1953–54 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1953–54 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1953–54 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 13
1953–54 record	17–5 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bucky O'Connor (1st season);
Home arena	Iowa Field House

The 1953–54 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1953–54 season. The team was led by third-year head coach Bucky O'Connor and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a 17–5 record (11–3 in Big Ten) and in second place in the Big Ten standings.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	21	Carl Cain	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Freeport High School	Freeport, IL
F	16	McKinley Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	–	Freeport, IL
C	31	Bill Logan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	–	Keokuk, IA
G	46	Sharm Scheuerman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Rock Island High School	Moline, IL

Head coach

Bucky O'Connor (Drake)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference
Dec 5, 1953*		Washington (MO)	W 51–45	1–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 12, 1953*		at Nebraska	L 70–81	1–1	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 15, 1953*		Colorado State	W 72–55	2–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 18, 1953*		Southern California	W 66–57	3–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 21, 1953*		Colorado	W 78–72	4–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 30, 1953*		at No. 14 UCLA	W 65–60	5–1	UCLA Men's Gym Los Angeles, California
Dec 31, 1953*		at Southern California	L 60–70	5–2	Los Angeles, California
Conference
Jan 4, 1954*		Michigan State	W 73–63	6–2 (1–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 9, 1954*		Wisconsin	W 71–54	7–2 (2–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 11, 1954*		Michigan	W 93–78	8–2 (3–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 16, 1954*		No. 10 Minnesota	L 55–59	8–3 (3–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 18, 1954*		at No. 19 Illinois	W 79–70	9–3 (4–1)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
Jan 23, 1954*		at Purdue	W 70–62	10–3 (5–1)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 25, 1954		Northwestern	W 65–52	11–3 (6–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 6, 1954*		Missouri	W 73–53	12–3	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 8, 1954		at Michigan	W 86–68	13–3 (7–1)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 13, 1954		at No. 12 Minnesota	W 86–82	14–3 (8–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 15, 1954	No. 10	at Ohio State	L 69–77	14–4 (8–2)	Ohio State Men's Gym Columbus, Ohio
Feb 20, 1954	No. 10	Illinois	L 51–74	14–5 (8–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 22, 1954	No. 20	at No. 3 Indiana	W 82–64	15–5 (9–3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 27, 1954	No. 20	at Michigan State	W 60–48	16–5 (10–3)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 1, 1954	No. 16	Ohio State	W 84–71[1]	17–5 (11–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

"Iowa Pulls Away From Determined Buckeyes, 84-71" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 2, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
"2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

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[1] "Iowa Pulls Away From Determined Buckeyes, 84-71" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 2, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

[2] "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
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	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches Individual honors Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics