1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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Ranking
AP	No. 7

1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Iowa	14	–	0	1.000	20	–	5	.800
Purdue	11	–	3	.786	18	–	6	.750
Ohio State	8	–	6	.571	15	–	9	.625
Illinois	8	–	6	.571	15	–	9	.625
Minnesota	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Michigan	5	–	9	.357	10	–	14	.417
Wisconsin	5	–	9	.357	10	–	14	.417
Michigan State	5	–	9	.357	9	–	15	.375
Northwestern	4	–	10	.286	9	–	15	.375
Indiana	3	–	11	.214	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 20–5 and won the Big Ten title with a 14-0 conference record. To date, this is the last outright regular season conference title for the Iowa men's basketball team.

After opening the season 3-4, the Hawkeyes won 17 of their final 18 games. Led by a nucleus of players known as the "Six Pack" – John Johnson, Chad Calabria, Fred Brown, Glenn "Stick" Vidnovic, Dick Jensen, and Ben McGilmer – the team averaged 98.7 points per game including a conference-record 102.9 points per game in Big Ten games. They opened NCAA Tournament play with a 104-103 loss to eventual National runner-up Jacksonville. The Hawkeyes regrouped to defeat Notre Dame 121-106 in the Mideast Regional Third-Place game.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Jim Hodge			Sr.
4	Dick Jensen	F/C	6–8	Sr.	Madrid, Iowa
10	George Conway			Jr.
11	Gary Lusk			So.
14	Ben McGilmer	F/C	6–7	Sr.
24	Ken Grabinski			So.
32	Fred Brown	G	6–3	Jr.	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
33	Tom Miller			Jr.
40	Omar Hazley			Jr.
42	Lynn Rowat			So.
43	Chad Calabria	G	6–1	Sr.	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
44	Glenn Vidnovic	F	6–5	Sr.	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
50	John Johnson	F	6–7	Sr.	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
51	Joe Miranda			Sr.
52	Tom Schulze			Sr.

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/6/1969*		at Southern Illinois	L 67-73	0-1	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
12/9/1969*		St. Francis (PA)	W 81-68^[1]	1-1	Iowa Field House (12,909) Iowa City, IA
12/11/1969*		No. 7 Duquesne	W 98-87^[2]	2-1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/18/1969*		at Cincinnati	L 105-114^[3]	2-2	Armory Fieldhouse (7,000) Cincinnati, Ohio
12/20/1969*		Creighton	L 88-97	2-3	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/22/1969*		Drake Rivalry	W 101-78^[4]	3-3	Iowa Field House (13,503) Iowa City, IA
12/26/1969*		vs. St. John's Rainbow Classic	L 55-57	3-4	Honolulu International Center Honolulu
12/30/1969*		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 111-60^[5]	4-4	Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI
1/3/1970		No. 17 Purdue	W 94-88^[6]	5-4 (1-0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/6/1970		at Michigan	W 107-99^[7]	6-4 (2-0)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/10/1970		at Wisconsin	W 92-74^[8]	7-4 (3-0)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
1/24/1970*	No. 20	Tennessee Tech	W 96-68^[9]	8-4 (3-0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/31/1970	No. 20	Indiana	W 100-93^[10]	9-4 (4-0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/3/1970	No. 20	Minnesota	W 90-77^[11]	10-4 (5-0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/7/1970	No. 20	at Indiana	W 104-89^[12]	11-4 (6-0)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/10/1970	No. 14	Wisconsin	W 119-100^[13]	12-4 (7-0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/14/1970	No. 14	Michigan State	W 103-77^[14]	13-4 (8-0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/17/1970	No. 11	Illinois	W 83-81^[15]	14-4 (9-0)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
2/21/1970	No. 11	at Ohio State	W 97-89^[16]	15-4 (10-0)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
2/24/1970 7:30 pm	No. 9	Northwestern	W 116-97^[17]	16-4 (11-0)	Iowa Field House (13,503) Iowa City, IA
2/28/1970	No. 9	at Purdue	W 108-107^[18]^[19]	17-4 (12-0)	Purdue Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana
3/3/1970 7:30 pm	No. 8	Ohio State	W 113-92^[20]	18-4 (13-0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/7/1970	No. 8	at Northwestern	W 115-101^[21]	19-4 (14-0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1970*	No. 7	vs. No. 4 Jacksonville Regional Semifinal	L 103-104^[22]	19-5 (14-0)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
3/14/1970*	No. 7	vs. No. 9 Notre Dame Regional Consolation	W 121-106^[23]	20-5 (14-0)	St. John Arena (13,865) Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Player stats

Player	Games Played	FG-FGA	FG%	FT-FTA	FT%	Rebounds	Points	Avg.
John Johnson	25	289-508	.569	121-161	.752	253	699	27.9
Chad Calabria	25	181-330	.548	117-146	.801	139	479	19.1
Fred Brown	24	180-360	.500	69-86	.802	91	429	17.9
Glenn Vidnovic	25	150-278	.540	133-152	.875	164	433	17.3
Ben McGilmer	25	100-178	.562	58-70	.829	109	258	10.3
Dick Jensen	23	29-80	.363	14-29	.483	111	72	3.1

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Awards and honors

John Johnson – Third-Team All-American, AP and UPI; school-records of 27.9 ppg and 49 points in a single game vs. Northwestern on Feb. 24, 1970

Team players in the 1970 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	7	John Johnson	Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

^ "Hawks Topple St. Francis" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "Hawks Jell, Jolt No. 7 Duquesne!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 12, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "Cincinnati Burns Iowa, 114-105" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 19, 1969. p. 7. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "Hawks Blast Rival Drake, 101-78" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 23, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "UI Gets 7th" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 31, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "53 by Mount – Iowa Wins, 94-88". The Des Moines Register. January 4, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Hawks Win AT Michigan!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 7, 1970. p. 5. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Hawks Zoom In First Half, Crush Badgers, 92-74". The Des Moines Register. January 11, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Preliminaries Over for 8-4 Hawkeye Cagers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 27, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Drake Goes 9-0; It's Iowa, 100-93". The Des Moines Register. February 1, 1970. p. 30. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Iowa Takes Big Ten Top, 90-77!". The Des Moines Register. February 4, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Rowdy Fans Fire Up Iowa to 6-0". The Des Moines Register. February 8, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Whew! Hawkeyes Outlast Badgers,119·100" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 11, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "103-77 Romp Lifts Iowa to 8-0". The Des Moines Register. February 15, 1970. p. 27. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Iowa Mark to 9-0, 83-81" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 18, 1970. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Johnson's 38 Send Iowa to 10-0!". The Des Moines Register. February 22, 1970. p. 33. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Johnson, Iowa Rip NU, Stay 2-Up on Purdue" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 25, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ Jares, Joe (March 9, 1970). "The Dealers roll to a title: Led by 'J.J.' Johnson, Iowa's slick combo came on late with the acid to edge Purdue and take the Big Ten championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ "Champion Hawks Eye 15th Straight Tonight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 3, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "Hawks Roll Past Buckeyes for 15th Straight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "Hawkeyes End With Perfect Big 10 Slate". The Logansport Press. March 8, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "Hawks Lose Heartbreaker to Jacksonville" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 13, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "Miller's Hawkeyes Rip Irish". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids). March 15, 1970. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "1969-70 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "1970 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[1] "Hawks Topple St. Francis" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[2] "Hawks Jell, Jolt No. 7 Duquesne!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 12, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[3] "Cincinnati Burns Iowa, 114-105" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 19, 1969. p. 7. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[4] "Hawks Blast Rival Drake, 101-78" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 23, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[5] "UI Gets 7th" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 31, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[6] "53 by Mount – Iowa Wins, 94-88". The Des Moines Register. January 4, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[7] "Hawks Win AT Michigan!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 7, 1970. p. 5. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[8] "Hawks Zoom In First Half, Crush Badgers, 92-74". The Des Moines Register. January 11, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[9] "Preliminaries Over for 8-4 Hawkeye Cagers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 27, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[10] "Drake Goes 9-0; It's Iowa, 100-93". The Des Moines Register. February 1, 1970. p. 30. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[11] "Iowa Takes Big Ten Top, 90-77!". The Des Moines Register. February 4, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[12] "Rowdy Fans Fire Up Iowa to 6-0". The Des Moines Register. February 8, 1970. p. 29. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[13] "Whew! Hawkeyes Outlast Badgers,119·100" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 11, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[14] "103-77 Romp Lifts Iowa to 8-0". The Des Moines Register. February 15, 1970. p. 27. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[15] "Iowa Mark to 9-0, 83-81" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 18, 1970. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[16] "Johnson's 38 Send Iowa to 10-0!". The Des Moines Register. February 22, 1970. p. 33. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[17] "Johnson, Iowa Rip NU, Stay 2-Up on Purdue" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 25, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[18] Jares, Joe (March 9, 1970). "The Dealers roll to a title: Led by 'J.J.' Johnson, Iowa's slick combo came on late with the acid to edge Purdue and take the Big Ten championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[19] "Champion Hawks Eye 15th Straight Tonight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 3, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[20] "Hawks Roll Past Buckeyes for 15th Straight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[21] "Hawkeyes End With Perfect Big 10 Slate". The Logansport Press. March 8, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[22] "Hawks Lose Heartbreaker to Jacksonville" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 13, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[23] "Miller's Hawkeyes Rip Irish". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids). March 15, 1970. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[24] "1969-70 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[25] "1970 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

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Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) First Iowa Armory (1905–1922) Second Iowa Armory (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	"Iowa Fight Song" Herky the Hawk Gambling scandal First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1892–93 1893–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 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 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics