1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
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| 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #4 |
| AP | #4 |
| 1955–56 record | 20–6 (13–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Bucky O'Connor |
| MVP | Carl Cain |
| Home arena | Iowa Field House |
| 1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Iowa | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 20 | – | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 Illinois | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 18 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 20 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 season. After opening the season 3-5, the team won 17 consecutive games to finish with a 20–6 record (13-1 in Big Ten), and won their second straight Big Ten title. The Hawkeyes also made their second consecutive trip to the Final Four, defeating Temple before falling to the unbeaten, back-to-back National champion San Francisco Dons in the title game.
Roster
The group of seniors on this team – Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof – are known to Hawkeye fans as the “Fabulous Five.”[1]
Schedule/results
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
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| 12/4/1955* |
#4 | Nebraska | W 60-51[2] | 1-0 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 12/9/1955* |
#4 | SMU | W 80-62[3] | 2-0 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 12/12/1955* |
#4 | at Colorado | L 57-60[4] | 2-1 |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO |
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| 12/17/1955* 8:00 pm |
#4 | Loyola Marymount | W 84-61[5] | 3-1 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 12/27/1955* |
#6 | at Washington | L 71-76[6] | 3-2 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
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| 12/29/1955* |
#6 | at Stanford | L 52-54[7] | 3-3 |
Old Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
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| 12/30/1955* |
#6 | at California | L 45-70[8] | 3-4 |
Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
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| 1/7/1956 |
#20 Michigan State | L 64-65 | 3-5 (0-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 1/9/1956 |
#10 Ohio State | W 88-73 | 4-5 (1-1) |
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH |
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| 1/14/1956 |
Minnesota | W 84-62[9] | 5-5 (2-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 1/21/1956 |
#20 | Michigan | W 78-67 | 6-5 (3-1) |
Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
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| 1/23/1956 |
#20 | Purdue | W 67-63[10] | 7-5 (4-1) |
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN |
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| 2/4/1956* |
#19 | Wichita State | W 98-86 | 8-5 (4-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 2/6/1956 |
#19 | Wisconsin | W 78-74[11] | 9-5 (5-1) |
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
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| 2/11/1956 |
#17 | at Northwestern | W 70-65 | 10-5 (6-1) |
McGaw Hall Evanston, IL |
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| 2/13/1956 |
#17 | Purdue | W 88-75[12] | 11-5 (7-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 2/18/1956 7:30 pm |
#15 | Wisconsin | W 80-66 | 12-5 (8-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 2/20/1956 |
#15 | at Indiana | W 87-83[13] | 13-5 (9-1) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
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| 2/25/1956 |
#13 | at Minnesota | W 83-73 | 14-5 (10-1) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
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| 2/27/1956 |
#13 | Northwestern | W 86-68[14] | 15-5 (11-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 3/3/1956 |
#10 | #2 Illinois | W 96-72 | 16-5 (12-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 3/5/1956 |
#10 | Indiana | W 84-73[15] | 17-5 (13-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/16/1956* |
#4 | vs. Morehead State Regional Semifinal |
W 97-83[16] | 18-5 (13-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 3/17/1956* |
#4 | vs. #9 Kentucky Regional Final |
W 89-77[17] | 19-5 (13-1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
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| 3/23/1956* |
#4 | vs. #15 Temple National Semifinal |
W 83-76 | 20-5 (13-1) |
McGaw Hall Evanston, IL |
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| 3/24/1956* |
#4 | vs. #1 San Francisco National Championship |
L 71-83[18] | 20-6 (13-1) |
McGaw Hall Evanston, IL |
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| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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Awards and honors
- Carl Cain – Honorable Mention AP All-American
- Bill Logan – Honorable Mention AP All-American
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