1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Iowa Athletics wordmark.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7 6 30–5 14–4 Tom Davis 1st Bruce Pearl Gary Close Rudy Washington Kevin Gamble Michael PayneRoy Marble Carver-Hawkeye Arena Great Alaska Shootout championAmana-Hawkeye Classic championAnteater Classic champion NCAA men's Division I tournament Elite Eight 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. Roster 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes y Gerry Wright 3 F/C 6 7 Sr San Bernardino, California Bart Casey 5 G 6 5 Jr Iowa City, Iowa B. J. Armstrong 10 G 6 2 So y Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Michael Reaves 11 G 6 3 Jr Milledgeville, Georgia Bill Jones 14 G/F 6 7 Jr y basketball, born 1966 Detroit, Michigan Jeff Moe 20 G 6 3 Jr y Indianapolis, Indiana Roy Marble 23 G/F 6 6 So y Flint, Michigan Michael Morgan 24 G 6 3 Jr Haughton, Louisiana Ed Horton 25 F 6 8 So y Springfield, Illinois Mark Jewell 32 F 6 9 Fr Lafayette, Indiana Kevin Gamble 35 G/F 6 5 Sr y Springfield, Illinois Kent Hill 40 F 6 6 Jr Wichita, Kansas Al Lorenzen 44 F 6 9 Jr Cedar Rapids, Iowa Les Jepsen 51 C 7 0 Fr y Bowbells, North Dakota Brad Lohaus 54 F/C 6 11 Sr y y Phoenix, Arizona Tom Davis (UW-Platteville) Bruce Pearl (Boston College) Gary Close (Arizona State) Rudy Washington (Redlands) Schedule and results no yes no yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Regular Season |- 11/28/1986 yes yes 10 Alaska-Anchorage Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 91–81The Des Moines Register Davis era at Iowa begins with win; Pesky Alaska gives Hawks spirited fight http://archive.hawkcentral.com/marc-hansen-column-from-nov-29-1986-91-81-victory-over-alaska-anchorage/ November 29, 1986 December 13, 2015 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222154434/http://archive.hawkcentral.com/marc-hansen-column-from-nov-29-1986-91-81-victory-over-alaska-anchorage/ dead Marble 18 Lohaus 12     4,369 1–0 11/29/1986 yes yes 10 NC State 17 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 90–89 OTThe Des Moines Register Armstrong sparks Iowa to OT victory http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-nov-30-1986-victory-over-n-c-state/ November 30, 1986 December 13, 2015 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104900/http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-nov-30-1986-victory-over-n-c-state/ dead Armstrong 26 Horton 10     3,780 2–0 11/30/1986 yes yes 10 Northeastern Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 103–80The Des Moines Register Quick-draw Hawkeyes win Shootout; Marble, Moe lead Iowa by Northeastern — Scoring record tumbles in 103-80 Hawkeye romp http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-dec-1-1986-victory-over-northeastern/ December 1, 1986 December 13, 2015 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111225/http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-dec-1-1986-victory-over-northeastern/ deadThe Daily Iowan 1B Surprising Hawks win Alaska title http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1986/di1986-12-01.pdf December 1, 1986 March 2, 2019 Marble 29 Lohaus 12     5,738 3–0 12/3/1986 7:30 pm yes 5 Missouri-St. Louis Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 89–64The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa splashes by Rivermen http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1986/di1986-12-04.pdf December 4, 1986 December 13, 2015 Moe 14 Lohaus 7     15,341 4–0 12/5/1986 yes 5 Delaware Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 95–47 Lohaus 16 Horton 9     8,340 5–0 12/6/1986 yes 5 Loyola Marymount Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 103–80The Daily Iowan 1B No. 6 Iowa roars to Classic triumph http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1986/di1986-12-08.pdf December 8, 1986 December 13, 2015 Armstrong 21 Lohaus 9     9,225 6–0 12/9/1986 yes 4 BYU Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 86–75Chicago Tribune Moe's 28 Carry Iowa Past BYU https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/12/10/moes-28-carry-iowa-past-byu/ December 10, 1986 December 13, 2015The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks outgun Cougars for seventh straight win http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1986/di1986-12-10.pdf December 10, 1986 March 2, 2019 Moe 28 Lohaus 10     15,416 7–0 12/13/1986 yes 4 Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA Iowa Big Four 69–62The Des Moines Register Hawks' press, rebounding aid 69-62 victory http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-dec-13-1986-victory-over-drake/ December 13, 1986 December 13, 2015 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222084523/http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-dec-13-1986-victory-over-drake/ deadThe Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes escape fired up Bulldogs http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1986/di1986-12-15.pdf December 15, 1986 March 2, 2019 Marble 19 Horton 10     12,125 8–0 12/20/1986 yes 3 Iowa State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 89–64The Des Moines Register Iowa depth overwhelms Iowa State http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-dec-20-1986-victory-over-iowa-state/ December 20, 1986 December 13, 2015 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222145817/http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-dec-20-1986-victory-over-iowa-state/ dead             15,500 9–0 12/22/1986 yes yes 3 Rider Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 104–71             10–0 12/28/1986 yes yes 3 Portland Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA Anteater Classic 84–65             11–0 12/29/1986 yes yes 3 UC Irvine Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA Anteater Classic 105–103Iowa City Press-Citizen via newspapers.com Defense does it, 105-103 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/206430060/ December 30, 1986 March 2, 2019             12–0 1/3/1987 3 Northwestern Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 80–44 3 tied 11         13–0 1–0 1/5/1987 3 Wisconsin Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 78–63 Horton 16 2 tied 8 Marble 6 14–0 2–0 1/10/1987 yes 2 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 78–57 Gamble 17 Horton 7 2 tied 2 16,104 15–0 3–0 1/14/1987 yes 2 Illinois 8 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 91–88 OTChicago Tribune Iowa Rally Stuns Illinois https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/01/15/iowa-rally-stuns-illinois/ January 15, 1987 December 13, 2015 Lohaus 23 Lohaus 12     16,666 16–0 4–0 1/19/1987 8:05 pm yes 2 Purdue 6 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 70–67The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa dumps Purdue minus Marble http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-01-20.pdf January 20, 1987 December 13, 2015 Gamble 19 2 tied 8     14,123 17–0 5–0 1/22/1987 1 Indiana 3 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 101–88The Des Moines Register No. 1 Iowa rips Hoosiers, 101-88 http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-jan-22-1987-victory-over-indiana/ January 23, 1987 December 13, 2015 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222134110/http://archive.hawkcentral.com/game-story-from-jan-22-1987-victory-over-indiana/ deadThe Daily Iowan 1B 18-0 Hawks outgun Hoosiers http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-01-23.pdf January 23, 1987 December 13, 2015 2 tied 17 Horton 11     15,570 18–0 6–0 1/24/1987 3:05 pm 1 Ohio State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 76–80The Daily Iowan 1B Buckeyes stun No. 2 Hawks http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-01-26.pdf January 26, 1987 December 13, 2015 Armstrong 20 Lohaus 16 2 tied 3 15,500 18–1 6–1 1/29/1987 yes 2 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 89–75The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks rebound to pound Spartans http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-01-30.pdf January 30, 1987 March 2, 2019 Gamble 19 Wright 8     10,004 19–1 7–1 1/31/1987 yes 2 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 92–100The Daily Iowan 1B Michigan drops No. 3 Iowa, 100-92 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-02-02.pdf February 2, 1987 March 2, 2019 Gamble 22 Lohaus 8     13,609 19–2 7–2 2/4/1987 4 Minnesota Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 78–47The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes overwhelm Minnesota http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-02-05.pdf February 2, 1987 March 2, 2019 Marble 14 Marble 9     15,500 20–2 8–2 2/7/1987 4 Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 89–80Los Angeles Times Gamble Pays Off as Iowa Comes From Behind to Defeat Arizona https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-08-sp-1217-story.html February 8, 1987 December 13, 2015The Daily Iowan 1B 21-2 Hawks surge past Lute's Cats http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-02-09.pdf February 9, 1987 March 2, 2019 Gamble 20 Lohaus 9     13,377 21–2 2/12/1987 7:35 pm 4 Purdue 7 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 73–80The Daily Iowan 1B Purdue blows by No. 4 Hawkeyes http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-02-13.pdf February 13, 1987 December 14, 2015 2 tied 14 2 tied 7     15,500 21–3 8–3 2/14/1987 4 Illinois 11 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 66–61Chicago Tribune Iowa Calmly Sinks Illini https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/02/15/iowa-calmly-sinks-illini/ February 15, 1987 December 13, 2015The Daily Iowan 1B Lohaus helps Iowa sink Illini http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-02-16.pdf February 16, 1987 March 2, 2019 Lohaus 13 Lohaus 8     15,500 22–3 9–3 2/18/1987 yes 7 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 82–80The Daily Iowan 1B Gamble's jumper stops Buckeyes http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-02-19.pdf February 19, 1987 December 14, 2015 Marble 24 2 tied 9     13,541 23–3 10–3 2/21/1987 yes 7 Indiana 2 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 75–84The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa rally falls short, Hoosiers get revenge http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-02-23.pdf February 23, 1987 December 14, 2015 Marble 20 Wright 8     17,343 23–4 10–4 2/26/1987 7 Michigan State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 93–64The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks post win record with style http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-02-27.pdf February 27, 1987 December 14, 2015 Marble 18 Lohaus 12     15,500 24–4 11–4 2/28/1987 7 Michigan Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 95–85Chicago Tribune Iowa snaps Michigan's mastery http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1987/03/01/page/48/article/iowa-snaps-michigans-mastery March 1, 1987 December 13, 2015The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks bomb Frieder's Wolverines http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-03-02.pdf March 2, 1987 March 2, 2019 Moe 22 Lohaus 9     15,500 25–4 12–4 3/5/1987 yes 6 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 103–76The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa tames 'Cats in 103-76 victory http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-03-06.pdf March 6, 1987 December 14, 2015 Gamble 21 Lohaus 10     8,117 26–4 13–4 3/8/1987 yes 6 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 81–71The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks finish third in Big Ten http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-03-09.pdf March 9, 1987 December 14, 2015 Marble 20 Lohaus 8     11,866 27–4 14–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes|NCAA Tournament 3/13/1987 yes yes 6 2 W Santa Clara 15 W McKale Center Tucson, AZ First round 99–76Chicago Tribune Iowa Flattens Santa Clara https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/03/14/iowa-flattens-santa-clara/ March 14, 1987 December 13, 2015 Gamble 18         28–4 3/15/1987 yes yes 6 2 W UTEP 7 W McKale Center Tucson, AZ Second Round CBS 84–82Chicago Tribune Iowa Uses Bomb Squad To Overcome Texas-El Paso https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/03/16/iowa-uses-bomb-squad-to-overcome-texas-el-paso/ March 16, 1987 December 13, 2015 Marble 28 Marble 7     29–4 3/20/1987 yes yes 6 2 W Oklahoma 6 W Kingdome Seattle, WA West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen CBS 93–91 OTChicago Tribune Gamble Guns Iowa Past Oklahoma In OT https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/03/21/gamble-guns-iowa-past-oklahoma-in-ot/ March 21, 1987 December 13, 2015 Gamble 26 Marble 7     23,035 30–4 3/22/1987 yes yes 6 2 W UNLV 1 1 W Kingdome Seattle, WA West Regional Final – Elite Eight CBS 81–84Chicago Tribune UNLV Junks Strategy, Runs Down Iowa https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/03/23/unlv-junks-strategy-runs-down-iowa/ March 23, 1987 December 13, 2015The New York Times U.N.L.V. and Indiana squeeze into Final 4; Rally beats Iowa, 84-81 https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/23/sports/unlv-and-indiana-squeeze-into-final-4-rally-beats-iowa-84-81.html March 23, 1987 December 13, 2015 2 tied 18 Lohaus 7     22,914 30–5 AP Poll W West Iowa Men's Basketball 2020-21 Media Guide https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2020/12/dce26161-bbfactbook-21.pdf University of Iowa Athletics February 7, 2021 Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 15 10 5 4 3 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (3) 2 (5) 1 (34) 2 (2) 4 (1) 4 7 7 6 6 Coaches 1 15 6 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 (10) 3 4 4 4 8 6 7 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 910–911 2009 0-345-51392-4 Awards and honors Tom Davis, Big Ten Men's Basketball Coach of the Year and AP College Basketball Coach of the Year Team players in the 1987 NBA draft 1987 NBA draft Iowa Hawkeyes Round Pick Player NBA club 2 45 Brad Lohaus Boston Celtics 3 63 Kevin Gamble Portland Trail Blazers 5 111 Gerry Wright Detroit Pistons Overall, eight players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1987.html 1987 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com December 13, 2015https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html 1988 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com December 13, 2015https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1989.html 1989 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com December 13, 2015https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1990.html 1990 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com December 13, 2015 References Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes 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