FEATURED GAME
Beat #18 Michigan
80
vs
75
Took down #18 at home
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1996-97 at a glance
1996-97 Iowa Men's Basketball
22-10
Overall
12-6
Big Ten
#23
Peak AP rank
Tom Davis
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
72.3
#114 nationally
Power rating
+16.8
Simple Rating System — #14 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
93
vs Grambling on Dec 6
Best defensive game
held them to 37
vs Chaminade (67-37)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Wisconsin (48-49)
Biggest win
by 32
vs Austin Peay (90-58)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#23
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
8
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
14-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
6-5
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #24 Indiana
75
vs
67
Took down #24 at home
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Chaminade
67
vs
37
Wire-to-wire control — won by 30
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Drake
79
vs
59
Wire-to-wire control — won by 20
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Minnesota
66
vs
68
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #5 Kentucky
69
vs
75
Tough matchup against #5
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #6 Iowa State
74
vs
81
Tough matchup against #6
1996-97 Schedule 32 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 | Neutral Western Illinois | 81–66 | W |
| Nov 25 | Neutral California | 59–75 | L |
| Nov 26 | Neutral Louisiana State | 60–70 | L |
| Nov 27 | Away Chaminade | 67–37 | W |
| Dec 3 | Away Drake | 79–59 | W |
| Dec 6 | Home Grambling | 93–73 | W |
| Dec 7 | Home La Salle | 65–60 | W |
| Dec 10 | Home Northern Iowa | 72–63 | W |
| Dec 14 | Home Iowa State | 74–81 | L |
| Dec 21 | Home Missouri | 88–77 | W |
| Dec 27 | Home Austin Peay | 90–58 | W |
| Dec 29 | Home Cal State Northridge | 90–65 | W |
| Jan 2 | Home Northwestern | 72–55 | W |
| Jan 4 | Away Penn State | 69–57 | W |
| Jan 7 | Away Purdue | 59–56 | W |
| Jan 11 | Home Wisconsin | 78–53 | W |
| Jan 15 | Home Ohio State | 76–62 | W |
| Jan 19 | Away Michigan | 71–79 | L |
| Jan 23 | Away Minnesota | 51–66 | L |
| Jan 29 | Home Illinois | 82–65 | W |
| Feb 4 | Home Indiana | 75–67 | W |
| Feb 9 | Away Illinois | 51–66 | L |
| Feb 12 | Away Michigan State | 67–69 | L |
| Feb 15 | Home Minnesota | 66–68 | L |
| Feb 20 | Home Michigan | 80–75 | W |
| Feb 22 | Away Ohio State | 69–56 | W |
| Feb 26 | Away Wisconsin | 48–49 | L |
| Mar 1 | Home Purdue | 84–62 | W |
| Mar 5 | Home Penn State | 81–55 | W |
| Mar 8 | Away Northwestern | 75–59 | W |
| Mar 13 | Neutral Virginia | 73–60 | W |
| Mar 15 | Neutral Kentucky | 69–75 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
72.3
vs
63.7
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+8.6 points per game
Field goal %
47.5%
vs
41.8%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+5.7 percentage points
3-point %
39.7%
vs
36.2%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+3.5 percentage points
Free throw %
70.1%
vs
64.2%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+5.9 percentage points
Total rebounds
38.5
vs
28.7
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+9.8 rebounds per game
Assists
14.7
vs
14.2
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+0.5 assists per game
Turnovers
15.6
vs
14.0
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
+1.6 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
32.0
32.0
0.0
Minutes
40.0
40.0
0.0
FG
25.4
23.3
+2.1
FGA
53.5
55.8
-2.3
FG%
47.5%
41.8%
+5.7
3P
5.8
6.8
-1.0
3PA
14.5
18.9
-4.4
3P%
39.7%
36.2%
+3.5
2P
19.7
16.5
+3.2
2PA
39.0
36.9
+2.1
2P%
50.4%
44.7%
+5.7
FT
15.8
10.2
+5.6
FTA
22.5
15.8
+6.7
FT%
70.1%
64.2%
+5.9
ORB
13.6
11.1
+2.5
DRB
24.9
17.6
+7.3
TRB
38.5
28.7
+9.8
AST
14.7
14.2
+0.5
STL
7.5
8.0
-0.5
BLK
4.1
3.6
+0.5
TOV
15.6
14.0
+1.6
PF
15.6
19.7
-4.1
PTS
72.3
63.7
+8.6
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre WoolridgeG | 32 | 32 | 34.2 | 6.8 | 14.8 | 45.8 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 38.9 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 74.9 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 20.2 |
| Ryan BowenF | 29 | 26 | 28.5 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 55.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 31.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 68.9 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| Jess SettlesF | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 92.9 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 11.3 |
| Guy RuckerC | 32 | 31 | 25.1 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 66.2 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 10.6 |
| Kent McCauslandG | 29 | 25 | 26.9 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 47.8 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 52.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 83.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| J.R. KochF | 32 | 24 | 23.2 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 45.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 29.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 71.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Darryl MooreG | 32 | 13 | 21.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 70.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| Ryan LuehrsmannG | 29 | 1 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 36.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 39.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 65.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Jason BauerG | 31 | 6 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 59.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 42.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 60.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Vernon SimmonsF | 23 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 68.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Kerry KobergF | 4 | — | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.8 |
| Alvin RobinsonF | 27 | 0 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 68.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Greg HelmersC | 9 | 0 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.7 | 66.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Brian HabererG | 6 | — | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 |
| Scott RabenoldG | 9 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 |
| B.J. TerronesG | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 |
| Brandon WelschF | 10 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Mike RebholzC | 7 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre WoolridgeG | 32 | 1094 | — | 56.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.0 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 5.2 | — | — |
| Ryan BowenF | 29 | 827 | — | 61.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 5.0 | — | — |
| Guy RuckerC | 32 | 803 | — | 53.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | — | — |
| Kent McCauslandG | 29 | 780 | — | 68.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 | — | — |
| J.R. KochF | 32 | 742 | — | 53.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | — | — |
| Darryl MooreG | 32 | 698 | — | 53.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | — | — |
| Jason BauerG | 31 | 412 | — | 65.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | — | — |
| Ryan LuehrsmannG | 29 | 325 | — | 50.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | — | — |
| Alvin RobinsonF | 27 | 263 | — | 27.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Vernon SimmonsF | 23 | 208 | — | 55.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Jess SettlesF | 3 | 54 | — | 63.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Scott RabenoldG | 9 | 14 | — | 64.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Kerry KobergF | 4 | 7 | — | 89.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Greg HelmersC | 9 | 74 | — | 43.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — |
| B.J. TerronesG | 2 | 4 | — | 25.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Mike RebholzC | 7 | 28 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | — | — |
| Brian HabererG | 6 | 11 | — | 28.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | — | — |
| Brandon WelschF | 10 | 54 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | — | — |
1996-97 Roster 18 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Robinson | SO | F | 6-9 | ||||
| Andre Woolridge | SR | G | 6-1 | ||||
| B.J. Terrones | FR | G | 5-8 | ||||
| Brandon Welsch | FR | F | 6-6 | ||||
| Brian Haberer | SO | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Darryl Moore | JR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Greg Helmers | JR | C | 6-9 | ||||
| Guy Rucker | FR | C | 6-11 | ||||
| Jason Bauer | SO | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Jess Settles | SR | F | 6-7 | ||||
| J.R. Koch | SO | F | 6-10 | ||||
| Kent McCausland | SO | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Kerry Koberg | JR | F | 6-5 | ||||
| Mike Rebholz | FR | C | 6-7 | ||||
| Ryan Bowen | JR | F | 6-7 | ||||
| Ryan Luehrsmann | FR | G | 5-11 | ||||
| Scott Rabenold | JR | G | 6-0 | ||||
| Vernon Simmons | SO | F | 6-6 |
1996-97 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #23
- Lowest Rank
- #25
- Weeks in Poll
- 3
- Total Weeks
- 18
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#23
11/18
#25
11/25
NR
12/2
NR
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
#25
2/10
NR
2/17
NR
2/24
NR
3/3
NR
3/10
NR
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM