1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball 1970_Iowa_Hawkeyes.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7 7 20–5 14–0 Ralph Miller 6th John Johnson Lanny Van Eman Dick Schultz Iowa Field House(capacity: 13,365) Big Ten Champions NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Sweet SixteenMideast Regional, Third Place The 1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 20–5 and won the Big Ten title with a 14–0 conference record. To date, this is the last outright regular season conference title for the Iowa men's basketball team. After opening the season 3–4, the Hawkeyes won 17 of their final 18 games. Led by a nucleus of players known as the "Six Pack" – John Johnson, Chad Calabria, Fred Brown, Glenn "Stick" Vidnovic, Dick Jensen, and Ben McGilmer – the team averaged 98.7 points per game including a conference-record 102.9 points per game in Big Ten games. They opened NCAA tournament play with a 104–103 loss to eventual National runner-up Jacksonville. The Hawkeyes regrouped to defeat Notre Dame 121–106 in the Mideast Regional Third-Place game. Roster 1969 Iowa Hawkeyes y Jim Hodge 3 G 6 0 Sr   Dick Jensen 4 FC 6 8 Sr Madrid, Iowa George Conway 10   Jr   Gary Lusk 11   So   Ben McGilmer 14 FC 6 7 Sr   Ken Grabinski 24   So   Fred Brown 32 G 6 3 Jr y basketball Milwaukee, Wisconsin Tom Miller 33 C 6 9 Jr   Omar Hazley 40   Jr   Lynn Rowat 42   So   Chad Calabria 43 G 6 1 Sr Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Glenn Vidnovic 44 F 6 5 Sr McKeesport, Pennsylvania John Johnson 50 F 6 7 200 Sr y basketball, born 1947 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Joe Miranda 51   Sr   Tom Schulze 52   Sr   Ralph Miller (Kansas) 1969-70 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa/1970.html December 7, 2019 Schedule/results yes yes no yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season |- 12/6/1969 yes yes 1969 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 67–73             0–1 12/9/1969 yes 1969 men Saint Francis Red Flash St. Francis (PA) Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 81–68The Daily Iowan Hawks Topple St. Francis 4 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1969/di1969-12-10.pdf December 10, 1969 January 15, 2016             12,909 1–1 12/11/1969 yes Duquesne 7 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 98–87The Daily Iowan Hawks Jell, Jolt No. 7 Duquesne! 5 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1969/di1969-12-12.pdf December 12, 1969 January 15, 2016 Vidnovic 23 Johnson 13     2–1 12/18/1969 yes yes 1969 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio 105–114The Daily Iowan Cincinnati Burns Iowa, 114-105 7 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1969/di1969-12-19.pdf December 19, 1969 January 15, 2016 Johnson 33         7,000 2–2 12/20/1969 yes 1969 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 88–97             2–3 12/22/1969 yes Drake Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Rivalry 101–78The Daily Iowan Hawks Blast Rival Drake, 101-78 3 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1969/di1969-12-23.pdf December 23, 1969 January 15, 2016 Calabria 23 Johnson 13     13,503 3–3 12/26/1969 yes yes St. John's Honolulu International Center Honolulu Rainbow Classic 55–57             3–4 12/30/1969 yes yes 1969 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 111–60The Daily Iowan UI Gets 7th 1 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1969/di1969-12-31.pdf December 31, 1969 January 16, 2016 Johnson 33         4–4 1/3/1970 Purdue 17 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 94–88The Des Moines Register 53 by Mount – Iowa Wins, 94-88 29 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1873152/ January 4, 1970 January 16, 2016             5–4 1–0 1/6/1970 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 107–99The Daily Iowan Hawks Win AT Michigan! 5 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1970/di1970-01-07.pdf January 7, 1970 January 16, 2016 Johnson 34         6–4 2–0 1/10/1970 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 92–74The Des Moines Register Hawks Zoom In First Half, Crush Badgers, 92-74 29 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1877021/ January 11, 1970 January 16, 2016 Johnson 31         7–4 3–0 1/24/1970 yes 20 1969 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 96–68The Daily Iowan Preliminaries Over for 8-4 Hawkeye Cagers 4 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1970/di1970-01-27.pdf January 27, 1970 January 16, 2016 Calabria 25 McGilmer 11     8–4 1/31/1970 20 Indiana Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 100–93The Des Moines Register Drake Goes 9-0; It's Iowa, 100-93 30 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1888294/ February 1, 1970 January 16, 2016 Vidnovic 31         9–4 4–0 2/3/1970 20 1969 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 90–77The Des Moines Register Iowa Takes Big Ten Top, 90-77! 17 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1890013/ February 4, 1970 January 16, 2016 Johnson 33         10–4 5–0 2/7/1970 yes 20 Indiana New Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 104–89The Des Moines Register Rowdy Fans Fire Up Iowa to 6-0 29 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1891319/ February 8, 1970 January 16, 2016 Johnson 33         11–4 6–0 2/10/1970 14 Wisconsin Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 119–100The Daily Iowan Whew! Hawkeyes Outlast Badgers,119·100 4 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1970/di1970-02-11.pdf February 11, 1970 January 16, 2016 Tied 29 Johnson 8     12–4 7–0 2/14/1970 14 Michigan State Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 103–77The Des Moines Register 103-77 Romp Lifts Iowa to 8-0 27 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/8418291/ February 15, 1970 January 16, 2016 Johnson 36         13–4 8–0 2/17/1970 yes 11 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 83–81The Daily Iowan Iowa Mark to 9-0, 83-81 6 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1970/di1970-02-18.pdf February 18, 1970 January 16, 2016 Brown 22         16,128 14–4 9–0 2/21/1970 yes 11 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 97–89The Des Moines Register Johnson's 38 Send Iowa to 10-0! 33 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/8427709/ February 22, 1970 January 16, 2016 Johnson 38         15–4 10–0 2/24/1970 7:30 pm 9 1969 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 116–97New York Times Iowa Wins 13th In Row https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/25/archives/iowa-wins-13th-in-row.html February 25, 1970 March 13, 2021The Daily Iowan Johnson, Iowa Rip NU, Stay 2-Up on Purdue 8 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1970/di1970-02-25.pdf February 25, 1970 January 15, 2016 Johnson 49         13,503 16–4 11–0 2/28/1970 yes 9 Purdue Purdue Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 108–107Sports Illustrated The Dealers roll to a title: Led by 'J.J.' Johnson, Iowa's slick combo came on late with the acid to edge Purdue and take the Big Ten championship Joe Jares https://www.si.com/vault/1970/03/09/554132/the-dealers-roll-to-a-title March 9, 1970 January 17, 2016The Daily Iowan Champion Hawks Eye 15th Straight Tonight 4 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1970/di1970-03-03.pdf March 3, 1970 January 15, 2016 Johnson 26 Johnson 12     14,123 17–4 12–0 3/3/1970 7:30 pm 8 Ohio State Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 113–92The Daily Iowan Hawks Roll Past Buckeyes for 15th Straight 8 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1970/di1970-03-04.pdf March 4, 1970 January 15, 2016 Johnson 37         18–4 13–0 3/7/1970 yes 8 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 115–101The Logansport Press Hawkeyes End With Perfect Big 10 Slate 14 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/7533330/ March 8, 1970 January 16, 2016 Johnson 32         19–4 14–0 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament 3/12/1970 yes yes 7 Jacksonville 4 St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio Regional semifinal 103–104The Daily Iowan Hawks Lose Heartbreaker to Jacksonville 8 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1970/di1970-03-13.pdf March 13, 1970 January 15, 2016Des Moines Register Iowa's Bubble Bursts, 104-103! 25 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/8454163/ March 13, 1970 April 22, 2017Sports Reference Jacksonville vs. Iowa Box Score, March 12, 1970 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1970-03-12-iowa.html April 22, 2017 Brown 27 Tied 8     19–5 3/14/1970 yes yes 7 Notre Dame 9 St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio Regional consolation 121–106The Gazette (Cedar Rapids) Miller's Hawkeyes Rip Irish http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/072010aab.html March 15, 1970 January 16, 2016 November 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101125080621/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/072010aab.html dead Sports Reference Notre Dame vs. Iowa Box Score, March 14, 1970 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1970-03-14-iowa.html April 22, 2017 Tied 31 Vidnovic 11     13,865 20–5 AP Poll regionname Rankings 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 0 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18 20 20 14 11 9 8 7 Coaches 0 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 11 9 8 7 7 Player stats Player Games played FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% Rebounds Points Avg.John Johnson 25289-508.569121-161.75225369927.9Chad Calabria 25181-330.548117-146.80113947919.1Fred Brown 24180-360.50069-86.8029142917.9Glenn Vidnovic 25150-278.540133-152.87516443317.3Ben McGilmer 25100-178.56258-70.82910925810.3Dick Jensen 2329-80.36314-29.483111723.1 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa/1970.html 1969-70 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats sports-reference.com January 16, 2016 Awards and honors John Johnson – Third-Team All-American, AP and UPI; school-records of 27.9 ppg and 49 points in a single game vs. Northwestern on Feb. 24, 1970 Team players in the 1970 NBA draft 1970 NBA draft Iowa Hawkeyes Round Pick Player NBA club 1 7 John Johnson Cleveland Cavaliers https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1970.html 1970 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com January 15, 2016 References Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes Hawkeyes