FEATURED GAME
Beat #5 Purdue
70
vs
67
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1986-87 at a glance
1986-87 Iowa Men's Basketball
30-5
Overall
14-4
Big Ten
#1
Peak AP rank
Tom Davis
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
2
2-0 record in OT
Points per game
87.3
#6 nationally
Power rating
+20.6
Simple Rating System — #4 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
105
vs UC Irvine on Dec 29
Best defensive game
held them to 44
vs Northwestern (80-44)
Closest game
1-point win
vs NC State (90-89)
Biggest win
by 48
vs Delaware (95-47)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#1
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
17
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
12-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
10-2
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #3 Indiana
101
vs
88
Took down #3 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #17 NC State
90
vs
89
Statement win on a neutral floor over #17
ROAD WIN
Beat #8 Illinois
91
vs
88
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Nevada-Las Vegas
81
vs
84
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #2 Indiana
75
vs
84
Tough matchup against #2
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #7 Purdue
73
vs
80
Tough matchup against #7
1986-87 Schedule 34 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | Away Alaska-Anchorage | 91–81 | W |
| Nov 29 | Neutral NC State | 90–89 | W |
| Nov 30 | Neutral Northeastern | 103–80 | W |
| Dec 5 | Home Delaware | 95–47 | W |
| Dec 6 | Home Loyola Marymount | 103–80 | W |
| Dec 9 | Home Brigham Young | 86–75 | W |
| Dec 13 | Away Drake | 69–62 | W |
| Dec 20 | Home Iowa State | 89–64 | W |
| Dec 22 | Home Rider | 104–71 | W |
| Dec 28 | Neutral Portland | 84–65 | W |
| Dec 29 | Neutral UC Irvine | 105–103 | W |
| Jan 3 | Home Northwestern | 80–44 | W |
| Jan 5 | Home Wisconsin | 78–63 | W |
| Jan 10 | Away Minnesota | 78–57 | W |
| Jan 14 | Away Illinois | 91–88 | W |
| Jan 19 | Away Purdue | 70–67 | W |
| Jan 22 | Home Indiana | 101–88 | W |
| Jan 24 | Home Ohio State | 76–80 | L |
| Jan 29 | Away Michigan State | 89–75 | W |
| Jan 31 | Away Michigan | 92–100 | L |
| Feb 4 | Home Minnesota | 78–47 | W |
| Feb 7 | Away Arizona | 89–80 | W |
| Feb 12 | Home Purdue | 73–80 | L |
| Feb 14 | Home Illinois | 66–61 | W |
| Feb 18 | Away Ohio State | 82–80 | W |
| Feb 21 | Away Indiana | 75–84 | L |
| Feb 26 | Home Michigan State | 93–64 | W |
| Feb 28 | Home Michigan | 95–85 | W |
| Mar 5 | Away Northwestern | 103–76 | W |
| Mar 8 | Away Wisconsin | 81–71 | W |
| Mar 13 | Neutral Santa Clara | 99–76 | W |
| Mar 15 | Neutral UTEP | 84–82 | W |
| Mar 20 | Neutral Oklahoma | 93–91 | W |
| Mar 22 | Neutral Nevada-Las Vegas | 81–84 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
87.3
vs
74.4
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+12.9 points per game
Field goal %
52.0%
vs
44.4%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+7.6 percentage points
3-point %
38.5%
vs
38.3%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+0.2 percentage points
Free throw %
67.6%
vs
67.2%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+0.4 percentage points
Total rebounds
43.1
vs
31.5
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+11.6 rebounds per game
Assists
16.6
vs
16.1
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+0.5 assists per game
Turnovers
14.9
vs
14.9
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
0.0 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
35.0
35.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
32.6
28.7
+3.9
FGA
62.7
64.7
-2.0
FG%
52.0%
44.4%
+7.6
3P
4.2
5.5
-1.3
3PA
10.9
14.3
-3.4
3P%
38.5%
38.3%
+0.2
2P
28.4
23.2
+5.2
2PA
51.8
50.4
+1.4
2P%
54.8%
46.1%
+8.7
FT
17.9
11.5
+6.4
FTA
26.5
17.1
+9.4
FT%
67.6%
67.2%
+0.4
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
43.1
31.5
+11.6
AST
16.6
16.1
+0.5
STL
6.5
6.6
-0.1
BLK
2.8
2.9
-0.1
TOV
14.9
14.9
0.0
PF
18.2
22.9
-4.7
PTS
87.3
74.4
+12.9
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 | 35 | 35 | 30.1 | 5.7 | 10.2 | 55.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 28.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 68.2 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 14.9 |
| B.J. ArmstrongG | 35 | 35 | 28.4 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 51.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 51.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 79.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 12.4 |
