Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball

Iowa Hawkeyes
2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
University	University of Iowa
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Iowa City, IA
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (6th year)
Arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,400)
Nickname	Hawkeyes
Student section	Hawks Nest
Colors	Black and Gold
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1955, 1956, 1980
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1955, 1956, 1980, 1987
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1955, 1956, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1999
NCAA Tournament appearances
1955, 1956, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
2001, 2006
Conference regular season champions
1923, 1926, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1970, 1979

The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represents the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. They currently play in 15,400-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, along with the school's women's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams. Fran McCaffery was named the Hawkeyes newest coach on Monday, March 29, 2010.

Throughout history, the Hawkeyes have enjoyed the successes of eight Big Ten regular-season conference championships, the last coming in 1979. More recently, Iowa has won the Big Ten tournament twice, in 2001 and 2006. Iowa has also played in the Final Four on three occasions, reaching the semifinals in 1955 and 1980 and playing in the championship game against the University of San Francisco in 1956.

The team was widely successful in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s under head coaches Lute Olson and Tom Davis. Under Olson, the Hawkeyes won their last Big Ten regular season championship and went to their last Final Four to date.

Prior to playing in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which opened in 1983, the Hawkeyes played in the Iowa Fieldhouse, which is still used today by the school's gymnastics teams. In 2006, the Hawkeyes accumulated a school-record 21 consecutive wins at home before losing to in-state rival Northern Iowa.

History

Early years

The roots of Iowa basketball lie in 1902, when Ed Rule coached the Hawkeyes to a 10-2 record in their very first season of basketball. Rule coached the Hawkeyes in four non-consecutive seasons from 1902–08, leading Iowa to a 37-15 record under his watch. Even today, Rule's winning percentage stands as the best among head coaches in Iowa basketball history.

Following Rule's tenure, the Hawkeyes were coached by names such as John Griffith, Walter Stewart, Floyd Thomas, Maury Kent, Edwin Bannick, and James Ashmore. Yet in that stretch of time, the best Iowa had finished in the Big Ten was 5th on three separate occasions. But all that changed when Sam Barry was hired as the Iowa's tenth head coach. In Barry's first season, 1923, Iowa went 13-2 overall and won a Big Ten championship for the first time in school history. And the winning did not stop there: the Hawkeyes also tied for the Big Ten championship in 1926, along with Indiana, Michigan, and Purdue. Before Barry continued his Hall of Fame career at the University of Southern California in 1929, he authored a handbook on the sport, Basketball: Individual Play and Team Play, featuring University of Iowa players and facilities.

Depression years

Following Barry in the line of Hawkeye coaches was Rollie Williams, who would coach Iowa on two occasions, from 1930–42 and in 1951. Although Williams' winning percentage stands at 51.5%, his long tenure at Iowa allowed him to become the winningest coach in Iowa history until Lute Olson and Tom Davis both surpassed him. Perhaps the most interesting event during Williams' tenure, however, occurred in 1929, when Iowa was suspended from participation in the Big Ten for violating conference rules. After a Big Ten investigation uncovered an illegal slush fund and possible recruiting violations, Iowa relented to the Big Ten's demands and was eventually reinstated into the conference on February 1, 1930. 14 players, including four on the basketball squad, were declared ineligible as a result of the Big Ten's findings.

The Fabulous Five

Just as the United States emerged from the depression, so did Iowa's basketball fortunes. Following a rocky 7-10 season in 1943, Pops Harrison led the Hawkeyes to their third overall Big Ten title (and first unshared title) in 1945. In the following decade, from 1946–56, the Hawkeyes had but one non-winning season in 1949, Harrison's last full season as head coach.

Following short tenures by both Frank "Bucky" O'Connor in 1950 and Rollie Williams in 1951, O'Connor once again became Iowa's coach and would hold that position until his death on April 22, 1958. Under O'Connor, Iowa would see unparalleled success in what some consider the most successful era in Iowa history. In 1953, Iowa finished second in the Big Ten behind the efforts of a starting lineup fully composed of sophomores. As juniors, the "Fabulous Five" won the Big Ten outright and eventually finished fourth in the nation. In 1956, as seniors, they again won the Big Ten outright and finished second in the nation only to Bill Russell and the undefeated San Francisco Dons.

Despite losing in the championship game, for the only time in school history, the Hawkeyes recorded consecutive Big Ten championships. Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Seaberg, Carl Cain, Bill Schoof, and Bill Logan, all members of the "Fabulous Five", had their jerseys retired in 1980.

Year	School	Coach	Record	Conference	Big Ten Rank	Post Season
1942-43	Iowa	Pops Harrison	7-10	3-9	9th
1943-44	Iowa	Pops Harrison	14-4	9-3	T-2nd
1944-45	Iowa	Pops Harrison	17-1	11-1	1st
1945-46	Iowa	Pops Harrison	14-4	8-4	T-3rd
1946-47	Iowa	Pops Harrison	12-7	5-7	6th
1947-48	Iowa	Pops Harrison	15-4	8-4	2nd
1948-49	Iowa	Pops Harrison	10-10	3-9	8th
1949-50	Iowa	Pops Harrison	9-2	1-1
Totals			98-42 (.700)	48-38(.558)

Year	School	Coach	Record	Conference	Big Ten Rank	Post Season
1949-50	Iowa	Bucky O'Connor	6-5	5-5	5th

Year	School	Coach	Record	Conference	Big Ten Rank	Post Season
1950-51	Iowa	Rollie Williams	15-7	9-5	3rd

Year	School	Coach	Record	Conference	Big Ten Rank	Post Season
1951-52	Iowa	Bucky O'Connor	19-3	11-3	2nd
1952-53	Iowa	Bucky O'Connor	12-10	9-9	6th
1953-54	Iowa	Bucky O'Connor	17-5	11-3	2nd
1954-55	Iowa	Bucky O'Connor	19-7	11-3	1st	NCAA FINAL FOUR
1955-56	Iowa	Bucky O'Connor	20-6	13-1	1st	NCAA FINAL FOUR
1956-57	Iowa	Bucky O'Connor	8-14	4-10	8th
1957-58	Iowa	Bucky O'Connor	13-9	7-7	6th
Totals			114-59 (.659)	71-41(.634)*

• Includes Second Half of 1949-50 Season

Year	School	Coach	Record	Conference	Big Ten Rank	Post Season
1958-59	Iowa	Sharm Scheuerman	10-12	7-7	T-5th
1959-60	Iowa	Sharm Scheuerman	14-10	6-8	T-6th
1960-61	Iowa	Sharm Scheuerman	18-6	10-4	T-2nd
1961-62	Iowa	Sharm Scheuerman	13-11	7-7	T-4th
1962-63	Iowa	Sharm Scheuerman	9-15	5-9	8th
1963-64	Iowa	Sharm Scheuerman	8-15	3-11	9th
Totals			72-69 (.511)	38-46(.452)

Ralph Miller era

Iowa enjoyed 5 years of tremendous success under Ralph Miller from 1965-66 through 1969-1970, winning two Big Ten conference titles during that span. Miller joined the Hawks as head coach after completing a successful stint as head coach at Wichita State.

The 1967–68 team tied for the Big Ten Title with Ohio State with a 10–4 conference record, and a 16–9 overall record. This team was led by Sam Williams, a high-scoring forward who led the Big Ten in scoring that year.

The 1969–70 team was arguably the greatest team in Iowa basketball history. Known as the "Six-Pack" (because only 6 players played most of the minutes), this team stormed through the Big Ten with a perfect 14–0 record, one of the few Big Ten teams ever to go undefeated in the conference. The team averaged over 100 points in conference play, highlighted by a 108-107 victory in West Lafayette over Purdue late in the season to clinch the outright title. Rick Mount of Purdue scored 61 points in that game in a losing effort. The Six Pack team was led by John Johnson and "Downtown" Fred Brown, who both enjoyed long and successful NBA careers after playing for the Hawkeyes. Glenn "the Stick" Vidnovic and Chad Calabria also starred on this team. One amazing statistic about this team is that they averaged almost 80% accuracy as a team from the free throw line for the season.

To the chagrin of many Hawkeye fans, Ralph Miller left Iowa after the 1969–70 season to accept the head coaching job at Oregon State, where he had a long and successful run. Miller's assistant (and Iowa's baseball coach), Dick Schultz, succeeded Miller as head coach. Schultz resigned in 1974, after four second-division finishes in the Big Ten (with an overall winning record in only one of those seasons); Schultz was 41-55 overall during his four-year run as coach.

Year	School	Record	Conference	Big Ten Rank	Post Season
1964-65	Iowa	14-10	8-6	5th
1965-66	Iowa	17-7	8-6	3rd
1966-67	Iowa	16-8	9-5	3rd
1967-68	Iowa	16-9	10-4	1st
1968-69	Iowa	12-12	5-9	8th
1969-70	Iowa	20-5	14-0	1st	NCAA SWEET 16
Totals		95-51 (.651)	54-30(.643)

Lute Olson era

Iowa hired Long Beach State coach Lute Olson to replace Schultz in 1974. After progressive improvements from 1975 to 1977, Olson coached the Hawkeyes to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 1978–79 through 1982–83. The 1978-79 squad won the outright Big-10 Title.

Olsons tenure was highlightedinby an appearance in the Final Four in 1980 on a team led by Ronnie Lester, with a wonderful supporting cast of Kenny Arnold, Steve Waite, Steve Krafcisin Vince Brookins, Kevin Boyle, Bobby Hanson and Mark Gannon.

In 1979-80 Iowa started out 7-0 when Lester was injured early in the season at Dayton, not returning until the regular season finale. Nineteen regular season wins earned Iowa a Five Seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament (then, a 36-team field).

In the four tournament wins that took Iowa to the Final Four, All-American Lester dished out 26 assists while committing only seven turnovers along with 51 points. Iowa opened by defeating Virginia Commonwealth 86-72 and #4 Seed NC State 77-64. In a huge upset, Iowa knocked off #1 seed Syracuse 88-77, setting up a matchup in the Elite Eight with #3 Georgetown.

Iowa earned an improbable Final Four trip to Indianapolis on March 16, 1980 defeating John Thompson's Georgetown squad 81-80. Iowa overcame a 10- point halftime deficit, making 17 of their final 21 shots and going 15-15 from the free-throw line. The winner was Steve Waite's three-point play in the closing seconds in the NCAA East Region final.

In the semi-final game against Denny Crum's Louisville team, Lester scored the first 10 points for Iowa. But after eight minutes of play he reinjured his knee and exited the game, ending his Iowa career. In Lester's absence, Louisville bested Iowa by only eight (80-72) points and went on to win the tournament, defeating UCLA (Larry Brown) in the final. Lester's value to his team is evident in the numbers. Not counting the Louisville game, the 1979-1980 Iowa Hawkeyes were 15-1 with Lester, and 8-9 without him. Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson, who played two seasons at Michigan State University, once claimed Lester the toughest opponent he ever faced in the Big Ten. Lester was drafted 10th in the NBA Draft in 1980, but the knee issues limited him in the NBA. He currently is an Assistant General Manager for the Los Angeles Lakers and recently donated $100,000 to the University of Iowa.

Year	School	Record	Big Ten	Big Ten Standing	Post Season
1974-75	Iowa	10-16	7-11	7th
1975-76	Iowa	19-10	9-9	5th
1976-77	Iowa	20-7	12-6	4th
1977-78	Iowa	12-15	5-13	8th
1978-79	Iowa	20-8	13-5	1st	NCAA 1st round
1979-80	Iowa	23-10	10-8	4th	NCAA FINAL FOUR
1980-81	Iowa	21-7	13-5	4th	NCAA 1st round
1981-82	Iowa	21-8	12-6	2nd	NCAA 2nd round
1982-83	Iowa	21-13	10-8	T-2nd	NCAA SWEET 16
Total		168-90 (.651)	91-71 (.562)

George Raveling era

When Lute Olson left for Arizona, George Raveling came to Iowa from Washington State University. Highly regarded for his ability to recruit, Raveling brought in Michigan high school stars B.J. Armstrong, Bill Jones, and Roy Marble, Springfield's Lanphier High School teammates Ed Horton and Kevin Gamble, as well as USC transfer Gerry Wright, and Les Jepsen, all of whom would go on to play in the NBA. During Raveling's three years with the program (1983–84 through 1985–86), the Hawkeyes made two trips to the NCAA tournament, losing in the first round on both occasions. Raveling left after the 1985–1986 season to take the head coaching position at USC.

Year	School	Record	Big Ten	Big Ten Standings	Post Season
1983-84	Iowa	13-15	6-12	T-7th
1984-85	Iowa	21-11	10-8	5th	NCAA 1st Round
1985-86	Iowa	20-12	10-8	6th	NCAA 1st Round
Totals		55-38 (.591)	26-28 (.481)

Tom Davis era

Dr. Tom Davis took over from George Raveling and coached the Hawkeyes for 13 seasons from 1986–87 to 1998–99. Davis's signature was running the full court press defense for the entire game and using rapid, continuous substitution. In his first season, the Hawkeyes won their first 18 games and obtained the #1 ranking in the AP and UPI polls for the first time in school history. That squad won a school-record 30 games and made it to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, losing to UNLV 84–81. Retaining their key stars B.J. Armstrong, Ed Horton, and Roy Marble for the following season, the Hawkeyes began the 1987–88 season ranked in the top 5 by most polls and publications. Iowa would make it to the Sweet Sixteen, avenging their loss to UNLV in the second round, before losing to former coach Lute Olson's Arizona Wildcats. In all, Davis led the Hawkeyes to nine NCAA Tournaments, winning every first round game in the process. In his final season, Iowa returned to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to eventual National Champion UCONN. Under Davis the Hawkeyes also made two appearances in the National Invitational Tournament. He is the all-time winningest coach in Iowa history with 270 wins. The administration chose not to renew Davis's contract upon completion of the 1998–99 season, forcing Davis to retire. He would later come out of retirement to help rebuild the Drake University program.

Year	School	Record	Big Ten	Big Ten Standing	Post Season
1986–87	Iowa	30–5	14–4	3rd	NCAA ELITE 8
1987–88	Iowa	24–10	12–6	3rd	NCAA SWEET 16
1988–89	Iowa	23–10	10–8	4th	NCAA 2nd Round
1989–90	Iowa	12–16	4–14	T–8th
1990–91	Iowa	21–11	9–9	T–5th	NCAA 2nd Round
1991–92	Iowa	19–11	10–8	5th	NCAA 2nd Round
1992–93	Iowa	23–9	11–7	T–3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
1993–94	Iowa	11–16	5–13	T–9th
1994–95	Iowa	21–12	9–9	T–7th	NIT 3rd Round
1995–96	Iowa	23–9	11–7	4th	NCAA 2nd Round
1996–97	Iowa	22–10	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
1997–98	Iowa	20–11	9–7	T–5th	NIT 1st Round
1998–99	Iowa	20–10	9–7	T–3rd	NCAA SWEET 16
Totals		269–140 (.658)	125–105 (.543)

Steve Alford era

Steve Alford, a former Indiana Hoosier and a member of the Olympic gold-winning 1984 United States basketball team, arrived at Iowa with great fanfare. In his first game as coach of the Hawkeyes, Iowa defeated the defending champion and #1-ranked Connecticut Huskies in Madison Square Garden. However, his first team finished 14–16. During his second year (2000–01) the Hawkeyes were a highly regarded squad that included returning guard Chance Shannon, Indiana transfer Luke Recker and Reggie Evans, who would lead the Big Ten Conference in rebounds and double-doubles during his two seasons with Iowa, as well as Iowa Mr. basketball 1997 Dean Oliver, who had a career year with the Hawkeyes. However, after a knee injury sidelined Recker, the Hawkeyes dropped six of their last seven conference games, finishing 23–12 for the season season and 7–9 in the Big Ten Conference regular season. Despite the setback, they battled back and won the Big Ten Conference Tournament with four straight wins against Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, and Indiana. This earned them a #7 seed in the 2001 NCAA Tournament, where they defeated Creighton in the first round but lost to Kentucky in the second round.

The Hawkeyes' conference record dropped to 5–11 during the 2001-02 season, but they defeated Purdue, Wisconsin, and Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Ohio State in the finals. The Hawkeyes played in the National Invitation Tournament that season, but lost to LSU in the first round to finish with a 19–16 record. This was the first of three straight seasons that the Hawkeyes played in the NIT under Alford. They won the first two rounds of the 2003 tournament against Valparaiso and Iowa State before losing to Georgia Tech, finishing with a 17–14 record. In 2004, they returned to the NIT, losing to St. Louis in the first round to complete the season at 16–13. Their 9–7 conference record marked the first winning Big Ten Conference record under Alford.

The Hawkeyes finished 21–12 with a 7–9 conference record in the 2004–05 regular season, but they won their first two Big Ten Tournament games against Purdue and Michigan State before losing the third game to Wisconsin, 59–56. They earned an at-large invitation to the 2005 NCAA Tournament as a #10 seed, where they lost 76–64 to Cincinnati in the first round. During the season, leading scorer Pierre Pierce was dismissed from the team amid charges of sexual abuse; Pierce ultimately served one year in prison.

During the 2005–06 season, the Hawkeyes went undefeated at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the first time in school history and finished in a second-place tie with Illinois with an 11–5 conference record, one game behind Ohio State. However, the Hawkeyes defeated Minnesota, Michigan State, and Ohio State to win the Big Ten Tournament and finish 25–8 going into its third NCAA Tournament under Alford. They were ranked No. 11 nationally and seeded #3 in the Atlanta Regional of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, but lost in a first-round upset to #14 seed Northwestern State 64–63, leaving Alford with only one NCAA Tournament win since taking over at Iowa. The game was lost on a last-second shot, and the Hawkeyes would not return to the Round of 64 in the NCAA tournament until 2014-15.

During the 2006–07 season, Alford led the Hawkeyes to an 8–6 non-conference record (which included a home loss to Drake for the first time in 40 years) and a 9–7 record in the Big Ten Conference. Iowa was not invited to the post-season, marking the first time since the 1976–77 season that a Hawkeye team with a winning record failed to make either the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

At the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, Alford resigned from the University of Iowa to accept the coaching position at the University of New Mexico.

Season	School	Overall	Big Ten	Big Ten standing	Postseason
1999–00	Iowa	14–16	6–10	T–7th
2000–01	Iowa	23–12	7–9	T–6th	NCAA second round
2001–02	Iowa	19–16	5–11	T–8th	NIT 1st Round
2002–03	Iowa	17–14	7–9	T–8th	NIT Elite Eight
2003–04	Iowa	16–13	9–7	4th	NIT 1st Round
2004–05	Iowa	21–12	7–9	7th	NCAA 1st Round
2005–06	Iowa	25–9	11–5	T–2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2006–07	Iowa	17–14	9–7	T–4th
Total		152–106 (.589)	61–67 (.477)

Todd Lickliter era

Following Alford's departure, Butler coach and reigning NABC Coach of the Year Todd Lickliter was hired. The graduation of Adam Haluska and the transfer of leading scorer Tyler Smith to Tennessee created a void. The 2007–2008 Hawkeyes would finish 13–19 for the season, including 6–12 in the Big Ten. The 2008-09 Hawkeyes would improve slightly to 15-17. The 2009-10 Hawkeyes dropped to 10-22. After experiencing the worst three-year run in the program's history, Lickliter was fired on March 15, 2010.

Season	School	Overall	Big Ten	Big Ten Standing	Postseason
2007–08	Iowa	13–19	6–12	8th
2008–09	Iowa	15–16	5–13	10th
2009–10	Iowa	10–22	4–14	9th
Total		38–57 (.400)	15–39 (.278)

Fran McCaffery era

In his first year the University of Iowa head men's basketball coach, Fran McCaffery brought enthusiasm and excitement back to the Hawkeye basketball program. In his 19th season as a head coach, he has posted a record of 347-251 (.580).

Fans flocked to Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 2011 to watch the Hawkeyes; Iowa's attendance increased by 20 percent from the previous year. McCaffery guided Iowa to two victories over top-50 RPI teams, including sixth-ranked Purdue.

In 2012 the McCaffery lead Hawkeyes were 4-3 against teams ranked in the AP top 25. For the second consecutive year, the Iowa Men’s Basketball program saw a marked uptick in attendance inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa’s average attendance for all home games for the 2011-12 season was 11,841. More importantly, the conference-only attendance was 13,254 per game. This marks the second consecutive year under Fran McCaffery that attendance has improved. This was an increase of 2,765 a game from the end of the Todd Lickliter era.

During the 2012-2013 season Iowa finished the regular season with a 20-11 record, including an 11-2 non conference and 9-9 conference record. Coach McCaffery also earned his 300th career win as a head coach on March 9, 2013 with a 74-60 win over Nebraska. In postseason play they defeated Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament before falling to the #3 seeded Michigan State Spartans in the second round. The Hawkeyes went on to earn a #3 seed in the 2013 NIT tournament where they would go advance to the championship game for the first time in school history before losing to Baylor (74-54). Iowa's 25 win total was the most by the team since setting the same mark in the 2005-2006 season.

During the 2013-2014 season, Iowa achieved a non-conference record of 11-2, including a runner-up finish in the 2013 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and a loss to in-state rival Iowa State. The Hawkeyes finished the Big Ten Conference season with a 9-9 record and a regular season record of 20-12. The Hawkeyes were seeded sixth in the Big Ten Conference tournament but lost to No. 11-seeded Northwestern 67-62, a team that the Hawkeyes had twice beaten by 26 points in two conference season games. The Hawkeyes played in the 'first four' during the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, playing Tennessee in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. This was their first NCAA tournament appearance since the 2005-2006 season.

The 2014-2015 Hawkeyes finished their non-conference schedule 9–4, with losses to #10 Texas (71–57) and #23 Syracuse (66–63) in the 2K Classic. Additional non-conference losses came at the hands of rivals #14 Iowa State (90–75) and UNI (56–44). McCaffery led Iowa to a 12–6 record in the Big Ten, including memorable wins over #20 Ohio State (71–65) and #17 Maryland (71–55). McCaffrey's Hawkeyes were upset in the second round of the Big Ten tournament by Penn State (67–58), but still finished tied for third in the conference. Iowa earned a 7th seed in the NCAA tournament and beat Davidson (83–52) in the Round of 64 before bowing out to Gonzaga (87–68) in the third round. McCaffery's Hawkeyes finished 22–12 on the year.

During the 2015-16 season, the University of Iowa reached a new peak during the McCaffery era, twice defeating Michigan State during the regular season, attaining a 19-4 overall record and a No. 3 Associated Press rankings. However, the Hawkeyes lost seven of their last 10 games, including a 68-66 loss to 12th-seeded Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament, a team the Hawkeyes had defeated handily a month earlier and would not play in the post-season. As a result of the late-season swoon, the Hawkeyes fell to No. 25 in the final Associated Press rankings. Seeded seventh in the NCAA Division I tournament's South regional, the Hawkeyes used a buzzer-beating tip-in to defeat Temple 72-70 in overtime. The Hawkeyes lost to second-seeded Villanova in the second round, 87-68, to end the season 22-11.

Season	School	Overall	Big Ten	Big Ten Standing	Postseason
2010–11	Iowa	11–20	4–14	10th
2011–12	Iowa	18–17	8–10	7th	NIT 2nd Round
2012–13	Iowa	25–13	9–9	6th	NIT Runner-Up
2013–14	Iowa	20–13	9–9	6th	NCAA Play-In Round
2014–15	Iowa	22–12	12–6	3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
2015–16	Iowa	22–11	12–6	3rd	-- NCAA 2nd Round
Total		118–86 (.578)	54–54 (.500)

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Hawkeyes have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 25 times. Their combined record is 29–27.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Results
1955		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Penn State Marquette La Salle Colorado	W 82–53 W 86–81 L 73–76 L 54–75
1956		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Morehead State Kentucky Temple San Francisco	W 97–83 W 89–77 W 83–76 L 71–83
1970		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Jacksonville Notre Dame	L 103–104 W 121–106
1979	#4	Second Round	#5 Toledo	L 72–74
1980	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	#12 VCU #4 NC State #1 Syracuse #3 Georgetown #2 Louisville #6 Purdue	W 86–72 W 77–64 W 88–77 W 81–80 L 72–80 L 58–75
1981	#3	Second Round	#6 Wichita State	L 56–60
1982	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Northeast Louisiana #3 Idaho	W 70–63 L 67–69 OT
1983	#7	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#10 Utah State #2 Missouri #3 Villanova	W 64–59 W 77–63 L 54–55
1985	#8	First Round	#9 Arkansas	L 54–63
1986	#11	First Round	#6 NC State	L 64–66
1987	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 Santa Clara #7 UTEP #6 Oklahoma #1 UNLV	W 99–76 W 84–82 W 93–91 OT L 81–84
1988	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Florida State #4 UNLV #1 Arizona	W 102–98 W 104–86 L 79–99
1989	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Rutgers #5 NC State	W 87–73 L 96–102 2OT
1991	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 East Tennessee State #2 Duke	W 76–73 L 70–85
1992	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Texas #1 Duke	W 98–92 L 62–75
1993	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Northeast Louisiana #5 Wake Forest	W 82–69 L 78–84
1996	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 George Washington #3 Arizona	W 81–79 L 73–87
1997	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Virginia #1 Kentucky	W 73–60 L 69–75
1999	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 UAB #4 Arkansas #1 Connecticut	W 77–64 W 82–72 L 68–78
2001	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Creighton #2 Kentucky	W 69–56 L 79–92
2005	#10	First Round	#7 Cincinnati	L 64–76
2006	#3	First Round	#14 Northwestern State	L 63–64
2014	#11	First Four	#11 Tennessee	L 65–78
2015	#7	Second Round Third Round	#10 Davidson #2 Gonzaga	W 83–52 L 68–87
2016	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Temple #2 Villanova	W 72–70 L 68–87

*Following the introduction of the "First Four" round in 2011, the Round of 64 and Round of 32 were referred to as the Second Round and Third Round, respectively, from 2011 to 2015. Then from 2016 moving forward, the Round 64 and Round of 32 will be called the First and Second rounds, as they were prior to 2011.

Historical NCAA Tournament Seeding

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years →	'79	'80	'81	'82	'83	'85	'86	'87	'88	'89	'91	'92	'93	'96	'97	'99	'01	'05	'06	'14	'15	'16
Seeds →	4	5	3	6	7	8	11	2	5	4	7	9	4	6	8	5	7	10	3	11	7	7

NIT results

The Hawkeyes have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) seven times. Their combined record is 9–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1995	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	DePaul Ohio Penn State	W 96–87 W 66–62 L 64–67
1998	First Round	Georgia	L 93–100
2002	First Round	LSU	L 61–63
2003	Opening Round First Round Second Round	Valparaiso Iowa State Georgia Tech	W 62–60 W 54–53 L 78–79
2004	First Round	Saint Louis	L 69–70
2012	First Round Second Round	Dayton Oregon	W 84–72 L 97–108
2013	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Indiana State Stony Brook Virginia Maryland Baylor	W 68–52 W 75–63 W 75–64 W 71–60 L 54–74

Individual honors

Retired numbers

Nine Hawkeye players have had their numbers retired by the University of Iowa:

Iowa Hawkeyes retired numbers
No.	Player	Year retired
10	B.J. Armstrong	1992
12	Ronnie Lester	1980
21	Carl Cain	1980
22	Bill Seaberg	1980
31	Bill Logan	1980
33	Bill Schoof	1980
40	Chris Street	1993
41	Greg Stokes	1985
46	Sharm Scheuerman	1980

All-American selections

Each year, numerous publications and organizations release lists of All-America teams, hypothetical rosters of players considered the best in the nation at their respective positions. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) uses officially recognized All-America selectors to determine the consensus selections. Over time, the sources used to determine the consensus selections have varied. Currently, the NCAA uses four "major" selectors to determine consensus All-Americans: the Associated Press, The National Association of Basketball Coaches, the United States Basketball Writers Association and Sporting News magazine. Since 1984, the NCAA has applied a standardized point system to those teams designated as "major" All-American teams to determine consensus teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team. Many other publications and organization compile their own "minor" All-America teams in addition to the selectors listed here.

Through the 2009 season, 17 Iowa players have earned 24 All-America selections. Of Iowa's 17 All-Americans, 10 players were first-team All-American selections, with Ronnie Lester doing so twice. Iowa has had four consensus first and second team All-American selections; they are listed in bold in the table below.

Key
First-team selection	Second-team selection	Third-team selection

Year Player Remarks 1934 Ben Selzer 1944 Dave Danner 1944 Dick Ives 1945 Dick Ives Second selection 1945 Herb Wilkinson 1946 Herb Wilkinson Second selection 1946 Dick Ives Third selection 1947 Herb Wilkinson Third selection 1948 Murray Wier 1952 Charles Darling 1952 Bob Clifton 1955 Bill Seaberg

Year Player Remarks 1956 Carl Cain 1956 Bill Logan 1961 Don Nelson 1962 Don Nelson Second selection 1967 Sam Williams 1968 Sam Williams Second selection 1970 John Johnson 1971 Fred Brown 1973 Kevin Kunnert 1979 Ronnie Lester 1980 Ronnie Lester Second first-team selection 1997 Andre Woolridge 2016 Jarrod Uthoff

Big Ten honorees

Big Ten Most Valuable Players

The Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball has been awarded since 1946 by the Chicago Tribune to the college basketball player determined to be the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference. Three Hawkeyes have won the Big Ten MVP award:

Year	Player
1948	Murray Wier
1952	Charles Darling
1968	Sam Williams

Since 1998, the Big Ten Conference has held an annual basketball tournament at the end of its regular season. Every year, the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament crowns a tournament MVP, and two Hawkeyes have won the annual honor:

Year	Player
2001	Reggie Evans
2006	Jeff Horner

Other annual awards

Coaches and media of the Big Ten also make annual selections for additional individual honors:

Big Ten Conference Award	Recipient(s) and year received
Defensive Player of the Year	Acie Earl (1992); Erek Hansen (2006)
Sixth Man of the Year	Doug Thomas (2006); Gabe Olaseni (2015)
Freshman of the Year	Kevin Boyle (1979); Michael Payne (1982); Roy Marble (1985); Jess Settles (1994); Joey Range (1999)

All-conference selections

Through the 2010 season, Iowa has had 101 All-Big Ten selections, including 31 first-team selections. 28 players were multiple All-Big Ten selections, and nine players were three-time All-Big Ten selections.

Key
First-team selection	Second-team selection	Third-team selection

Year Player Remarks 1939 Ben Stephens 1942 Milt Kuhl 1944 Dave Danner 1945 Herb Wilkinson 1945 Clayton Wilkinson 1946 Herb Wilkinson Second first-team selection 1947 Herb Wilkinson Third first-team selection 1948 Murray Wier 1950 Frank Calsbeek 1951 Frank Calsbeek Second selection 1951 Charles Darling 1952 Charles Darling Second selection 1952 Bob Clifton 1953 McKinley Davis 1954 Carl Cain 1955 Bill Logan 1955 Carl Cain Second selection 1955 Bill Seaberg 1955 Sharm Scheuerman 1956 Carl Cain Third selection 1956 Bill Logan Second first-team selection 1956 Bill Seaberg Second selection 1958 Dave Gunther 1959 Dave Gunther Second selection 1961 Don Nelson 1962 Don Nelson Second first-team selection 1963 Dave Roach 1964 Jimmy Rodgers 1965 Chris Pervall 1965 George Peeples 1966 George Peeples Second selection 1966 Chris Pervall Second selection 1967 Sam Williams 1968 Sam Williams Second first-team selection 1968 Chad Calabria 1970 John Johnson 1970 Fred Brown 1970 Glenn Vidnovic

Year Player Remarks 1971 Fred Brown Second selection 1972 Kevin Kunnert 1972 Rick Williams 1973 Kevin Kunnert Second selection 1974 Candy LaPrince 1976 Scott Thompson 1976 Dan Frost 1976 Bruce King 1977 Bruce King Second selection 1978 Ronnie Lester 1979 Ronnie Lester Second first-team selection 1980 Kevin Boyle 1980 Steve Krafcisin 1981 Kevin Boyle Second selection 1981 Vince Brookins 1982 Michael Payne 1982 Kenny Arnold 1982 Kevin Boyle Third selection 1983 Greg Stokes 1983 Bob Hansen 1984 Greg Stokes Second selection 1984 Steve Carfino 1985 Greg Stokes Third selection 1986 Gerry Wright 1987 Roy Marble 1987 Brad Lohaus 1988 Roy Marble Second selection 1988 B.J. Armstrong 1989 Ed Horton 1989 B.J. Armstrong Second selection 1989 Roy Marble Third selection 1990 Les Jepsen 1991 Acie Earl 1992 Acie Earl Second selection 1993 Acie Earl Third selection 1993 Val Barnes

Year Player Remarks 1994 James Winters 1994 Jess Settles 1995 Chris Kingsbury 1995 Jess Settles Second selection 1995 Andre Woolridge 1996 Jess Settles Third selection 1996 Andre Woolridge Second selection 1996 Russ Millard 1997 Andre Woolridge Third selection; second first-team selection 1997 Ryan Bowen 1998 Ryan Bowen Second selection 1999 Dean Oliver 2000 Dean Oliver Second selection 2001 Reggie Evans 2001 Dean Oliver Third selection 2002 Reggie Evans Second selection 2002 Luke Recker 2003 Chauncey Leslie 2004 Jeff Horner 2004 Pierre Pierce 2005 Greg Brunner 2006 Greg Brunner Second selection 2006 Adam Haluska 2006 Jeff Horner Second selection 2007 Adam Haluska Second selection 2007 Tyler Smith 2008 Tony Freeman 2012 Matt Gatens 2014 Roy Devyn Marble 2014 Aaron White 2015 Aaron White Second selection 2015 Jarrod Uthoff 2016 Jarrod Uthoff Second selection 2016 Peter Jok

Team awards

Most Valuable Players

The Iowa Most Valuable Player Award was presented annually to an Iowa player or players from 1946-2007:

Year Player(s) 1946 Herb Wilkinson 1947 Murray Wier 1948 Murray Wier 1949 Charlie Mason 1950 Frank Calsbeek 1951 Frank Calsbeek 1952 Charles Darling 1953 Herb Thompson 1954 Carl Cain 1955 Bill Seaberg 1956 Carl Cain 1957 Dave Gunther 1958 Dave Gunther 1959 Dave Gunther 1960 Don Nelson 1961 Don Nelson 1962 Don Nelson 1963 Jerry Messick 1964 Jimmy Rodgers 1965 Jimmy Rodgers 1966 Dennis Pauling 1967 Gerry Jones 1968 Sam Williams 1969 John Johnson 1970 John Johnson 1971 Fred Brown

Year Player(s) 1972 Kevin Kunnert Rick Williams 1973 Kevin Kunnert 1974 Candy LaPrince 1975 Dan Frost 1976 Scott Thompson 1977 Bruce King 1978 Ronnie Lester 1979 Ronnie Lester 1980 Ronnie Lester 1981 Vince Brookins 1982 Kevin Boyle 1983 Bob Hansen 1984 Steve Carfino 1985 Greg Stokes Michael Payne 1986 Andre Banks 1987 Kevin Gamble Roy Marble 1988 B.J. Armstrong Bill Jones Roy Marble 1989 B.J. Armstrong Ed Horton Roy Marble 1990 Les Jepsen 1991 Acie Earl James Moses

Year Player(s) 1992 Acie Earl 1993 Acie Earl 1994 James Winters 1995 Jess Settles Andre Woolridge 1996 Jess Settles Andre Woolridge Russ Millard 1997 Andre Woolridge 1998 Ryan Bowen 1999 Jess Settles Kent McCausland Dean Oliver 2000 Dean Oliver Jacob Jaacks 2001 Dean Oliver Reggie Evans 2002 Reggie Evans Luke Recker 2003 Chauncey Leslie 2004 Jeff Horner Pierre Pierce 2005 Jeff Horner Greg Brunner 2006 Jeff Horner Greg Brunner Erek Hansen 2007 Adam Haluska

Chris Street Award

The Chris Street Award, named in honor of former Hawkeye Chris Street, has been presented annually since 1993 to “a Hawkeye player who best exemplifies the spirit, enthusiasm, and intensity of Chris Street”:

Year Player(s) 1993 Wade Lookingbill 1994 Jess Settles 1995 Jim Bartels 1996 Jess Settles 1997 Ryan Bowen John Streif (Trainer) 1998 Darryl Moore 1999 Jason Bauer Jess Settles 2000 Ryan Luehrsmann Jason Price 2001 Dean Oliver 2002 Duez Henderson 2003 Jeff Horner

Year Player(s) 2004 Brody Boyd Greg Brunner 2005 Adam Haluska 2006 Adam Haluska 2007 Tony Freeman 2008 Cyrus Tate 2009 Jarryd Cole 2010 Devan Bawinkel 2011 Jarryd Cole 2012 Matt Gatens 2013 Eric May 2014 Roy Devyn Marble

Popular Culture

Billy Hoyle, the protagonist of the 1992 sports comedy film White Men Can't Jump is a former Iowa Hawkeyes player. He and his father were claimed to have called each other and shared just tears, no words.

Facilities

Main article: Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa's men's basketball team plays their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena, a 15,500-seat multi-purpose indoor arena located in Iowa City, Iowa. It opened in 1983 and is also the home of the university's wrestling, women's basketball, and volleyball teams. Prior to playing in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Hawkeye men's basketball team played in the Iowa Armory from 1905 through 1926 and from 1927 to 1982 at the Iowa Field House, which is still used today by the school's gymnastics teams.

See also

• University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame
• NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coaches