1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP #7
1969–70 record 20–5 (14–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Ralph Miller (6th year)
Assistant coach Lanny Van Eman
Assistant coach Dick Schultz
MVP John Johnson
Home arena Iowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
« 1968–69 1970–71 »
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 Iowa 14 – 0   1.000     20 – 5   .800
Purdue 11 – 3   .786     18 – 6   .750
Ohio State 8 – 6   .571     15 – 9   .625
Illinois 8 – 6   .571     15 – 9   .625
Minnesota 7 – 7   .500     13 – 11   .542
Michigan 5 – 9   .357     10 – 14   .417
Wisconsin 5 – 9   .357     10 – 14   .417
Michigan State 5 – 9   .357     9 – 15   .375
Northwestern 4 – 10   .286     9 – 15   .375
Indiana 3 – 11   .214     7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 20–5 and won the Big Ten title with a 14-0 conference record. To date, this is the last outright regular season conference title for the Iowa men's basketball team.

After opening the season 3-4, the Hawkeyes won 17 of their final 18 games. Led by a nucleus of players known as the “Six Pack” – John Johnson, Chad Calabria, Fred Brown, Glenn "Stick" Vidnovic, Dick Jensen, and Ben McGilmer – the team averaged 98.7 points per game including a conference-record 102.9 points per game in Big Ten games. They opened NCAA Tournament play with a 104-103 loss to eventual National runner-up Jacksonville. The Hawkeyes regrouped to defeat Notre Dame 121-106 in the Mideast Regional Third-Place game.

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
3 Jim Hodge Sr.
4 Dick Jensen F/C 6–8 Sr. Madrid, Iowa
10 George Conway Jr.
11 Gary Lusk So.
14 Ben McGilmer F/C 6–7 Sr.
24 Ken Grabinski So.
32 Fred Brown G 6–3 Jr. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
33 Tom Miller Jr.
40 Omar Hazley Jr.
42 Lynn Rowat So.
43 Chad Calabria G 6–1 Sr. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
44 Glenn Vidnovic F 6–5 Sr. McKeesport, Pennsylvania
50 John Johnson F 6–7 Sr. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
51 Joe Miranda Sr.
52 Tom Schulze Sr.

Schedule/results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
12/6/1969*
 at Southern Illinois L 67-73  0-1
 SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
12/9/1969*
 St. Francis (PA) W 81-68[1]  1-1
 Iowa Field House (12,909)
Iowa City, IA
12/11/1969*
 #7 Duquesne W 98-87[2]  2-1
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/18/1969*
 at Cincinnati L 105-114[3]  2-2
 Armory Fieldhouse (7,000)
Cincinnati, OH
12/20/1969*
 Creighton L 88-97  2-3
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/22/1969*
 Drake
Rivalry		 W 101-78[4]  3-3
 Iowa Field House (13,503)
Iowa City, IA
12/26/1969*
 vs. St. John's
Rainbow Classic		 L 55-57  3-4
 Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/30/1969*
 at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic		 W 111-60[5]  4-4
 Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
1/3/1970
 #17 Purdue W 94-88[6]  5-4 (1-0)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/6/1970
 at Michigan W 107-99[7]  6-4 (2-0)
 Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/10/1970
 at Wisconsin W 92-74[8]  7-4 (3-0)
 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
1/24/1970*
 #20 Tennessee Tech W 96-68[9]  8-4 (3-0)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/31/1970
 #20 Indiana W 100-93[10]  9-4 (4-0)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/3/1970
 #20 Minnesota W 90-77[11]  10-4 (5-0)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/7/1970
 #20 at Indiana W 104-89[12]  11-4 (6-0)
 New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/10/1970
 #14 Wisconsin W 119-100[13]  12-4 (7-0)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/14/1970
 #14 Michigan State W 103-77[14]  13-4 (8-0)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/17/1970
 #11 Illinois W 83-81[15]  14-4 (9-0)
 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/21/1970
 #11 at Ohio State W 97-89[16]  15-4 (10-0)
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/24/1970
7:30 pm		 #9 Northwestern W 116-97[17]  16-4 (11-0)
 Iowa Field House (13,503)
Iowa City, IA
2/28/1970
 #9 at Purdue W 108-107[18][19]  17-4 (12-0)
 Purdue Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
3/3/1970
7:30 pm		 #8 Ohio State W 113-92[20]  18-4 (13-0)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/7/1970
 #8 at Northwestern W 115-101[21]  19-4 (14-0)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1970*
 #7 vs. #4 Jacksonville
Regional Semifinal		 L 103-104[22]  19-5 (14-0)
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
3/14/1970*
 #7 vs. #9 Notre Dame
Regional Consolation		 W 121-106[23]  20-5 (14-0)
 St. John Arena (13,865)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Main article: 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Player stats

Player Games Played FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% Rebounds Points Avg.
John Johnson 25 289-508 .569 121-161 .752 253 699 27.9
Chad Calabria 25 181-330 .548 117-146 .801 139 479 19.1
Fred Brown 24 180-360 .500 69-86 .802 91 429 17.9
Glenn Vidnovic 25 150-278 .540 133-152 .875 164 433 17.3
Ben McGilmer 25 100-178 .562 58-70 .829 109 258 10.3
Dick Jensen 23 29-80 .363 14-29 .483 111 72 3.1

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Awards and honors

Team players in the 1970 NBA Draft

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See also: 1970 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 7 John Johnson Cleveland Cavaliers

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