FEATURED GAME
Beat #10 Kansas
85
vs
81
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1998-99 at a glance
1998-99 Iowa Men's Basketball
20-10
Overall
9-7
Big Ten
#12
Peak AP rank
Tom Davis
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
73.9
#71 nationally
Power rating
+15.4
Simple Rating System — #21 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
87
vs Coppin State on Dec 23
Best defensive game
held them to 48
vs Northwestern (52-48)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Detroit Mercy (61-60)
Biggest win
by 24
vs South Alabama (82-58)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#12
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
11
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
12-3
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
5-5
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #8 Indiana
67
vs
52
Took down #8 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #17 Arkansas
82
vs
72
Statement win on a neutral floor over #17
RANKED WIN
Beat #21 Ohio State
71
vs
68
Took down #21 at home
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #13 Ohio State
69
vs
73
Tough matchup against #13
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #19 Minnesota
70
vs
75
Tough matchup against #19
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #3 Connecticut
68
vs
78
Tough matchup against #3
1998-99 Schedule 30 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | Neutral Western Illinois | 74–63 | W |
| Nov 19 | Home Northern Iowa | 83–67 | W |
| Nov 25 | Home Creighton | 73–75 | L |
| Dec 1 | Away Drake | 78–74 | W |
| Dec 4 | Home South Alabama | 82–58 | W |
| Dec 5 | Home Detroit Mercy | 61–60 | W |
| Dec 7 | Home Illinois | 84–62 | W |
| Dec 8 | Away Kansas | 85–81 | W |
| Dec 12 | Home Iowa State | 74–54 | W |
| Dec 19 | Home Missouri | 82–68 | W |
| Dec 23 | Home Coppin State | 87–73 | W |
| Dec 31 | Home Indiana | 67–52 | W |
| Jan 3 | Away Northwestern | 52–48 | W |
| Jan 12 | Home Ohio State | 71–68 | W |
| Jan 16 | Away Minnesota | 70–75 | L |
| Jan 21 | Away Michigan State | 65–80 | L |
| Jan 23 | Home Wisconsin | 52–72 | L |
| Jan 27 | Home Penn State | 84–74 | W |
| Jan 30 | Away Michigan | 81–68 | W |
| Feb 4 | Away Purdue | 75–90 | L |
| Feb 6 | Home Michigan State | 81–95 | L |
| Feb 10 | Home Minnesota | 76–73 | W |
| Feb 13 | Away Ohio State | 69–73 | L |
| Feb 21 | Away Illinois | 78–72 | W |
| Feb 24 | Home Northwestern | 65–48 | W |
| Feb 27 | Away Indiana | 81–88 | L |
| Mar 5 | Neutral Wisconsin | 60–74 | L |
| Mar 11 | Neutral UAB | 77–64 | W |
| Mar 13 | Neutral Arkansas | 82–72 | W |
| Mar 18 | Neutral Connecticut | 68–78 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
73.9
vs
70.0
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+3.9 points per game
Field goal %
46.3%
vs
45.2%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+1.1 percentage points
3-point %
37.3%
vs
37.7%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
-0.4 percentage points
Free throw %
70.1%
vs
68.3%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+1.8 percentage points
Total rebounds
34.9
vs
31.1
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+3.8 rebounds per game
Assists
15.2
vs
15.5
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
-0.3 assists per game
Turnovers
17.7
vs
17.6
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
+0.1 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
30.0
30.0
0.0
Minutes
40.0
40.0
0.0
FG
24.7
25.0
-0.3
FGA
53.4
55.3
-1.9
FG%
46.3%
45.2%
+1.1
3P
6.3
7.3
-1.0
3PA
16.8
19.3
-2.5
3P%
37.3%
37.7%
-0.4
2P
18.4
17.7
+0.7
2PA
36.6
36.0
+0.6
2P%
50.4%
49.2%
+1.2
FT
18.2
12.8
+5.4
FTA
26.0
18.7
+7.3
FT%
70.1%
68.3%
+1.8
ORB
13.3
11.7
+1.6
DRB
21.6
19.5
+2.1
TRB
34.9
31.1
+3.8
AST
15.2
15.5
-0.3
STL
8.9
8.6
+0.3
BLK
2.7
2.6
+0.1
TOV
17.7
17.6
+0.1
PF
18.1
21.7
-3.6
PTS
73.9
70.0
+3.9
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean OliverG | 30 | 29 | 28.6 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 40.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 36.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 71.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 11.9 |
| J.R. KochF | 30 | 24 | 22.0 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 52.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 38.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 74.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 10.4 |
| Jess SettlesF | 28 | 19 | 20.1 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 43.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 34.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 78.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 9.8 |
| Kent McCauslandG | 30 | 28 | 25.5 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 46.3 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 42.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 85.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| Joey RangeG | 28 | 2 | 19.4 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 52.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 31.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 60.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| Jacob JaacksC | 30 | 3 | 15.8 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 52.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 37.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 64.3 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| Guy RuckerC | 29 | 13 | 16.4 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 | 2.1 | 60.7 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| Sam OkeyF | 7 | 1 | 16.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 53.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 64.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 6.6 |
