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1968–69 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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1968–69 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–12 (5–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPJohn Johnson
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Purdue 13 1   .929 23 5   .821
No. 20 Illinois 9 5   .643 19 5   .792
Ohio State 9 5   .643 17 7   .708
Michigan 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Northwestern 6 8   .429 14 10   .583
Minnesota 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Michigan State 6 8   .429 11 12   .478
Iowa 5 9   .357 12 12   .500
Wisconsin 5 9   .357 11 13   .458
Indiana 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1968–69 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1968–69 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 12–12 overall with a Big Ten conference record of 5–9.

Roster

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1968–69 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Jim Hodge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr  
F/C 4 Dick Jensen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Madrid, Iowa
10 George Conway
So  
11 Gary Lusk
Fr  
F/C 14 Ben McGilmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr  
G 24 Chris Phillips 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr  
C 33 Tom Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So  
40 Omar Hazley
So  
42 Lynn Rowat
Fr  
G 43 Chad Calabria 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
F 44 Glenn Vidnovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F 50 John Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
51 Joe Miranda
Jr  
52 Tom Schulze
Jr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 30, 1968*
Cal Poly W 91–73  1–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 4, 1968*
No. 20 Northern Michigan W 99–69  2–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 7, 1968*
No. 20 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 116–80  3–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 12, 1968*
No. 19 at Wichita State L 88–93  3–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
Dec 14, 1968*
No. 19 at Drake L 74–89  3–2
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
Dec 19, 1968*
North Dakota W 91–59  4–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 21, 1968*
Creighton W 100–73  5–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 30, 1968*
at Houston
Sugar Bowl Tournament
W 95–87  6–2
Municipal Auditorium 
New Orleans, LA
Dec 31, 1968*
vs. Duke
Sugar Bowl Tournament
L 82–85  6–3
Municipal Auditorium 
New Orleans, LA
Jan 4, 1969
at Michigan L 92–99  6–4
(0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 11, 1969
Indiana W 91–72  7–4
(1–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 14, 1969
Michigan State W 77–76  8–4
(2–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 18, 1969
Minnesota W 89–68  9–4
(3–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 1, 1969*
at No. 4 Davidson W 76–61  10–4
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
Feb 4, 1969
at No. 9 Purdue L 87–99  10–5
(3–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 8, 1969
at No. 10 Illinois L 69–98  10–6
(3–3)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Feb 11, 1969
Northwestern W 84–80  11–6
(4–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 15, 1969
Michigan L 85–86  11–7
(4–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 18, 1969
at Michigan State L 60–78  11–8
(4–5)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 22, 1969
at No. 10 Ohio State L 81–88  11–9
(4–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 25, 1969
No. 15 Illinois W 74–53  12–9
(5–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Mar 1, 1969
No. 9 Purdue L 85–97  12–10
(5–7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Mar 4, 1969
at Minnesota L 65–71  12–11
(5–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 8, 1969
at Wisconsin L 74–84[3]  12–12
(5–9)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1968-69 Big Ten Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1968-69 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hawks Set Many Records In Year of Disappointment" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 11, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2020.