1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Iowa Athletics wordmark.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16 17 24–10 12–6 Tom Davis 2nd Bruce Pearl Gary Close Rudy Washington B. J. Armstrong Bill Jones Roy Marble Carver-Hawkeye Arena Maui Invitational Tournament championAmana-Hawkeye Classic champion NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen 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 Iowa Hawkeyes y Kelly Westen 3 G 6 2 Antigo, Wisconsin B. J. Armstrong 10 G 6 2 Jr y Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Michael Reaves 11 G 6 3 Sr Milledgeville, Georgia Mark Wetzel 13 G Portland, Oregon Bill Jones 14 G/F 6 7 Sr y basketball, born 1966 Detroit, Michigan Rodell Davis 15 G 6 3 Fr Thornton, Illinois Jeff Moe 20 G 6 3 Sr y Indianapolis, Indiana Roy Marble 23 G/F 6 6 Jr y Flint, Michigan Michael Morgan 24 G 6 3 Sr Haughton, Louisiana Ed Horton 25 F 6 8 Jr y Springfield, Illinois Mark Jewell 32 F 6 9 So Lafayette, Indiana Kent Hill 40 F 6 6 Sr Wichita, Kansas Al Lorenzen 44 F 6 9 Sr Cedar Rapids, Iowa Les Jepsen 51 C 7 0 So y Bowbells, North Dakota Tom Davis (UW-Platteville) Bruce Pearl (Boston College) Gary Close (Arizona State) Rudy Washington (Redlands) Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes|Non-Conference Regular Season 11/27/1987 yes yes 11 1987 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 78–75Iowa 78, Stanford 75 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-28-sp-5810-story.html The Los Angeles Times November 28, 1987 December 10, 2021 1–0 11/28/1987 yes yes 11 Kansas 7 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 100–81Iowa 100, Kansas 81 https://apnews.com/article/859f1f9c2d0a625845ca5f96b87e2679 Associated Press November 29, 1987 December 10, 2021 2–0 11/29/1987 yes yes 11 Villanova Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 97–74 3–0 12/1/1987 yes 6 1987 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Iowa Big Four 70–59The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa coasts to sluggish win over Bulldogs http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-12-02.pdf December 2, 1987 December 19, 2015 15,500 4–0 12/4/1987 8:05 pm yes 6 1987 men Navy Midshipmen Navy Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 91–61 15,500 5–0 12/5/1987 yes 6 UC Irvine Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 124–88The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa wins Amana in Classic fashion http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-12-07.pdf December 7, 1987 December 19, 2015 15,500 6–0 12/12/1987 7:05 pm yes 3 Arizona 4 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 59–66Chicago Tribune Olson's Return To Iowa City A Rousing Success For Arizona https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/12/13/olsons-return-to-iowa-city-a-rousing-success-for-arizona/ December 13, 1987 December 19, 2015 6–1 12/19/1987 yes yes 7 Iowa State 20 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Rivalry 100–102 OT 6–2 12/21/1987 yes 7 1987 men Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Texas-Pan American Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 110–64 7–2 12/29/1987 yes yes 14 Illinois State Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK All-College Basketball Classic 88–89Chicago Tribune Ill. State stuns Iowa in final 5 seconds http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1987/12/30/page/41/article/college-basketball December 30, 1987 December 19, 2015 7–3 12/30/1987 yes yes 14 1987 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK All-College Basketball Classic 126–94 8–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes|Big Ten Regular Season 1/6/1988 16 Indiana 12 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 84–70 9–3 1–0 1/9/1988 yes 16 Purdue 10 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 79–80 9–4 1–1 1/11/1988 yes yes 16 1987 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 109–68 10–4 1/14/1988 yes 17 1987 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 83–87 10–5 1–2 1/16/1988 17 1987 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 92–68The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks drop Wildcats, 92-68 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-01-18.pdf January 17, 1988 December 19, 2015 15,500 11–5 2–2 1/21/1988 19 Illinois 13 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 93–79Chicago Tribune Iowa Storm Blows Illinois Away https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/01/22/iowa-storm-blows-illinois-away/ January 22, 1988 December 19, 2015The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa upends Fighting Illini in a runaway http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-01-22.pdf January 22, 1988 December 19, 2015 15,500 12–5 3–2 1/23/1988 yes 19 1987 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 102–87The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes top Dartmouth in 102-87 victory http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-01-25.pdf January 25, 1988 December 19, 2015 13–5 1/25/1988 yes 19 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 104–89The Daily Iowan 1B Badgers prove no match for No. 19 Hawks http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-01-26.pdf January 26, 1988 December 19, 2015 9,119 14–5 4–2 1/30/1988 16 1987 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 76–51 15–5 5–2 2/3/1988 