| Ryan LuehrsmannG | 29 | 16 | 21.2 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 46.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 40.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 69.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| Jason BauerG | 30 | 15 | 17.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 43.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 37.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 77.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Duez HendersonF | 24 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 62.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Jason PriceG | 27 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 73.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Rod ThompsonF | 9 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Josiah BilskemperG | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Kyle GallowayG | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Marcelo GomesF | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Antonio RamosC | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| B.J. TerronesG | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Jason SmithG | 9 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Bryce PetersonG | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Mike RebholzC | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| John Carl WilliamsC | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. KochF | 30 | 660 | — | 62.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | — | — |
| Kent McCauslandG | 30 | 766 | — | 65.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | — | — |
| Dean OliverG | 30 | 859 | — | 53.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | — | — |
| Jacob JaacksC | 30 | 474 | — | 60.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | — | — |
| Joey RangeG | 28 | 543 | — | 55.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | — | — |
| Jess SettlesF | 28 | 563 | — | 53.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | — | — |
| Ryan LuehrsmannG | 29 | 614 | — | 57.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | — | — |
| Guy RuckerC | 29 | 477 | — | 50.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | — | — |
| Jason BauerG | 30 | 522 | — | 59.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | — | — |
| Sam OkeyF | 7 | 112 | — | 57.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Duez HendersonF | 24 | 133 | — | 52.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | — | — |
| Jason SmithG | 9 | 20 | — | 40.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Rod ThompsonF | 9 | 17 | — | 38.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Marcelo GomesF | 2 | 2 | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Antonio RamosC | 3 | 16 | — | 51.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Mike RebholzC | 2 | 5 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| John Carl WilliamsC | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Josiah BilskemperG | 4 | 9 | — | 51.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Jason PriceG | 27 | 173 | — | 36.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | — | — |
| Bryce PetersonG | 4 | 6 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle GallowayG | 3 | 15 | — | 75.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. TerronesG | 4 | 9 | — | 51.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
1998-99 Roster 22 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Ramos | FR | C | 7-2 | ||||
| B.J. Terrones | JR | G | 5-8 | ||||
| Bryce Peterson | SO | G | |||||
| Dean Oliver | SO | G | 5-11 | ||||
| Duez Henderson | FR | F | 6-7 | ||||
| Guy Rucker | JR | C | 6-11 | ||||
| Jacob Jaacks | JR | C | 6-8 | ||||
| Jason Bauer | SR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Jason Price | JR | G | 6-0 | ||||
| Jason Smith | SO | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Jess Settles | SR | F | 6-7 | ||||
| Joey Range | FR | G | 6-5 | ||||
| John Carl Williams | FR | C | 6-9 | ||||
| Josiah Bilskemper | — | G | |||||
| J.R. Koch | SR | F | 6-10 | ||||
| Kent McCausland | SR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Kyle Galloway | SO | G | 6-6 | ||||
| Marcelo Gomes | JR | F | 6-6 | ||||
| Mike Rebholz | SO | C | 6-7 | ||||
| Rod Thompson | FR | F | 6-6 | ||||
| Ryan Luehrsmann | JR | G | 5-11 | ||||
| Sam Okey | SR | F | 6-7 |
1998-99 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#21
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #12
- Lowest Rank
- #25
- Weeks in Poll
- 13
- Total Weeks
- 19
Week-by-week rankings
11/16
NR
11/23
NR
11/30
NR
12/7
NR
12/14
#25
12/21
#21
12/28
#21
1/4
#17
1/11
#12
1/18
#14
1/25
#16
2/1
#14
2/8
#19
2/15
#20
2/22
#18
3/1
#20
3/8
NR
3/15
NR
Final
#21
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM