1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 10th year head coach Tom Davis, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 24–8 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #6 seed in the West Region.

1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Super Chevy Shootout Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 21
1995–96 record24–8 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Close
MVPJess Settles
Andre Woolridge
Russ Millard
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Purdue15–3 .833  26–6  .813
Indiana13–5 .722  20–11  .645
No. 18 Penn State12–6 .667  21–7  .750
No. 21 Iowa12–6 .667  24–8  .750
Minnesota*11–7 .611  20–10  .667
Wisconsin9–9 .500  18–14  .563
Michigan State9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Illinois7–11 .389  18–13  .581
Ohio State5–13 .278  12–15  .444
Northwestern4–14 .222  9–18  .333
Michigan#1–8 .111  1–10  .091
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota: 2 NIT wins vacated due to sanctions against the program
#Michigan: 20 games vacated due to sanctions against the program; 1 NCAA tourn. win vacated
Disputed records: Michigan (21-11)(10-8); Minnesota-(19-13)(10-8)

Roster
1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Kenyon Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Sr Battle Creek, Michigan
F 4 Jess Settles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr Winfield, Iowa
PG 15 Andre Woolridge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska
G 13 Mon'ter Glasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Sr Albion, Michigan
G 14 Chris Kingsbury 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr Hamilton, Ohio
G 32 Kent McCausland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr Waterloo, Iowa
PF 42 Ryan Bowen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 So Fort Madison, Iowa
F 44 J. R. Koch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Fr Morton, Illinois
G 45 Darryl Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So Chicago, Illinois
F 50 Alvin Robinsin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Fr Chicago, Illinois
F/C 52 Russ Millard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Sr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C 55 Greg Helmers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So Palmer, Iowa
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
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/22/1995*
 No. 10 vs. Ohio
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 78-51[1]  1-0
  18 – Millard  13 – Bowen  7 – Glasper  Sullivan Arena (7,863)
Anchorage, AK
11/24/1995*
 No. 10 vs. No. 6 Connecticut
Great Alaska Shootout Semifinal		 W 101-95 OT[2] 2-0
  30 – Kingsbury  7 – Kingsbury  7 – Woolridge  Sullivan Arena (7,863)
Anchorage, AK
11/25/1995*
 No. 10 vs. Duke
Great Alaska Shootout Final		 L 81-88[3]  2-1
  16 – Millard, Kingsbury  8 – Murray  5 – Woolridge  Sullivan Arena (7,863)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/1995*
 No. 11 Drake
Iowa Big Four		 W 98-66[4]  3-1
  22 – Millard  10 – Millard  8 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/1/1995*
 No. 11 East Tennessee State
Super Chevy Shootout		 W 104-58  4-1
  17 – Millard  9 – Koch  8 – Settles  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,978)
Iowa City, IA
12/2/1995*
 No. 11 Colgate
Super Chevy Shootout		 W 79-59[5]  5-1
  14 – Millard  12 – Settles  5 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,147)
Iowa City, IA
12/5/1995*
 No. 12 at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four		 W 78-73[6]  6-1
  20 – Settles  15 – Settles  5 – Woolridge  UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, IA
12/9/1995*
 No. 12 at Iowa State
Rivalry		 W 56-50[7]  7-1
  16 – Woolridge  8 – Murray, Millard  5 – Settles  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, IA
12/16/1995*
 No. 9 Texas Southern W 110-67  8-1
  20 – Millard  10 – Millard  6 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/20/1995*
 No. 10 Western Illinois W 93-41  9-1
  15 – Settles, Millard  6 – Settles, Murray  7 – Settles  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/23/1995*
 No. 10 Morehead State W 82-57  10-1
  12 – Millard  17 – Settles  6 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/28/1995*
 No. 10 at Colorado W 100-85[8]  11-1
  28 – MIllard  10 – Settles  7 – Kingsbury  Coors Events Center (8,953)
Boulder, CO
Big Ten Regular Season
1/3/1996
 No. 10 at Purdue L 61-85  11-2
(0-1)		  13 – Settles  8 – Millard  7 – Woolridge  Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/6/1996
 No. 10 Minnesota W 92-63  12-2
(1-1)		  20 – Millard  10 – Millard  9 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/10/1996
 No. 11 Ohio State W 81-53  13-2
(2-1)		  20 – Settles  9 – Settles  7 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/13/1996
 No. 11 at Wisconsin L 71-80  13-3
(2-2)		  15 – Settles  7 – Millard  3 – Woolridge, Kingsbury  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/18/1996
 No. 16 Illinois W 82-79[9]  14-3
(3-2)		  19 – Settles  8 – Bowen  6 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/20/1996
 No. 16 at Michigan State L 60-62[10]  14-4
(3-3)		  14 – Woolridge, Kingsbury  5 – Glasper  3 – Settles, Woolridge  Breslin Center (14,138)
East Lansing, MI
1/28/1996
 No. 22 No. 16 Michigan W 70-61[11][12]  15-4
(4-3)		  28 – Woolridge  5 – Settles, Millard  9 – Settles  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,560)
Iowa City, IA
1/30/1996
 No. 16 at Indiana L 73-76[13]  15-5
(4-4)		  19 – Woolridge  7 – Settles  5 – Woolridge  Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/3/1996
 No. 16 No. 10 Penn State L 87-95[14] OT 15-6
(4-5)		  23 – Settles  5 – Settles, Woolridge  7 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/7/1996
 No. 19 at Northwestern W 88-77[15]  16-6
(5-5)		  29 – Settles  8 – Settles  9 – Woolridge  Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,488)
Evanston, IL
2/11/1996
 No. 19 Indiana W 76-50[16]  17-6
(6-5)		  16 – Murray  11 – Settles  9 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/13/1996
 No. 19 at Michigan W 62-55[17]  18-6
(7-5)		  20 – Woolridge  15 – Millard  6 – Woolridge  Crisler Arena (13,562)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/21/1996
 No. 18 Michigan State W 83-47[18]  19-6
(8-5)		  17 – Millard  7 – Settles  8 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/24/1996
 No. 18 at Illinois L 86-91  19-7
(8-6)		  17 – Settles  12 – Settles  5 – Settles  Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/28/1996
 No. 20 Wisconsin W 69-54[19]  20-7
(9-6)		  25 – Settles  8 – Millard  9 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/2/1996
 No. 20 at Ohio State W 73-64[20]  21-7
(10-6)		  19 – Settles  9 – Millard  8 – Woolridge  St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
3/6/1996
 No. 19 at Minnesota L 64-72[21]  21-8
(10-7)		  21 – Settles  6 – Settles  6 – Woolridge  Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
3/9/1996
 No. 19 No. 4 Purdue W 56-52[22][23]  22-8
(11-7)		  18 – Settles  8 – Woolridge  8 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1996*
 (6 W) No. 21 vs. (11 W) (11) George Washington
West Regional 1st Round		 W 81-79[24]  23-8
(11-7)		  21 – Settles  15 – Settles  7 – Woolridge  Wells Fargo Arena (12,462)
Tempe, AZ
3/17/1996*
 (6 W) No. 21 vs. (3 W) No. 11 Arizona
West Regional 2nd Round		 L 73-87[25][26]  23-9
(11-7)		  16 – Kingsbury  12 – Settles  7 – Woolridge  Wells Fargo Arena (12,441)
Tempe, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings
Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1996 NBA Draft
See also: 1996 NBA Draft
RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
239Russ MillardPhoenix Suns

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