1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes 1955_Iowa_Hawkeyes.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5 5 19–7 11–3 Bucky O'Connor Bill Seaberg Iowa Field House Big Ten Champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Final Four The 1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1954–55 season. The team finished the season with a 19–7 record (11-3 in Big Ten), won the Big Ten title, and made the school's first trip to the Final Four. Roster The group of juniors on this team – Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof – are known to Hawkeye fans as the "Fabulous Five."Hawk Central Iowa basketball: A look back at the Fabulous Five http://archive.hawkcentral.com/2010/08/31/iwoa-basketball-a-look-back-at-the-fabulous-five/ August 31, 2010 January 15, 2016 May 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180520053323/http://www.hawkcentral.com/ dead 1954 Iowa Hawkeyes y yes Henry Berry Jr Chicago, IL – Carl Cain 21 F 6 3 Jr Freeport, IL Freeport High School y Tom Choules Jr Idaho Falls, ID – Carter Crookham So Oskaloosa, IA – McKinley Davis 16 F 6 2 Sr Freeport, IL – Douglas Duncan C Sr Salt Lake City, UT – Bob George 35 F/C Jr Deerfield, IL – Lester Hawthorne G Jr Saybrook, IL – Roy Johnson 23 G Jr Homewood, IL – John Liston So Knoxville, IL – Bill Logan basketball y 31 C 6 6 Jr Keokuk, IA – Augie Martel 24 G 5 10 So Moline, IL – Jerry Reichow Jr Decorah, IA – Jerry Ridley F Jr Riverside, IL – Richard Ritter Jr Grinnell, IA – Sharm Scheuerman 46 G 6 2 Jr Moline, IL Rock Island High School y Bill Schoof 33 F 6 6 Jr Homewood, IL – Bill Seaberg 22 G 6 2 Jr Moline, IL – Frank Sebolt so Davenport, IA – Bucky O'Connor (Drake) https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/hawkeyesports.com/documents/2018/10/8/BBFACTBOOK_MG.pdf#page=178 Schedule/results yes yes no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes|Non-conference |- 12/1/1954 yes 1954 men Washington University Bears Washington University in St. Louis Washington (MO) Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 80–61 1–0 12/4/1954 yes yes 1954 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 89–79 2–0 12/6/1954 yes 4 1954 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Rivalry 84-61 3-0 12/11/1954 yes yes 4 1954 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO 94–97 3–1 12/13/1954 yes 13 1954 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's (CA) Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 68–49 4–1 12/17/1954 yes yes 13 1954 men Pennsylvania Quakers Pennsylvania The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 75–87 4–2 12/18/1954 yes yes 18 Princeton The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 71–52 5–2 12/30/1954 yes 19 1954 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 73–46 6–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Conference 1/3/1955 yes 14 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 86–69 7–2 1–0 1/8/1955 14 1954 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 13 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 80–81 7–3 1–1 1/10/1955 19 1954 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 94–81 8–3 2–1 1/17/1955 19 Illinois 7 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 92–80 9–3 3–1 1/22/1955 yes 19 1954 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern McGaw Hall Evanston, IL 73–93 9–4 3–2 1/24/1955 yes 19 1954 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 79–66 10–4 4–2 2/5/1954 1954 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 76–67 11–4 5–2 2/12/1955 15 Indiana Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 90–75 12–4 6–2 2/14/1955 15 Ohio State Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 79–68Hawks Stay in 2d With 79-68 Victory http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1955/di1955-02-15.pdf 1 The Daily Iowan February 15, 1955 April 19, 2021 13–4 7–2 2/19/1955 yes 15 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 78–69 14–4 8–2 2/21/1955 16 Illinois 13 Huff Hall Champaign, IL 89–70Hawks Trounce Illini, Still In Second http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1955/di1955-02-22.pdf 1 The Daily Iowan February 22, 1955 April 19, 2021 15–4 9–2 2/26/1955 16 Michigan Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 96–84 16–4 10–2 2/28/1955 yes 12 Minnesota 6 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 72–70 17–4 11–2 3/7/1955 yes 12 Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 58–74 17–5 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes|NCAA tournament 3/11/1955 yes yes 5 1954 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State McGaw Hall Evanston, IL Regional semifinal 82–53Hot Hawkeyes Humiliate Penn State, 82-53 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1955/di1955-03-19.pdf 1 The Daily Iowan March 12, 1955 April 18, 2021 18–5 3/12/1955 yes yes 5 1954 men Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette 4 McGaw Hall Evanston, IL Regional Final 86–81 19–5 3/18/1955 yes yes 5 La Salle 3 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO National semifinal 73–76Hawkeyes Lose to La Salle, 76-73 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1955/di1955-03-19.pdf 1 The Daily Iowan March 19, 1955 April 18, 2021 19–6 3/19/1955 yes yes 5 Colorado 15 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO National third-place game 54–75 19–7 AP Poll https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/hawkeyesports.com/documents/2018/10/8/BBFACTBOOK_MG.pdf Archived copy 2019-11-27 2019-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20190906160150/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/hawkeyesports.com/documents/2018/10/8/BBFACTBOOK_MG.pdf dead SCORES OF GAMES PLAYED TO DATE Rankings 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Carl Cain – Honorable Mention AP All-American References Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Iowa Category:NCAA 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