1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–8 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Lanny Van Eman; Dick Schultz;
MVP	Sam Williams
Home arena	Iowa Field House; (Capacity: 13,365)
	Seasons ← 1965–66 1967–68 →

1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Michigan State	10	–	4	.714	16	–	7	.696
Indiana	10	–	4	.714	18	–	8	.692
Iowa	9	–	5	.643	16	–	8	.667
Wisconsin	8	–	6	.571	15	–	9	.625
Purdue	7	–	7	.500	15	–	9	.625
Northwestern	7	–	7	.500	11	–	11	.500
Ohio State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Illinois	6	–	8	.429	12	–	12	.500
Minnesota	5	–	9	.357	9	–	15	.375
Michigan	2	–	12	.143	8	–	16	.333

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1966–67 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 16–8 and were 9-5 in Big Ten conference games.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Jim Hodge	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr
F/C	4	Dick Jensen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Madrid, Iowa
F/C	10	Dick Agnew	—	—	Jr
G	11	Ron Norman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	13	Dave White	—	—	Sr
	14	Frank Nelson	—	—	So
F	23	Gerry Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
G	24	Chris Phillips	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
G	25	Tom Chapman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Fort Dodge, Iowa
G	42	Rolly McGrath	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
G	43	Chad Calabria	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
F	44	Glenn Vidnovic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F	51	Huston Breedlove	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Akron, Ohio
	52	Tom Schulze	—	—	Fr
G/F	53	Sam Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Ralph Miller (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 2, 1966*	at Washington	W 66–50	1–0	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Dec 3, 1966*	at Washington	L 65–76	1–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Dec 5, 1966*	at Creighton	L 68–69	1–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 10, 1966*	at Drake	W 90–83	2–2	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 17, 1966*	Drake	W 83–75	3–2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 21, 1966*	California	W 72–62	4–2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 23, 1966*	Stanford	W 77–74	5–2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 28, 1966*	Wichita State	W 94–76	6–2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 30, 1966*	vs. No. 7 Cincinnati	W 78–69	7–2
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 7, 1967	Indiana	W 84–73	8–2 (1–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 14, 1967	at Michigan State	L 70–79	8–3 (1–1)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 21, 1967	at Northwestern	L 88–90	8–4 (1–2)	McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, Illinois
Jan 23, 1967*	Michigan	W 91–81	9–4 (2–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 4, 1967*	at Loyola-Chicago	L 87–98	9–5	Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois
Feb 7, 1967	Illinois	W 96–89	10–5 (3–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 11, 1967	at Ohio State	W 73–72	11–5 (4–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 14, 1967	Northwestern	W 80–75	12–5 (5–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 18, 1967	Wisconsin	L 95–96	12–6 (5–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 21, 1967	at Minnesota	L 86–88	12–7 (5–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 25, 1967	at Indiana	W 75–74 ^OT	13–7 (6–4)	New Field House Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 27, 1967	Purdue	L 75–78	13–8 (6–5)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1967	Ohio State	W 90–56	14–8 (7–5)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 7, 1967	at Wisconsin	W 90–87^[2]	15–8 (8–5)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 11, 1967	at Michigan	W 83–76	16–8 (9–5)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1966-67 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ "Hawks Still Alive, 90-87" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 8, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[1] "1966-67 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

[2] "Hawks Still Alive, 90-87" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 8, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[3] "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

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Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) First Iowa Armory (1905–1922) Second Iowa Armory (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	"Iowa Fight Song" Herky the Hawk Gambling scandal First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1892–93 1893–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics