1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–9 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Lanny Van Eman; Dick Schultz;
MVP	Sam Williams
Home arena	Iowa Field House; (Capacity: 13,365)
	Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

1967–68 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio State	10	–	4	.714	21	–	8	.724
Iowa	10	–	4	.714	16	–	9	.640
Purdue	9	–	5	.643	15	–	9	.625
Northwestern	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Wisconsin	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	12	.500
Illinois	6	–	8	.429	11	–	13	.458
Michigan	6	–	8	.429	11	–	13	.458
Indiana	4	–	10	.286	10	–	14	.417
Minnesota	4	–	10	.286	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1967–68 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 16–9 and were Big Ten co-champions with a 10–4 conference record.

Senior guard Sam Williams was named Big Ten Player of the Year after averaging 25.3 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game. It would be 52 years before another Iowa men's basketball player would take home the award.

Roster

1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Jim Hodge	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
F/C	4	Dick Jensen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Madrid, Iowa
F/C	10	Dick Agnew	—	—
G	11	Ron Norman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Freeport, Illinois
	14	Frank Nelson	—	—	Jr
G	24	Chris Phillips	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	42	Rolly McGrath	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
G	43	Chad Calabria	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
F	44	Glenn Vidnovic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F	51	Huston Breedlove	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Akron, Ohio
	52	Tom Schulze	—	—	So
G/F	53	Sam Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Ralph Miller (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1967*	Bowling Green	W 79–73	1–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Dec 4, 1967*	Southern Illinois	W 61–49	2–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Dec 16, 1967*	Drake	L 65–74	2–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Dec 18, 1967*	UTEP	W 59–53	3–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Dec 22, 1967*	at California	L 73–79	3–2	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
Dec. 23, 1967*	at Stanford	L 86–87	3–3	Old Pavilion Stanford, CA
Dec 28, 1967*	vs. No. 4 Tennessee Los Angeles Classic	W 64–59	4–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
Dec 29, 1967*	vs. Wyoming Los Angeles Classic	L 87–94	4–4	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
Dec 30, 1967*	vs. Saint Louis Los Angeles Classic	W 80–77	5–4	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 1968	at Northwestern	L 67–76	5–5 (0–1)	McGraw Hall Evanston, IL
Dec 8, 1968*	Loyola (IL)	W 71–65^[2]	6–5	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Jan 13, 1968	Ohio State	W 74–72 ^OT	7–5 (1–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Jan 20, 1968	Minnesota	W 82–70	8–5 (2–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Jan 23, 1968	at Michigan State	W 76–71	9–5 (3–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing
Feb 3, 1968	at Illinois	L 63–66	9–6 (3–2)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Feb 7, 1968	Purdue	W 94–87	10–6 (4–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Feb 10, 1968	at Michigan	W 99–86	11–6 (5–2)	University Events Building Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 17, 1968	Wisconsin	W 69–61	12–6 (6–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Feb 20, 1968	at Purdue	L 73–86	12–7 (6–3)	Purdue Arena West Lafayette, IN
Feb 24, 1968	Indiana	W 78–70	13–7 (7–3)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
Feb 27, 1968	Michigan State	W 76–58	14–7 (8–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Mar 2,1968	Illinois	W 61–56	15–7 (9–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Mar 4, 1968	Minnesota	W 91–72^[3]^[4]	16–7 (10–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 9, 1968	Michigan	L 70–71^[5]	16–8 (10–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Playoff^[6]
Mar 12, 1968	vs. Ohio State Big Ten Playoff	L 81–85	16–9	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[7]

Awards and honors

Sam Williams – Third-Team AP All-American; Big Ten Player of the Year

Team players in the 1968 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	35	Sam Williams	Milwaukee Bucks

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References

^ "1967-68 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ "Iowa Guns Down Loyola, 71-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 9, 1968. p. 3. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "Hawks Clinch Big Ten Cage Title Tie" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "Iowa Clinches Share of Title!". The Des Moines Register. March 5, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "16 Behind -- Hawks upset, 71-70!". The Des Moines Register. March 10, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "Iowa Battles Ohio State in Playoff". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1968. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "2021-22 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
^ "1968 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[1] "1967-68 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

[2] "Iowa Guns Down Loyola, 71-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 9, 1968. p. 3. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[3] "Hawks Clinch Big Ten Cage Title Tie" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[4] "Iowa Clinches Share of Title!". The Des Moines Register. March 5, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[5] "16 Behind -- Hawks upset, 71-70!". The Des Moines Register. March 10, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[6] "Iowa Battles Ohio State in Playoff". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1968. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[7] "2021-22 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[8] "1968 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

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