1995-96

OVERALL

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BIG 10 CONF.

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CONF. TOURNEY

POST-

SEASON

  23-9

 

 

 

11-7

4th

 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS:                 Coaches:

 

 

ROSTER:

Pos. # Starters Ppg.
F 3 Kenyon Murray 9.5
F 4 Jess Settles 15.1
C 52 Russ Millard 13.7
G 5 Andre Woolridge 13.1
G 13 Mon'ter Glasper 4.6
Reserves
F 52 Ryan Bowen 5.5
F 44 J.R. Koch 3.4
G 14 Chris Kingsbury 11.9

 

No.

Player

Pos

Hgt.

Wt.

Cl.

Hometown/Previous School

 

RETURNEES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW FACES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Varsity letters

#

Walk-on

Cpt

Captain

PRESEASON OUTLOOK:

 

 

RETURNEES (Stats):

PLAYER

POS.

G/GS

MIN.

PPG

RPG

GI

MI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAYER LOSSES (' Stats):

PLAYER

POS.

G/GS

MIN.

PPG

RPG

GI

MI

STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEASON SUMMARY:

Hawkeyes get off to fast start

With a veteran cast of players returning from a fast finish the previous season, it wasn't a surprise when the Hawkeyes started fast in 1995-96. A strong performance in the Great Alaska Shootout to open the season showed just how fast the Hawkeyes could go.

After a 78-51 win over Ohio University in the first round, Iowa earned the attention of college basketball fans around the nation with a 101-95 overtime win over Connecticut in the semi-finals. The Hawkeyes raced to a 19-point advantage in the first half and then controlled the overtime session to advance to the finals.

Iowa didn't start as well in the championship game against Duke, but the Hawkeyes led late in the second half before the Blue Devils rallied to take an 88-81 win and Iowa had to settle for second place. Russ Millard and Chris Kingsbury were named to the all-tournament team.

The loss to Duke was Iowa's only setback in non-conference action. The Hawkeyes opened the home season with a 98-66 rout of Drake and then won their own Super Chevy Shootout with wins over East Tennessee State (104-58) and Colgate (79-59). Russ Millard was the tournament MVP and was joined on the all-tournament team by Kenyon Murray, Andre Woolridge and Chris Kingsbury.

 

Iowa earned the mythical state title with road wins at Northern Iowa (78-73) and Iowa State (56-50). The victory at Ames ended Iowa State's 41-game home court winning streak over non-conference opponents. The Hawkeyes concluded the non-conference schedule with an impressive 100-85 win at Colorado.

Hawks rally after slow start in Big Ten

The Hawkeyes started slow in Big Ten play, posting a 3-3 record in their first six games. Iowa started league play at Purdue, and after battling to a first half tie Iowa was beaten 85-61. Home victories over Minnesota, Ohio State, and Illinois were wrapped around disappointing losses at Wisconsin and Michigan State, with the 62-60 loss to the Spartans coming on a last-second rebound basket.

Following a three-point loss at Indiana and an overtime defeat at home to 10th ranked Penn State, Iowa was just 4-5 at the midway point of the Big Ten season with just four home games remaining on the schedule.

Iowa responded to the challenge with a sudden four-game winning streak. The Hawkeyes won their first Big Ten road game at Northwestern (88-77) and returned home to face Indiana. The Hawkeyes raced past the Hoosiers 76-50 and faced a critical battle at Michigan.

Having lost 14 straight games in Ann Arbor since last winning there in 1981, Iowa was up to the challenge. Behind the strong play of Russ Millard (18 points, 15 rebounds) and Andre Woolridge (20 points, six assists), Iowa scored a 62-55 victory in a key game for both teams.

The Hawkeyes won their fourth straight game, earning a measure of revenge with an 83-47 win over Michigan State. Following a 91-86 loss at Illinois Iowa earned a season split with Wisconsin, defeating the Badgers 69-54 in Iowa City.

Iowa clinched a winning season in Big Ten play with a 73-64 victory at Ohio State before dropping a 72-64 contest at Minnesota in the last road game of the season. All that was left was a showdown with Purdue, which had already clinched its third straight Big Ten title.

In front of a deafening Saturday afternoon sellout crowd, Iowa gained control in the final minute to defeat the 4th-ranked Boilermakers, 56-52, earning win No. 22 on the season. Iowa rallied for a 7-2 mark in the second half of Big Ten play and placed fourth in the league standings with an 11-7 record.

Junior forward Jess Settles and junior guard Andre Woolridge were both named first team all-Big Ten, while senior Russ Millard gathered third team honors. With the 22-8 overall record Iowa earned an NCAA Tournament birth, its 17th overall and seventh under Coach Tom Davis.

Iowa matches third highest win total with NCAA victory

Facing George Washington in the first round of the West Region, Iowa posted one of the top comebacks in NCAA history in its 81-79 victory. Iowa trailed by 17 points with 8:21 remaining before winning in the final seconds on two free throws by Millard. A second round loss to Arizona (87-73) ended the Iowa season with a final mark of 23-9.

The 23 victories equaled the third highest win total in school history. Iowa also won 23 games in 1980, 1989 and 1993. The 22-regular season wins tied for second best under Coach Tom Davis. Iowa won 27 regular season games in 1987 and 22 in 1988, 1989 and 1993.

Iowa led the Big Ten in scoring for the second straight season and ranked fourth nationally in rebound margin. The Hawkeyes during the regular season defeated two teams (Connecticut and Purdue) who earned No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament.

Jess Settles earned honorable mention All-America honors and was a second team GTE Academic All-American. Andre Woolridge set a single-season record for assists (193), Kenyon Murray became Iowa's all-time career leader with 200 steals and Russ Millard set a single-season mark for field goal percentage (.609)

Source: Hawkeyebasketball.com

1996  FINAL TEAM STATISTICS:

CATEGORY

UI

OPP

DIFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team

Games Played/Started

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Per Game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Per Game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rebounds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Per Game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Offensive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Defensive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turnovers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Assists+Steals)/TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FG -Attempts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Made

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Percent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3FG-Attempts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FT-Attempts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     Percent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production Points/Game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production Points/Minute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Source:  

GAME-BY-GAME

 
Date Opponent Result
*11/22 Ohio University W 78-51
*11/24 Connecticut (OT) W 101-95
*11/25 Duke L 81-88
11/28 Drake W 98-66
#12/1 East Tennessee State W 104-58
#12/2 Colgate W 79-59
12/5 at Northern Iowa W 78-73
12/9 at Iowa State W 56-50
12/16 Texas Southern W 110-67
12/20 Western Illinois W 93-41
12/23 Morehead State W 82-57
12/28 at Colorado W 100-85
1/3 at Purdue L 61-85
1/6 Minnesota W 92-63
1/10 Ohio State W 81-53
1/13 at Wisconsin L 71-80
1/18 Illinois W 82-79
1/20 at Michigan State L 60-62
1/28 Michigan W 70-61
1/30 at Indiana L 73-76
2/3 Penn State (OT) L 87-95
2/7 at Northwestern W 88-77
2/11 Indiana W 76-50
2/13 at Michigan W 62-55
2/21 Michigan State W 83-47
2/24 at Illinois L 86-91
2/28 Wisconsin W 69-54
3/2 at Ohio State W 73-64
3/6 at Minnesota L 64-72
3/9 Purdue W 56-52
%3/15 George Washington (n) W 81-79
%3/17 Arizona (n) L 73-87

* - - Great Alaska Shootout
# - - Super Chevy Shootout
% - - NCAA Tournament

 

 

BIG 10 CONFERENCE:

 
Big Ten Overall
School Won Lost Pct. Won Lost Pct.
1. Purdue 15 3 .833 26 6 .813
2. Penn State 12 6 .667 21 7 .750
Indiana 12 6 .667 19 12 .613
4. Iowa 11 7 .611 23 9 .719
5. Michigan 10 8 .556 20 12 .625
Minnesota 10 8 .556 19 13 .594
7. Michigan State 9 9 .500 16 16 .500
8. Wisconsin 8 10 .444 17 15 .531
9. Illinois 7 11 .389 18 13 .581
10. Ohio State 3 12 .167 10 17 .370
Northwestern 2 16 .111 7 20 .259

All-Big Ten

 
First Team Media Coaches
Brian Evans, Indiana Brian Evans, Indiana
Jess Settles, Iowa Jess Settles, Iowa
Andre Woolridge, Iowa Andre Woolridge, Iowa
Geno Carlisle, Northwestern Geno Carlisle, Northwestern
Kiwane Garris, Illinois Matt Gaudio, Penn State
Second Team
Maurice Taylor, Michigan Maurice Taylor, Michigan
Chad Austin, Purdue Chad Austin, Purdue
Quinton Brooks, Michigan St. Quinton Brooks, Michigan St.
Matt Gaudio, Penn State Kiwane Garris, Illinois
Dan Earl, Penn State Porter Roberts, Purdue
Third Team
Russ Millard, Iowa Russ Millard, Iowa
Glenn Sekunda, Penn State Glenn Sekunda, Penn State
Porter Roberts, Purdue Brad Miller, Purdue
Roy Hairston, Purdue Dan Earl, Penn State
Pete Lisicky, Penn State Andrae Patterson, Indiana

Player of the Year:Brian Evans, Indiana (media & coaches)
Freshman of the Year:Sam Okey, Wisconsin (media & coaches)
Coach of the Year:Gene Keady, Purdue (selected by media)
Defensive Player of the Year:Porter Roberts, Purdue (selected by coaches)

Iowa Honors

All-Big Ten
First Team: Jess Settles, Andre Woolridge
Third Team: Russ Millard
Academic All-Big Ten:Jess Settles

GTE Academic All-American
Second Team:Jess Settles

All-American
Honorable Mention:Jess Settles

Regional Honors
Basketball Weekly All-Midwest Team
Honorable Mention: Jess Settles, Andre Woolridge

USBWA District Five Team
All-District: Jess Settles, Andre Woolridge

Most Valuable Player: Russ Millard, Jess Settles, Andre Woolridge

Chris Street Award: Jess Settles

National Rankings

Team
Rebounding Margin +9.1 (4th)
Scoring Margin +11.7 (9th)
Field Goal Percentage .480% (16th)