1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 12th season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–11 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play.

1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Super Chevy Shootout Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1997–98 record20–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Close
MVPRyan Bowen
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No.  16 Michigan State133 .813  228  .733
No. 22 Illinois133 .813  2310  .697
No. 11 Purdue124 .750  288  .778
Iowa97 .563  2011  .645
Indiana97 .563  2012  .625
Penn State88 .500  1913  .594
Northwestern313 .188  1017  .370
Wisconsin313 .188  1219  .387
Ohio State115 .063  822  .267
No. 12 Michigan* †05 .000  08  .000
Minnesota**010 .000  015  .000
1998 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10

Roster

1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Jason Bauer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Hudson, Iowa
C 13 Guy Rucker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Inkster, Michigan
PG 20 Dean Oliver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Mason City, Iowa
G 23 Ricky Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Davenport, Iowa
G 24 Ryan Luehrsmann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F 25 Vernon Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Simi Valley, California
G 30 Kyle Galloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sioux City, Iowa
G 32 Kent McCausland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Waterloo, Iowa
PF 42 Ryan Bowen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Fort Madison, Iowa
F 44 J. R. Koch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr Morton, Illinois
F 45 Darryl Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 55 Greg Helmers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr 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 Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/29/1997*
No. 14 Long Island W 101–69[1]  3–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,387)
Iowa City, IA
12/2/1997*
No. 10 Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 90–60[2]  4–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/5/1997*
No. 10 Rice
Super Chevy Shootout
W 81–52  5–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/6/1997*
No. 10 Weber State
Super Chevy Shootout
W 81–56[3]  6–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/9/1997*
No. 10 at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
L 78–84[4]  6–1
UNI-Dome (8,742)
Cedar Fall, IA
12/13/1997*
No. 10 at Iowa State
Rivalry
W 60–59  7–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
2/18/1998
No. 5 Purdue W 88–69[5]  18–8
(7–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament
3/6/1998
vs. No. 17 Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 66–77  20–10
(9–7)
United Center 
Chicago, IL
National Invitation Tournament
3/11/1998*
Georgia L 93–100[6]  20–11
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Team players in the 1998 NBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
121Ricky DavisCharlotte Hornets

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References

  1. "Showstoppers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 1, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. "Quite simply: En Fuego" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 3, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  3. "Hawks continue to March" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 8, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  4. "Dome disaster" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  5. "NCAA Dreamin'" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 19, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  6. "Minnesota, Penn State, Marquette Advance; Iowa Stumbles Against Georgia". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1998. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  7. "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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