1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 30–5 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. The Hawkeyes won their first 18 games and ascended to the first #1 ranking in school history in late January. The 30 overall wins and 14 conference wins remain single-season school records. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #2 seed in the West Region. After defeating Santa Clara in the first round, UTEP in the second round, and Oklahoma in a thrilling Sweet Sixteen matchup, they lost to #1 UNLV in the West Regional Final, 84–81.

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
Anteater Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
1986–87 record30–5 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPKevin Gamble
Roy Marble
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Indiana15–3 .833  30–4  .882
No. 7 Purdue15–3 .833  25–5  .833
No. 6 Iowa14–4 .778  30–5  .857
No. 11 Illinois13–5 .722  23–8  .742
Michigan10–8 .556  20–12  .625
Ohio State9–9 .500  20–13  .606
Michigan State6–12 .333  11–17  .393
Wisconsin4–14 .222  14–17  .452
Minnesota2–16 .111  9–19  .321
Northwestern2–16 .111  7–21  .250
As of March 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F/C 3 Gerry Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr San Bernardino, California
G 5 Bart Casey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr Iowa City, Iowa
G 10 B. J. Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G 11 Michael Reaves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr Milledgeville, Georgia
G/F 14 Bill Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 20 Jeff Moe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 23 Roy Marble 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 So Flint, Michigan
G 24 Michael Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr Haughton, Louisiana
F 25 Ed Horton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So Springfield, Illinois
F 32 Mark Jewell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Fr Lafayette, Indiana
G/F 35 Kevin Gamble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr Springfield, Illinois
F 40 Kent Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr Wichita, Kansas
F 44 Al Lorenzen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C 51 Les Jepsen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
 Fr Bowbells, North Dakota
F/C 54 Brad Lohaus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 Sr Phoenix, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule/results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1986*
 No. 10 at Alaska-Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 91–81[2]  1–0
  18 – Marble  12 – Lohaus    –    Sullivan Arena (4,369)
Anchorage, AK
11/29/1986*
 No. 10 vs. No. 17 NC State
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 90–89 OT[3] 2–0
  26 – Armstrong  10 – Horton    –    Sullivan Arena (3,780)
Anchorage, AK
11/30/1986*
 No. 10 vs. Northeastern
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 103–80[4][5]  3–0
  29 – Marble  12 – Lohaus    –    Sullivan Arena (5,738)
Anchorage, AK
12/3/1986*
7:30 pm		 No. 5 Missouri-St. Louis W 89–64[6]  4–0
  14 – Moe  7 – Lohaus    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,341)
Iowa City, IA
12/5/1986*
 No. 5 Delaware
Amana-Hawkeye Classic		 W 95–47  5–0
  16 – Lohaus  9 – Horton    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,340)
Iowa City, IA
12/6/1986*
 No. 5 Loyola Marymount
Amana-Hawkeye Classic		 W 103–80[7]  6–0
  21 – Armstrong  9 – Lohaus    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,225)
Iowa City, IA
12/9/1986*
 No. 4 BYU W 86–75[8][9]  7–0
  28 – Moe  10 – Lohaus    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,416)
Iowa City, IA
12/13/1986*
 No. 4 Drake
Iowa Big Four		 W 69–62[10][11]  8–0
  19 – Marble  10 – Horton    –    Veterans Memorial Auditorium (12,125)
Des Moines, IA
12/20/1986*
 No. 3 Iowa State
Rivalry		 W 89–64[12]  9–0
    –      –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/22/1986*
 No. 3 vs. Rider W 104–71  10–0
    –      –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/28/1986*
 No. 3 vs. Portland
Anteater Classic		 W 84–65  11–0
    –      –      –    Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, CA
12/29/1986*
 No. 3 vs. UC Irvine
Anteater Classic		 W 105–103[13]  12–0
    –      –      –    Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, CA
1/3/1987
 No. 3 Northwestern W 80–44  13–0
(1–0)		  11 – 3 tied    –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/5/1987
 No. 3 Wisconsin W 78–63  14–0
(2–0)		  16 – Horton  8 – 2 tied  6 – Marble  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/10/1987
 No. 2 at Minnesota W 78–57  15–0
(3–0)		  17 – Gamble  7 – Horton  2 – 2 tied  Williams Arena (16,104)
Minneapolis, MN
1/14/1987
 No. 2 at No. 8 Illinois W 91–88 OT[14] 16–0
(4–0)		  23 – Lohaus  12 – Lohaus    –    Assembly Hall (16,666)
Champaign, IL
1/19/1987
8:05 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 at No. 6 Purdue W 70–67[15]  17–0
(5–0)		  19 – Gamble  8 – 2 tied    –    Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
1/22/1987
 No. 1 No. 3 Indiana W 101–88[16][17]  18–0
(6–0)		  17 – 2 tied  11 – Horton    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,570)
Iowa City, IA
1/24/1987
3:05 pm		 No. 1 Ohio State L 76–80[18]  18–1
(6–1)		  20 – Armstrong  16 – Lohaus  3 – 2 tied  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/29/1987
 No. 2 at Michigan State W 89–75[19]  19–1
(7–1)		  19 – Gamble  8 – Wright    –    Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004)
East Lansing, MI
1/31/1987
 No. 2 at Michigan L 92–100[20]  19–2
(7–2)		  22 – Gamble  8 – Lohaus    –    Crisler Arena (13,609)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/4/1987
 No. 4 Minnesota W 78–47[21]  20–2
(8–2)		  14 – Marble  9 – Marble    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/7/1987
 No. 4 Arizona W 89–80[22][23]  21–2
  20 – Gamble  9 – Lohaus    –    McKale Center (13,377)
Tucson, AZ
2/12/1987
7:35 pm		 No. 4 No. 7 Purdue L 73–80[24]  21–3
(8–3)		  14 – 2 tied  7 – 2 tied    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/14/1987
 No. 4 No. 11 Illinois W 66–61[25][26]  22–3
(9–3)		  13 – Lohaus  8 – Lohaus    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/18/1987
 No. 7 at Ohio State W 82–80[27]  23–3
(10–3)		  24 – Marble  9 – 2 tied    –    St. John Arena (13,541)
Columbus, OH
2/21/1987
 No. 7 at No. 2 Indiana L 75–84[28]  23–4
(10–4)		  20 – Marble  8 – Wright    –    Assembly Hall (17,343)
Bloomington, IN
2/26/1987
 No. 7 Michigan State W 93–64[29]  24–4
(11–4)		  18 – Marble  12 – Lohaus    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/28/1987
 No. 7 Michigan W 95–85[30][31]  25–4
(12–4)		  22 – Moe  9 – Lohaus    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/5/1987
 No. 6 at Northwestern W 103–76[32]  26–4
(13–4)		  21 – Gamble  10 – Lohaus    –    Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
3/8/1987
 No. 6 at Wisconsin W 81–71[33]  27–4
(14–4)		  20 – Marble  8 – Lohaus    –    Wisconsin Field House (11,866)
Madison, WI
NCAA Tournament
3/13/1987*
 (2 W) No. 6 vs. (15 W) Santa Clara
First Round		 W 99–76[34]  28–4
  18 – Gamble    –      –    McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
3/15/1987*
 CBS		 (2 W) No. 6 vs. (7 W) UTEP
Second Round		 W 84–82[35]  29–4
  28 – Marble  7 – Marble    –    McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
3/20/1987*
 CBS		 (2 W) No. 6 vs. (6 W) Oklahoma
West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen		 W 93–91 OT[36] 30–4
  26 – Gamble  7 – Marble    –    Kingdome (23,035)
Seattle, WA
3/22/1987*
 CBS		 (2 W) No. 6 vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV
West Regional Final – Elite Eight		 L 81–84[37][38]  30–5
  18 – 2 tied  7 – Lohaus    –    Kingdome (22,914)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings
Main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 14 Final 
AP 10 5 4 3 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (3) 2 (5) 1 (34) 2 (2) 4 (1) 4 7 7 6 6 
Coaches Not released 6 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 (10) 3 4 4 4 8 6 7

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1987 NBA Draft
See also: 1987 NBA Draft
RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
245Brad LohausBoston Celtics
363Kevin GamblePortland Trail Blazers
5111Gerry WrightDetroit Pistons

Overall, eight players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.[39][40][41][42]

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