1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Maui Invitational Tournament Champions
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 17
Record24–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPB. J. Armstrong
Bill Jones
Roy Marble
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Purdue 16 – 2   .889 29 – 4   .879
No. 10 Michigan 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
No. 17 Iowa 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
No. 16 Illinois 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Indiana 11 – 7   .611 19 – 10   .655
Ohio State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Wisconsin 6 – 12   .333 12 – 16   .429
Michigan State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 18   .357
Minnesota 4 – 14   .222 10 – 18   .357
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 7 – 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish tied for third place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the West Region. After defeating Florida State in the first round and UNLV in the second round, they lost to #1 seed Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Kelly Westen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Antigo, Wisconsin
G 10 B. J. Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G 11 Michael Reaves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr Milledgeville, Georgia
G 13 Mark Wetzel
—
—
 Portland, Oregon
G/F 14 Bill Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 15 Rodell Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr Thornton, Illinois
G 20 Jeff Moe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 23 Roy Marble 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr Flint, Michigan
G 24 Michael Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr Haughton, Louisiana
F 25 Ed Horton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr Springfield, Illinois
F 32 Mark Jewell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 So Lafayette, Indiana
F 40 Kent Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr Wichita, Kansas
F 44 Al Lorenzen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Sr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C 51 Les Jepsen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
 So Bowbells, North Dakota
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
11/27/1987*
 No. 11 vs. Stanford
Maui Invitational 		W 78–75[1]  1–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
11/28/1987*
 No. 11 vs. No. 7 Kansas
Maui Invitational 		W 100–81[2]  2–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
11/29/1987*
 No. 11 vs. Villanova
Maui Invitational 		W 97–74  3–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
12/1/1987*
 No. 6 Drake
Iowa Big Four 		W 70–59[3]  4–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/4/1987*
8:05 pm 		No. 6 Navy
Amana-Hawkeye Classic 		W 91–61  5–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/5/1987*
 No. 6 UC Irvine
Amana-Hawkeye Classic 		W 124–88[4]  6–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/12/1987*
7:05 pm 		No. 3 No. 4 Arizona L 59–66[5]  6–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/19/1987*
 No. 7 at No. 20 Iowa State
Rivalry 		L 100–102 OT 6–2
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
12/21/1987*
 No. 7 Texas-Pan American W 110–64  7–2
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/29/1987*
 No. 14 vs. Illinois State
All-College Basketball Classic 		L 88–89[6]  7–3
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
12/30/1987*
 No. 14 vs. Oral Roberts
All-College Basketball Classic 		W 126–94  8–3
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
Big Ten Regular Season
1/6/1988
 No. 16 No. 12 Indiana W 84–70  9–3
(1–0) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/9/1988
 No. 16 at No. 10 Purdue L 79–80  9–4
(1–1) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/11/1988*
 No. 16 at Lafayette W 109–68  10–4
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/14/1988
 No. 17 at Ohio State L 83–87  10–5
(1–2) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/16/1988
 No. 17 Northwestern W 92–68[7]  11–5
(2–2) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/21/1988
 No. 19 No. 13 Illinois
Rivalry 		W 93–79[8][9]  12–5
(3–2) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/23/1988*
 No. 19 Dartmouth W 102–87[10]  13–5
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/25/1988
 No. 19 at Wisconsin W 104–89[11]  14–5
(4–2) 		Wisconsin Field House (9,119)
Madison, WI
1/30/1988
 No. 16 Minnesota W 76–51  15–5
(5–2) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/3/1988
 No. 13 at No. 11 Michigan L 103–120[12]  15–6
(5–3) 		Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/6/1988
 No. 13 Michigan State W 101–77[13]  16–6
(6–3) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/10/1988
 No. 13 Ohio State W 92–75[14]  17–6
(7–3) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/15/1988
 ESPN 		No. 13 No. 2 Purdue L 68–73[15]  17–7
(7–4) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/20/1988
 No. 13 at Minnesota W 107–86[16]  18–7
(8–4) 		Williams Arena (16,406)
Minnesota, MN
2/24/1988
 No. 13 at Northwestern W 91–74[17]  19–7
(9–4) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
2/27/1988
 No. 13 No. 7 Michigan W 95–87[18]  20–7
(10–4) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/3/1988
 No. 11 at Michigan State W 103–87[19]  21–7
(11–4) 		Jenison Fieldhouse (8,777)
East Lansing, MI
3/6/1988
 No. 11 at Illinois
Rivalry 		L 81–94[20]  21–8
(11–5) 		Assembly Hall (16,538)
Champaign, IL
3/10/1988
 No. 15 at Wisconsin W 103–70[21]  22–8
(12–5) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/12/1988
 No. 15 at Indiana L 89–116[22]  22–9
(12–6) 		Assembly Hall (17,351)
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/18/1988*
 (5) No. 17 vs. (12) Florida State
First Round 		W 102–98[23]  23–9
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
3/20/1988*
 CBS 		(5 W) No. 17 vs. (4 W) No. 12 UNLV
Second Round 		W 104–86[24][25][26]  24–9
 Pauley Pavilion (12,901)
Los Angeles, CA
3/25/1988*
 CBS 		(5 W) No. 17 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Arizona
Sweet Sixteen 		L 79–99[27]  24–10
 Kingdome 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Rankings

Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
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Awards and honors

  • Ed Horton – First-team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Rebounding Leader

Team players in the 1988 NBA draft

See also: 1988 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 42 Jeff Moe Utah Jazz

Overall, five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[28][29][30]

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