1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Iowa Athletics wordmark.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–11 9–7 Tom Davis 12th Gary Close Ryan Bowen Carver–Hawkeye Arena(Capacity: 15,500) Super Chevy Shootout Champions National Invitation Tournament First Round The 1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 12th season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–11 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play. Roster 1997 Iowa Hawkeyes y Jason Bauer 3 G 6 3 Jr Hudson, Iowa Guy Rucker 13 C 6 11 So y Inkster, Michigan Dean Oliver 20 PG 5 11 Fr y basketball Mason City, Iowa Ricky Davis 23 G 6 6 Fr y Davenport, Iowa Ryan Luehrsmann 24 G 5 11 So Cedar Rapids, Iowa Vernon Simmons 25 F 6 6 Sr Simi Valley, California Kyle Galloway 30 G 6 6 190 Fr Sioux City, Iowa Kent McCausland 32 G 6 3 Jr Waterloo, Iowa Ryan Bowen 42 PF 6 9 Sr y Fort Madison, Iowa J. R. Koch 44 F 6 10 Jr y Morton, Illinois Darryl Moore 45 F 6 2 Sr Chicago, Illinois Greg Helmers 55 C 6 10 Sr Palmer, Iowa Tom Davis (UW–Platteville) Gary Close (Arizona State) Schedule/Results no yes yes no |- !colspan=8| Non-conference regular season |- 11/14/1997 yes 15 Chicago State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 105–60 1–0 11/16/1997 yes 15 North Texas Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 112–64 2–0 11/29/1997 yes 14 Long Island Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 101–69The Daily Iowan Showstoppers http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1997/di1997-12-01.pdf 1B December 1, 1997 April 1, 2017 15,387 3–0 12/2/1997 yes 10 Drake Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Iowa Big Four 90–60The Daily Iowan Quite simply: En Fuego http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1997/di1997-12-03.pdf 1B December 3, 1997 March 28, 2017 4–0 12/5/1997 yes 10 Rice Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Super Chevy Shootout 81–52 5–0 12/6/1997 yes 10 Weber State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Super Chevy Shootout 81–56The Daily Iowan Hawks continue to March http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1997/di1997-12-08.pdf 1B December 8, 1997 April 1, 2017 6–0 12/9/1997 yes yes 10 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Fall, IA Iowa Big Four 78–84The Daily Iowan Dome disaster http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1997/di1997-12-10.pdf 1B December 10, 1997 April 1, 2017 8,742 6–1 12/13/1997 yes yes 10 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Rivalry 60–59 7–1 12/21/1997 yes yes 15 Puerto Rico-Mayaguez San Juan, PR San Juan Christmas Classic 96–37 400 8–1 12/22/1997 yes yes 15 Southern Miss San Juan, PR San Juan Christmas Classic 82–58 400 9–1 12/23/1997 yes yes 15 St. Bonaventure San Juan, PR San Juan Christmas Classic 81–67 400 10–1 12/28/1997 5:00 pm yes 15 Bucknell Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 91–52 11–1 |- !colspan=8| Big Ten Regular Season |- 12/31/1997 yes 14 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 89–76 12–1 1–0 1/8/1998 Illinois Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 64–76 15,500 13–2 2–1 1/21/1998 7:00 pm 10 Michigan State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN Plus 57–78 15–3 4–2 1/24/1998 yes yes 10 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 79–80 OT 15–4 2/3/1998 yes 24 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 79–76 16,096 16–6 5–4 2/7/1998 11:00 am yes 24 Michigan State 16 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus Regional 64–75 16–7 5–5 2/18/1998 Purdue 5 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 88–69The Daily Iowan NCAA Dreamin' http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-02-19.pdf 1B February 19, 1998 April 1, 2017 18–8 7–7 2/22/1998 yes Illinois 23 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 72–79 16,450 18–9 7–8 2/28/1998 Indiana Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 84–70 20–9 9–8 |- !colspan=8| Big Ten tournament 3/6/1998 yes Michigan 17 United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinals 66–77 20–10 9–7 |- !colspan=8| National Invitation Tournament 3/11/1998 yes Georgia Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA First round 93–100Chicago Tribune Minnesota, Penn State, Marquette Advance; Iowa Stumbles Against Georgia https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/12/minnesota-penn-state-marquette-advance-iowa-stumbles-against-georgia/ March 12, 1998 April 1, 2017 20–11 AP poll https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-prod/2022/03/d2cb23ea-9798_cumestats.pdf 1997-98 Statistics storage.googleapis.com September 2, 2025 Rankings 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Team players in the 1998 NBA draft 1998 NBA draft Iowa Hawkeyes Round Pick Player NBA club 1 21 Ricky Davis Charlotte Hornets https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1998.html 1998 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com February 7, 2021 References Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Iowa Iowa Category:1997 in sports in Iowa Category:1998 in sports in Iowa