 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'10" C Luke Garza (****)
6'8" SF Cordell Pemsl (***); had surgery on his knee Dec 18, 2018, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2018-2019 season; was scheduled to graduate in 2020; since he played in just two games in the 2018-2019 season (logging a total of just 31 minutes), he will be granted a medical redshirt for an additional year.
2020 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'9" PF Ryan Kriener (***)
6'0" PG Jordan Bohannon (***)
Notable Walk on players:
2021 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'6" Riley Till (redshirted in 2016-2017)
6'2" Guard Austin Ash
Previous Graduating Classes and Early Departures:
2019: 4 players
6'7" SF Nicholas Baer graduated (was a preferred walk-on his 2014-15 red shirt year and for the 2015-16 season; put on scholarship in March 2016)
6'6" G Maishe Dailey (***); on March 28, 2019, it was announced that Maishe would be transferring; he would have been part of the 2020 graduating class. Maishe was the last player to join the Iowa basketball team's 2016 recruiting class and the guard from Ohio was the first to leave. Dailey had originally committed to Rutgers but signed with Iowa in May 2016 after a coaching change with the Scarlet Knights. He opted not to redshirt as a Hawkeye freshman. On April 15, 2019, it was announced that Dailey would transfer to Akron for his senior season after sitting the 2019-2020 season.
6'8" PF Tyler Cook (****); on April 4, 2019, it was reported that Tyler would be leaving Iowa to pursue his professional ambitions and to enter the NBA Draft. Tyler tested the NBA Draft process the previous season before returning to Iowa for his junior year. Would have been part of the 2020 graduating class.
6'5" SF Isaiah Moss (***; was redshirted in 2015-16). On May 2, 2019, he announced that he is transferring. Would have been part of the 2020 graduating class.
2018: 3 players
6'8" SF Dominique Uhl (***) graduated
6'4" SG Brady Ellingson (***; was redshirted in 2014-15 season) was scheduled to run out of eligibly at Iowa in 2019 but decided in March 2018 to transfer and play his final season elsewhere (ended up at Drake)
6'7" SF Ahmad Wagner (***) was scheduled to graduate in 2019 but in March 2018 he announced he was leaving basketball in order to give football a try. He ended up at Kentucky.
2017: 3 players
6'6" SG Peter Jok
6'8" PF Dale Jones (graduated; due to injury, was granted a 6th year of eligibility but that additional year would not be at Iowa; in Apr 2017 Jones committed to the University of North Dakota)
6'6" combo guard Christian Williams (***; was originally scheduled to graduate in 2019; on Thurs Oct 26, 2017, Williams asked for and was granted a release from his scholarship; Williams finished out his academic requirements for the fall 2017 semester before transferring to Indiana State)
2016: 6 players
PG Anthony Clemmons
PG Mike Gesell
C Adam Woodbury
SF Jarrod Uthoff
**Two players granted release in March 2016**
6'6" SG Andrew Fleming (***, was set to graduate in 2019)
6'6" SF Brandon Hutton (***; was redshirted in 2015-16; was set to graduate in 2020)
2015: 5 players
SG Josh Ogelsby
PF Aaron White
C Gabe Olaseni
SG Kyle Denning
PG Trey Dickerson quit/left the team on Feb 23, 2015
2014 (Fran's first recruiting class): 5 players
PF Melsahn Basabe
SG Devyn Marble
PF Zach McCabe
SF Darius Stokes (graduated & transferred)
C Kyle Meyer (granted release & transferred; he redshirted his 2012 freshman season and therefore would have been set to graduate in 2017)
2013: 1 player
PG Patrick Ingram (would have been part of the 2016 graduation class; transferred in March 2013, after just one season at Iowa)
2012: 1 player
PG Bryce Cartwright (signed Letter of Intent on June 9, 2010). Bryce was the second recruit for McCaffery at Iowa (Melsahn Basabe, who initially signed with Siena, was Fran's first recruit; Basabe announced he was a Hawkeye on May 1, 2010). Cartwright joined already signed Iowa recruits Devyn Marble, Zach McCabe and Melsahn Basabe on the 2010-2011 roster.
Regarding a grade for Fran's recruiting to date? I would give him a C-.
Why?
* Too many misses on PG (Ulis; Carton)
* Too many misses/transfers overall.
* Too many unbalanced classes where we have 1 departure one year and 5 or 6 departures the next.
UPDATED on May 4, 2019:
In Men's basketball, you can have 13 on scholarship.
Here is a summary of the McCaffery era recruits (March 2010 through today). Note that I list the years when they are scheduled to graduate OR when they graduated, transferred or left early.
Future Graduating Classes:
2024 (when scheduled to graduate): 0 players have committed
Current Roster (10 currently on scholarship; 3 scholarships available):
2023 (when scheduled to graduate): 3 players
6'4" SG CJ Fredrick (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided CJ would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
6'6" SF Patrick McCaffery (****)
5'10" PG Joe Toussaint (***)
2022 (when scheduled to graduate): 3 players
6'5" SG Joe Wieskamp (****)
6'5" SG Connor McCaffery (****; announced on Apr 28, 2017 that he will play baseball in the Spring of 2018 and redshirt in basketball in the fall of 2017; ended up, however, playing in 4 games in Dec 2017 as a true freshman, mostly because of the Christian Williams departure; however, after missing two games due to a sprained ankle, eight contests due to mononucleosis, and 19 games after undergoing a tonsillectomy in December, 2017, he was granted a hardship waiver on March 26, 2018, where he will have 4 years of basketball eligibility remaining; on April 11, 2018, Connor was put on scholarship).
6'9" F Jack Nunge (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided Jack would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
2021 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'10" C Luke Garza (****)
6'8" SF Cordell Pemsl (***); had surgery on his knee Dec 18, 2018, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2018-2019 season; was scheduled to graduate in 2020; since he played in just two games in the 2018-2019 season (logging a total of just 31 minutes), he will be granted a medical redshirt for an additional year.
2020 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'9" PF Ryan Kriener (***)
6'0" PG Jordan Bohannon (***)
Notable Walk on players:
2021 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'6" Riley Till (redshirted in 2016-2017)
6'2" Guard Austin Ash
Previous Graduating Classes and Early Departures:
2019: 4 players
6'7" SF Nicholas Baer graduated (was a preferred walk-on his 2014-15 red shirt year and for the 2015-16 season; put on scholarship in March 2016)
6'6" G Maishe Dailey (***); on March 28, 2019, it was announced that Maishe would be transferring; he would have been part of the 2020 graduating class. Maishe was the last player to join the Iowa basketball team's 2016 recruiting class and the guard from Ohio was the first to leave. Dailey had originally committed to Rutgers but signed with Iowa in May 2016 after a coaching change with the Scarlet Knights. He opted not to redshirt as a Hawkeye freshman. On April 15, 2019, it was announced that Dailey would transfer to Akron for his senior season after sitting the 2019-2020 season.
6'8" PF Tyler Cook (****); on April 4, 2019, it was reported that Tyler would be leaving Iowa to pursue his professional ambitions and to enter the NBA Draft. Tyler tested the NBA Draft process the previous season before returning to Iowa for his junior year. Would have been part of the 2020 graduating class.
6'5" SF Isaiah Moss (***; was redshirted in 2015-16). On May 2, 2019, he announced that he is transferring. Would have been part of the 2020 graduating class.
2018: 3 players
6'8" SF Dominique Uhl (***) graduated
6'4" SG Brady Ellingson (***; was redshirted in 2014-15 season) was scheduled to run out of eligibly at Iowa in 2019 but decided in March 2018 to transfer and play his final season elsewhere (ended up at Drake)
6'7" SF Ahmad Wagner (***) was scheduled to graduate in 2019 but in March 2018 he announced he was leaving basketball in order to give football a try. He ended up at Kentucky.
2017: 3 players
6'6" SG Peter Jok
6'8" PF Dale Jones (graduated; due to injury, was granted a 6th year of eligibility but that additional year would not be at Iowa; in Apr 2017 Jones committed to the University of North Dakota)
6'6" combo guard Christian Williams (***; was originally scheduled to graduate in 2019; on Thurs Oct 26, 2017, Williams asked for and was granted a release from his scholarship; Williams finished out his academic requirements for the fall 2017 semester before transferring to Indiana State)
2016: 6 players
PG Anthony Clemmons
PG Mike Gesell
C Adam Woodbury
SF Jarrod Uthoff
**Two players granted release in March 2016**
6'6" SG Andrew Fleming (***, was set to graduate in 2019)
6'6" SF Brandon Hutton (***; was redshirted in 2015-16; was set to graduate in 2020)
2015: 5 players
SG Josh Ogelsby
PF Aaron White
C Gabe Olaseni
SG Kyle Denning
PG Trey Dickerson quit/left the team on Feb 23, 2015
2014 (Fran's first recruiting class): 5 players
PF Melsahn Basabe
SG Devyn Marble
PF Zach McCabe
SF Darius Stokes (graduated & transferred)
C Kyle Meyer (granted release & transferred; he redshirted his 2012 freshman season and therefore would have been set to graduate in 2017)
2013: 1 player
PG Patrick Ingram (would have been part of the 2016 graduation class; transferred in March 2013, after just one season at Iowa)
2012: 1 player
PG Bryce Cartwright (signed Letter of Intent on June 9, 2010). Bryce was the second recruit for McCaffery at Iowa (Melsahn Basabe, who initially signed with Siena, was Fran's first recruit; Basabe announced he was a Hawkeye on May 1, 2010). Cartwright joined already signed Iowa recruits Devyn Marble, Zach McCabe and Melsahn Basabe on the 2010-2011 roster.
