1944–45 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1944–45 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball 1945_Iowa_Hawkeyes.jpg 300px Big Ten Big Ten 17–1 11–1 Pops Harrison Dick Ives Herb Wilkinson Iowa Field House Big Ten Champions The 1944–45 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 season. The team finished the season with a 17–1 recordIowa season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa/ May 26, 2015 and was retroactively ranked as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York, NY 2009 573 978-0-345-51392-2 Despite being Big Ten champions, Iowa declined a bid to the 8-team NCAA tournament.Iowa Turned Down NCAA Bids in '40s https://www.si.com/college/iowa/basketball/iowa-turned-down-ncaa-bids-in-40s Sports Illustrated March 13, 2023 September 3, 2023 The conference's bid went to Ohio State. The Buckeyes, who finished a game behind Iowa in the standings, defeated Kentucky to reach the Final Four. Roster 1944 Iowa Hawkeyes y yes Murray Wier 3 F 5 9 150 Fr Muscatine, IA Muscatine HS y Ned Postels 4 F Jr Dick Ives 7 6 1 155 So Diagonal, Iowa – y Clayton Wilkinson 11 C Jr Salt Lake City, Utah East HS Jack Spencer 20 G So Herb Wilkinson 28 G 6 4 So Salt Lake City, Utah East HS y Pops Harrison (Iowa) Schedule and results no |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Regular reason Dec 9, 1944 no yes 1944 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 101–23 1–0 Dec 11, 1944 no yes 1944 men South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 87–37 2–0 Dec 16, 1944 no yes yes 1944 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska Rivalry 61–45 3–0 Dec 19, 1944 no yes 1944 men Denver Pioneers Denver Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 60–41 4–0 Dec 23, 1944 no yes 1944 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 63–46 5–0 Dec 30, 1944 no yes 1944 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 66–29 6–0 Jan 6, 1945 no 1944 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 41–34 7–0 1–0 Jan 13, 1945 no 1944 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 61–34 8–0 2–0 Jan 19, 1945 no yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan 29–27 9–0 3–0 Jan 22, 1945 no Indiana Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 56–51 10–0 4–0 Jan 26, 1945 no yes Illinois Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 42–43 6,000 10–1 4–1 Feb 3, 1945 no Michigan Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 50–37 11–1 5–1 Feb 10, 1945 no yes Indiana The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 45–40 12–1 6–1 Feb 12, 1945 no yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 48–43 13–1 7–1 Feb 19, 1945 no Wisconsin Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 54–53 14–1 8–1 Feb 24, 1945 no yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 68–38 15–1 9–1 Feb 26, 1945 no yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 55–48 16–1 10–1 Mar 3, 1945 no Illinois Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 43–37 17–1 11–1 2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2022/12/248c053d-bbfactbook-22.pdf University of Iowa Athletics September 3, 2023 Awards and honors Dick Ives – Consensus Second-Team All-American Herb Wilkinson – Consensus Second-Team All-American References Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Iowa Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Team Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Team