1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1960–61 season. The team was led by head coach Sharm Scheuerman and played their home games at the Iowa Field House . The Hawkeyes finished the season 18–6 and were 10–4 in Big Ten conference games.
Roster
1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
11
Matt Szykowny
—
—
So
C
13
Frank Allan
—
—
Sr
C
15
Don Nelson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Rock Island, Illinois
F
24
Mark Schantz
—
—
Sr
G
30
Tom Purcell
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
So
F
40
Robert McCauley
—
—
G
42
Joel Novak
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Rock Island, Illinois
G
43
Gary Lorenz
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Jr
G
44
Joe Reddington
—
—
So
F
45
Dick Shaw
—
—
So
F
52
Dennis Runge
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Paullina, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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Connie Hawkins was on the freshmen team during the 1960–61 season. However, he could not play due to NCAA rules on freshmen players at the time and would later be barred from playing for Iowa after the season's conclusion due to his perceived involvement in the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal just by seeing key perpetrator Jack Molinas .
Schedule/results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1960 *
South Dakota State
W 77–75
1–0
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 3, 1960 *
at Evansville
W 83–71
2–0
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 10, 1960 *
Saint Louis
L 55–61
2–1
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 12, 1960 *
Creighton
W 89–71
3–1
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 17, 1960 *
Wyoming
W 78–67
4–1
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 19, 1960 *
Arizona
W 105–64
5–1
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 28, 1960 *
vs. California Los Angeles Classic
W 83–80
6–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 29, 1960 *
at Southern California Los Angeles Classic
W 70–62
7–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 30, 1960 *
at No. 16 UCLA Los Angeles Classic
W 71–65
8–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 7, 1961
No. 7
Minnesota
W 71–46
9–1 (1–0)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 9, 1961
No. 6
at Wisconsin
W 76–68
10–1 (2–0)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 14, 1961
No. 6
Michigan State
W 86–72
11–1 (3–0)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 16, 1961
No. 4
Illinois Rivalry
W 78–71
12–1 (4–0)
Iowa Field House (12,700)Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 21, 1961
No. 4
at Purdue
L 41–47
12–2 (4–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 4, 1961 *
No. 6
vs. Cincinnati
L 60–77
12–3
Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois
Feb 11, 1961
No. 9
at Indiana
W 74–67
13–3 (5–1)
New Field House Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 13, 1961
No. 9
Wisconsin
W 63–61
14–3 (6–1)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 18, 1961
No. 9
No. 1 Ohio State
L 61–62
14–4 (6–2)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 20, 1961
No. 5
at Michigan
W 50–46
15–4 (7–2)
Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 25, 1961
No. 5
at Minnesota
W 61–43
16–4 (8–2)
Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 27, 1961
No. 6
Purdue
W 73–62
17–4 (9–2)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1961
No. 6
Indiana
L 69–78
17–5 (9–3)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 6, 1961
No. 8
at Michigan State
L 64–74
17–6 (9–4)
Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 11, 1961
No. 8
at Northwestern
W 63–62
18–6 (10–4)
McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, Illinois
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final AP Not released — — — 7 6 4 6 6 9 9 5 6 8 Coaches — — — — 9 8 4 8 7 8 11 9 8 10
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Awards and honors
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics