1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Los Angeles Classic champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10 т
AP	No. 8
Record	18–6 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Sharm Scheuerman (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Dick Schultz (1st season); Bob King (1st season);
MVP	Don Nelson
Home arena	Iowa Field House; (Capacity: 13,365)
	Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Roster

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

Sharm Scheuerman (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

^[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

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
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	Not released	—	—	—	7	6	4	6	6	9	9	5	6	8
Coaches	—	—	—	—	9	8	4	8	7	8	11	9	8	10

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Awards and honors

Don Nelson – Honorable Mention All-American (AP)

References

^ "1960-61 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "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.
^ "1960-61 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[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-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.

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