1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1967–68 record 16–9 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Ralph Miller (4th season)
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
3Jim Hodge So.
4Dick JensenF/C 68So.Madrid, Iowa
10Dick AgnewF/C
11Ron NormanG63So.
14Frank Nelson Jr.
24Chris PhillipsG63So.
42Rolly McGrath Sr.
43Chad CalabriaG61So.Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
44Glenn VidnovicF65So.McKeesport, Pennsylvania
51Huston BreedloveF66 Akron, Ohio
52Tom Schulze So.
53Sam WilliamsG/F63Sr.Detroit, Michigan

Schedule/results

Date
time, TV
Rank# 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

Team players in the 1968 NBA Draft

Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 35 Sam Williams Milwaukee Bucks

[6]

References

  1. "Iowa Guns Down Loyola, 71-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 9, 1968. p. 3. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. "Hawks Clinch Big Ten Cage Title Tie" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. "Iowa Clinches Share of Title!". The Des Moines Register. March 5, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. "16 Behind -- Hawks upset, 71-70!". The Des Moines Register. March 10, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. "Iowa Battles Ohio State in Playoff". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1968. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. "1968 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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