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1965–66 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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1965–66 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–7 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1965–66 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Michigan 11 3   .786 18 8   .692
Michigan State 10 4   .714 15 7   .682
Iowa 8 6   .571 17 7   .708
Illinois 8 6   .571 12 12   .500
Minnesota 7 7   .500 14 10   .583
Northwestern 7 7   .500 12 12   .500
Wisconsin 6 8   .429 11 13   .458
Ohio State 5 9   .357 11 13   .458
Indiana 4 10   .286 8 16   .333
Purdue 4 10   .286 8 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965–66 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1965–66 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 17–7 and were 8-6 in Big Ten conference games.

Roster

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1965–66 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 10 Dick Agnew
So  
G 11 Denny Pauling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr  
G 13 Dave White
Jr  
14 Frank Nelson
Fr  
F 23 Gerry Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Chris Phillips 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr  
G 25 Tom Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Fort Dodge, Iowa
G 32 Chris Pervall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr  
G 42 Rolly McGrath 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So  
F 44 Ben McGilmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So  
C 45 George Peeples 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr  
F 51 Huston Breedlove 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Akron, Ohio
F 52 Gary Olson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 2, 1965*
Pepperdine W 111–50  1–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 4, 1965*
at Evansville W 80–73  2–0
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 6, 1965*
Southern Illinois W 69–58[2]  3–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 8, 1965*
Creighton W 103–77  4–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 11, 1965*
at Drake W 66–60[3]  5–0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 15, 1965*
Washington W 99–70  6–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 18, 1965*
Drake W 69–51  7–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 29, 1965*
No. 4 vs. Arkansas
Sun Bowl Tournament
W 77–75  8–0
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1965*
No. 4 at Texas Western
Sun Bowl Tournament
L 68–86  8–1
Memorial Gym 
El Paso, Texas
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 8, 1966
No. 7 at Wisconsin L 68–69  8–2
(0–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 10, 1966
Northwestern W 70–58  9–2
(1–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 17, 1966
at Indiana L 61–73  9–3
(1–2)
New Field House 
Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 22, 1966
Michigan State W 90–76  10–3
(2–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 24, 1966
Ohio State W 98–89  11–3
(3–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 5, 1966*
at Detroit W 107–73  12–3
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Feb 7, 1966
at Purdue L 58–66  12–4
(3–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 12, 1966
at Northwestern L 73–81  12–5
(3–4)
McGaw Memorial Hall 
Evanston, Illinois
Feb 15, 1966
Minnesota W 96–87  13–5
(4–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 19, 1966
at Ohio State W 86–80  14–5
(5–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 21, 1966
No. 10 Michigan W 91–82[4]  15–5
(6–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 26, 1966
Wisconsin W 80–70  16–5
(7–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 28, 1966
at No. 10 Michigan L 88–103  16–6
(7–5)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 5, 1966
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 90–106  16–7
(7–6)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Mar 7, 1966
Indiana W 82–77[5]  17–7
(8–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Team players in the 1966 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
4 35 George Peeples Baltimore Bullets

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References

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  1. ^ "1965-66 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Iowa Wins Third Straight, Beats Southern Illinois 69-58" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 7, 1965. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Late Rally Lets Hawkeyes Overcome Bulldogs, 66-60" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 14, 1965. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hawks Top Wolves, 91-82" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 22, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hawks End Season With 82-77 Victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 8, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "1966 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.