1996–97 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 11th year head coach Tom Davis, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 22-10 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #8 seed in the West Region, losing 75-69 in the Round of 32 to the eventual National Runner-Up Kentucky Wildcats.

1996–97 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Super Chevy Shootout Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1996–97 record22–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Close
MVPAndre Woolridge
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
1996–97 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa12–6 .667  22–10  .688
Purdue12–6 .667  18–12  .600
No. 19 Illinois11–7 .611  22–10  .688
Wisconsin11–7 .611  18–10  .643
Indiana9–9 .500  22–11  .667
Michigan State9–9 .500  17–12  .586
Ohio State5–13 .278  10–17  .370
Penn State3–15 .167  10–17  .370
Northwestern2–16 .111  7–22  .241
No. 3 Minnesota*0–2 .000  0–4  .000
Michigan*0–9 .000  0–11  .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 24 games vacated; including NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program
*Minnesota: 31 games including 5 NCAA Tournament games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(24–11)(9–9); Minnesota-(31–4)(16–2)

Roster
1996–97 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Jason Bauer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So Hudson, Iowa
F 4 Jess Settles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr Winfield, Iowa
PG 5 Andre Woolridge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Sr Omaha, Nebraska
C 13 Guy Rucker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 Fr Inkster, Michigan
G 24 Ryan Luehrsmann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Fr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F 25 Vernon Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr Simi Valley, California
G 32 Kent McCausland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So Waterloo, Iowa
PF 42 Ryan Bowen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr Fort Madison, Iowa
F 44 J. R. Koch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So Morton, Illinois
F 45 Darryl Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr Chicago, Illinois
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
11/22/1996*
 No. 25 vs. Western Illinois W 81-66[1]  1-0
  24 – Woolridge    –      –    The MARK of the Quad Cities 
Moline, IL
11/25/1996*
 ESPN		 No. 25 vs. California
Maui Invitational Tournament		 L 59-75  1–1
    –      –      –    Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
11/26/1996*
 vs. LSU
Maui Invitational Tournament		 L 60-70  1–2
  16 – Woolridge  9 – Moore, Rucker  5 – Woolridge  Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
11/27/1996*
 at Chaminade
Maui Invitational Tournament		 W 67-37[2]  2–2
  22 – Koch  11 – Koch  5 – Moore  Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
12/3/1996*
 at Drake
Iowa Big Four		 W 79-59[3][4]  3-2
  14 – Woolridge  13 – Moore  5 – Woolridge  Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
12/6/1996*
 Grambling
Super Chevy Shootout		 W 93-73  4-2
  20 – McCausland    –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/7/1996*
 La Salle
Super Chevy Shootout		 W 65-60[5]  5-2
  16 – Woolridge  18 – Bowen  4 – Moore, Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/10/1996*
 Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four		 W 72-63[6]  6-2
  31 – Woolridge  10 – Bowen  7 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,385)
Iowa City, IA
12/14/1996*
 No. 6 Iowa State
Rivalry		 L 74-81[7]  6–3
  25 – Woolridge  8 – Bowen  5 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/21/1996*
 Missouri W 88-77  7–3
    –      –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/27/1996*
 Austin Peay W 90-58  8–3
    –      –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/29/1996*
 Cal State Northridge W 90-65[8]  9–3
  21 – Woolridge  14 – Bowen    –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/2/1997
 Northwestern W 72-55[9]  10–3
(1-0)		  28 – Woolridge    –    8 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/4/1997
 at Penn State W 69-57  11–3
(2-0)		  17 – Bowen  8 – Koch  6 – Woolridge  Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
1/7/1997
 at Purdue W 59-56[10]  12–3
(3-0)		  20 – Woolridge  10 – Bowen    –    Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/11/1997
 Wisconsin W 78-53[11]  13–3
(4-0)		  21 – Woolridge    –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/15/1997
 Ohio State W 76-62[12]  14–3
(5-0)		  27 – Woolridge    –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/19/1997
 at No. 18 Michigan L 71-79[13]  14–4
(5-1)		  25 – Woolridge  10 – Rucker  4 – Woolridge  Crisler Arena (13,562)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/23/1997
 at No. 8 Minnesota L 51-66[14]  14–5
(5-2)		  12 – Woolridge  8 – Koch  8 – Woolridge  Williams Arena (14,552)
Minneapolis, MN
1/29/1997
 Illinois W 82-65[15]  15–5
(6-2)		  25 – Woolridge    –    9 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/4/1997
 No. 25 No. 24 Indiana W 75-67[16][17][18]  16–5
(7-2)		  18 – Woolridge  13 – Bowen  5 – Woolridge, McCausland  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/9/1997
 No. 25 at Illinois L 51-66[19]  16–6
(7-3)		  16 – Rucker  9 – Bowen  5 – Bowen  Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/12/1997
 at Michigan State L 67-69[20]  16–7
(7-4)		  18 – McCausland  9 – Bowen  8 – Woolridge  Breslin Student Events Center (13,003)
East Lansing, MI
2/15/1997
 No. 3 Minnesota L 66-68[21][22]  16–8
(7-5)		  24 – Woolridge    –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/20/1997
 No. 18 Michigan W 80-75[23][24]  17–8
(8-5)		  25 – Woolridge  9 – Luehrsmann  8 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/22/1997
 at Ohio State W 69-56[25]  18–8
(9-5)		  17 – Bowen  6 – Bowen  7 – Woolridge  St. John Arena (12,323)
Columbus, OH
2/26/1997
 at Wisconsin L 48-49[26]  18–9
(9-6)		  17 – Woolridge  9 – Moore  3 – Woolridge  Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
3/1/1997
 Purdue W 84-62[27]  19–9
(10-6)		  18 – Woolridge    –    8 – Woolridge  Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/5/1997
 Penn State W 81-55[28]  20–9
(11-6)		  26 – Woolridge    –      –    Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/8/1997
 at Northwestern W 75-59[29]  21–9
(12–6)		  34 – Woolridge    –    9 – Woolridge  Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
NCAA Tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
3/13/1997*
 (8 W) vs. (9 W) Virginia
West Regional 1st Round		 W 73-60[30]  22–9
  19 – Rucker  16 – Bowen  10 – Woolridge  Huntsman Center (13,886)
Salt Lake City, UT
3/15/1997*
 (8 W) vs. (1 W) No. 5 Kentucky
West Regional 2nd Round		 L 69-75[31][32]  22–10
  29 – Woolridge  10 – Moore  5 – Woolridge  Huntsman Center (14,387)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Rankings
Main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

References
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