#20 Payton Sandfort Season 2024-25

Hawk Items – Became second player in program history to score 1,500+ points, grab 500+ rebounds and make 250+ 3-point field goals... finished his as the top free throw shooter in program history, making 89.6 percent of his attempts (266-of-297)... finished 11th in career scoring (1,619) and second in career 3-pointers (271).... scored in double digits in 74 career games with 34 20-point contests... started the final 67 games of his career.

2024-25 Honors — Recipient of the Chris Street Award, presented annually to a Hawkeye who best exemplify the spirit, enthusiasm and intensity of Chris Street... honorable mention All-Big Ten... Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Midseason Top 10... Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 13)... CSC Academic All-District honors... Academic All-Big Ten... participated in the State Farm 3-Point Championships at the Final Four in San Antiono... preseason All-Big Ten selection by the league and preseason first-team All-Big Ten by Blue Ribbon… tabbed as the third-best wing in the nation by College Basketball Report and the 17th-best wing by the Field of 68… named one of the best seniors and top sharp shooters in college basketball by Andy Katz on NCAA.com… rated as the No. 47-best player nationally by ESPN.com. 2024-25 -- Started all 33 games, averaging 16.7 points, six rebounds and 2.9 assists... slashed .407/.340/.891... was tops in league in 3-point percentage (.340), 3-point attempts (247) and 3-pointers per game (2.55)... was third in the league in total 3s (84)... became the first Hawkeye since Luka Garza to have back-to-back 500-point seasons... finished third in conference in free throw percentage (.891), ninth in scoring (16.7), 14th in field goals (185), 16th in minutes (31:56) and 17th in rebounds (6.0)... scored in double figures in 27 games, had a team-high 14 20-point contests and finished with 15+ points in 21 games... tied for team high with three double-doubles... made four or more 3s in 11 games... had seven or more rebounds in 13 contests... had three 20-point second halves on the year... finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in season opener against East Texas A&M (11/4)... had 17 points, eight boards and seven assists against Southern (11/7)... scored 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting against Rider (11/19) and had 20 points, seven boards and four assists against Northwestern (12/3)... netted 24 points and had eight rebounds in neutral site win over Utah (12/21)... finished with 30 points -- all coming in the second half -- on 8-of-15 shooting with six 3s and went 8-of-9 from free throw line in home win over Nebraska (1/7)... followed it up with 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting with six rebounds and three assists in win over Indiana (1/11)... named Big Ten Player of the Week on Jan. 13 after averaging 26 points, six rebounds and 3.5 assists, while shooting 55.6 percent from field and 52.6 percent from 3-point land... scored 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting at USC (1/14)... tallied a double-double, finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds against Minnesota (1/21)... had 23 points, six boards and four assists against Purdue (2/4)... scored 20 points and had six boards at Rutgers (2/12)... had 20+ in back-to-back games against Oregon and Washington... finished with 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting to go along with five boards and four assists against the Ducks... scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds in win over Huskies... finished with 22 points and eight rebounds in regular season finale at Nebraska (3/9)... tied a career-high with 30 points, making 11-of-20 field goals and a career-high eight 3-pointers in final collegiate game against Illinois (3/13) in the Big Ten Tournament... the eight 3s tied a Big Ten single game record shared by Iowa's Keegan Murray and Indiana's Devonte Green and were tied for the third-most in a game in program history... his 11 field goals tied a Big Ten Tournament program record... he was the third player in the last 40 years, along with Luka Garza and Ed Horton, to score 30+ in his final game as a Hawkeye.

2023-24 Honors — Third-team All-Big Ten (media, coaches)… Big Ten Player of the Week (March 4)… Dick Vitale's National Player of the Week (March 4)... Rady Children’s Invitational All-Tournament team… co-recipient of the team’s Top Rebounder and Academic Excellence Awards… CSC Second-Team Academic All-American… CSC Academic All-District… NABC Honors Court honoree… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List honoree during fall semester. 2023-24 –– Started all 34 games, averaging 30.5 minutes… averaged 16.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.7 3-point field goals… led team in scoring, 3-pointers and was second in assists (91) and rebounds (224)… led the Big Ten and ranked 34th nationally with 94 3-point field goals… 94 3-pointers are the most by a junior in program history and the third-most in a single season all-time… was second in league in free throw percentage (.911), third in 3-point percentage (.379), eighth in scoring/points (16.4/556), 11th in double-doubles (5), 12th in field goal percentage (.446), 13th in field goals (180) and 15th in free throws (102)… 91.1 free throw percentage tied Iowa’s single-season record… was one of four players nationally averaging 16 points, six rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 3-pointers and just the second Big Ten player since 1992-93 (Denzel Valentine, Michigan State)… reached double figures in 27 games with a team-high 11 20-point contests… made one 3-point field goal in 29 games, two or more in 27 games, three or more in 17 games, four or more in 12 games and five or more in six contests… had seven or more rebounds in 18 games, including five 10+ rebound contests… had four or more assists in eight games… finished with five double-doubles, tied for the most on the team… recorded the first triple-double in program history, finishing with 26 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and three blocks against Penn State (2/27)… it was one of two triple-doubles in the Big Ten during the year and the first 25-10-10-3 game by a Division I player since Dwyane Wade (Marquette) in 2003… went 18-of-19 from the free throw stripe in the game — the most makes and attempts since 2016-17 — including making a school record 16 consecutive free throws… scored in double figures in 13 of final 15 games with eight 20-point contests, averaging 19.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists during the stretch… scored a career-high 30 points, making 9-of-14 field goals, including a career-best seven 3-pointers in NIT First Round win over Kansas State (3/19)… also grabbed 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double… the 30 point outburst was one point off the NIT school record… the seven 3-pointers tied the mark for most 3s in an NIT game and were the 10th-most in a single game in program history… he scored 11 of the first 13 points, 17 of 22 in the first eight minutes and 22 in the first half against the Wildcats… scored 26 points in back-to-back games at Michigan (1/27) and at Indiana (1/30)… went 10-fo-14 from the floor and 6-of-8 from 3 in Ann Arbor and 7-of-16 from the floor with five 3s in Bloomington… tallied his first career double-double against Alabama State (11/10), finishing with 17 points and 12 rebounds… finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. UMBC (12/20), 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists vs. Nebraska (1/12)… became the 54th Hawkeye to join the 1,000 point mark in the regular season finale against Illinois (3/10)… letterwinner.

