Year: | 1969–70 |
Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
Sport: | Basketball |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Coachrank: | 7 |
Aprank: | 7 |
Record: | 20–5 |
Conf Record: | 14–0 |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Mvp: | John Johnson |
Asst Coach1: | Lanny Van Eman |
Asst Coach2: | Dick Schultz |
Stadium: | Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365) |
Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen Mideast Regional, Third Place |
The 1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 20–5 and won the Big Ten title with a 14–0 conference record. To date, this is the last outright regular season conference title for the Iowa men's basketball team.
After opening the season 3–4, the Hawkeyes won 17 of their final 18 games. Led by a nucleus of players known as the "Six Pack" - John Johnson, Chad Calabria, Fred Brown, Glenn "Stick" Vidnovic, Dick Jensen, and Ben McGilmer - the team averaged 98.7 points per game including a conference-record 102.9 points per game in Big Ten games. They opened NCAA tournament play with a 104–103 loss to eventual National runner-up Jacksonville. The Hawkeyes regrouped to defeat Notre Dame 121–106 in the Mideast Regional Third-Place game.
|-!colspan=9| Regular season|-
|-!colspan=9| NCAA tournament
See main article: 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings.
Player | Games Played | FG-FGA | FG% | FT-FTA | FT% | Rebounds | Points | Avg. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Johnson | 25 | 289-508 | .569 | 121-161 | .752 | 253 | 699 | 27.9 | |
Chad Calabria | 25 | 181-330 | .548 | 117-146 | .801 | 139 | 479 | 19.1 | |
Fred Brown | 24 | 180-360 | .500 | 69-86 | .802 | 91 | 429 | 17.9 | |
Glenn Vidnovic | 25 | 150-278 | .540 | 133-152 | .875 | 164 | 433 | 17.3 | |
Ben McGilmer | 25 | 100-178 | .562 | 58-70 | .829 | 109 | 258 | 10.3 | |
Dick Jensen | 23 | 29-80 | .363 | 14-29 | .483 | 111 | 72 | 3.1 |
See also: 1970 NBA draft.
1 | 7 | Cleveland Cavaliers |