FEATURED GAME
Beat #5 Purdue
88
vs
69
Took down #5 at home
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1997-98 at a glance
1997-98 Iowa Men's Basketball
20-11
Overall
9-7
Big Ten
#10
Peak AP rank
Tom Davis
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
1
0-1 record in OT
Points per game
80.2
#26 nationally
Power rating
+17.2
Simple Rating System — #15 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
112
vs North Texas on Nov 16
Best defensive game
held them to 37
vs Puerto Rico–Mayaguez (96-37)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Iowa State (60-59)
Biggest win
by 59
vs Puerto Rico–Mayaguez (96-37)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#10
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
7-5
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Puerto Rico–Mayaguez
96
vs
37
Wire-to-wire control — won by 59
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Northwestern
75
vs
55
Wire-to-wire control — won by 20
ROAD WIN
Beat Ohio State
61
vs
46
Quality road victory
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost OT vs Missouri
79
vs
80
Lost in overtime by a single possession
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Penn State
65
vs
67
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Minnesota
71
vs
73
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
1997-98 Schedule 31 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | Home Chicago State | 105–60 | W |
| Nov 16 | Home North Texas | 112–64 | W |
| Nov 29 | Home Long Island University | 101–69 | W |
| Dec 2 | Home Drake | 90–60 | W |
| Dec 5 | Home Rice | 81–52 | W |
| Dec 6 | Home Weber State | 81–56 | W |
| Dec 9 | Away Northern Iowa | 78–84 | L |
| Dec 13 | Away Iowa State | 60–59 | W |
| Dec 22 | Neutral Southern Mississippi | 82–58 | W |
| Dec 23 | Neutral St. Bonaventure | 81–67 | W |
| Dec 24 | Away Puerto Rico–Mayaguez | 96–37 | W |
| Dec 28 | Home Bucknell | 91–52 | W |
| Dec 31 | Away Indiana | 89–76 | W |
| Jan 3 | Home Northwestern | 91–57 | W |
| Jan 8 | Home Illinois | 64–76 | L |
| Jan 14 | Away Ohio State | 61–46 | W |
| Jan 18 | Away Minnesota | 82–69 | W |
| Jan 21 | Home Michigan State | 57–78 | L |
| Jan 24 | Away Missouri | 79–80 | L |
| Jan 28 | Away Penn State | 65–67 | L |
| Feb 1 | Home Michigan | 66–80 | L |
| Feb 3 | Away Wisconsin | 79–76 | W |
| Feb 7 | Away Michigan State | 64–75 | L |
| Feb 12 | Home Minnesota | 71–73 | L |
| Feb 14 | Home Ohio State | 82–70 | W |
| Feb 18 | Home Purdue | 88–69 | W |
| Feb 22 | Away Illinois | 72–79 | L |
| Feb 25 | Away Northwestern | 75–55 | W |
| Feb 28 | Home Indiana | 84–70 | W |
| Mar 6 | Neutral Michigan | 66–77 | L |
| Mar 11 | Home Georgia | 93–100 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
80.2
vs
67.5
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+12.7 points per game
Field goal %
48.0%
vs
43.0%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+5.0 percentage points
3-point %
40.1%
vs
33.8%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+6.3 percentage points
Free throw %
71.0%
vs
65.4%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+5.6 percentage points
Total rebounds
38.3
vs
32.6
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+5.7 rebounds per game
Assists
18.3
vs
14.6
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+3.7 assists per game
Turnovers
16.6
vs
17.9
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-1.3 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
31.0
31.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
28.3
25.0
+3.3
FGA
59.0
58.2
+0.8
FG%
48.0%
43.0%
+5.0
3P
7.0
6.6
+0.4
3PA
17.5
19.5
-2.0
3P%
40.1%
33.8%
+6.3
2P
21.3
18.5
+2.8
2PA
41.5
38.8
+2.7
2P%
51.4%
47.6%
+3.8
FT
16.5
10.8
+5.7
FTA
23.3
16.5
+6.8
FT%
71.0%
65.4%
+5.6
ORB
13.5
11.8
+1.7
DRB
24.8
20.8
+4.0
TRB
38.3
32.6
+5.7
AST
18.3
14.6
+3.7
STL
10.2
8.3
+1.9
BLK
3.7
3.4
+0.3
TOV
16.6
17.9
-1.3
PF
16.1
20.8
-4.7
PTS
80.2
67.5
+12.7
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky DavisF | 31 | 26 | 26.6 | 5.6 | 12.0 | 46.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 30.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 69.8 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 15.0 |
| Ryan BowenF | 31 | 30 | 27.5 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 60.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 53.3 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 68.9 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 14.4 |
| Kent McCauslandG | 31 | 18 | 23.8 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 45.3 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 46.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 91.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| Dean OliverG | 31 | 30 | 25.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 37.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 55.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 76.2 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.8 |
| Darryl MooreG | 31 | 20 | 22.5 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 45.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 7.1 |
