FEATURED GAME
Beat #14 Illinois
60
vs
59
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1985-86 at a glance
1985-86 Iowa Men's Basketball
20-12
Overall
10-8
Big Ten
#18
Peak AP rank
George Raveling
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
73.6
#75 nationally
Power rating
+15.9
Simple Rating System — #19 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
108
vs Little Rock on Nov 24
Best defensive game
held them to 43
vs Drake (55-43)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Illinois (60-59)
Biggest win
by 53
vs Wisconsin (101-48)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#18
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
3
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
10-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
4-8
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #15 Indiana
79
vs
69
Took down #15 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #19 Illinois
57
vs
53
Took down #19 at home
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Northwestern
76
vs
43
Wire-to-wire control — won by 33
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #2 Michigan
57
vs
61
Tough matchup against #2
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Purdue
73
vs
76
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to NC State
64
vs
66
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
1985-86 Schedule 28 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 | Neutral Little Rock | 108–99 | W |
| Dec 3 | Away Drake | 55–43 | W |
| Dec 6 | Home Arkansas State | 62–66 | L |
| Dec 7 | Home Lehigh | 89–68 | W |
| Dec 10 | Away Iowa State | 61–74 | L |
| Dec 14 | Home Furman | 81–61 | W |
| Dec 23 | Away Gonzaga | 84–64 | W |
| Dec 28 | Neutral Boston University | 76–71 | W |
| Dec 29 | Neutral Saint Joseph's | 56–60 | L |
| Jan 2 | Away Purdue | 73–76 | L |
| Jan 4 | Away Illinois | 60–59 | W |
| Jan 11 | Home Minnesota | 75–62 | W |
| Jan 16 | Home Michigan State | 82–71 | W |
| Jan 18 | Home Michigan | 57–61 | L |
| Jan 23 | Away Northwestern | 76–43 | W |
| Jan 25 | Away Wisconsin | 63–69 | L |
| Jan 30 | Home Indiana | 79–69 | W |
| Feb 1 | Home Ohio State | 86–75 | W |
| Feb 9 | Away Minnesota | 60–65 | L |
| Feb 13 | Away Michigan State | 73–83 | L |
| Feb 15 | Away Michigan | 66–82 | L |
| Feb 20 | Home Wisconsin | 101–48 | W |
| Feb 22 | Home Northwestern | 76–45 | W |
| Feb 26 | Away Ohio State | 74–81 | L |
| Mar 2 | Away Indiana | 73–80 | L |
| Mar 6 | Home Illinois | 57–53 | W |
| Mar 8 | Home Purdue | 77–64 | W |
| Mar 14 | Neutral NC State | 64–66 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
73.6
vs
65.7
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+7.9 points per game
Field goal %
51.0%
vs
46.0%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+5.0 percentage points
3-point %
—
vs
—
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
Free throw %
68.9%
vs
70.5%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
-1.6 percentage points
Total rebounds
37.9
vs
34.9
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+3.0 rebounds per game
Assists
17.2
vs
14.0
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+3.2 assists per game
Turnovers
14.9
vs
17.0
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-2.1 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
32.0
32.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
29.8
25.8
+4.0
FGA
58.6
56.0
+2.6
FG%
51.0%
46.0%
+5.0
3P
—
—
—
3PA
—
—
—
3P%
—
—
—
2P
—
—
—
2PA
—
—
—
2P%
—
—
—
FT
13.9
14.1
-0.2
FTA
20.2
20.0
+0.2
FT%
68.9%
70.5%
-1.6
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
37.9
34.9
+3.0
AST
17.2
14.0
+3.2
STL
8.5
6.8
+1.7
BLK
2.4
2.4
0.0
TOV
14.9
17.0
-2.1
PF
19.9
18.4
+1.5
PTS
73.6
65.7
+7.9
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy MarbleG | 32 | 30 | 29.1 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 52.3 | — | — | — | 2.7 | 3.7 | 72.0 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 12.5 |
| Gerry WrightC | 31 | 28 | 29.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 59.2 | — | — | — | 1.8 | 2.7 | 64.7 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
| Andre BanksG | 32 | 29 | 30.1 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 52.0 | — | — | — | 1.3 | 2.4 | 56.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| Al LorenzenF | 32 | 29 | 26.1 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 52.9 | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2.9 | 73.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| Bill JonesC | 32 | 20 | 24.4 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 48.2 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.5 | 80.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 9.6 |
| Jeff MoeG | 32 | 12 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 53.2 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0.9 | 79.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| Ed HortonF | 30 | 2 | 12.7 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 42.3 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1.7 | 44.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| Brad LohausF | 32 | 6 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 43.1 | — | — | — | 0.8 | 1.1 | 79.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| B.J. ArmstrongG | 29 | 3 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 48.5 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0.7 | 90.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Kevin GambleG | 30 | 1 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 47.4 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 70.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Kent HillC | 17 | 0 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 48.3 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 71.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Michael MorganG | 17 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 47.4 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.8 | 57.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Michael ReavesG | 24 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 33.3 | — | — | — | 0.6 | 1.0 | 65.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Bart Casey | 6 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 16.7 | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre BanksG | 32 | 962 | — | 52.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bill JonesC | 32 | 782 | — | 53.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad LohausF | 32 | 407 | — | 48.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff MoeG | 32 | 482 | — | 55.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al LorenzenF | 32 | 835 | — | 56.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerry WrightC | 31 | 915 | — | 60.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin GambleG | 30 | 260 | — | 48.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bart Casey | 6 | 21 | — | 25.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kent HillC | 17 | 83 | — | 51.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael ReavesG | 24 | 104 | — | 48.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael MorganG | 17 | 55 | — | 50.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy MarbleG | 32 | 930 | — | 56.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed HortonF | 30 | 382 | — | 43.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. ArmstrongG | 29 | 232 | — | 54.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
1985-86 Roster 14 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Lorenzen | SO | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Andre Banks | SR | G | 6-4 | ||||
| Bart Casey | SO | — | 6-5 | ||||
| Bill Jones | SO | C | 6-7 | ||||
| B.J. Armstrong | FR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Brad Lohaus | JR | F | 6-11 | ||||
| Ed Horton | FR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Gerry Wright | JR | C | 6-7 | ||||
| Jeff Moe | SO | G | 6-4 | ||||
| Kent Hill | SO | C | 6-6 | ||||
| Kevin Gamble | JR | G | 6-5 | ||||
| Michael Morgan | SO | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Michael Reaves | SO | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Roy Marble | FR | G | 6-6 |
1985-86 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #18
- Lowest Rank
- #18
- Weeks in Poll
- 1
- Total Weeks
- 16
Week-by-week rankings
11/25
NR
12/2
#18
12/9
NR
12/16
NR
12/23
NR
12/30
NR
1/6
NR
1/13
NR
1/20
NR
1/27
NR
2/3
NR
2/10
NR
2/17
NR
2/24
NR
3/3
NR
3/10
NR
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM