The team was led by 11th-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Senior center Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year[1] and a consensus All-American for the second consecutive season.

He was also named the consensus National Player of the Year and ended his career with a school-record 2,306 points (7th in Big Ten history).

Senior guard Jordan Bohannon ended the season with school-records of 639 assists and 364 3-point field goals (2nd in Big Ten history).

[6] Sources: Roster On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that the start of the season would be pushed back to November 25 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.