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
APNo. 8
1960–61 record18–6 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachDick Schultz (1st season)
MVPDon Nelson
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State140 1.000  271  .964
No. 8 Iowa104 .714  186  .750
Purdue104 .714  167  .696
Indiana86 .571  159  .625
Minnesota86 .571  1013  .435
Northwestern68 .429  1012  .455
Illinois59 .357  915  .375
Wisconsin410 .286  717  .292
Michigan State311 .214  717  .292
Michigan212 .143  618  .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

Roster

1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 11 Matt Szykowny
So
C 15 Don Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Rock Island, Illinois
G 42 Joel Novak
Jr
G 44 Joe Reddington
So
F 52 Dennis Runge
Sr
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.

Schedule/results

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
AP Not released NR NR NR 7 6 4 6 6 9 9 5 6 8 
Coaches Not released NR NR NR NR 9 8 4 8 7 8 11 9 8 10

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References

  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.
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 688–689. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. "1960-61 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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