1961–62 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1961–62 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1961–62 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–11 (7–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Sharm Scheuerman (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Dick Schultz (2nd season); Bob King (2nd season);
MVP	Don Nelson
Home arena	Iowa Field House; (Capacity: 13,365)
	Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Ohio State	13	–	1	.929	26	–	2	.929
Wisconsin	10	–	4	.714	17	–	7	.708
Purdue	9	–	5	.643	17	–	7	.708
Illinois	7	–	7	.500	15	–	8	.652
Indiana	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Iowa	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Minnesota	6	–	8	.429	10	–	14	.417
Michigan	5	–	9	.357	7	–	17	.292
Michigan State	3	–	11	.214	8	–	14	.364
Northwestern	3	–	11	.214	8	–	15	.348

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1961–62 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1961–62 season. The team was led by head coach Sharm Scheuerman and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 13–11 and were 7–7 in Big Ten conference games.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	11	Matt Szykowny	—	—	Jr
		Jimmy Rodgers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Franklin Park, Illinois
C	15	Don Nelson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Rock Island, Illinois
G	25	Andy Hankins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Waukegan, Illinois
G	42	Joel Novak	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Rock Island, Illinois
G	43	Gary Lorenz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
G	44	Joe Reddington	—	—	Jr
F	45	Dick Shaw	—	—	Jr
F		Jerry Messick	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—

Head coach

Sharm Scheuerman (Iowa)

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, 1961*	at Evansville	L 59–65	0–1	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 9, 1961*	Miami (OH)	W 75–55	1–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 11, 1961*	South Dakota State	W 69–52	2–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 16, 1961*	at Saint Louis	L 61–79	2–2	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 18, 1961*	Cal State Los Angeles	W 82–72	3–2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 21, 1961*	Nevada	W 88–46	4–2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 26, 1961*	vs. Penn State Quaker City Tournament	W 67–48	5–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 28, 1961*	at Pennsylvania Quaker City Tournament	W 72–64	6–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 1961*	at Villanova Quaker City Tournament	L 56–69	6–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 6, 1962	at Wisconsin	L 79–91	6–4 (0–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 8, 1962*	Northwestern	W 74–69	7–4 (1–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 13, 1962*	Minnesota	W 65–63	8–4 (2–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 15, 1962	at Michigan	L 55–56	8–5 (2–2)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 20, 1962	at Northwestern	W 72–60	9–5 (3–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Feb 3, 1962*	Creighton	L 67–68	9–6	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 5, 1962	at No. 1 Ohio State	L 63–89	9–7 (3–3)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 10, 1962	Illinois	L 81–91	9–8 (3–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 12, 1962	at Purdue	L 75–82	9–9 (3–5)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 17, 1962	at Indiana	L 69–72	9–10 (3–6)	New Field House Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 19, 1962	Michigan State	W 59–51	10–10 (4–6)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 24, 1962	Michigan	W 68–63	11–10 (5–6)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 26, 1962	No. 1 Ohio State	L 62–72	11–11 (5–7)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 3, 1962	at Illinois	W 88–78	12–11 (6–7)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
Mar 10, 1962	Wisconsin	W 81–64	13–11 (7–7)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

Don Nelson – Third-Team All-American

Team players in the 1962 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	17	Don Nelson	Chicago Zephyrs

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References

^ "1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference.
^ "1961-62 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "1962 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[1] "1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference.

[2] "1961-62 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[3] "2020-21 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[4] "1962 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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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
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics