1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish tied for third place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #5 seed in the West Region. After defeating Florida State in the first round and UNLV in the second round, they lost to #1 seed Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.

1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Maui Invitational Tournament Champions
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
1987–88 record24–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPB. J. Armstrong
Bill Jones
Roy Marble
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Purdue16–2 .889  29–4  .879
No. 10 Michigan13–5 .722  26–8  .765
No. 17 Iowa12–6 .667  24–10  .706
No. 16 Illinois12–6 .667  23–10  .697
Indiana11–7 .611  19–10  .655
Ohio State9–9 .500  20–13  .606
Wisconsin6–12 .333  12–16  .429
Michigan State5–13 .278  10–18  .357
Minnesota4–14 .222  10–18  .357
Northwestern2–16 .111  7–21  .250
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Kelly Westen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Antigo, Wisconsin
G 10 B. J. Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 Jr Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G 11 Michael Reaves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr Milledgeville, Georgia
G 13 Mark Wetzel
—
—
 Portland, Oregon
G/F 14 Bill Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 15 Rodell Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr Thornton, Illinois
G 20 Jeff Moe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 23 Roy Marble 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr Flint, Michigan
G 24 Michael Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr Haughton, Louisiana
F 25 Ed Horton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr Springfield, Illinois
F 32 Mark Jewell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 So Lafayette, Indiana
F 40 Kent Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr Wichita, Kansas
F 44 Al Lorenzen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Sr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C 51 Les Jepsen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
 So Bowbells, North Dakota
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 Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/27/1987*
 No. 11 vs. Stanford
Maui Invitational		 W 78–75  1–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
11/28/1987*
 No. 11 vs. No. 7 Kansas
Maui Invitational		 W 100–81  2–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
11/29/1987*
 No. 11 vs. Villanova
Maui Invitational		 W 97–74  3–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
12/1/1987*
 No. 6 Drake
Iowa Big Four		 W 70–59[1]  4–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/4/1987*
8:05 pm		 No. 6 Navy
Amana-Hawkeye Classic		 W 91–61  5–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/5/1987*
 No. 6 UC Irvine
Amana-Hawkeye Classic		 W 124–88[2]  6–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/12/1987*
7:05 pm		 No. 3 No. 4 Arizona L 59–66[3]  6–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/19/1987*
 No. 7 at No. 20 Iowa State
Rivalry		 L 100–102 OT 6–2
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
12/21/1987*
 No. 7 Texas-Rio Grande Valley W 110–64  7–2
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/29/1987*
 No. 14 vs. Illinois State
All-College Basketball Classic		 L 88–89[4]  7–3
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
12/30/1987*
 No. 14 vs. Oral Roberts
All-College Basketball Classic		 W 126–94  8–3
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
Big Ten Regular Season
1/6/1988
 No. 16 No. 12 Indiana W 84–70  9–3
(1–0)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/9/1988
 No. 16 No. 10 Purdue L 79–80  9–4
(1–1)		 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/11/1988*
 No. 16 at Lafayette W 109–68  10–4
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/14/1988
 No. 17 at Ohio State L 83–87  10–5
(1–2)		 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/16/1988
 No. 17 Northwestern W 92–68[5]  11–5
(2–2)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/21/1988
 No. 19 No. 13 Illinois W 93–79[6][7]  12–5
(3–2)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/23/1988*
 No. 19 Dartmouth W 102–87[8]  13–5
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/25/1988
 No. 19 at Wisconsin W 104–89[9]  14–5
(4–2)		 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
1/30/1988
 No. 16 Minnesota W 76–51  15–5
(5–2)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/3/1988
 No. 13 at No. 11 Michigan L 103–120[10]  15–6
(5–3)		 Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/6/1988
 No. 13 Michigan State W 101–77[11]  16–6
(6–3)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/10/1988
 No. 13 Ohio State W 92–75[12]  17–6
(7–3)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/15/1988
 ESPN		 No. 13 No. 2 Purdue L 68–73[13]  17–7
(7–4)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/20/1988
 No. 13 at Minnesota W 107–86[14]  18–7
(8–4)		 Williams Arena (16,406)
Minnesota, MN
2/24/1988
 No. 13 at Northwestern W 91–74[15]  19–7
(9–4)		 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
2/27/1988
 No. 13 No. 7 Michigan W 95–87[16]  20–7
(10–4)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/3/1988
 No. 11 at Michigan State W 103–87[17]  21–7
(11–4)		 Jenison Fieldhouse (8,777)
East Lansing, MI
3/6/1988
 No. 11 at Illinois L 81–94[18]  21–8
(11–5)		 Assembly Hall (16,538)
Champaign, IL
3/10/1988
 No. 15 at Wisconsin W 103–70[19]  22–8
(12–5)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/12/1988
 No. 15 at Indiana L 89–116[20]  22–9
(12–6)		 Assembly Hall (17,351)
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/18/1988*
 (5) No. 17 vs. (12) Florida State
First Round		 W 102–98[21]  23–9
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
3/20/1988*
 CBS		 (5 W) No. 17 vs. (4 W) No. 12 UNLV
Second Round		 W 104–86[22][23][24]  24–9
 Pauley Pavilion (12,901)
Los Angeles, CA
3/25/1988*
 CBS		 (5 W) No. 17 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Arizona
Sweet Sixteen		 L 79–99[25]  24–10
 Kingdome 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Rankings
Main article: 1987–88 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 15 Final 
AP 11 6 3 7 14 14 16 17 19 16 13 13 13 13 11 15 17 
Coaches Not released 10 3 8 14 14 16 18 19 18 14 15 13 13 11 15 16


Awards and honors
  • Ed Horton – First-team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Rebounding Leader

Team players in the 1988 NBA Draft
See also: 1988 NBA Draft
RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
242Jeff MoeUtah Jazz

Overall, five players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.[26][27][28]

References
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  24. "Iowa Earns Rematch Against Arizona". Sun-Sentinel. March 21, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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  27. "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  28. "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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