1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#4
1955–56 record	20–6 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bucky O'Connor
MVP	Carl Cain
Home arena	Iowa Field House

1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Iowa	13	–	1	.929	20	–	6	.769
#7 Illinois	11	–	3	.786	18	–	4	.818
Ohio State	9	–	5	.643	16	–	6	.727
Purdue	9	–	5	.643	16	–	6	.727
Michigan State	7	–	7	.500	13	–	9	.591
Indiana	6	–	8	.429	13	–	9	.591
Minnesota	6	–	8	.429	11	–	11	.500
Michigan	4	–	10	.286	9	–	13	.409
Wisconsin	4	–	10	.286	6	–	16	.273
Northwestern	1	–	13	.071	2	–	20	.091

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 season. After opening the season 3-5, the team won 17 consecutive games to finish with a 20–6 record (13-1 in Big Ten), and won their second straight Big Ten title. The Hawkeyes also made their second consecutive trip to the Final Four, defeating Temple before falling to the unbeaten, back-to-back National champion San Francisco Dons in the title game.

Roster

The group of seniors on this team – Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof – are known to Hawkeye fans as the “Fabulous Five.”^[1]

Schedule/results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
12/4/1955*	#4	Nebraska	W 60-51^[2]	1-0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/9/1955*	#4	SMU	W 80-62^[3]	2-0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/12/1955*	#4	at Colorado	L 57-60^[4]	2-1	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
12/17/1955* 8:00 pm	#4	Loyola Marymount	W 84-61^[5]	3-1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/27/1955*	#6	at Washington	L 71-76^[6]	3-2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
12/29/1955*	#6	at Stanford	L 52-54^[7]	3-3	Old Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
12/30/1955*	#6	at California	L 45-70^[8]	3-4	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
1/7/1956		#20 Michigan State	L 64-65	3-5 (0-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/9/1956		#10 Ohio State	W 88-73	4-5 (1-1)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
1/14/1956		Minnesota	W 84-62^[9]	5-5 (2-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/21/1956	#20	Michigan	W 78-67	6-5 (3-1)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
1/23/1956	#20	Purdue	W 67-63^[10]	7-5 (4-1)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
2/4/1956*	#19	Wichita State	W 98-86	8-5 (4-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/6/1956	#19	Wisconsin	W 78-74^[11]	9-5 (5-1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/11/1956	#17	at Northwestern	W 70-65	10-5 (6-1)	McGaw Hall Evanston, IL
2/13/1956	#17	Purdue	W 88-75^[12]	11-5 (7-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/18/1956 7:30 pm	#15	Wisconsin	W 80-66	12-5 (8-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/20/1956	#15	at Indiana	W 87-83^[13]	13-5 (9-1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/25/1956	#13	at Minnesota	W 83-73	14-5 (10-1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/27/1956	#13	Northwestern	W 86-68^[14]	15-5 (11-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/3/1956	#10	#2 Illinois	W 96-72	16-5 (12-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/5/1956	#10	Indiana	W 84-73^[15]	17-5 (13-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament
3/16/1956*	#4	vs. Morehead State Regional Semifinal	W 97-83^[16]	18-5 (13-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/17/1956*	#4	vs. #9 Kentucky Regional Final	W 89-77^[17]	19-5 (13-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/23/1956*	#4	vs. #15 Temple National Semifinal	W 83-76	20-5 (13-1)	McGaw Hall Evanston, IL
3/24/1956*	#4	vs. #1 San Francisco National Championship	L 71-83^[18]	20-6 (13-1)	McGaw Hall Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Carl Cain – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Bill Logan – Honorable Mention AP All-American

References

↑ "Iowa basketball: A look back at the Fabulous Five". Hawk Central. August 31, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Hawks Need To Play Much Better: O'Connor" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Hawks Dump SMU, 80-62" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Colorado Edges Iowa in Closing Seconds" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Hawks Point for West Coast Trip" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 20, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Hawks Drop 76-71 Tilt". Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune. December 28, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Stanford Hands Hawkeyes Third Defeat, 54-52". Ames Tribune. December 30, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Iowa Absorbs 70-45 Beating by California". Chicago Tribune. December 31, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "New Record Set in Iowa Victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 17, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Down 9 Points, Iowa Storms Back To Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 21, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Logan Leads Iowa In Thriller, 78-74" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 7, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Iowa Defeats Purdue, 88-75, for 7th Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 14, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Hawks Win Thriller In Last-Minute Effort" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 21, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Hawks Down Cats, 86-68, for 12th Straight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 28, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Hawks Take Title, 84-73" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 6, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Referees 'Lost Control', Coaches Claim" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 17, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Cain's rampage sends Iowa to the NCAA semifinals". The Des Moines Register. March 18, 1956. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "San Francisco Wins 55th Straight, Second NCAA Championship, 83-71". The Southern Illinoisan. March 25, 1956. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball

Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) Iowa Armory (1905–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)

Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)

Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" First 5-on-5 college basketball game

People	Head coaches Individual honors

Seasons	1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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