FEATURED GAME
Beat #12 Louisville
76
vs
71
Statement win on a neutral floor over #12
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 2004-05 at a glance
2004-05 Iowa Men's Basketball
21-12
Overall
7-9
Big Ten
#14
Peak AP rank
Steve Alford
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
3
1-2 record in OT
Best 3-point game
14/24
58% vs North Carolina
Points per game
72.9
#77 nationally
Power rating
+15.0
Simple Rating System — #24 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
92
vs North Carolina on Nov 24
Best defensive game
held them to 52
vs Purdue (71-52)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Northwestern (74-75)
Biggest win
by 35
vs Centenary (LA) (88-53)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#14
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
9
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
13-3
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
3-6
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #13 Michigan State
71
vs
69
Statement win on a neutral floor over #13
RANKED WIN
Beat #15 Texas
82
vs
80
Statement win on a neutral floor over #15
OT WIN
Beat Michigan
74
vs
72
Pulled it out in overtime
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost OT vs Illinois
68
vs
73
Lost in overtime by a single possession
HEARTBREAKER
Lost OT vs Northwestern
74
vs
75
Lost in overtime by a single possession
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Wisconsin
69
vs
72
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
2004-05 Schedule 33 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 | Home Western Illinois | 85–62 | W |
| Nov 22 | Neutral Louisville | 76–71 | W |
| Nov 23 | Neutral Texas | 82–80 | W |
| Nov 24 | Neutral North Carolina | 92–106 | L |
| Nov 30 | Away Drake | 91–75 | W |
| Dec 3 | Home Centenary (LA) | 88–53 | W |
| Dec 4 | Home UNC Greensboro | 83–58 | W |
| Dec 7 | Home Northern Iowa | 76–73 | W |
| Dec 10 | Home Iowa State | 70–63 | W |
| Dec 18 | Home Western Carolina | 88–75 | W |
| Dec 21 | Neutral Texas Tech | 83–53 | W |
| Dec 28 | Home Air Force | 73–63 | W |
| Dec 31 | Home Saint Louis | 67–58 | W |
| Jan 5 | Home Michigan | 63–65 | L |
| Jan 8 | Away Ohio State | 69–81 | L |
| Jan 15 | Home Minnesota | 66–60 | W |
| Jan 20 | Away Illinois | 68–73 | L |
| Jan 22 | Home Purdue | 71–57 | W |
| Jan 26 | Away Northwestern | 74–75 | L |
| Jan 29 | Home Indiana | 72–57 | W |
| Feb 5 | Home Michigan State | 64–75 | L |
| Feb 9 | Away Wisconsin | 69–72 | L |
| Feb 12 | Home Northwestern | 64–54 | W |
| Feb 16 | Away Purdue | 63–66 | L |
| Feb 19 | Home Illinois | 65–75 | L |
| Feb 23 | Away Minnesota | 57–65 | L |
| Feb 26 | Away Penn State | 78–56 | W |
| Mar 2 | Home Ohio State | 74–72 | W |
| Mar 5 | Away Michigan | 74–72 | W |
| Mar 10 | Neutral Purdue | 71–52 | W |
| Mar 11 | Neutral Michigan State | 71–69 | W |
| Mar 12 | Neutral Wisconsin | 56–59 | L |
| Mar 17 | Neutral Cincinnati | 64–76 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
72.9
vs
67.3
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+5.6 points per game
Field goal %
45.9%
vs
41.9%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+4.0 percentage points
3-point %
37.6%
vs
—
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
Free throw %
69.1%
vs
—
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
Total rebounds
36.2
vs
34.9
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+1.3 rebounds per game
Assists
15.2
vs
—
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
Turnovers
14.4
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
33.0
33.0
0.0
Minutes
40.5
40.5
0.0
FG
25.5
24.0
+1.5
FGA
55.5
57.2
-1.7
FG%
45.9%
41.9%
+4.0
3P
6.4
—
—
3PA
16.9
—
—
3P%
37.6%
—
—
2P
19.1
—
—
2PA
38.6
—
—
2P%
49.6%
—
—
FT
15.6
—
—
FTA
22.6
—
—
FT%
69.1%
—
—
ORB
11.2
—
—
DRB
25.0
—
—
TRB
36.2
34.9
+1.3
AST
15.2
—
—
STL
7.5
—
—
BLK
5.3
—
—
TOV
14.4
—
—
PF
18.7
—
—
PTS
72.9
67.3
+5.6
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre PierceG | 20 | 19 | 34.0 | 7.0 | 14.5 | 48.1 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 31.5 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 52.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 17.8 |
| Greg BrunnerF | 33 | 32 | 31.8 | 5.3 | 10.4 | 51.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 35.4 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 69.0 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 14.7 |
