FEATURED GAME
Beat #9 Michigan
73
vs
58
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1980-81 at a glance
1980-81 Iowa Men's Basketball
21-7
Overall
13-5
Big Ten
#8
Peak AP rank
Lute Olson
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
74.8
#64 nationally
Power rating
+18.0
Simple Rating System — #8 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
112
vs Nevada on Dec 9
Best defensive game
held them to 47
vs Northern Illinois (61-47)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Michigan State (70-71)
Biggest win
by 43
vs Detroit Mercy (98-55)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#8
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
8
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
11-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
8-4
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #16 Indiana
78
vs
65
Took down #16 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #18 Illinois
72
vs
66
Took down #18 at home
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Drake
90
vs
68
Wire-to-wire control — won by 22
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Ohio State
56
vs
58
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Michigan State
70
vs
71
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
TOUGH LOSS
Lost to Wichita State
56
vs
60
Stinging 4-point setback
1980-81 Schedule 27 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | Away Northern Illinois | 61–47 | W |
| Dec 1 | Home Detroit Mercy | 98–55 | W |
| Dec 5 | Neutral Cincinnati | 69–64 | W |
| Dec 6 | Away Arizona State | 88–96 | L |
| Dec 9 | Home Nevada | 112–71 | W |
| Dec 13 | Away Drake | 90–68 | W |
| Dec 20 | Home Iowa State | 85–59 | W |
| Dec 30 | Home Northern Iowa | 86–52 | W |
| Jan 8 | Home Ohio State | 56–58 | L |
| Jan 10 | Home Michigan State | 65–57 | W |
| Jan 15 | Away Wisconsin | 76–66 | W |
| Jan 17 | Away Michigan | 73–58 | W |
| Jan 22 | Away Indiana | 56–53 | W |
| Jan 24 | Home Minnesota | 48–60 | L |
| Jan 29 | Home Purdue | 84–67 | W |
| Jan 31 | Away Illinois | 66–79 | L |
| Feb 5 | Away Northwestern | 76–65 | W |
| Feb 7 | Home Illinois | 72–66 | W |
| Feb 12 | Away Minnesota | 60–58 | W |
| Feb 14 | Home Northwestern | 82–64 | W |
| Feb 19 | Home Indiana | 78–65 | W |
| Feb 21 | Away Purdue | 67–62 | W |
| Feb 26 | Home Michigan | 69–66 | W |
| Feb 28 | Home Wisconsin | 96–75 | W |
| Mar 5 | Away Michigan State | 70–71 | L |
| Mar 7 | Away Ohio State | 70–78 | L |
| Mar 15 | Neutral Wichita State | 56–60 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
74.8
vs
64.4
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+10.4 points per game
Field goal %
47.1%
vs
46.0%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+1.1 percentage points
3-point %
—
vs
—
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
Free throw %
72.0%
vs
65.4%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+6.6 percentage points
Total rebounds
41.2
vs
35.3
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+5.9 rebounds per game
Assists
16.3
vs
13.7
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+2.6 assists per game
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
28.0
28.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
29.6
26.2
+3.4
FGA
62.9
56.9
+6.0
FG%
47.1%
46.0%
+1.1
3P
—
—
—
3PA
—
—
—
3P%
—
—
—
2P
—
—
—
2PA
—
—
—
2P%
—
—
—
FT
15.6
12.0
+3.6
FTA
21.7
18.4
+3.3
FT%
72.0%
65.4%
+6.6
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
41.2
35.3
+5.9
AST
16.3
13.7
+2.6
STL
7.1
6.4
+0.7
BLK
1.6
3.6
-2.0
TOV
—
—
—
PF
18.8
21.0
-2.2
PTS
74.8
64.4
+10.4
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince BrookinsF | 28 | — | — | 6.0 | 12.5 | 48.0 | — | — | — | 2.7 | 3.4 | 79.8 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | — | 14.7 |
| Kenny ArnoldG | 28 | — | — | 4.7 | 10.8 | 43.2 | — | — | — | 2.3 | 3.0 | 76.5 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 11.7 |
| Steve KrafcisinC | 28 | — | — | 4.4 | 8.1 | 54.9 | — | — | — | 2.6 | 4.0 | 63.7 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | — | 11.4 |
| Kevin BoyleF | 28 | — | — | 3.9 | 7.8 | 50.5 | — | — | — | 2.1 | 2.5 | 81.7 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | — | 9.9 |
| Bob HansenG | 22 | — | — | 3.2 | 7.1 | 44.9 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.4 | 84.9 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | — | 8.4 |
| Mark GannonF | 26 | — | — | 2.2 | 4.6 | 47.5 | — | — | — | 1.3 | 1.9 | 70.0 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | 5.7 |
| Steve WaiteC | 28 | — | — | 2.0 | 4.3 | 45.5 | — | — | — | 1.3 | 2.3 | 55.6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | — | 5.2 |
| Steve CarfinoG | 28 | — | — | 1.9 | 4.3 | 44.6 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1.1 | 63.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | 4.5 |
| Mike HenryF | 8 | — | — | 1.1 | 2.4 | 47.4 | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0.9 | 71.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | 2.9 |
| Craig AndersonF | 17 | — | — | 0.9 | 2.2 | 42.1 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 2.4 |
| Greg BoyleG | 10 | — | — | 1.0 | 1.8 | 55.6 | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | — | 2.4 |
| Dennis JohnsonG | 18 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.6 | 32.6 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.8 | 60.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | 2.2 |
| Jon DarseeF | 12 | — | — | 0.6 | 1.3 | 43.8 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.6 | 42.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | 1.4 |
| Waymond KingG | 7 | — | — | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.5 | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.9 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob HansenG | 22 | — | — | 51.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig AndersonF | 17 | — | — | 48.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis JohnsonG | 18 | — | — | 36.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greg BoyleG | 10 | — | — | 60.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon DarseeF | 12 | — | — | 44.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny ArnoldG | 28 | — | — | 47.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin BoyleF | 28 | — | — | 55.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark GannonF | 26 | — | — | 51.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike HenryF | 8 | — | — | 51.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steve CarfinoG | 28 | — | — | 47.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steve KrafcisinC | 28 | — | — | 57.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steve WaiteC | 28 | — | — | 48.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vince BrookinsF | 28 | — | — | 52.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waymond KingG | 7 | — | — | 41.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1980-81 Roster 14 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hansen | SO | G | 6-6 | ||||
| Craig Anderson | FR | F | 6-7 | ||||
| Dennis Johnson | FR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Greg Boyle | SR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Jon Darsee | JR | F | 6-5 | ||||
| Kenny Arnold | JR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Kevin Boyle | JR | F | 6-6 | ||||
| Mark Gannon | SO | F | 6-7 | ||||
| Mike Henry | SR | F | 6-9 | ||||
| Steve Carfino | FR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Steve Krafcisin | SR | C | 6-10 | ||||
| Steve Waite | SR | C | 6-11 | ||||
| Vince Brookins | SR | F | 6-6 | ||||
| Waymond King | FR | G | 6-2 |
1980-81 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#13
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #8
- Lowest Rank
- #16
- Weeks in Poll
- 16
- Total Weeks
- 17
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#14
12/1
#12
12/8
#16
12/15
#16
12/22
#14
12/29
#14
1/5
#11
1/12
#14
1/19
#9
1/26
#13
2/2
#15
2/9
#14
2/16
#12
2/23
#8
3/2
#8
3/9
NR
Final
#13
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM