1974–75 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1974–75 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1974–75 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1974–75 record	10–16 (7-11 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lute Olson (1st season);
Assistant coach	Jim Rosborough
MVP	Dan Frost
Home arena	Iowa Field House; (Capacity: 13,365)
	Seasons ← 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Lute Olson, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 10–16 overall and 7–11 in Big Ten play.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Cal Wulfsberg	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	30	Dan Frost	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Long Beach, California
F	32	Larry Parker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G	34	Scott Thompson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Moline, Illinois
G		Archie Mays	—	—	Jr	Dayton, Ohio
F	40	Terry Drake	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Elgin, Illinois
F		Fred Haberecht	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
C	50	Mike Gatens	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
F/C	54	Bruce "Sky" King	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Dayton, Ohio

Head coach

Lute Olson

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Rosborough

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/30/1974*	VCU	W 95-80^[1]	1-0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/3/1974*	at Drake	W 86-81^[2]	2-0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
12/7/1974*	at No. 7 Kansas	L 54-89^[3]	2-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/12/1974*	Iowa State Rivalry	W 77-66^[4]	3-1	Iowa Field House (13,360) Iowa City, IA
12/21/1974*	San Jose State	L 103-105	3-2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/27/1974*	vs. Oregon State Far West Classic	L 60-97	3-3	Portland, OR
12/28/1974*	vs. Wake Forest Far West Classic	L 71-92	3-4	Portland, OR
12/30/1974*	vs. Boston College Far West Classic	L 81-86	3-5	Portland, OR
Big Ten Conference Season
1/2/1975	at Northwestern	W 75-73	4-5 (1-0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/4/1975	Illinois	W 95-70	5-5 (2-0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/11/1975	at No. 1 Indiana	L 49-102^[5]	5-7 (2-2)	Assembly Hall (17,526) Bloomington, IN
1/25/1975	No. 17 Minnesota	W 53-44^[6]	7-9 (4-4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/8/1975	No. 1 Indiana	L 56-79^[7]	7-12 (4-7)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/22/1975	at Minnesota	L 67-68^[8]	7-16 (4-11)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
3/3/1975	Northwestern	W 65-58 ^{2OT^[9]}	9-16 (6-11)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/8/1975	at Illinois	W 73-70	10-16 (7-11)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

^ "Parker's 31 fuel Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 2, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "Frost leads Hawks over Drake" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 4, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "Hot shooting Kansas downs Iowa, 89-54" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 9, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "Hawks too much, 77-66" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "No. 1 Indiana thrashes Hawks, 102-49" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 13, 1975. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "Hustle spells Iowa win 53-44" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 27, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "Iowa cold streak lifts No. 1 Indiana" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 10, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "Gophers edge Iowa, 68-67" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 24, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "Hawks win in double overtime, 65-58" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[1] "Parker's 31 fuel Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 2, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[2] "Frost leads Hawks over Drake" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 4, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[3] "Hot shooting Kansas downs Iowa, 89-54" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 9, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[4] "Hawks too much, 77-66" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[5] "No. 1 Indiana thrashes Hawks, 102-49" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 13, 1975. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[6] "Hustle spells Iowa win 53-44" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 27, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[7] "Iowa cold streak lifts No. 1 Indiana" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 10, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[8] "Gophers edge Iowa, 68-67" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 24, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[9] "Hawks win in double overtime, 65-58" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

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v t Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) (1905–1922) (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches Individual honors Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893–95 1895–96 1898–1901 1944–45 1947–48 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1960–61 1961–62 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Indiana	18	–	0	1.000	31	–	1	.969
No. 19 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	19	–	8	.704
Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	18	–	8	.692
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	17	–	11	.607
Michigan State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	9	.654
Ohio State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	14	.500
Iowa	7	–	11	.389	10	–	16	.385
Wisconsin	5	–	13	.278	8	–	18	.308
Illinois	4	–	14	.222	8	–	18	.308
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	6	–	20	.231

Rankings from AP Poll