| Adam HaluskaG | 33 | 33 | 30.4 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 47.8 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 80.8 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 14.2 |
| Jeff HornerG | 33 | 32 | 36.6 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 40.7 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 40.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 78.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 14.0 |
| Mike HendersonG | 33 | 14 | 20.8 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 41.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 31.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 65.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| Erek HansenC | 32 | 29 | 19.8 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 44.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 72.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| Doug ThomasF | 32 | 2 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 1.9 | 62.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| Carlton ReedG | 32 | 1 | 11.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 36.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 32.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 70.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Alex ThompsonF | 32 | 3 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Jack BrownleeG | 14 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 41.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 30.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| J.R. AngleG | 11 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 36.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Seth GorneyC | 21 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 57.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Justin WieckF | 9 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg BrunnerF | 33 | 1048 | — | 57.3 | — | 24.1 | — | — | 14.9 | 12.8 | — | 2.2 | 15.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 4.7 | — | — |
| Adam HaluskaG | 33 | 1003 | — | 61.5 | — | 21.3 | — | — | 7.4 | 10.8 | — | 0.6 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 4.4 | — | — |
| Jeff HornerG | 33 | 1209 | — | 56.4 | — | 20.5 | — | — | 7.0 | 29.2 | — | 0.4 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | — | — |
| Pierre PierceG | 20 | 679 | — | 52.6 | — | 31.2 | — | — | 8.7 | 29.1 | — | 0.9 | 19.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | — | — |
| Erek HansenC | 32 | 635 | — | 50.4 | — | 14.9 | — | — | 7.6 | 5.2 | — | 9.3 | 19.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | — | — |
| Doug ThomasF | 32 | 516 | — | 55.7 | — | 15.3 | — | — | 16.9 | 3.7 | — | 1.8 | 16.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | — | — |
| Mike HendersonG | 33 | 688 | — | 47.1 | — | 16.9 | — | — | 5.8 | 10.4 | — | 0.3 | 25.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | — | — |
| Carlton ReedG | 32 | 367 | — | 51.7 | — | 14.0 | — | — | 5.4 | 12.1 | — | 0.4 | 22.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | — | — |
| Alex ThompsonF | 32 | 315 | — | 42.0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | 11.5 | 10.2 | — | 3.4 | 19.8 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Seth GorneyC | 21 | 96 | — | 67.8 | — | 8.0 | — | — | 13.0 | 5.4 | — | 0.7 | 32.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | — |
| Jack BrownleeG | 14 | 79 | — | 52.1 | — | 11.7 | — | — | 3.6 | 17.9 | — | 0.0 | 27.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Justin WieckF | 9 | 15 | — | 51.3 | — | 9.9 | — | — | 3.8 | 10.6 | — | 4.7 | 33.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| J.R. AngleG | 11 | 25 | — | 45.5 | — | 34.1 | — | — | 13.6 | 8.5 | — | 0.0 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Shooting | 3PT | Boards | Other | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG-FGA | FG% | eFG% | 3P-3PA | 3P% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | TOV | |||
| Nov 19 | Western Illinois | W 85–62 | 29-61 | 47.5 | 53.3 | 7-21 | 33.3 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 13 |
| Nov 22 | vs Louisville | W 76–71 | 23-51 | 45.1 | 51.0 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 16 |
| Nov 23 | vs Texas | W 82–80 | 26-66 | 39.4 | 46.2 | 9-24 | 37.5 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 11 |
| Nov 24 | vs North Carolina | L 92–106 | 29-53 | 54.7 | 67.9 | 14-24 | 58.3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 22 |
