1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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.

1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record20–5 (14–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Ralph Miller (6th season)
Assistant coaches
MVPJohn Johnson
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Iowa140 1.000205  .800
Purdue113 .786186  .750
Ohio State86 .571159  .625
Illinois86 .571159  .625
Minnesota77 .5001311  .542
Michigan59 .3571014  .417
Wisconsin59 .3571014  .417
Michigan State59 .357915  .375
Northwestern410 .286915  .375
Indiana311 .214717  .292
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.