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1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 12th season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–11 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play.

1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Super Chevy Shootout Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Close
MVPRyan Bowen
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No.  16 Michigan State 13 – 3   .813 22 – 8   .733
No. 22 Illinois 13 – 3   .813 23 – 10   .697
No. 11 Purdue 12 – 4   .750 28 – 8   .778
Iowa 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
Indiana 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Penn State 8 – 8   .500 19 – 13   .594
Northwestern 3 – 13   .188 10 – 17   .370
Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Ohio State 1 – 15   .063 8 – 22   .267
No. 12 Michigan* † 0 – 5   .000 0 – 8   .000
Minnesota** 0 – 10   .000 0 – 15   .000
† 1998 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10

Roster edit

1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Jason Bauer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr Hudson, Iowa
C 13 Guy Rucker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 So Inkster, Michigan
PG 20 Dean Oliver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Fr Mason City, Iowa
G 23 Ricky Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr Davenport, Iowa
G 24 Ryan Luehrsmann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 So Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F 25 Vernon Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr Simi Valley, California
G 30 Kyle Galloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sioux City, Iowa
G 32 Kent McCausland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr Waterloo, Iowa
PF 42 Ryan Bowen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Sr Fort Madison, Iowa
F 44 J. R. Koch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Jr Morton, Illinois
F 45 Darryl Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 55 Greg Helmers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Sr Palmer, Iowa
Head coach
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
11/14/1997*
 No. 15 Chicago State W 105–60  1–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/16/1997*
 No. 15 North Texas W 112–64  2–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/29/1997*
 No. 14 Long Island W 101–69[1]  3–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,387)
Iowa City, IA
12/2/1997*
 No. 10 Drake
Iowa Big Four 		W 90–60[2]  4–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/5/1997*
 No. 10 Rice
Super Chevy Shootout 		W 81–52  5–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/6/1997*
 No. 10 Weber State
Super Chevy Shootout 		W 81–56[3]  6–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/9/1997*
 No. 10 at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four 		L 78–84[4]  6–1
 UNI-Dome (8,742)
Cedar Fall, IA
12/13/1997*
 No. 10 at Iowa State
Rivalry 		W 60–59  7–1
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
12/28/1997*
5:00 pm 		No. 15 Bucknell W 91–52  11–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
12/31/1997
 No. 14 at Indiana W 89–76  12–1
(1–0) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/8/1998
 Illinois
Rivalry 		L 64–76  13–2
(2–1) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/21/1998
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus 		No. 10 Michigan State L 57–78  15–3
(4–2) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/24/1998*
 No. 10 at Missouri L 79–80 OT 15–4
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
2/3/1998
 No. 24 at Wisconsin W 79–76  16–6
(5–4) 		Kohl Center (16,096)
Madison, WI
2/7/1998
11:00 am, ESPN Plus Regional 		No. 24 at No. 16 Michigan State L 64–75  16–7
(5–5) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
2/18/1998
 No. 5 Purdue W 88–69[5]  18–8
(7–7) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/22/1998
 at No. 23 Illinois
Rivalry 		L 72–79  18–9
(7–8) 		Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/28/1998
 Indiana W 84–70  20–9
(9–8) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/6/1998
 vs. No. 17 Michigan
Quarterfinals 		L 66–77  20–10
(9–7) 		United Center 
Chicago, IL
National Invitation Tournament
3/11/1998*
 Georgia
First round 		L 93–100[6]  20–11
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings edit

Main article: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players in the 1998 NBA draft edit

See also: 1998 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 21 Ricky Davis Charlotte Hornets

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References edit

  1. ^ "Showstoppers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 1, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Quite simply: En Fuego" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 3, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hawks continue to March" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 8, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Dome disaster" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "NCAA Dreamin'" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 19, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Minnesota, Penn State, Marquette Advance; Iowa Stumbles Against Georgia". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1998. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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