| Nov 30 | @ Drake | W 91–75 | 30-56 | 53.6 | 60.7 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 19 |
| Dec 3 | Centenary (LA) | W 88–53 | 33-60 | 55.0 | 59.2 | 5-16 | 31.3 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 9 |
| Dec 4 | UNC Greensboro | W 83–58 | 32-63 | 50.8 | 59.5 | 11-19 | 57.9 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 21 |
| Dec 7 | Northern Iowa | W 76–73 | 30-57 | 52.6 | 61.4 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 7 |
| Dec 10 | Iowa State | W 70–63 | 22-60 | 36.7 | 40.0 | 4-17 | 23.5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
| Dec 18 | Western Carolina | W 88–75 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 21 | vs Texas Tech | W 83–53 | 31-68 | 45.6 | 49.3 | 5-16 | 31.3 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 15 |
| Dec 28 | Air Force | W 73–63 | 27-40 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 19 |
| Dec 31 | Saint Louis | W 67–58 | 23-47 | 48.9 | 55.3 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 12 |
| Jan 5 | Michigan | L 63–65 | 22-59 | 37.3 | 40.7 | 4-16 | 25.0 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| Jan 8 | @ Ohio State | L 69–81 | 24-53 | 45.3 | 49.1 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| Jan 15 | Minnesota | W 66–60 | 19-55 | 34.5 | 39.1 | 5-21 | 23.8 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 15 |
| Jan 20 | @ Illinois | L 68–73 OT | 27-61 | 44.3 | 50.8 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 22 |
| Jan 22 | Purdue | W 71–57 | 27-60 | 45.0 | 49.2 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 8 |
| Jan 26 | @ Northwestern | L 74–75 OT | 25-53 | 47.2 | 55.7 | 9-21 | 42.9 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 19 |
| Jan 29 | Indiana | W 72–57 | 26-45 | 57.8 | 65.6 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 15 |
| Feb 5 | Michigan State | L 64–75 | 15-52 | 28.8 | 30.8 | 2-15 | 13.3 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Feb 9 | @ Wisconsin | L 69–72 | 27-60 | 45.0 | 51.7 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
| Feb 12 | Northwestern | W 64–54 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 16 | @ Purdue | L 63–66 | 23-56 | 41.1 | 47.3 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Feb 19 | Illinois | L 65–75 | 20-43 | 46.5 | 51.2 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| Feb 23 | @ Minnesota | L 57–65 | 23-56 | 41.1 | 42.9 | 2-16 | 12.5 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 16 |
| Feb 26 | @ Penn State | W 78–56 | 32-61 | 52.5 | 58.2 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 12 |
| Mar 2 | Ohio State | W 74–72 | 25-53 | 47.2 | 53.8 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
| Mar 5 | @ Michigan | W 74–72 OT | 26-55 | 47.3 | 50.9 | 4-16 | 25.0 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
| Mar 10 | vs Purdue | W 71–52 | 26-58 | 44.8 | 52.6 | 9-20 | 45.0 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 11 |
| Mar 11 | vs Michigan State | W 71–69 | 23-52 | 44.2 | 49.0 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 19 |
| Mar 12 | vs Wisconsin | L 56–59 | 20-44 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 4-17 | 23.5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| Mar 17 | vs Cincinnati | L 64–76 | 20-59 | 33.9 | 38.1 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
2004-05 Roster 13 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Haluska | SO | G | 6-5 | 210 | Carroll, IA | |
| 2 | Jeff Horner | JR | G | 6-3 | 185 | Mason City, IA | |
| 3 | Pierre Pierce | JR | G | 6-4 | 195 | Westmont, IL | |
| 4 | J.R. Angle | FR | G | 6-7 | 215 | Franklin, IN | |
| 13 | Justin Wieck | JR | F | 6-6 | 185 | North Liberty, IA | |
| 15 | Alex Thompson | FR | F | 6-10 | 235 | Ames, IA | |
| 15 | Jack Brownlee | SR | G | 6-0 | 165 | Fort Dodge, IA | |
| 23 | Doug Thomas | JR | F | 6-8 | 245 | Pasadena, CA | |
| 25 | Carlton Reed | FR | G | 6-4 | 195 | Waterloo, IA | |
| 34 | Erek Hansen | JR | C | 6-11 | 220 | Bedford, TX | |
| 35 | Mike Henderson | SO | G | 6-2 | 200 | Waterloo, IA | |
| 44 | Greg Brunner | JR | F | 6-7 | 245 | Charles City, IA | |
| 53 | Seth Gorney | FR | C | 7-0 | 245 | Vandalia, OH |
2004-05 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #14
- Lowest Rank
- #24
- Weeks in Poll
- 9
- Total Weeks
- 17
Week-by-week rankings
11/22
NR
11/29
#23
12/6
#17
12/13
#16
12/20
#17
12/27
#16
1/3
#14
1/10
#24
1/17
#23
1/24
#23
1/31
NR
2/7
NR
2/14
NR
2/21
NR
2/28
NR
3/7
NR
3/14
NR
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM