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1975–76 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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1975–76 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–10 (9-9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Rosborough
MVPScott Thompson
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1975–76 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Indiana 18 0   1.000 32 0   1.000
No. 9 Michigan 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Purdue 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Michigan State 10 8   .556 14 13   .519
Iowa 9 9   .500 19 10   .655
Minnesota 8 10   .444 16 10   .615
Illinois 7 11   .389 14 13   .519
Northwestern 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 10 16   .385
Ohio State 2 16   .111 6 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975–76 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 2nd season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 19–10 overall and 9–9 in Big Ten play.

Roster

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1975–76 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Kirk Speraw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Sioux City, Iowa
G 10 Cal Wulfsberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G 20 Dick Peth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Tomah, Wisconsin
F 24 William Mayfield 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
F 30 Dan Frost 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Long Beach, California
G 34 Scott Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Moline, Illinois
G   Archie Mays
Sr Dayton, Ohio
F 44 Clay Hargrave 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Iowa City, Iowa
C 50 Mike Gatens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
F/C 54 Bruce "Sky" King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Dayton, Ohio
Head coach

Lute Olson

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
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/29/1975*
Augustana (SD) W 111-81[1]  1-0
Iowa Field House (8,400)
Iowa City, IA
12/3/1975*
Nebraska W 72-65  2-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/6/1975*
Northeast Louisiana W 97-87[2]  3-0
Iowa Field House (10,800)
Iowa City, IA
12/8/1975*
at Bradley W 100-96[3][4]  4-0
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/12/1975*
at Iowa State
Rivalry
W 91-77[5]  5-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
12/20/1975*
U.S. International W 67-52[6]  6-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/23/1975*
Drake W 77-73  7-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/27/1975*
vs. Holy Cross
Rainbow Classic
W 98-75  8-0
Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/29/1975*
vs. Arizona
Rainbow Classic
W 82-80  9-0
Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/30/1975*
vs. USC
Rainbow Classic
L 73-81  9-1
Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
Big Ten Conference Season
1/3/1976
at Illinois W 84-60  10-1
(1-0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/5/1976
at Michigan State L 88-105  10-2
(1-1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/10/1976
at No. 17 Minnesota W 71-68[7]  11-2
(2-1)
Williams Arena (13,364)
Minneapolis, MN
1/17/1976
at Wisconsin W 81-71[8]  12-2
(3-1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
1/19/1976
at Northwestern L 92-99 OT[9] 12-3
(3-2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/24/1976
Ohio State W 78-67  13-3
(4-2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/26/1976
No. 1 Indiana L 73-88[10]  13-4
(4-3)
Iowa Field House (13,395)
Iowa City, IA
1/31/1976
at No. 15 Michigan L 95-104[11]  13-5
(4-4)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/2/1976
at Purdue L 76-91  13-6
(4-5)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/7/1976
Minnesota W 65-58[12]  14-6
(5-5)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/10/1976*
at Drake W 71-65[13]  15-6
(5-5)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,850)
Des Moines, IA
2/14/1976
Wisconsin W 96-82[14]  16-6
(6-5)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1976
Northwestern W 81-68[15]  17-6
(7-5)
Iowa Field House (10,561)
Iowa City, IA
2/21/1976
at Ohio State W 69-66  18-6
(8-5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/23/1976
at No. 1 Indiana L 81-101[16]  18-7
(8-6)
Assembly Hall (17,691)
Bloomington, IN
2/28/1976
No. 13 Michigan L 74-88[17]  18-8
(8-7)
Iowa Field House (13,276)
Iowa City, IA
3/1/1976
Michigan State L 88-93  18-9
(8-8)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/3/1976
Purdue L 78-94  18-10
(8-9)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/6/1976
at Illinois W 82-70  19-10
(9-9)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawks impressive against Augustana" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 1, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Cagers to play in Peoria after sub-par act wins" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 8, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hawkeyes wow them in Peoria" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 9, 1975. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Bradley bows to Hawkeyes". Chicago Tribune. December 9, 1975. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Mays and Gatens leading Hawkeye victory streak" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 15, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Frost's 29 lift Hawks, 67-52". Des Moines Register. December 21, 1975. p. 37. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Cagers hold back Minnesota charge" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 12, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hawks steal cage show; face Northwestern tonight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 19, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Iowa loses in overtime, 99-92" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 20, 1976. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "No. 1 Hoosiers show Hawks why" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 27, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "Michigan guns down Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 2, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "'Not a pretty ball game'" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 9, 1976. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "Cagers stave off Drake" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 11, 1976. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "Hawkeyes stroll past Wisconsin" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 16, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  15. ^ "Routine win for UI cagers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 17, 1976. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  16. ^ "Buckner leads Hoosiers past Hawkeyes, 101-81" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 24, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  17. ^ "Michigan runs past cagers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 1, 1976. p. 7. Retrieved April 30, 2017.