1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–8 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPSam Williams
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Michigan State 10 4   .714 16 7   .696
Indiana 10 4   .714 18 8   .692
Iowa 9 5   .643 16 8   .667
Wisconsin 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Purdue 7 7   .500 15 9   .625
Northwestern 7 7   .500 11 11   .500
Ohio State 6 8   .429 13 11   .542
Illinois 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Minnesota 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Michigan 2 12   .143 8 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1966–67 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 16–8 and were 9-5 in Big Ten conference games.

Roster

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1966–67 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)
Fr  
F/C 4 Dick Jensen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Madrid, Iowa
F/C 10 Dick Agnew
Jr  
G 11 Ron Norman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr  
G 13 Dave White
Sr  
14 Frank Nelson
So  
F 23 Gerry Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Chris Phillips 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So  
G 25 Tom Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Fort Dodge, Iowa
G 42 Rolly McGrath 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr  
G 43 Chad Calabria 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
F 44 Glenn Vidnovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F 51 Huston Breedlove 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Akron, Ohio
52 Tom Schulze
Fr  
G/F 53 Sam Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Detroit, Michigan
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, 1966*
at Washington W 66–50  1–0
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 3, 1966*
at Washington L 65–76  1–1
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 5, 1966*
at Creighton L 68–69  1–2
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 10, 1966*
at Drake W 90–83  2–2
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 17, 1966*
Drake W 83–75  3–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 21, 1966*
California W 72–62  4–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 23, 1966*
Stanford W 77–74  5–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 28, 1966*
Wichita State W 94–76  6–2
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 30, 1966*
vs. No. 7 Cincinnati W 78–69  7–2
 
 
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 7, 1967
Indiana W 84–73  8–2
(1–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 14, 1967
at Michigan State L 70–79  8–3
(1–1)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 21, 1967
at Northwestern L 88–90  8–4
(1–2)
McGaw Memorial Hall 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 23, 1967*
Michigan W 91–81  9–4
(2–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 4, 1967*
at Loyola-Chicago L 87–98  9–5
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 7, 1967
Illinois W 96–89  10–5
(3–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 11, 1967
at Ohio State W 73–72  11–5
(4–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 14, 1967
Northwestern W 80–75  12–5
(5–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 18, 1967
Wisconsin L 95–96  12–6
(5–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 21, 1967
at Minnesota L 86–88  12–7
(5–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 25, 1967
at Indiana W 75–74 OT 13–7
(6–4)
New Field House 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 27, 1967
Purdue L 75–78  13–8
(6–5)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1967
Ohio State W 90–56  14–8
(7–5)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 7, 1967
at Wisconsin W 90–87[2]  15–8
(8–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 11, 1967
at Michigan W 83–76  16–8
(9–5)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1966-67 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Hawks Still Alive, 90-87" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 8, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.