1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Super Chevy Shootout Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 21
Record	24–8 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Davis (10th season);
Assistant coach	Gary Close
MVP	Jess Settles; Andre Woolridge; Russ Millard
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena; (Capacity: 15,500)
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana^[a]	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
No. 18 Penn State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	7	.750
No. 21 Iowa^[b]	12	–	6	.667	24	–	8	.750
Minnesota^[c]	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Wisconsin^[d]	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
No. 4 Purdue^[e]	6	–	12	.333	7	–	23	.233
Ohio State^[f]	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern^[g]	4	–	14	.222	9	–	18	.333
Michigan^[h]	1	–	8	.111	1	–	10	.091

Rankings from AP Poll Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:^[1] ^ Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12 ^ Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9 ^ Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games) ^ Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15 ^ Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games) ^ Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17 ^ Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20 ^ Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)

The 1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 10th year head coach Tom Davis, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 24–8 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #6 seed in the West Region.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Kenyon Murray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Battle Creek, Michigan
F	4	Jess Settles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Winfield, Iowa
PG	15	Andre Woolridge	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Omaha, Nebraska
G	13	Mon'ter Glasper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	Albion, Michigan
G	14	Chris Kingsbury	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Hamilton, Ohio
G	32	Kent McCausland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Waterloo, Iowa
PF	42	Ryan Bowen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Fort Madison, Iowa
F	44	J. R. Koch	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Morton, Illinois
G	45	Darryl Moore	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	50	Alvin Robinson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F/C	52	Russ Millard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C	55	Greg Helmers	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So	Palmer, Iowa

Head coach

Tom Davis (UW–Platteville)

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Close (Arizona State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/22/1995*	No. 10	vs. Ohio Great Alaska Shootout	W 78-51^[2]	1-0	18 – Millard	13 – Bowen	7 – Glasper	Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK
11/24/1995*	No. 10	vs. No. 6 Connecticut Great Alaska Shootout Semifinal	W 101-95 ^{OT^[3]}	2-0	30 – Kingsbury	7 – Kingsbury	7 – Woolridge	Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK
11/25/1995*	No. 10	vs. Duke Great Alaska Shootout Final	L 81-88^[4]	2-1	16 – Millard, Kingsbury	8 – Murray	5 – Woolridge	Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK
11/28/1995*	No. 11	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 98-66^[5]	3-1	22 – Millard	10 – Millard	8 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
12/1/1995*	No. 11	East Tennessee State Super Chevy Shootout	W 104-58	4-1	17 – Millard	9 – Koch	8 – Settles	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,978) Iowa City, IA
12/2/1995*	No. 11	Colgate Super Chevy Shootout	W 79-59^[6]	5-1	14 – Millard	12 – Settles	5 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,147) Iowa City, IA
12/5/1995*	No. 12	at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 78-73^[7]	6-1	20 – Settles	15 – Settles	5 – Woolridge	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA
12/9/1995*	No. 12	at Iowa State Rivalry	W 56-50^[8]	7-1	16 – Woolridge	8 – Murray, Millard	5 – Settles	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
12/16/1995*	No. 9	Texas Southern	W 110-67	8-1	20 – Millard	10 – Millard	6 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/20/1995*	No. 10	Western Illinois	W 93-41	9-1	15 – Settles, Millard	6 – Settles, Murray	7 – Settles	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/23/1995*	No. 10	Morehead State	W 82-57	10-1	12 – Millard	17 – Settles	6 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/28/1995*	No. 10	at Colorado	W 100-85^[9]	11-1	28 – Millard	10 – Settles	7 – Kingsbury	Coors Events Center (8,953) Boulder, CO
Big Ten Regular Season
1/3/1996	No. 10	at Purdue	L 61-85	11-2 (0-1)	13 – Settles	8 – Millard	7 – Woolridge	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/6/1996	No. 10	Minnesota	W 92-63	12-2 (1-1)	20 – Millard	10 – Millard	9 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/10/1996	No. 11	Ohio State	W 81-53	13-2 (2-1)	20 – Settles	9 – Settles	7 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/13/1996	No. 11	at Wisconsin	L 71-80	13-3 (2-2)	15 – Settles	7 – Millard	3 – Woolridge, Kingsbury	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/18/1996	No. 16	Illinois	W 82-79^[10]	14-3 (3-2)	19 – Settles	8 – Bowen	6 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/20/1996	No. 16	at Michigan State	L 60-62^[11]	14-4 (3-3)	14 – Woolridge, Kingsbury	5 – Glasper	3 – Settles, Woolridge	Breslin Center (14,138) East Lansing, MI
1/28/1996	No. 22	No. 16 Michigan	W 70-61^[12]^[13]	15-4 (4-3)	28 – Woolridge	5 – Settles, Millard	9 – Settles	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,560) Iowa City, IA
1/30/1996	No. 16	at Indiana	L 73-76^[14]	15-5 (4-4)	19 – Woolridge	7 – Settles	5 – Woolridge	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/3/1996	No. 16	No. 10 Penn State	L 87-95^[15] ^OT	15-6 (4-5)	23 – Settles	5 – Settles, Woolridge	7 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
2/7/1996	No. 19	at Northwestern	W 88-77^[16]	16-6 (5-5)	29 – Settles	8 – Settles	9 – Woolridge	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,488) Evanston, IL
2/11/1996	No. 19	Indiana	W 76-50^[17]	17-6 (6-5)	16 – Murray	11 – Settles	9 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
2/13/1996	No. 19	at Michigan	W 62-55^[18]	18-6 (7-5)	20 – Woolridge	15 – Millard	6 – Woolridge	Crisler Arena (13,562) Ann Arbor, MI
2/21/1996	No. 18	Michigan State	W 83-47^[19]	19-6 (8-5)	17 – Millard	7 – Settles	8 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
2/24/1996	No. 18	at Illinois	L 86-91	19-7 (8-6)	17 – Settles	12 – Settles	5 – Settles	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
2/28/1996	No. 20	Wisconsin	W 69-54^[20]	20-7 (9-6)	25 – Settles	8 – Millard	9 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
3/2/1996	No. 20	at Ohio State	W 73-64^[21]	21-7 (10-6)	19 – Settles	9 – Millard	8 – Woolridge	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
3/6/1996	No. 19	at Minnesota	L 64-72^[22]	21-8 (10-7)	21 – Settles	6 – Settles	6 – Woolridge	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
3/9/1996	No. 19	No. 4 Purdue	W 56-52^[23]^[24]	22-8 (11-7)	18 – Settles	8 – Woolridge	8 – Woolridge	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
NCAA tournament
3/15/1996*	(6 W) No. 21	vs. (11 W) (11) George Washington West Regional 1st Round	W 81-79^[25]	23-8 (11-7)	21 – Settles	15 – Settles	7 – Woolridge	Wells Fargo Arena (12,462) Tempe, AZ
3/17/1996*	(6 W) No. 21	vs. (3 W) No. 11 Arizona West Regional 2nd Round	L 73-87^[26]^[27]	23-9 (11-7)	16 – Kingsbury	12 – Settles	7 – Woolridge	Wells Fargo Arena (12,441) Tempe, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Jess Settles – Honorable Mention AP All-American; First-Team All-Big Ten
Andre Woolridge – First-Team All-Big Ten

