1974–75 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1974–75 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Lute Olson, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 10–16 overall and 7–11 in Big Ten play.

1974–75 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–16 (7-11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Rosborough
MVPDan Frost
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1974–75 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Indiana 18 0   1.000 31 1   .969
No. 19 Michigan 12 6   .667 19 8   .704
Minnesota 11 7   .611 18 8   .692
Purdue 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
Michigan State 10 8   .556 17 9   .654
Ohio State 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Iowa 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 8 18   .308
Illinois 4 14   .222 8 18   .308
Northwestern 4 14   .222 6 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

1974–75 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Cal Wulfsberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F 30 Dan Frost 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Long Beach, California
F 32 Larry Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr  
G 34 Scott Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Moline, Illinois
G   Archie Mays
Jr Dayton, Ohio
F 40 Terry Drake 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Elgin, Illinois
F   Fred Haberecht 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr  
C 50 Mike Gatens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
F/C 54 Bruce "Sky" King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Dayton, Ohio
Head coach

Lute Olson

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/30/1974*
VCU W 95-80[1]  1-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/3/1974*
at Drake W 86-81[2]  2-0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
12/7/1974*
at No. 7 Kansas L 54-89[3]  2-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/12/1974*
Iowa State
Rivalry
W 77-66[4]  3-1
Iowa Field House (13,360)
Iowa City, IA
12/21/1974*
San Jose State L 103-105  3-2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/27/1974*
vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic
L 60-97  3-3
 
Portland, OR
12/28/1974*
vs. Wake Forest
Far West Classic
L 71-92  3-4
 
Portland, OR
12/30/1974*
vs. Boston College
Far West Classic
L 81-86  3-5
 
Portland, OR
Big Ten Conference Season
1/2/1975
at Northwestern W 75-73  4-5
(1-0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/4/1975
Illinois W 95-70  5-5
(2-0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/11/1975
at No. 1 Indiana L 49-102[5]  5-7
(2-2)
Assembly Hall (17,526)
Bloomington, IN
1/25/1975
No. 17 Minnesota W 53-44[6]  7-9
(4-4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/8/1975
No. 1 Indiana L 56-79[7]  7-12
(4-7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/22/1975
at Minnesota L 67-68[8]  7-16
(4-11)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
3/3/1975
Northwestern W 65-58 2OT[9] 9-16
(6-11)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/8/1975
at Illinois W 73-70  10-16
(7-11)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References edit

  1. ^ "Parker's 31 fuel Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 2, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Frost leads Hawks over Drake" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 4, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hot shooting Kansas downs Iowa, 89-54" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 9, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hawks too much, 77-66" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "No. 1 Indiana thrashes Hawks, 102-49" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 13, 1975. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hustle spells Iowa win 53-44" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 27, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Iowa cold streak lifts No. 1 Indiana" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 10, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Gophers edge Iowa, 68-67" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 24, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hawks win in double overtime, 65-58" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.