yes 13 Michigan 11 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 103–120The New York Times Michigan, With Big First Half, Tops Iowa by 120-103 https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/04/sports/college-basketball-michigan-with-big-first-half-tops-iowa-by-120-103.html February 4, 1988 July 18, 2020 15–6 5–3 2/6/1988 13 Michigan State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 101–77The Daily Iowan 1B Spartan fouls help Hawks to 101-72 victory http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-02-08.pdf February 8, 1988 December 19, 2015 15,500 16–6 6–3 2/10/1988 13 Ohio State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 92–75The Daily Iowan 14 Armstrong, Iowa down Ohio State http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-02-11.pdf February 11, 1988 December 19, 2015 15,500 17–6 7–3 2/15/1988 13 Purdue 2 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN 68–73The Daily Iowan 14 No. 3 Boilermakers clip Hawkeyes http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-02-16.pdf February 16, 1988 December 19, 2015 15,500 17–7 7–4 2/20/1988 yes 13 Minnesota Williams Arena Minnesota, MN 107–86The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes dump Minnesota http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-02-22.pdf February 22, 1988 December 19, 2015 16,406 18–7 8–4 2/24/1988 yes 13 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 91–74The Daily Iowan 14 Hawks wear out Wildcats in win http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-02-25.pdf February 25, 1988 December 19, 2015 8,117 19–7 9–4 2/27/1988 13 Michigan 7 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 95–87The Daily Iowan Marble, Hawks regain dignity vs. Wolverines http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-02-29.pdf February 29, 1988 December 19, 2015 15,500 20–7 10–4 3/3/1988 yes 11 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 103–87The Daily Iowan Men topple Spartans; move to 21-7 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-03-04.pdf March 4, 1988 December 19, 2015 8,777 21–7 11–4 3/6/1988 yes 11 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 81–94Chicago Tribune Illinois get cracking, breezes past Iowa http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1988/03/07/page/23/article/illinois-gets-cracking-breezes-past-iowa March 7, 1988 December 19, 2015 16,538 21–8 11–5 3/10/1988 yes 15 Wisconsin Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 103–70The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks hammer Wisconsin, 103-70 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-03-11.pdf March 11, 1988 December 19, 2015 15,500 22–8 12–5 3/12/1988 yes 15 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 89–116The Daily Iowan 1B Hoosiers break Iowa's press, spirit, 116-89 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1988/di1988-03-14.pdf March 14, 1988 December 19, 2015 17,351 22–9 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes|NCAA Tournament 3/18/1988 yes yes 17 5 W Florida State 12 W Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA First Round 102–98Chicago Tribune Armstrong's 35 Lead Iowa Past Florida State https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/03/19/armstrongs-35-lead-iowa-past-florida-state/ March 19, 1988 December 19, 2015 9,500 23–9 3/20/1988 yes yes 17 5 W UNLV 12 4 W Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Second Round CBS 104–86Chicago Tribune Iowa makes it look easy against UNLV http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1988/03/21/page/27/article/iowa-makes-it-look-easy-against-unlv March 21, 1988 December 19, 2015Los Angeles Times Iowa Gives UNLV Lethal Taste of Its Press and Run Game https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-21-sp-932-story.html March 21, 1988 December 19, 2015Sun-Sentinel Iowa Earns Rematch Against Arizona http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-03-21/sports/8801180098_1_arizona-shot-wildcats-lute-olson March 21, 1988 December 19, 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062225/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-03-21/sports/8801180098_1_arizona-shot-wildcats-lute-olson dead 12,901 24–9 3/25/1988 yes yes 17 5 W Arizona 2 1 W Kingdome Seattle, WA Sweet Sixteen CBS 79–99The New York Times Arizona Flattens Another Opponent https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/26/sports/ncaa-regionals-west-arizona-flattens-another-opponent.html March 26, 1988 December 19, 2015 24–10 AP Poll W West Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 11 6 3 7 14 14 16 17 19 16 13 13 13 13 11 15 17 Coaches 1 16 10 3 8 14 14 16 18 19 18 14 15 13 13 11 15 16 Awards and honors Ed Horton – First-team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Rebounding Leader Team players in the 1988 NBA draft 1988 NBA draft Iowa Hawkeyes Round Pick Player NBA club 2 42 Jeff Moe Utah Jazz Overall, five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html 1988 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com December 19, 2015https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1989.html 1989 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com December 19, 2015https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1990.html 1990 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com December 19, 2015 References Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Hawkeyes Hawkeyes