Team players in the 1996 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	39	Russ Millard	Phoenix Suns

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References

^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ "Iowa rolls in opener, 78-51". Des Moines Register. November 23, 1995. p. 41. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL;Iowa Holds Off UConn". The New York Times. November 25, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Duke 88, Iowa 81". UPI. November 26, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Hawks shoot down Drake" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 29, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Hawks win in a cakewalk" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 4, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Pesky Panthers surprise" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Too close for comfort" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Millard's peak performance lifts Hawks, 100-85". Des Moines Register. December 29, 1995. p. 23. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Juniors key Iowa in the clutch" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 19, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Last-second tip-in drops Iowa to .500" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 22, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Wolverines can't stop Hawkeyes, Woolridge". Des Moines Register. January 29, 1996. p. 17. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Woolridge's 28 drops Michigan" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 29, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Hoosiers halt rally in time" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 31, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Hawks fall in overtime" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 5, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Settles scores 29 as Hawks win on road" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 8, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes turn up the volume" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 12, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Hawks conquer Crisler" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 14, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes bring the thunder" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 22, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes spoil the party" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 29, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Win No. 21 propels Hawks toward NCAA's" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Gopher bury Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 7, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Seeds of change: Iowa stuffs Purdue". Des Moines Register. March 10, 1996. p. 29. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes hang on for victorious Carver finale" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 11, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Down by 17, Iowa Comes All the Way Back". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ Gene Wojciechowski (March 18, 1996). "Goodbye, Hawkeyes: Arizona 87, Iowa 73". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ Gene Wojciechowski (March 25, 1996). "Arizona sends Hawkeyes packing" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletic Department. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
^ "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

[1] Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12

[2] Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9

[3] Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games)

[4] Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15

[5] Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games)

[6] Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17

[7] Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20

[8] Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)

[DIR56-9] "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[10] "Iowa rolls in opener, 78-51". Des Moines Register. November 23, 1995. p. 41. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[11] "COLLEGE BASKETBALL;Iowa Holds Off UConn". The New York Times. November 25, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[12] "Duke 88, Iowa 81". UPI. November 26, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[13] "Hawks shoot down Drake" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 29, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[14] "Hawks win in a cakewalk" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 4, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[15] "Pesky Panthers surprise" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[16] "Too close for comfort" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[17] "Millard's peak performance lifts Hawks, 100-85". Des Moines Register. December 29, 1995. p. 23. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[18] "Juniors key Iowa in the clutch" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 19, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[19] "Last-second tip-in drops Iowa to .500" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 22, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[20] "Wolverines can't stop Hawkeyes, Woolridge". Des Moines Register. January 29, 1996. p. 17. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[21] "Woolridge's 28 drops Michigan" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 29, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[22] "Hoosiers halt rally in time" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 31, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[23] "Hawks fall in overtime" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 5, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[24] "Settles scores 29 as Hawks win on road" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 8, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[25] "Hawkeyes turn up the volume" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 12, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[26] "Hawks conquer Crisler" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 14, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[27] "Hawkeyes bring the thunder" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 22, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[28] "Hawkeyes spoil the party" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 29, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[29] "Win No. 21 propels Hawks toward NCAA's" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[30] "Gopher bury Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 7, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[31] "Seeds of change: Iowa stuffs Purdue". Des Moines Register. March 10, 1996. p. 29. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[32] "Hawkeyes hang on for victorious Carver finale" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 11, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[33] "Down by 17, Iowa Comes All the Way Back". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[34] Gene Wojciechowski (March 18, 1996). "Goodbye, Hawkeyes: Arizona 87, Iowa 73". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[35] Gene Wojciechowski (March 25, 1996). "Arizona sends Hawkeyes packing" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[36] "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletic Department. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[37] "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

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v t e Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) First Iowa Armory (1905–1922) Second Iowa Armory (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	"Iowa Fight Song" Herky the Hawk Gambling scandal First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1892–93 1893–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics