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1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record19–7 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Seaberg
Home arenaIowa Field House
Seasons
1954–55 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Iowa 11 3   .786 19 7   .731
No. 18 Illinois 10 4   .714 17 5   .773
No. 11 Minnesota 10 4   .714 15 7   .682
Michigan State 8 6   .571 13 9   .591
Northwestern 7 7   .500 12 10   .545
Purdue 5 9   .357 12 10   .545
Michigan 5 9   .357 11 11   .500
Wisconsin 5 9   .357 10 12   .455
Indiana 5 9   .357 8 14   .364
Ohio State 4 10   .286 10 12   .455
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1954–55 season. The team finished the season with a 19–7 record (11-3 in Big Ten), won the Big Ten title, and made the school's first trip to the Final Four.

Roster

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The group of juniors on this team – Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof – are known to Hawkeye fans as the "Fabulous Five."[1]

1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Henry Berry
Jr Chicago, IL
F 21 Carl Cain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Freeport High School Freeport, IL
Tom Choules
Jr Idaho Falls, ID
Carter Crookham
So Oskaloosa, IA
F 16 McKinley Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Freeport, IL
C Douglas Duncan
Sr Salt Lake City, UT
F/C 35 Bob George
Jr Deerfield, IL
G Lester Hawthorne
Jr Saybrook, IL
G 23 Roy Johnson
Jr Homewood, IL
John Liston
So Knoxville, IL
C 31 Bill Logan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Keokuk, IA
G 24 Augie Martel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Moline, IL
Jerry Reichow
Jr Decorah, IA
F Jerry Ridley
Jr Riverside, IL
Richard Ritter
Jr Grinnell, IA
G 46 Sharm Scheuerman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Rock Island High School Moline, IL
F 33 Bill Schoof 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Homewood, IL
G 22 Bill Seaberg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Moline, IL
Frank Sebolt
So Davenport, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference
12/1/1954*
Washington (MO) W 80–61  1–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/4/1954*
at Loyola (IL) W 89–79  2–0
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
12/6/1954*
No. 4 Nebraska W 84-61  3-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/11/1954*
No. 4 at Missouri L 94–97  3–1
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
12/13/1954*
No. 13 Saint Mary's (CA) W 68–49  4–1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/17/1954*
No. 13 at Pennsylvania L 75–87  4–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/18/1954*
No. 18 vs. Princeton W 71–52  5–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/30/1954*
No. 19 Stanford W 73–46  6–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
Conference
1/3/1955
No. 14 at Wisconsin W 86–69  7–2
(1–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
1/8/1955
No. 14 No. 13 Minnesota L 80–81  7–3
(1–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/10/1955
No. 19 Michigan State W 94–81  8–3
(2–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/17/1955
No. 19 No. 7 Illinois W 92–80  9–3
(3–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/22/1955
No. 19 at Northwestern L 73–93  9–4
(3–2)
McGaw Hall 
Evanston, IL
1/24/1955
No. 19 at Ohio State W 79–66  10–4
(4–2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, OH
2/5/1954
Purdue W 76–67  11–4
(5–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/12/1955
No. 15 Indiana W 90–75  12–4
(6–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/14/1955
No. 15 Ohio State W 79–68[2]  13–4
(7–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/19/1955
No. 15 at Michigan State W 78–69  14–4
(8–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/21/1955
No. 16 No. 13 Illinois W 89–70[3]  15–4
(9–2)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/26/1955
No. 16 Michigan W 96–84  16–4
(10–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/28/1955
No. 12 at No. 6 Minnesota W 72–70  17–4
(11–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
3/7/1955
No. 12 at Michigan L 58–74  17–5
(11–3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
NCAA tournament
3/11/1955*
No. 5 vs. Penn State
Regional semifinal
W 82–53[4]  18–5
McGaw Hall 
Evanston, IL
3/12/1955*
No. 5 vs. No. 4 Marquette
Regional Final
W 86–81  19–5
McGaw Hall 
Evanston, IL
3/18/1955*
No. 5 vs. No. 3 La Salle
National semifinal
L 73–76[5]  19–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
3/19/1955*
No. 5 vs. No. 15 Colorado
National third-place game
L 54–75  19–7
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Iowa basketball: A look back at the Fabulous Five". Hawk Central. August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Hawks Stay in 2d With 79-68 Victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 15, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hawks Trounce Illini, Still In Second" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 22, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hot Hawkeyes Humiliate Penn State, 82-53" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 12, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hawkeyes Lose to La Salle, 76-73" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 19, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ SCORES OF GAMES PLAYED TO DATE