FEATURED GAME
Beat #7 Kansas
100
vs
81
Statement win on a neutral floor over #7
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1987-88 at a glance
1987-88 Iowa Men's Basketball
24-10
Overall
12-6
Big Ten
#3
Peak AP rank
Tom Davis
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
93.6
#5 nationally
Power rating
+21.8
Simple Rating System — #7 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
126
vs Oral Roberts on Dec 30
Best defensive game
held them to 51
vs Minnesota (76-51)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Illinois State (88-89)
Biggest win
by 46
vs Texas-Rio Grande Valley (110-64)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#3
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
6
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
14-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
4-6
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #12 Nevada-Las Vegas
104
vs
86
Statement win on a neutral floor over #12
RANKED WIN
Beat #7 Michigan
95
vs
87
Took down #7 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #12 Indiana
84
vs
70
Took down #12 at home
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Purdue
79
vs
80
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Iowa State
100
vs
102
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #2 Purdue
68
vs
73
Tough matchup against #2
1987-88 Schedule 34 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27 | Neutral Stanford | 78–75 | W |
| Nov 28 | Neutral Kansas | 100–81 | W |
| Nov 29 | Neutral Villanova | 97–74 | W |
| Dec 1 | Home Drake | 70–59 | W |
| Dec 4 | Home Navy | 91–61 | W |
| Dec 5 | Home UC Irvine | 124–88 | W |
| Dec 12 | Home Arizona | 59–66 | L |
| Dec 19 | Away Iowa State | 100–102 | L |
| Dec 21 | Home Texas-Rio Grande Valley | 110–64 | W |
| Dec 29 | Neutral Illinois State | 88–89 | L |
| Dec 30 | Neutral Oral Roberts | 126–94 | W |
| Jan 6 | Home Indiana | 84–70 | W |
| Jan 9 | Away Purdue | 79–80 | L |
| Jan 11 | Home Lafayette | 109–68 | W |
| Jan 14 | Away Ohio State | 83–87 | L |
| Jan 16 | Home Northwestern | 92–68 | W |
| Jan 21 | Home Illinois | 93–79 | W |
| Jan 23 | Home Dartmouth | 102–87 | W |
| Jan 25 | Away Wisconsin | 104–89 | W |
| Jan 30 | Home Minnesota | 76–51 | W |
| Feb 3 | Away Michigan | 103–120 | L |
| Feb 6 | Home Michigan State | 101–77 | W |
| Feb 10 | Home Ohio State | 92–75 | W |
| Feb 15 | Home Purdue | 68–73 | L |
| Feb 20 | Away Minnesota | 107–86 | W |
| Feb 24 | Away Northwestern | 91–74 | W |
| Feb 27 | Home Michigan | 95–87 | W |
| Mar 3 | Away Michigan State | 103–87 | W |
| Mar 6 | Away Illinois | 81–94 | L |
| Mar 10 | Home Wisconsin | 103–70 | W |
| Mar 12 | Away Indiana | 89–116 | L |
| Mar 18 | Neutral Florida State | 102–98 | W |
| Mar 20 | Neutral Nevada-Las Vegas | 104–86 | W |
| Mar 25 | Neutral Arizona | 79–99 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
93.6
vs
81.4
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+12.2 points per game
Field goal %
52.8%
vs
50.0%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+2.8 percentage points
3-point %
41.5%
vs
39.5%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+2.0 percentage points
Free throw %
71.4%
vs
65.4%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+6.0 percentage points
Total rebounds
38.7
vs
31.8
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+6.9 rebounds per game
Assists
17.6
vs
18.0
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
-0.4 assists per game
Turnovers
15.1
vs
17.3
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-2.2 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
34.0
34.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
33.6
32.8
+0.8
FGA
63.5
65.6
-2.1
FG%
52.8%
50.0%
+2.8
3P
5.5
5.6
-0.1
3PA
13.3
14.1
-0.8
3P%
41.5%
39.5%
+2.0
2P
28.0
27.2
+0.8
2PA
50.2
51.5
-1.3
2P%
55.8%
52.8%
+3.0
FT
20.9
10.4
+10.5
FTA
29.3
15.8
+13.5
FT%
71.4%
65.4%
+6.0
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
38.7
31.8
+6.9
AST
17.6
18.0
-0.4
STL
9.7
6.1
+3.6
BLK
1.4
2.9
-1.5
TOV
15.1
17.3
-2.2
PF
18.3
23.3
-5.0
PTS
93.6
81.4
+12.2
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. ArmstrongG | 34 | 34 | 30.1 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 48.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 45.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 84.9 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 17.4 |
| Roy MarbleG | 34 | 33 | 28.2 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 74.2 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 15.4 |
| Bill JonesC | 34 | 33 | 27.4 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 59.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 62.7 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| Jeff MoeG | 34 | 13 | 23.3 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 49.1 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 39.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 78.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 12.9 |
| Ed HortonF | 34 | 24 | 23.4 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 55.6 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 11.3 |
| Al LorenzenF | 20 | 17 | 26.4 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 56.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 45.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 73.6 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 10.6 |
| Kent HillC | 34 | 15 | 20.1 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 60.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | 2.9 | 68.7 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| Michael ReavesG | 34 | 1 | 16.1 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 46.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 47.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 77.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
| Michael MorganG | 27 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Mark JewellF | 31 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 68.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Les JepsenC | 26 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 46.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Kelly WestenG | 12 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill JonesC | 34 | 933 | — | 60.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff MoeG | 34 | 792 | — | 65.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al LorenzenF | 20 | 527 | — | 66.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kent HillC | 34 | 684 | — | 63.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael ReavesG | 34 | 547 | — | 63.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael MorganG | 27 | 216 | — | 55.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark JewellF | 31 | 216 | — | 49.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly WestenG | 12 | 20 | — | 67.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy MarbleG | 34 | 959 | — | 60.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed HortonF | 34 | 794 | — | 54.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. ArmstrongG | 34 | 1023 | — | 60.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les JepsenC | 26 | 114 | — | 42.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
1987-88 Roster 12 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Lorenzen | SR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Bill Jones | SR | C | 6-7 | ||||
| B.J. Armstrong | JR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Ed Horton | JR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Jeff Moe | SR | G | 6-4 | ||||
| Kelly Westen | SO | G | 5-10 | ||||
| Kent Hill | SR | C | 6-6 | ||||
| Les Jepsen | SO | C | 7-0 | ||||
| Mark Jewell | SO | F | 6-9 | ||||
| Michael Morgan | SR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Michael Reaves | SR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Roy Marble | JR | G | 6-6 |
1987-88 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#17
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #3
- Lowest Rank
- #19
- Weeks in Poll
- 17
- Total Weeks
- 19
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#11
11/30
#6
12/7
#3
12/14
#7
12/21
#14
12/28
#14
1/4
#16
1/11
#17
1/18
#19
1/25
#16
2/1
#13
2/8
#13
2/15
#13
2/22
#13
2/29
#11
3/7
#15
3/14
NR
3/21
NR
Final
#17
Updated Oct 21, 12:30 AM