2022-23 Honors – Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year… CSC Academic All-District… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… fall and spring semester Dean’s List honoree. 2022-23 – One of two Hawkeyes to play all 33 games… started seven contests… averaged 10.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game… his 59 3-pointers were second on the team and sixth most by a sophomore in program history… netted double figures 14 times, including topping 20 points six times… made multiple 3-pointers in 16 games, including four or more in five contests… missed only eight free throws (51-of-59, .864)… instrumental in a pair of overtime victories over the state of Michigan… scored 24 of his career-best 26 points in the second half and overtime against the Wolverines… netted Iowa’s final seven points of regulation (63 seconds) in the Michigan game, including a four-point play with 20 seconds left to force overtime… registered 22 points, sinking a career-high six 3-pointers, including a game-tying triple with three seconds left to force overtime against Michigan State… was a team-best +18 in home win over Northwestern, scoring 20 points, bolstered by making 5-of-7 from long distance… led all players with a +21 in home victory over Illinois… letterwinner.

2021-22 Honors — Co-winner of the team’s Newcomer of the Year Award… spring semester Dean’s List honoree. 2021-22 — Competed in 34-of-36 games… his 34 3-pointers made were fourth most on the team and are the eighth most ever by a Hawkeye freshman… missed only one free throw attempt (15-of-16, .938)… tallied double figures in scoring seven times… averaged five points per game… poured in a season-high 21 points, bolstered by sinking five 3-pointers, in victory over Alabama State… made 6-of-10 (.600) from long distance in Iowa’s four games at the Big Ten Tournament, including sinking both attempts in the championship game versus #9 Purdue… sank a combined ten 3-pointers in back-to-back games (Alabama State; Western Michigan)… pulled down a season-best eight rebounds in win at Nebraska… letterwinner.

High School — Iowa Basketball Coaches Association 4A Player of the Year as a senior… McDonald’s All-American nominee in 2021… averaged 16.6 points (56% FG; 49% 3-pt), 7.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists his senior season… averaged 19.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists his junior season… two-time team captain… shot at a 45 percent clip from 3-point range his sophomore and junior seasons… two-time first-team All-State (Des Moines Register and Iowa Newspaper Writers Association)… All-Elite Team in 2021… first-team all-conference, State All-Tournament Team, and All Substate Team honoree as a junior… led Waukee High School to a State championship as a senior… led team to a conference and substate championship, and State tournament runner-up finish as a junior… member of the Waukee 2018 and 2019 conference and substate championship team that also placed third at the Iowa State tournament both seasons… competed on Kingdom Hoops AAU team in 2020, averaging 21 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists… starter on the Waukee Golf Team that won the 2020 state and district championship… individual runner-up at the district tournament, shooting an even-par 71… National Honor Society member… three-time All-Academic Award (Central Iowa Metro League)… Powerlife Leader for Lutheran Church of Hope middle school students the last three years.

Personal — Born July 12, 2002… parents are Brian and Gretchen Sandfort… has two younger siblings, Pryce and Piper… father played basketball at Hastings College… mother played basketball at Simpson College… high school coach was Justin Ohl… AAU coach was Tim Lubke… majoring in finance.

CAREER BESTS
Points: 30, 3X, last vs. Illinois, 3/13/25
Rebounds: 12, 2X, last vs. Kansas State, 3/19/24
FGM: 11 vs. Illinois, 3/13/25
FGA: 20, 2X, last vs. Illinois, 3/13/25
3-pt FG: 8 vs. Illinois, 3/13/25
3-pt FGA: 13, 3X, last vs. Illinois, 3/13/25
FTM: 18 vs. Penn State, 2/27/24
FTA: 19 vs. Penn State, 2/27/24
Assists: 10 vs. Penn State, 2/27/24
Steals: 3, 3X, last vs. Wisconsin, 2/8/25
Blocks: 3, 2X, last vs. East Texas A&M, 11/4/24
Minutes: 40 vs. Washington, 2/22/25