1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1960–61 season. The team was led by head coach Sharm Scheuerman and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 18–6 and were 10–4 in Big Ten conference games.

1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Los Angeles Classic champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10 т
APNo. 8
Record18–6 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDon Nelson
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 14 0   1.000 27 1   .964
No. 8 Iowa 10 4   .714 18 6   .750
Purdue 10 4   .714 16 7   .696
Indiana 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Minnesota 8 6   .571 10 13   .435
Northwestern 6 8   .429 10 12   .455
Illinois 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Michigan 2 12   .143 6 18   .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

Roster

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1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 11 Matt Szykowny
So
C 13 Frank Allan
Sr
C 15 Don Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Rock Island, Illinois
F 24 Mark Schantz
Sr
G 30 Tom Purcell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F 40 Robert McCauley
G 42 Joel Novak 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Rock Island, Illinois
G 43 Gary Lorenz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G 44 Joe Reddington
So
F 45 Dick Shaw
So
F 52 Dennis Runge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Paullina, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[1] Connie Hawkins was on the freshmen team during the 1960–61 season. However, he could not play due to NCAA rules on freshmen players at the time and would later be barred from playing for Iowa after the season's conclusion due to his perceived involvement in the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal just by seeing key perpetrator Jack Molinas.

Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1960*
South Dakota State W 77–75  1–0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 3, 1960*
at Evansville W 83–71  2–0
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 10, 1960*
Saint Louis L 55–61  2–1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 12, 1960*
Creighton W 89–71  3–1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 17, 1960*
Wyoming W 78–67  4–1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 19, 1960*
Arizona W 105–64  5–1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 28, 1960*
vs. California
Los Angeles Classic
W 83–80  6–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 29, 1960*
at Southern California
Los Angeles Classic
W 70–62  7–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 30, 1960*
at No. 16 UCLA
Los Angeles Classic
W 71–65  8–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 7, 1961
No. 7 Minnesota W 71–46  9–1
(1–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 9, 1961
No. 6 at Wisconsin W 76–68  10–1
(2–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 14, 1961
No. 6 Michigan State W 86–72  11–1
(3–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 16, 1961
No. 4 Illinois
Rivalry
W 78–71  12–1
(4–0)
Iowa Field House (12,700)
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 21, 1961
No. 4 at Purdue L 41–47  12–2
(4–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 4, 1961*
No. 6 vs. Cincinnati L 60–77  12–3
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 11, 1961
No. 9 at Indiana W 74–67  13–3
(5–1)
New Field House 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 13, 1961
No. 9 Wisconsin W 63–61  14–3
(6–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 18, 1961
No. 9 No. 1 Ohio State L 61–62  14–4
(6–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 20, 1961
No. 5 at Michigan W 50–46  15–4
(7–2)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 25, 1961
No. 5 at Minnesota W 61–43  16–4
(8–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 27, 1961
No. 6 Purdue W 73–62  17–4
(9–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1961
No. 6 Indiana L 69–78  17–5
(9–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 6, 1961
No. 8 at Michigan State L 64–74  17–6
(9–4)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 11, 1961
No. 8 at Northwestern W 63–62  18–6
(10–4)
McGaw Memorial Hall 
Evanston, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678910111213Final
APNot released7646699568
Coaches984878119810

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1960-61 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 688–689. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1960-61 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2020.