| J.R. KochF | 31 | 3 | 16.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 47.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 72.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| Guy RuckerC | 31 | 20 | 17.1 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.5 | 66.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| Kyle GallowayG | 31 | 5 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 41.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 38.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 76.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Ryan LuehrsmannG | 31 | 3 | 18.7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 35.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 39.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 61.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| Scott RabenoldG | 14 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 53.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 55.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 81.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Greg HelmersC | 12 | 0 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Vernon SimmonsF | 11 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 70.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Jason BauerG | 23 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 71.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Kerry KobergF | 13 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 28.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Jason SmithG | 3 | — | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 |
| B.J. TerronesG | 8 | — | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 83.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 |
| Marcelo GomesF | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 33.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Bryce PetersonG | 5 | — | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 |
| Brian HabererG | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan BowenF | 31 | 853 | — | 64.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 6.7 | — | — |
| J.R. KochF | 31 | 499 | — | 68.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 | — | — |
| Ricky DavisF | 31 | 825 | — | 53.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | — | — |
| Kent McCauslandG | 31 | 738 | — | 65.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 | — | — |
| Darryl MooreG | 31 | 698 | — | 54.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | — | — |
| Dean OliverG | 31 | 778 | — | 50.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | — | — |
| Guy RuckerC | 31 | 530 | — | 51.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | — | — |
| Kyle GallowayG | 31 | 388 | — | 57.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | — | — |
| Ryan LuehrsmannG | 31 | 580 | — | 48.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | — | — |
| Scott RabenoldG | 14 | 35 | — | 76.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Jason BauerG | 23 | 98 | — | 62.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Greg HelmersC | 12 | 70 | — | 89.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Vernon SimmonsF | 11 | 36 | — | 67.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Bryce PetersonG | 5 | 8 | — | 34.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Kerry KobergF | 13 | 34 | — | 45.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Jason SmithG | 3 | 6 | — | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Marcelo GomesF | 5 | 13 | — | 20.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| B.J. TerronesG | 8 | 31 | — | 42.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Brian HabererG | 3 | 12 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
1997-98 Roster 19 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Terrones | SO | G | 5-8 | ||||
| Brian Haberer | JR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Bryce Peterson | FR | G | |||||
| Darryl Moore | SR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Dean Oliver | FR | G | 5-11 | ||||
| Greg Helmers | SR | C | 6-9 | ||||
| Guy Rucker | SO | C | 6-11 | ||||
| Jason Bauer | JR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Jason Smith | FR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| J.R. Koch | JR | F | 6-10 | ||||
| Kent McCausland | JR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Kerry Koberg | SR | F | 6-5 | ||||
| Kyle Galloway | FR | G | 6-6 | ||||
| Marcelo Gomes | SO | F | 6-6 | ||||
| Ricky Davis | FR | F | 6-6 | ||||
| Ryan Bowen | SR | F | 6-7 | ||||
| Ryan Luehrsmann | SO | G | 5-11 | ||||
| Scott Rabenold | SR | G | 6-0 | ||||
| Vernon Simmons | JR | F | 6-6 |
1997-98 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #10
- Lowest Rank
- #24
- Weeks in Poll
- 13
- Total Weeks
- 18
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#15
11/17
#14
11/24
#14
12/1
#10
12/8
#10
12/15
#15
12/22
#15
12/29
#14
1/5
#11
1/12
#13
1/19
#10
1/26
#16
2/2
#24
2/9
NR
2/16
NR
2/23
NR
3/2
NR
3/9
NR
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM