FEATURED GAME
Beat #12 New York University
80
vs
75
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1959-60 at a glance
1959-60 Iowa Men's Basketball
14-10
Overall
6-8
Big Ten
#14
Peak AP rank
Sharm Scheuerman
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
1
0-1 record in OT
Points per game
70.9
#86 nationally
Power rating
+7.2
Simple Rating System — #32 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
92
vs Michigan State on Jan 11
Best defensive game
held them to 49
vs Oklahoma (62-49)
Closest game
5-point win
vs New York University (80-75)
Biggest win
by 31
vs Southern Methodist (89-58)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#14
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
4
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
7-3
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
5-6
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Southern Methodist
89
vs
58
Wire-to-wire control — won by 31
ROAD WIN
Beat Texas Tech
76
vs
66
Quality road victory
ROAD WIN
Beat Purdue
78
vs
68
Quality road victory
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
OT LOSS
Lost OT vs Colorado
68
vs
76
Came up short in overtime by 8
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #1 Cincinnati
83
vs
96
Tough matchup against #1
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #4 Ohio State
47
vs
75
Tough matchup against #4
1959-60 Schedule 22 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5 | Home Southern Methodist | 89–58 | W |
| Dec 12 | Away Texas Tech | 76–66 | W |
| Dec 14 | Away Colorado | 68–76 | L |
| Dec 19 | Home Oklahoma | 62–49 | W |
| Dec 22 | Home Loyola (LA) | 68–60 | W |
| Dec 26 | Away St. John's (NY) | 91–84 | W |
| Dec 28 | Away New York University | 80–75 | W |
| Dec 30 | Neutral Cincinnati | 83–96 | L |
| Jan 2 | Away Minnesota | 61–70 | L |
| Jan 4 | Away Wisconsin | 71–64 | W |
| Jan 9 | Home Northwestern | 73–59 | W |
| Jan 11 | Home Michigan State | 92–79 | W |
| Jan 16 | Home Purdue | 63–54 | W |
| Jan 23 | Away Michigan State | 80–90 | L |
| Jan 25 | Home Minnesota | 72–87 | L |
| Feb 8 | Away Indiana | 74–87 | L |
| Feb 13 | Away Ohio State | 47–75 | L |
| Feb 15 | Home Wisconsin | 58–63 | L |
| Feb 20 | Home Indiana | 64–79 | L |
| Feb 22 | Away Purdue | 78–68 | W |
| Feb 27 | Away Illinois | 70–85 | L |
| Mar 5 | Home Michigan | 68–53 | W |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
70.9
vs
64.7
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+6.2 points per game
Field goal %
42.8%
vs
38.1%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+4.7 percentage points
3-point %
—
vs
—
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
Free throw %
64.0%
vs
68.7%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
-4.7 percentage points
Total rebounds
40.8
vs
36.0
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+4.8 rebounds per game
Assists
—
vs
—
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
24.0
24.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
27.2
24.7
+2.5
FGA
63.5
64.9
-1.4
FG%
42.8%
38.1%
+4.7
3P
—
—
—
3PA
—
—
—
3P%
—
—
—
2P
—
—
—
2PA
—
—
—
2P%
—
—
—
FT
16.5
15.3
+1.2
FTA
25.8
22.2
+3.6
FT%
64.0%
68.7%
-4.7
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
40.8
36.0
+4.8
AST
—
—
—
STL
—
—
—
BLK
—
—
—
TOV
—
—
—
PF
17.2
19.0
-1.8
PTS
70.9
64.7
+6.2
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don NelsonF | 24 | — | — | 5.8 | 13.3 | 43.8 | — | — | — | 4.2 | 6.5 | 64.5 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | 15.8 |
| Mike HeitmanG | 24 | — | — | 4.3 | 9.5 | 45.8 | — | — | — | 1.7 | 2.0 | 83.7 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 10.4 |
| Ron ZagerG | 24 | — | — | 4.0 | 9.5 | 42.7 | — | — | — | 2.1 | 3.3 | 65.4 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 10.2 |
| Nolden GentryF | 24 | — | — | 3.4 | 8.5 | 40.4 | — | — | — | 2.9 | 3.8 | 75.0 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | 9.7 |
| Pete ScheblerF | 24 | — | — | 2.7 | 7.2 | 37.8 | — | — | — | 1.3 | 1.8 | 71.4 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | 6.7 |
| Mike WoodsF | 21 | — | — | 2.0 | 5.5 | 37.1 | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1.9 | 62.5 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | 5.3 |
| Michael Dull | 16 | — | — | 2.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0.9 | 78.6 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 4.7 |
| Dave Maher | 15 | — | — | 1.9 | 3.9 | 48.3 | — | — | — | 0.9 | 1.4 | 61.9 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | 4.6 |
| Bobby Washington | 14 | — | — | 1.6 | 3.1 | 52.3 | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1.6 | 69.6 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 4.4 |
| Dennis RungeF | 24 | — | — | 1.1 | 3.3 | 33.8 | — | — | — | 0.6 | 1.0 | 60.0 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | 2.9 |
| Bob Carpenter | 14 | — | — | 1.0 | 3.4 | 29.8 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 71.4 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | 2.7 |
| Americus John-Lewis | 10 | — | — | 1.0 | 1.9 | 52.6 | — | — | — | 0.4 | 1.4 | 28.6 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | 2.4 |
| Frank Mundt | 9 | — | — | 0.7 | 2.3 | 28.6 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 1.6 |
| Lester Kewney | 7 | — | — | 0.6 | 2.7 | 21.1 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | 1.6 |
| Gary LorenzG | 7 | — | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | 75.0 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1.1 |
| Joel NovakG | 10 | — | — | 0.2 | 0.7 | 28.6 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americus John-Lewis | 10 | — | — | 46.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Washington | 14 | — | — | 56.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Carpenter | 14 | — | — | 35.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Maher | 15 | — | — | 50.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis RungeF | 24 | — | — | 37.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Don NelsonF | 24 | — | — | 48.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Mundt | 9 | — | — | 29.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gary LorenzG | 7 | — | — | 80.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel NovakG | 10 | — | — | 28.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lester Kewney | 7 | — | — | 26.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Dull | 16 | — | — | 43.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike HeitmanG | 24 | — | — | 49.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike WoodsF | 21 | — | — | 41.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolden GentryF | 24 | — | — | 47.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pete ScheblerF | 24 | — | — | 41.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron ZagerG | 24 | — | — | 46.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1959-60 Roster 16 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americus John-Lewis | SR | — | 6-8 | ||||
| Bobby Washington | SR | — | 5-10 | ||||
| Bob Carpenter | JR | — | 6-2 | ||||
| Dave Maher | SO | — | 5-9 | ||||
| Dennis Runge | JR | F | 6-9 | ||||
| Don Nelson | SO | F | 6-6 | ||||
| Frank Mundt | SR | — | 6-8 | ||||
| Gary Lorenz | SO | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Joel Novak | SO | G | 6-0 | ||||
| Lester Kewney | JR | — | 6-2 | ||||
| Michael Dull | JR | — | 6-5 | ||||
| Mike Heitman | SR | G | 5-8 | ||||
| Mike Woods | SO | F | 6-4 | ||||
| Nolden Gentry | SR | F | 6-7 | ||||
| Pete Schebler | SR | F | 6-5 | ||||
| Ron Zager | JR | G | 5-10 |
1959-60 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #14
- Lowest Rank
- #19
- Weeks in Poll
- 3
- Total Weeks
- 13
Week-by-week rankings
12/7
NR
12/14
NR
12/21
#19
12/28
#14
1/4
NR
1/11
NR
1/18
#15
1/25
NR
2/1
NR
2/8
NR
2/15
NR
2/22
NR
2/29
NR
Updated Oct 21, 12:30 AM