| Kevin GambleG | 35 | 33 | 24.8 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 54.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 32.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 69.7 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| Brad LohausF | 35 | 35 | 26.9 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 54.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 34.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 69.2 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| Jeff MoeG | 35 | 2 | 18.6 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 46.7 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 44.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 76.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 11.1 |
| Ed HortonF | 35 | 24 | 20.2 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.7 | 3.0 | 58.7 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 7.8 |
| Gerry WrightC | 23 | 11 | 17.4 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 51.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 51.9 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| Al LorenzenF | 35 | 0 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 55.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Bill JonesC | 32 | 0 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 65.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| Kent HillC | 24 | 0 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 57.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | 1.4 | 60.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Michael ReavesG | 24 | 0 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 56.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 85.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Michael MorganG | 18 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Les JepsenC | 15 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.6 | 55.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Michael Jones | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Mark JewellF | 15 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 66.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Kelly WestenG | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Bart Casey | 13 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Steve Lusso | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill JonesC | 32 | 381 | — | 57.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad LohausF | 35 | 943 | — | 60.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff MoeG | 35 | 652 | — | 59.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al LorenzenF | 35 | 430 | — | 56.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerry WrightC | 23 | 401 | — | 52.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin GambleG | 35 | 867 | — | 60.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bart Casey | 13 | 49 | — | 27.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Jones | 2 | 3 | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Lusso | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kent HillC | 24 | 261 | — | 59.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael ReavesG | 24 | 140 | — | 66.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael MorganG | 18 | 77 | — | 53.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark JewellF | 15 | 61 | — | 40.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly WestenG | 4 | 8 | — | 33.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy MarbleG | 35 | 1052 | — | 59.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed HortonF | 35 | 707 | — | 49.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. ArmstrongG | 35 | 995 | — | 61.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les JepsenC | 15 | 46 | — | 49.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
1986-87 Roster 18 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Lorenzen | JR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Bart Casey | JR | — | 6-5 | ||||
| Bill Jones | JR | C | 6-7 | ||||
| B.J. Armstrong | SO | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Brad Lohaus | SR | F | 6-11 | ||||
| Ed Horton | SO | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Gerry Wright | SR | C | 6-7 | ||||
| Jeff Moe | JR | G | 6-4 | ||||
| Kelly Westen | FR | G | 5-10 | ||||
| Kent Hill | JR | C | 6-6 | ||||
| Kevin Gamble | SR | G | 6-5 | ||||
| Les Jepsen | FR | C | 7-0 | ||||
| Mark Jewell | FR | F | 6-9 | ||||
| Michael Jones | — | — | |||||
| Michael Morgan | JR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Michael Reaves | JR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Roy Marble | SO | G | 6-6 | ||||
| Steve Lusso | — | — |
1986-87 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#6
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #1
- Lowest Rank
- #10
- Weeks in Poll
- 16
- Total Weeks
- 18
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#10
12/1
#5
12/8
#4
12/15
#3
12/22
#3
12/29
#3
1/5
#2
1/12
#2
1/19
#1
1/26
#2
2/2
#4
2/9
#4
2/16
#7
2/23
#7
3/2
#6
3/9
NR
3/16
NR
Final
#6
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM