1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 12th season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–11 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play.

1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Super Chevy Shootout Champions
National Invitation Tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Davis (12th season)
Assistant coach	Gary Close
MVP	Ryan Bowen
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No.  16 Michigan State	13	–	3		.813			22	–	8		.733
No. 22 Illinois	13	–	3		.813			23	–	10		.697
No. 11 Purdue	12	–	4		.750			28	–	8		.778
Iowa	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Indiana	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Penn State	8	–	8		.500			19	–	13		.594
Northwestern	3	–	13		.188			10	–	17		.370
Wisconsin	3	–	13		.188			12	–	19		.387
Ohio State	1	–	15		.063			8	–	22		.267
No. 12 Michigan* †	0	–	5		.000			0	–	8		.000
Minnesota**	0	–	10		.000			0	–	15		.000
† 1998 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program **Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10

Roster

1997–98 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Jason Bauer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Hudson, Iowa C 13 Guy Rucker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — So Inkster, Michigan PG 20 Dean Oliver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Fr Mason City, Iowa G 23 Ricky Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Davenport, Iowa G 24 Ryan Luehrsmann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — So Cedar Rapids, Iowa F 25 Vernon Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Simi Valley, California G 30 Kyle Galloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sioux City, Iowa G 32 Kent McCausland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Waterloo, Iowa PF 42 Ryan Bowen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr Fort Madison, Iowa F 44 J. R. Koch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Morton, Illinois F 45 Darryl Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Chicago, Illinois C 55 Greg Helmers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr Palmer, Iowa	Head coach Tom Davis (UW–Platteville) Assistant coach(es) Gary Close (Arizona State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/1997*	No. 15	Chicago State	W 105–60	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
11/16/1997*	No. 15	North Texas	W 112–64	2–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
11/29/1997*	No. 14	Long Island	W 101–69[1]	3–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,387) Iowa City, IA
12/2/1997*	No. 10	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 90–60[2]	4–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
12/5/1997*	No. 10	Rice Super Chevy Shootout	W 81–52	5–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
12/6/1997*	No. 10	Weber State Super Chevy Shootout	W 81–56[3]	6–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
12/9/1997*	No. 10	at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	L 78–84[4]	6–1	UNI-Dome (8,742) Cedar Fall, IA
12/13/1997*	No. 10	at Iowa State Rivalry	W 60–59	7–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
12/28/1997* 5:00 pm	No. 15	Bucknell	W 91–52	11–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
12/31/1997	No. 14	at Indiana	W 89–76	12–1 (1–0)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
1/8/1998		Illinois Rivalry	L 64–76	13–2 (2–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
1/21/1998 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 10	Michigan State	L 57–78	15–3 (4–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
1/24/1998*	No. 10	at Missouri	L 79–80 OT	15–4	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
2/3/1998	No. 24	at Wisconsin	W 79–76	16–6 (5–4)	Kohl Center (16,096) Madison, WI
2/7/1998 11:00 am, ESPN Plus Regional	No. 24	at No. 16 Michigan State	L 64–75	16–7 (5–5)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
2/18/1998		No. 5 Purdue	W 88–69[5]	18–8 (7–7)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
2/22/1998		at No. 23 Illinois Rivalry	L 72–79	18–9 (7–8)	Assembly Hall (16,450) Champaign, IL
2/28/1998		Indiana	W 84–70	20–9 (9–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/6/1998		vs. No. 17 Michigan Quarterfinals	L 66–77	20–10 (9–7)	United Center  Chicago, IL
National Invitation Tournament
3/11/1998*		Georgia First round	L 93–100[6]	20–11	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players in the 1998 NBA draft

See also: 1998 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Ricky Davis	Charlotte Hornets

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References

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4. "Dome disaster" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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6. "Minnesota, Penn State, Marquette Advance; Iowa Stumbles Against Georgia". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1998. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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