1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Indiana [a]
13
–
5
.722
20
–
11
.645
No. 18 Penn State
12
–
6
.667
21
–
7
.750
No. 21 Iowa [b]
12
–
6
.667
24
–
8
.750
Minnesota [c]
11
–
7
.611
20
–
10
.667
Wisconsin [d]
9
–
9
.500
18
–
14
.563
Michigan State
9
–
9
.500
16
–
16
.500
Illinois
7
–
11
.389
18
–
13
.581
No. 4 Purdue [e]
6
–
12
.333
7
–
23
.233
Ohio State [f]
5
–
13
.278
12
–
15
.444
Northwestern [g]
4
–
14
.222
9
–
18
.333
Michigan [h]
1
–
8
.111
1
–
10
.091
Rankings from AP Poll Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:[1]
^ Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12
^ Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9
^ Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games)
^ Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15
^ Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games)
^ Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17
^ Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20
^ Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)
The 1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference . The team was led by 10th year head coach Tom Davis , and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena . They finished the season 24–8 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #6 seed in the West Region.
Roster
1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
3
Kenyon Murray
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Sr
Battle Creek, Michigan
F
4
Jess Settles
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Jr
Winfield, Iowa
PG
15
Andre Woolridge
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Omaha, Nebraska
G
13
Mon'ter Glasper
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Sr
Albion, Michigan
G
14
Chris Kingsbury
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
Hamilton, Ohio
G
32
Kent McCausland
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Fr
Waterloo, Iowa
PF
42
Ryan Bowen
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
So
Fort Madison, Iowa
F
44
J. R. Koch
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
Fr
Morton, Illinois
G
45
Darryl Moore
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
So
Chicago, Illinois
F
50
Alvin Robinson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Fr
Chicago, Illinois
F/C
52
Russ Millard
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Sr
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C
55
Greg Helmers
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
So
Palmer, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/22/1995 *
No. 10
vs. Ohio Great Alaska Shootout
W 78-51[2]
1-0
18 – Millard
13 – Bowen
7 – Glasper
Sullivan Arena (7,863)Anchorage, AK
11/24/1995 *
No. 10
vs. No. 6 Connecticut Great Alaska Shootout Semifinal
W 101-95 OT[3]
2-0
30 – Kingsbury
7 – Kingsbury
7 – Woolridge
Sullivan Arena (7,863)Anchorage, AK
11/25/1995 *
No. 10
vs. Duke Great Alaska Shootout Final
L 81-88[4]
2-1
16 – Millard, Kingsbury
8 – Murray
5 – Woolridge
Sullivan Arena (7,863)Anchorage, AK
11/28/1995 *
No. 11
Drake Iowa Big Four
W 98-66[5]
3-1
22 – Millard
10 – Millard
8 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
12/1/1995 *
No. 11
East Tennessee State Super Chevy Shootout
W 104-58
4-1
17 – Millard
9 – Koch
8 – Settles
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,978)Iowa City, IA
12/2/1995 *
No. 11
Colgate Super Chevy Shootout
W 79-59[6]
5-1
14 – Millard
12 – Settles
5 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,147)Iowa City, IA
12/5/1995 *
No. 12
at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four
W 78-73[7]
6-1
20 – Settles
15 – Settles
5 – Woolridge
UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA
12/9/1995 *
No. 12
at Iowa State Rivalry
W 56-50[8]
7-1
16 – Woolridge
8 – Murray, Millard
5 – Settles
Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
12/16/1995 *
No. 9
Texas Southern
W 110-67
8-1
20 – Millard
10 – Millard
6 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/20/1995 *
No. 10
Western Illinois
W 93-41
9-1
15 – Settles, Millard
6 – Settles, Murray
7 – Settles
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/23/1995 *
No. 10
Morehead State
W 82-57
10-1
12 – Millard
17 – Settles
6 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/28/1995 *
No. 10
at Colorado
W 100-85[9]
11-1
28 – Millard
10 – Settles
7 – Kingsbury
Coors Events Center (8,953)Boulder, CO
Big Ten Regular Season
1/3/1996
No. 10
at Purdue
L 61-85
11-2 (0-1)
13 – Settles
8 – Millard
7 – Woolridge
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/6/1996
No. 10
Minnesota
W 92-63
12-2 (1-1)
20 – Millard
10 – Millard
9 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/10/1996
No. 11
Ohio State
W 81-53
13-2 (2-1)
20 – Settles
9 – Settles
7 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/13/1996
No. 11
at Wisconsin
L 71-80
13-3 (2-2)
15 – Settles
7 – Millard
3 – Woolridge, Kingsbury
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/18/1996
No. 16
Illinois
W 82-79[10]
14-3 (3-2)
19 – Settles
8 – Bowen
6 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/20/1996
No. 16
at Michigan State
L 60-62[11]
14-4 (3-3)
14 – Woolridge, Kingsbury
5 – Glasper
3 – Settles, Woolridge
Breslin Center (14,138)East Lansing, MI
1/28/1996
No. 22
No. 16 Michigan
W 70-61[12] [13]
15-4 (4-3)
28 – Woolridge
5 – Settles, Millard
9 – Settles
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,560)Iowa City, IA
1/30/1996
No. 16
at Indiana
L 73-76[14]
15-5 (4-4)
19 – Woolridge
7 – Settles
5 – Woolridge
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/3/1996
No. 16
No. 10 Penn State
L 87-95[15] OT
15-6 (4-5)
23 – Settles
5 – Settles, Woolridge
7 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
2/7/1996
No. 19
at Northwestern
W 88-77[16]
16-6 (5-5)
29 – Settles
8 – Settles
9 – Woolridge
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,488)Evanston, IL
2/11/1996
No. 19
Indiana
W 76-50[17]
17-6 (6-5)
16 – Murray
11 – Settles
9 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
2/13/1996
No. 19
at Michigan
W 62-55[18]
18-6 (7-5)
20 – Woolridge
15 – Millard
6 – Woolridge
Crisler Arena (13,562)Ann Arbor, MI
2/21/1996
No. 18
Michigan State
W 83-47[19]
19-6 (8-5)
17 – Millard
7 – Settles
8 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
2/24/1996
No. 18
at Illinois
L 86-91
19-7 (8-6)
17 – Settles
12 – Settles
5 – Settles
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
2/28/1996
No. 20
Wisconsin
W 69-54[20]
20-7 (9-6)
25 – Settles
8 – Millard
9 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
3/2/1996
No. 20
at Ohio State
W 73-64[21]
21-7 (10-6)
19 – Settles
9 – Millard
8 – Woolridge
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
3/6/1996
No. 19
at Minnesota
L 64-72[22]
21-8 (10-7)
21 – Settles
6 – Settles
6 – Woolridge
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
3/9/1996
No. 19
No. 4 Purdue
W 56-52[23] [24]
22-8 (11-7)
18 – Settles
8 – Woolridge
8 – Woolridge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
NCAA tournament
3/15/1996 *
(6 W) No. 21
vs. (11 W) (11) George Washington West Regional 1st Round
W 81-79[25]
23-8 (11-7)
21 – Settles
15 – Settles
7 – Woolridge
Wells Fargo Arena (12,462)Tempe, AZ
3/17/1996 *
(6 W) No. 21
vs. (3 W) No. 11 Arizona West Regional 2nd Round
L 73-87[26] [27]
23-9 (11-7)
16 – Kingsbury
12 – Settles
7 – Woolridge
Wells Fargo Arena (12,441)Tempe, AZ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
[28]
Rankings
Awards and honors
Team players in the 1996 NBA draft
[29]
References
^ "Division I Records" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association . p. 56. Retrieved March 16, 2021 .
^ "Iowa rolls in opener, 78-51" . Des Moines Register . November 23, 1995. p. 41. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL;Iowa Holds Off UConn" . The New York Times . November 25, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Duke 88, Iowa 81" . UPI . November 26, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Hawks shoot down Drake" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 29, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Hawks win in a cakewalk" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 4, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Pesky Panthers surprise" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 6, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Too close for comfort" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 11, 1995. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Millard's peak performance lifts Hawks, 100-85" . Des Moines Register . December 29, 1995. p. 23. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Juniors key Iowa in the clutch" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 19, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Last-second tip-in drops Iowa to .500" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 22, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Wolverines can't stop Hawkeyes, Woolridge" . Des Moines Register . January 29, 1996. p. 17. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Woolridge's 28 drops Michigan" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 29, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Hoosiers halt rally in time" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 31, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Hawks fall in overtime" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 5, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Settles scores 29 as Hawks win on road" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 8, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes turn up the volume" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 12, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Hawks conquer Crisler" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 14, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes bring the thunder" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 22, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes spoil the party" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 29, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Win No. 21 propels Hawks toward NCAA's" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . March 4, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Gopher bury Hawks" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . March 7, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Seeds of change: Iowa stuffs Purdue" . Des Moines Register . March 10, 1996. p. 29. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes hang on for victorious Carver finale" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . March 11, 1996. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "Down by 17, Iowa Comes All the Way Back" . The Los Angeles Times . March 16, 1996. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ Gene Wojciechowski (March 18, 1996). "Goodbye, Hawkeyes: Arizona 87, Iowa 73" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
^ Gene Wojciechowski (March 25, 1996). "Arizona sends Hawkeyes packing" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule" . University of Iowa Athletic Department . Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019 .
^ "1996 NBA Draft" . Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018 .
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