1951–52 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1951–52 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1951–52 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
Record	19–3 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bucky O'Connor (1st season);
Home arena	Iowa Field House
	Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Illinois	12	–	2	.857	22	–	4	.846
No. 7 Iowa	11	–	3	.786	19	–	3	.864
Minnesota	10	–	4	.714	15	–	7	.682
Indiana	9	–	5	.643	16	–	6	.727
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	9	.591
Ohio State	6	–	8	.429	8	–	14	.364
Wisconsin	5	–	9	.357	10	–	12	.455
Michigan	4	–	10	.286	7	–	15	.318
Northwestern	4	–	10	.286	7	–	15	.318
Purdue	3	–	11	.214	8	–	14	.364

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951–52 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1951–52 season. The team was led by first-year head coach Bucky O'Connor and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a 19–3 record (11–3 in Big Ten) and in second place in the Big Ten standings.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	23	Bob Clifton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	–
C	27	Chuck Darling	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Denison, IA
F	7	McKinley Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Freeport, IL
G	16	Herald Greene	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	–
F	25	Herb Thompson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	–

Head coach

Bucky O'Connor (Drake)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference
Dec 1, 1951*		Western Michigan	W 72–68	1–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 8, 1951*		DePauw	W 69–53	2–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 15, 1951*		at Missouri	W 48–43	3–0	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
Dec 17, 1951*		at Washington (MO)	W 60–53	4–0	WU Field House St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 20, 1951*		Oklahoma	W 59–46	5–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 27, 1951*		at California	W 69–64	6–0	Cow Palace Daly City, California
Dec 28, 1951*		vs. Oregon	W 86–72	7–0	Cow Palace Daly City, California
Conference
Jan 5, 1952	No. 12	at No. 20 Michigan State	W 61–60	8–0 (1–0)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 7, 1952	No. 12	at Michigan	W 54–46	9–0 (2–0)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 12, 1952	No. 10	No. 4 Indiana	W 78–59	10–0 (3–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 14, 1952	No. 10	Northwestern	W 78–64^[1]	11–0 (4–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 19, 1952	No. 4	Minnesota	W 76–59	12–0 (5–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 21, 1952	No. 4	at No. 14 Indiana	L 69–82	12–1 (5–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 4, 1952*	No. 8	Butler	W 58–57	13–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 9, 1952	No. 9	No. 3 Illinois	W 73–68	14–1 (6–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 11, 1952	No. 9	Michigan	W 82–59^[2]	15–1 (7–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 16, 1952	No. 5	at Purdue	W 90–67	16–1 (8–1)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 18, 1952	No. 5	at Ohio State	W 75–62	17–1 (9–1)	Ohio State Men's Gym Columbus, Ohio
Feb 23, 1952	No. 4	at No. 5 Illinois Rivalry	L 62–78	17–2 (9–2)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
Feb 25, 1952	No. 4	Michigan State	W 64–52^[3]	18–2 (10–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 1, 1952	No. 7	at Northwestern	W 77–68	19–2 (11–2)	Evanston High School Evanston, Illinois
Mar 3, 1952	No. 7	Wisconsin	L 75–78^[4]	19–3 (11–3)	Iowa Field House (13,720) Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Honors and awards

Chuck Darling – Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball, Consensus First-team All-American

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	8	Chuck Darling	Rochester Royals

References

^ "Hawkeyes Stay Unbeaten, 78-64" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 15, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
^ "Hawks Roll Past Michigan, 82-59, Keep Share Of Top" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 12, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
^ "Hawks Back In Win Column, Topple Michigan State, 64-52" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 26, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
^ "Hawks' Big Ten Title Chances Vanish In 78-75 Loss to Badgers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

[1] "Hawkeyes Stay Unbeaten, 78-64" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 15, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

[2] "Hawks Roll Past Michigan, 82-59, Keep Share Of Top" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 12, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

[3] "Hawks Back In Win Column, Topple Michigan State, 64-52" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 26, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

[4] "Hawks' Big Ten Title Chances Vanish In 78-75 Loss to Badgers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

[5] "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

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