1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1967–68 record	16–9 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (4th year)
Assistant coach	Lanny Van Eman
Assistant coach	Dick Schultz
MVP	Sam Williams
Home arena	Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365)

1967–68 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio State	10	–	4	.714	21	–	8	.724
Iowa	10	–	4	.714	16	–	9	.640
Purdue	9	–	5	.643	15	–	9	.625
Northwestern	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Wisconsin	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	12	.500
Illinois	6	–	8	.429	11	–	13	.458
Michigan	6	–	8	.429	11	–	13	.458
Indiana	4	–	10	.286	10	–	14	.417
Minnesota	4	–	10	.286	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1967–68 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 16–9 and were Big Ten co-Champions with a 10-4 conference record.

Senior guard Sam Williams was named Big Ten Player of the Year after averaging 25.3 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game. To date, he is the last winner of the award for the Iowa men's basketball team.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Jim Hodge			So.
4	Dick Jensen	F/C	6–8	So.	Madrid, Iowa
10	Dick Agnew	F/C
11	Ron Norman	G	6–3	So.
14	Frank Nelson			Jr.
24	Chris Phillips	G	6–3	So.
42	Rolly McGrath			Sr.
43	Chad Calabria	G	6–1	So.	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
44	Glenn Vidnovic	F	6–5	So.	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
51	Huston Breedlove	F	6–6		Akron, Ohio
52	Tom Schulze			So.
53	Sam Williams	G/F	6–3	Sr.	Detroit, Michigan

Schedule/results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
1/8/1968	Loyola (IL)	W 71-65^[1]	6-5 (0-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/13/1968	Ohio State	W 74-72 ^OT	7-5 (1-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/2/1968	Illinois	W 61-56	15-7 (9-3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/4/1968	Minnesota	W 91-72^[2]^[3]	16-7 (10-3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
3/9/1968	Michigan	L 70-71^[4]	16-8 (10-4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Playoff Game^[5]
3/12/1968*	vs. Ohio State	L 81-85	16-9 (10-4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Sam Williams – Third-Team AP All-American; Big Ten Player of the Year

Team players in the 1968 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	35	Sam Williams	Milwaukee Bucks

References

↑ "Iowa Guns Down Loyola, 71-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 9, 1968. p. 3. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
↑ "Hawks Clinch Big Ten Cage Title Tie" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
↑ "Iowa Clinches Share of Title!". The Des Moines Register. March 5, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
↑ "16 Behind -- Hawks upset, 71-70!". The Des Moines Register. March 10, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
↑ "Iowa Battles Ohio State in Playoff". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1968. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
↑ "1968 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 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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