1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
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1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 19–7 (11–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
MVP | Bill Seaberg |
Home arena | Iowa Field House |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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]
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Schedule/results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hawks Stay in 2d With 79-68 Victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 15, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ "Hawks Trounce Illini, Still In Second" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 22, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Hawkeyes Humiliate Penn State, 82-53" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 12, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Hawkeyes Lose to La Salle, 76-73" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 19, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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