FEATURED GAME
Beat #6 Michigan
78
vs
76
Took down #6 at home
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1989-90 at a glance
1989-90 Iowa Men's Basketball
12-16
Overall
4-14
Big Ten
#16
Peak AP rank
Tom Davis
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
75.4
#139 nationally
Power rating
+6.7
Simple Rating System — #71 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
98
vs Northwestern on Feb 3
Best defensive game
held them to 46
vs Monmouth (55-46)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Purdue (64-63)
Biggest win
by 26
vs Ohio (75-49)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#16
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
7
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
11-5
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
1-11
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #9 Purdue
64
vs
63
Took down #9 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #11 Illinois
69
vs
67
Took down #11 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #17 North Carolina
87
vs
74
Took down #17 at home
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #14 Indiana
79
vs
83
Tough matchup against #14
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Northern Iowa
74
vs
77
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #13 Nevada-Las Vegas
80
vs
97
Tough matchup against #13
1989-90 Schedule 28 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 | Home Texas Southern | 80–64 | W |
| Nov 28 | Home Drake | 68–54 | W |
| Dec 1 | Home Ohio | 75–49 | W |
| Dec 2 | Home UC Santa Barbara | 85–79 | W |
| Dec 7 | Away Iowa State | 89–87 | W |
| Dec 9 | Home North Carolina | 87–74 | W |
| Dec 18 | Home Drexel | 59–50 | W |
| Dec 23 | Away Nevada-Las Vegas | 80–97 | L |
| Dec 30 | Home Monmouth | 55–46 | W |
| Jan 3 | Away Northern Iowa | 74–77 | L |
| Jan 6 | Home Ohio State | 73–79 | L |
| Jan 11 | Away Wisconsin | 69–73 | L |
| Jan 13 | Away Michigan State | 80–87 | L |
| Jan 18 | Home Indiana | 79–83 | L |
| Jan 20 | Home Michigan | 78–76 | W |
| Jan 25 | Away Minnesota | 72–84 | L |
| Jan 27 | Away Purdue | 59–80 | L |
| Jan 29 | Home Illinois | 69–67 | W |
| Feb 3 | Home Northwestern | 98–80 | W |
| Feb 8 | Away Ohio State | 80–98 | L |
| Feb 10 | Home Wisconsin | 71–80 | L |
| Feb 12 | Home Michigan State | 70–80 | L |
| Feb 17 | Away Indiana | 71–118 | L |
| Feb 22 | Away Northwestern | 66–72 | L |
| Feb 24 | Home Minnesota | 80–102 | L |
| Mar 1 | Home Purdue | 64–63 | W |
| Mar 4 | Away Illinois | 85–118 | L |
| Mar 11 | Away Michigan | 96–127 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
75.4
vs
80.1
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
-4.7 points per game
Field goal %
45.8%
vs
48.0%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
-2.2 percentage points
3-point %
28.5%
vs
42.0%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
-13.5 percentage points
Free throw %
65.3%
vs
66.6%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
-1.3 percentage points
Total rebounds
43.4
vs
38.4
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+5.0 rebounds per game
Assists
14.5
vs
19.6
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
-5.1 assists per game
Turnovers
18.1
vs
16.0
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
+2.1 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
28.0
28.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
26.6
29.8
-3.2
FGA
58.2
62.1
-3.9
FG%
45.8%
48.0%
-2.2
3P
3.2
6.6
-3.4
3PA
11.1
15.6
-4.5
3P%
28.5%
42.0%
-13.5
2P
23.5
23.2
+0.3
2PA
47.0
46.4
+0.6
2P%
49.9%
50.0%
-0.1
FT
19.0
14.0
+5.0
FTA
29.0
21.0
+8.0
FT%
65.3%
66.6%
-1.3
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
43.4
38.4
+5.0
AST
14.5
19.6
-5.1
STL
8.1
8.6
-0.5
BLK
4.3
3.1
+1.2
TOV
18.1
16.0
+2.1
PF
20.4
23.6
-3.2
PTS
75.4
80.1
-4.7
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray ThompsonG | 10 | 7 | 29.5 | 7.5 | 14.0 | 53.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 29.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 68.9 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 19.1 |
| Les JepsenC | 28 | 28 | 29.2 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 62.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 61.8 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 14.9 |
| James MosesF | 28 | 24 | 27.0 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 35.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 24.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 71.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| Matt BullardF | 18 | 8 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 43.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 72.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 11.4 |
| Wade LookingbillF | 28 | 18 | 22.0 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 20.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 76.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| Acie EarlF | 22 | 0 | 16.0 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 73.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| Michael IngramF | 28 | 23 | 18.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 59.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 37.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
| Troy SkinnerG | 28 | 26 | 25.9 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 31.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 26.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 84.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Rodell DavisF | 28 | 4 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 42.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 60.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Brian GarnerG | 11 | 1 | 16.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 45.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| Jay WebbF | 27 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 1.1 | 58.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Dale ReedG | 25 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 28.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 36.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 71.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Mark WetzelG | 14 | 0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Brig TubbsF | 25 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Matt Scott | 9 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Ray SlaterG | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Jim O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay WebbF | 27 | 208 | — | 54.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les JepsenC | 28 | 818 | — | 63.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt BullardF | 18 | 366 | — | 54.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ray ThompsonG | 10 | 295 | — | 59.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael IngramF | 28 | 503 | — | 54.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dale ReedG | 25 | 208 | — | 47.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian GarnerG | 11 | 182 | — | 44.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark WetzelG | 14 | 68 | — | 50.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Scott | 9 | 6 | — | 50.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ray SlaterG | 4 | 17 | — | 25.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| James MosesF | 28 | 756 | — | 45.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodell DavisF | 28 | 321 | — | 46.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy SkinnerG | 28 | 726 | — | 48.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brig TubbsF | 25 | 163 | — | 41.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jim O'Connor | 3 | 5 | — | 52.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acie EarlF | 22 | 352 | — | 50.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wade LookingbillF | 28 | 617 | — | 54.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
1989-90 Roster 17 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acie Earl | FR | F | 6-10 | ||||
| Brian Garner | SO | G | 6-1 | ||||
| Brig Tubbs | SO | F | 6-9 | ||||
| Dale Reed | FR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| James Moses | SO | F | 6-4 | ||||
| Jay Webb | FR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Jim O'Connor | — | — | 6-1 | ||||
| Les Jepsen | SR | C | 7-0 | ||||
| Mark Wetzel | SO | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Matt Bullard | SR | F | 6-10 | ||||
| Matt Scott | SR | — | 6-4 | ||||
| Michael Ingram | SR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Ray Slater | FR | G | 6-4 | ||||
| Ray Thompson | SO | G | 6-5 | ||||
| Rodell Davis | SO | F | 6-3 | ||||
| Troy Skinner | SO | G | 6-0 | ||||
| Wade Lookingbill | SO | F | 6-5 |
1989-90 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #16
- Lowest Rank
- #21
- Weeks in Poll
- 4
- Total Weeks
- 15
Week-by-week rankings
11/27
NR
12/4
NR
12/11
#21
12/18
#16
12/25
#18
1/1
#20
1/8
NR
1/15
NR
1/22
NR
1/29
NR
2/5
NR
2/12
NR
2/19
NR
2/26
NR
3/5
NR
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM