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1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 20–5 and won the Big Ten title with a 14–0 conference record. To date, this is the last outright regular season conference title for the Iowa men's basketball team.

1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record20–5 (14–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPJohn Johnson
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
← 1968–69
1970–71 →
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Iowa 14 – 0   1.000 20 – 5   .800
Purdue 11 – 3   .786 18 – 6   .750
Ohio State 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
Illinois 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
Minnesota 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542
Michigan 5 – 9   .357 10 – 14   .417
Wisconsin 5 – 9   .357 10 – 14   .417
Michigan State 5 – 9   .357 9 – 15   .375
Northwestern 4 – 10   .286 9 – 15   .375
Indiana 3 – 11   .214 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

After opening the season 3–4, the Hawkeyes won 17 of their final 18 games. Led by a nucleus of players known as the "Six Pack" – John Johnson, Chad Calabria, Fred Brown, Glenn "Stick" Vidnovic, Dick Jensen, and Ben McGilmer – the team averaged 98.7 points per game including a conference-record 102.9 points per game in Big Ten games. They opened NCAA tournament play with a 104–103 loss to eventual National runner-up Jacksonville. The Hawkeyes regrouped to defeat Notre Dame 121–106 in the Mideast Regional Third-Place game.

Roster edit

1969–70 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)
—
 Sr  
F/C 4 Dick Jensen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Sr Madrid, Iowa
10 George Conway
—
—
 Jr  
11 Gary Lusk
—
—
 So  
F/C 14 Ben McGilmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr  
24 Ken Grabinski
—
—
 So  
G 32 Fred Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C 33 Tom Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr  
40 Omar Hazley
—
—
 Jr  
42 Lynn Rowat
—
—
 So  
G 43 Chad Calabria 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
F 44 Glenn Vidnovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F 50 John Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
51 Joe Miranda
—
—
 Sr  
52 Tom Schulze
—
—
 Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule/results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
12/6/1969*
 at Southern Illinois L 67–73  0–1
    –       –       –    SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
12/9/1969*
 St. Francis (PA) W 81–68[2]  1–1
    –       –       –    Iowa Field House (12,909)
Iowa City, IA
12/11/1969*
 No. 7 Duquesne W 98–87[3]  2–1
  23 – Vidnovic   13 – Johnson     –    Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/18/1969*
 at Cincinnati L 105–114[4]  2–2
  33 – Johnson     –       –    Armory Fieldhouse (7,000)
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/20/1969*
 Creighton L 88–97  2–3
    –       –       –    Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/22/1969*
 Drake
Rivalry 		W 101–78[5]  3–3
  23 – Calabria   13 – Johnson     –    Iowa Field House (13,503)
Iowa City, IA
12/26/1969*
 vs. St. John's
Rainbow Classic 		L 55–57  3–4
    –       –       –    Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu
12/30/1969*
 at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic 		W 111–60[6]  4–4
  33 – Johnson     –       –    Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
1/3/1970
 No. 17 Purdue W 94–88[7]  5–4
(1–0) 		   –       –       –    Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/6/1970
 at Michigan W 107–99[8]  6–4
(2–0) 		 34 – Johnson     –       –    Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/10/1970
 at Wisconsin W 92–74[9]  7–4
(3–0) 		 31 – Johnson     –       –    Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/24/1970*
 No. 20 Tennessee Tech W 96–68[10]  8–4
  25 – Calabria   11 – McGilmer     –    Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/31/1970
 No. 20 Indiana W 100–93[11]  9–4
(4–0) 		 31 – Vidnovic     –       –    Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/3/1970
 No. 20 Minnesota W 90–77[12]  10–4
(5–0) 		 33 – Johnson     –       –    Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/7/1970
 No. 20 at Indiana W 104–89[13]  11–4
(6–0) 		 33 – Johnson     –       –    New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/10/1970
 No. 14 Wisconsin W 119–100[14]  12–4
(7–0) 		 29 – Tied   8 – Johnson     –    Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/14/1970
 No. 14 Michigan State W 103–77[15]  13–4
(8–0) 		 36 – Johnson     –       –    Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/17/1970
 No. 11 at Illinois
Rivalry 		W 83–81[16]  14–4
(9–0) 		 22 – Brown     –       –    Assembly Hall (16,128)
Champaign, Illinois
2/21/1970
 No. 11 at Ohio State W 97–89[17]  15–4
(10–0) 		 38 – Johnson     –       –    St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
2/24/1970
7:30 pm 		No. 9 Northwestern W 116–97[18][19]  16–4
(11–0) 		 49 – Johnson     –       –    Iowa Field House (13,503)
Iowa City, IA
2/28/1970
 No. 9 at Purdue W 108–107[20][21]  17–4
(12–0) 		 26 – Johnson   12 – Johnson     –    Purdue Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, Indiana
3/3/1970
7:30 pm 		No. 8 Ohio State W 113–92[22]  18–4
(13–0) 		 37 – Johnson     –       –    Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/7/1970
 No. 8 at Northwestern W 115–101[23]  19–4
(14–0) 		 32 – Johnson     –       –    Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
NCAA tournament
3/12/1970*
 No. 7 vs. No. 4 Jacksonville
Regional semifinal 		L 103–104[24][25][26]  19–5
  27 – Brown   8 – Tied     –    St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
3/14/1970*
 No. 7 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame
Regional consolation 		W 121–106[27][28]  20–5
  31 – Tied   11 – Vidnovic     –    St. John Arena (13,865)
Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings edit

Main article: 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP———————1820201411987
Coaches——————————119877

Player stats edit

Player Games Played FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% Rebounds Points Avg.
John Johnson 25 289-508 .569 121-161 .752 253 699 27.9
Chad Calabria 25 181-330 .548 117-146 .801 139 479 19.1
Fred Brown 24 180-360 .500 69-86 .802 91 429 17.9
Glenn Vidnovic 25 150-278 .540 133-152 .875 164 433 17.3
Ben McGilmer 25 100-178 .562 58-70 .829 109 258 10.3
Dick Jensen 23 29-80 .363 14-29 .483 111 72 3.1

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Awards and honors edit

Team players in the 1970 NBA draft edit

See also: 1970 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 7 John Johnson Cleveland Cavaliers

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References edit

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  2. ^ "Hawks Topple St. Francis" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Hawks Jell, Jolt No. 7 Duquesne!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 12, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cincinnati Burns Iowa, 114-105" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 19, 1969. p. 7. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Hawks Blast Rival Drake, 101-78" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 23, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "UI Gets 7th" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 31, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "53 by Mount – Iowa Wins, 94-88". The Des Moines Register. January 4, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "Hawks Win AT Michigan!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 7, 1970. p. 5. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Hawks Zoom In First Half, Crush Badgers, 92-74". The Des Moines Register. January 11, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "Preliminaries Over for 8-4 Hawkeye Cagers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 27, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "Drake Goes 9-0; It's Iowa, 100-93". The Des Moines Register. February 1, 1970. p. 30. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "Iowa Takes Big Ten Top, 90-77!". The Des Moines Register. February 4, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  13. ^ "Rowdy Fans Fire Up Iowa to 6-0". The Des Moines Register. February 8, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  14. ^ "Whew! Hawkeyes Outlast Badgers,119·100" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 11, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "103-77 Romp Lifts Iowa to 8-0". The Des Moines Register. February 15, 1970. p. 27. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  16. ^ "Iowa Mark to 9-0, 83-81" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 18, 1970. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  17. ^ "Johnson's 38 Send Iowa to 10-0!". The Des Moines Register. February 22, 1970. p. 33. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  18. ^ "Iowa Wins 13th In Row". New York Times. February 25, 1970. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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  23. ^ "Hawkeyes End With Perfect Big 10 Slate". The Logansport Press. March 8, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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