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1951–52 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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1951–52 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record19–3 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaIowa Field House
Seasons
← 1950–51
1952–53 →
1951–52 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Illinois 12 2   .857 22 4   .846
No. 7 Iowa 11 3   .786 19 3   .864
Minnesota 10 4   .714 15 7   .682
Indiana 9 5   .643 16 6   .727
Michigan State 6 8   .429 13 9   .591
Ohio State 6 8   .429 8 14   .364
Wisconsin 5 9   .357 10 12   .455
Michigan 4 10   .286 7 15   .318
Northwestern 4 10   .286 7 15   .318
Purdue 3 11   .214 8 14   .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951–52 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1951–52 season. The team was led by first-year head coach Bucky O'Connor and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a 19–3 record (11–3 in Big Ten) and in second place in the Big Ten standings.

Roster

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1951–52 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 23 Bob Clifton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
C 27 Chuck Darling 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Denison, IA
F 7 McKinley Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Freeport, IL
G 16 Herald Greene 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
F 25 Herb Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference
Dec 1, 1951*
Western Michigan W 72–68  1–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 8, 1951*
DePauw W 69–53  2–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 15, 1951*
at Missouri W 48–43  3–0
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 17, 1951*
at Washington (MO) W 60–53  4–0
WU Field House 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 20, 1951*
Oklahoma W 59–46  5–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 27, 1951*
at California W 69–64  6–0
Cow Palace 
Daly City, California
Dec 28, 1951*
vs. Oregon W 86–72  7–0
Cow Palace 
Daly City, California
Conference
Jan 5, 1952
No. 12 at No. 20 Michigan State W 61–60  8–0
(1–0)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 7, 1952
No. 12 at Michigan W 54–46  9–0
(2–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 12, 1952
No. 10 No. 4 Indiana W 78–59  10–0
(3–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 14, 1952
No. 10 Northwestern W 78–64[1]  11–0
(4–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 19, 1952
No. 4 Minnesota W 76–59  12–0
(5–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 21, 1952
No. 4 at No. 14 Indiana L 69–82  12–1
(5–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 4, 1952*
No. 8 Butler W 58–57  13–1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 9, 1952
No. 9 No. 3 Illinois W 73–68  14–1
(6–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 11, 1952
No. 9 Michigan W 82–59[2]  15–1
(7–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 16, 1952
No. 5 at Purdue W 90–67  16–1
(8–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 18, 1952
No. 5 at Ohio State W 75–62  17–1
(9–1)
Ohio State Men's Gym 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 23, 1952
No. 4 at No. 5 Illinois
Rivalry
L 62–78  17–2
(9–2)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Feb 25, 1952
No. 4 Michigan State W 64–52[3]  18–2
(10–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 1, 1952
No. 7 at Northwestern W 77–68  19–2
(11–2)
Evanston High School 
Evanston, Illinois
Mar 3, 1952
No. 7 Wisconsin L 75–78[4]  19–3
(11–3)
Iowa Field House (13,720)
Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Honors and awards

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 8 Chuck Darling Rochester Royals

References

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  1. ^ "Hawkeyes Stay Unbeaten, 78-64" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 15, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hawks Roll Past Michigan, 82-59, Keep Share Of Top" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 12, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hawks Back In Win Column, Topple Michigan State, 64-52" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 26, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Hawks' Big Ten Title Chances Vanish In 78-75 Loss to Badgers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2020.