1986-87_Iowa_Hawkeyes_men's_basketball_team

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions; Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions; Anteater Classic Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	30–5 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Davis (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bruce Pearl; Gary Close; Rudy Washington;
MVP	Kevin Gamble; Roy Marble
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena; (Capacity: 15,500)
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 30–5 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. The Hawkeyes won their first 18 games and ascended to the first #1 ranking in school history in late January. The 30 overall wins and 14 conference wins remain single-season school records. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #2 seed in the West Region. After defeating Santa Clara in the first round, UTEP in the second round, and Oklahoma in a thrilling Sweet Sixteen matchup, they lost to #1 UNLV in the West Regional Final, 84–81.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1986*	No. 10	at Alaska-Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	W 91–81^[2]	1–0	18 – Marble	12 – Lohaus	–	Sullivan Arena (4,369) Anchorage, AK
11/29/1986*	No. 10	vs. No. 17 NC State Great Alaska Shootout	W 90–89 ^{OT^[3]}	2–0	26 – Armstrong	10 – Horton	–	Sullivan Arena (3,780) Anchorage, AK
11/30/1986*	No. 10	vs. Northeastern Great Alaska Shootout	W 103–80^[4]^[5]	3–0	29 – Marble	12 – Lohaus	–	Sullivan Arena (5,738) Anchorage, AK
12/3/1986* 7:30 pm	No. 5	Missouri-St. Louis	W 89–64^[6]	4–0	14 – Moe	7 – Lohaus	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,341) Iowa City, IA
12/5/1986*	No. 5	Delaware Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 95–47	5–0	16 – Lohaus	9 – Horton	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,340) Iowa City, IA
12/6/1986*	No. 5	Loyola Marymount Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 103–80^[7]	6–0	21 – Armstrong	9 – Lohaus	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,225) Iowa City, IA
12/9/1986*	No. 4	BYU	W 86–75^[8]^[9]	7–0	28 – Moe	10 – Lohaus	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,416) Iowa City, IA
12/13/1986*	No. 4	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 69–62^[10]^[11]	8–0	19 – Marble	10 – Horton	–	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (12,125) Des Moines, IA
12/20/1986*	No. 3	Iowa State Rivalry	W 89–64^[12]	9–0	–	–	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
12/22/1986*	No. 3	vs. Rider	W 104–71	10–0	–	–	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/28/1986*	No. 3	vs. Portland Anteater Classic	W 84–65	11–0	–	–	–	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA
12/29/1986*	No. 3	vs. UC Irvine Anteater Classic	W 105–103^[13]	12–0	–	–	–	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA
1/3/1987	No. 3	Northwestern	W 80–44	13–0 (1–0)	11 – 3 tied	–	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/5/1987	No. 3	Wisconsin	W 78–63	14–0 (2–0)	16 – Horton	8 – 2 tied	6 – Marble	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/10/1987	No. 2	at Minnesota	W 78–57	15–0 (3–0)	17 – Gamble	7 – Horton	2 – 2 tied	Williams Arena (16,104) Minneapolis, MN
1/14/1987	No. 2	at No. 8 Illinois	W 91–88 ^{OT^[14]}	16–0 (4–0)	23 – Lohaus	12 – Lohaus	–	Assembly Hall (16,666) Champaign, IL
1/19/1987 8:05 pm, ESPN	No. 2	at No. 6 Purdue	W 70–67^[15]	17–0 (5–0)	19 – Gamble	8 – 2 tied	–	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
1/22/1987	No. 1	No. 3 Indiana	W 101–88^[16]^[17]	18–0 (6–0)	17 – 2 tied	11 – Horton	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,570) Iowa City, IA
1/24/1987 3:05 pm	No. 1	Ohio State	L 76–80^[18]	18–1 (6–1)	20 – Armstrong	16 – Lohaus	3 – 2 tied	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
1/29/1987	No. 2	at Michigan State	W 89–75^[19]	19–1 (7–1)	19 – Gamble	8 – Wright	–	Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004) East Lansing, MI
1/31/1987	No. 2	at Michigan	L 92–100^[20]	19–2 (7–2)	22 – Gamble	8 – Lohaus	–	Crisler Arena (13,609) Ann Arbor, MI
2/4/1987	No. 4	Minnesota	W 78–47^[21]	20–2 (8–2)	14 – Marble	9 – Marble	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
2/7/1987	No. 4	Arizona	W 89–80^[22]^[23]	21–2	20 – Gamble	9 – Lohaus	–	McKale Center (13,377) Tucson, AZ
2/12/1987 7:35 pm	No. 4	No. 7 Purdue	L 73–80^[24]	21–3 (8–3)	14 – 2 tied	7 – 2 tied	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
2/14/1987	No. 4	No. 11 Illinois	W 66–61^[25]^[26]	22–3 (9–3)	13 – Lohaus	8 – Lohaus	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
2/18/1987	No. 7	at Ohio State	W 82–80^[27]	23–3 (10–3)	24 – Marble	9 – 2 tied	–	St. John Arena (13,541) Columbus, OH
2/21/1987	No. 7	at No. 2 Indiana	L 75–84^[28]	23–4 (10–4)	20 – Marble	8 – Wright	–	Assembly Hall (17,343) Bloomington, IN
2/26/1987	No. 7	Michigan State	W 93–64^[29]	24–4 (11–4)	18 – Marble	12 – Lohaus	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
2/28/1987	No. 7	Michigan	W 95–85^[30]^[31]	25–4 (12–4)	22 – Moe	9 – Lohaus	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
3/5/1987	No. 6	at Northwestern	W 103–76^[32]	26–4 (13–4)	21 – Gamble	10 – Lohaus	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
3/8/1987	No. 6	at Wisconsin	W 81–71^[33]	27–4 (14–4)	20 – Marble	8 – Lohaus	–	Wisconsin Field House (11,866) Madison, WI
NCAA Tournament
3/13/1987*	(2 W) No. 6	vs. (15 W) Santa Clara First round	W 99–76^[34]	28–4	18 – Gamble	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
3/15/1987* CBS	(2 W) No. 6	vs. (7 W) UTEP Second Round	W 84–82^[35]	29–4	28 – Marble	7 – Marble	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
3/20/1987* CBS	(2 W) No. 6	vs. (6 W) Oklahoma West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 93–91 ^{OT^[36]}	30–4	26 – Gamble	7 – Marble	–	Kingdome (23,035) Seattle, WA
3/22/1987* CBS	(2 W) No. 6	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV West Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 81–84^[37]^[38]	30–5	18 – 2 tied	7 – Lohaus	–	Kingdome (22,914) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	45	Brad Lohaus	Boston Celtics
3	63	Kevin Gamble	Portland Trail Blazers
5	111	Gerry Wright	Detroit Pistons

1986-87_Iowa_Hawkeyes_men's_basketball_team

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1987 NBA draft

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1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball

Great Alaska Shootout Champions Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions Anteater Classic Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	30–5 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Davis (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bruce Pearl Gary Close Rudy Washington
MVP	Kevin Gamble Roy Marble
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	30	–	4	.882
No. 7 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	25	–	5	.833
No. 6 Iowa	14	–	4	.778	30	–	5	.857
No. 11 Illinois	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
Michigan	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Ohio State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
Minnesota	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	21	.250

As of March 30, 1987^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	10	5	4	3	3 (1)	3 (1)	2 (3)	2 (5)	1 (34)	2 (2)	4 (1)	4	7	7	6	6
Coaches	Not released	6	3	4	3	4	3	3	2 (10)	3	4	4	4	8	6	7