IOWA BASKETBALL Steve Alford, Head Coach
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IOWA BASKETBALL Iowa Basketball Accomplishments • Iowa enjoyed its sixth consecutive winning season in 2006, a • Iowa established a school record of 17 home wins in one season. streak that ranks as the second longest in the history of Iowa The previous record of 16 was established in 1985. basketball. Iowa’s record for consecutive winning seasons is seven, from 1950 through 1956. The 25 wins are the second • Iowa improved its overall home winning streak to 18 games, a highest total in school history. streak that ranks longest in the Big Ten and third best in the nation heading into the 2006-07 season. • Iowa is one of four Big Ten teams to post a winning record in each of the last six seasons, joining Illinois, Michigan State and • Iowa earned a tie for second place in the 2006 regular season Wisconsin. standings. Iowa had not placed as high as second in the regular season since earning a tie for second with a 12-6 record in 1997. • Winning the 2001 and 2006 Big Ten Tournaments, Iowa joins Illinois, Ohio State and Wisconsin as one of four Big Ten teams • Iowa defeated seven ranked opponent in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, to win more than one Big Ten championship in the last six years. setting school records for home wins and total wins over ranked opponents. • Iowa won the 2006 Big Ten Tournament, joining Illinois and Michi- gan State as the only two-time winners. Coach Steve Alford’s 13 • Iowa completed its first-ever undefeated home season in Carver- wins in the event and his .722 winning percentage are best among Hawkeye Arena, which opened in 1983, and its first undefeated all league coaches. home season since 1966. • With 291 career victories, Iowa Coach Steve Alford leads all Di- • Iowa completed its seventh undefeated home season. Iowa was vision I coaches age 41 and younger, in career wins. Alford also also undefeated at home in 1902 (3-0), 1926 (9-0), 1945 (11-0), is the only Hawkeye basketball coach to lead his team to six 1948 (12-0), 1950 (6-0) and 1966 (12-0). straight winning seasons. Iowa has posted an 86-25 (.775) home record under Coach Steve • Iowa, in 2006, was the only Division I program with two players • Alford, including a 51-4 (.927) mark in non-conference home who earned academic all-America honors, as Greg Brunner and games. Iowa is 140-67 (.676) in Big Ten games and 154-13 (.922) Adam Haluska were both third team academic all-America. in non-Big Ten games. • In 2006, Iowa ranked 25th in the nation in home attendance with • Greg Brunner earned first team all-Big Ten recognition and was an average of 12,006 fans per game. Iowa is one of two Big Ten also named to the Big Ten Tournament all-tournament team. Conference teams to rank among the top 25 in attendance every Brunner is Iowa’s career leader with 990 rebounds. He ranks year since 1980. The Big Ten Conference has led the nation in 10th in career points (1,516). attendance in each of the past 30 seasons. Jeff Horner is the only Iowa player ever to record over 200 points, • Iowa was ranked 15th by the Associated Press and 23rd by the • over 100 rebounds and over 100 assists in all four years. Horner ESPN/USA Today coaches poll in the final rankings. became Iowa’s career leader in assists (612), three point field goals (262) and three point attempts (713). He ranks 11th in • Iowa was 10-4 against top 25 teams, the only team in the nation career scoring with 1,502 points. with 10 wins over top 25 teams prior to the NCAA Tournament. • Erek Hansen was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, • Iowa posted a 10-5 record while playing 15 games against top 50 the first for an Iowa player since 1992. teams in the RPI Index. Iowa was one of eight teams nationally with as many as 15 games against top 50 teams. • Doug Thomas was named Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the year by Big Ten coaches. • In NCAA statistical rankings last season, Iowa was third in field goal defense (38.0), 12th in fouls per game (15.2), 13th in scoring • Jeff Horner and Adam Haluska were both named third team all- defense (58.9) and 30th in blocked shots (4.9). Big Ten by Big Ten coaches. Horner was also named the Most Outstanding Player at the Big Ten Tournament and was named • Iowa won 11 Big Ten Conference games, the most for an Iowa honorable mention all-America by the Associated Press. team since the 1996-97 team won 12 conference games. The 11 Big Ten wins are the most for Iowa since the Big Ten went to a 16-game league schedule in 1998. IOWA BASKETBALL 2006-07 Schedule Date Opponent Site CT TV Sat., Oct. 28 Black and Gold Blowout Iowa City TBA None presented by Mediacom Fri., Nov. 10 Buena Vista University (Exb.) Iowa City 7:05 None The annual Miracle Game presented by the Children’s Hospital of Iowa, to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network Mon, Nov. 13 The Citadel Iowa City 7:05 ESPN-R Fri-Mon., Nov. 17-21 Paradise Jam St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Nov. 17 Iowa vs. Toledo 2:30 p.m. TBA Nov. 18/19 Iowa vs. Alabama or Middle TN State 5 p.m. TBA Nov. 20 Iowa vs. College of Charleston; Villanova; Virginia Commonwealth or Xavier TBA TBA Sat., Nov. 25 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ TBA TBA Wed., Nov. 29 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 6:05 ESPNU Fri. & Sat. Hawkeye Challenge Iowa City Dec. 1-2 Coppin State vs. LaSalle; Iowa vs. Texas-Pan American 5:45 & 8:11 ESPN-R Tue., Dec. 5 Northern Iowa Iowa City 7:05 ESPN-R Fri., Dec. 8 Iowa State (Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series) Iowa City 7:05 ESPN-R Sat., Dec. 16 at Drake Des Moines 7:05 TBA Wed., Dec. 20 Georgia State Iowa City 7:05 ESPN-R Sat., Dec. 23 Texas Southern Iowa City TBA ESPN-R Sat., Dec. 30 Cornell University Iowa City TBA ESPN-R Thu., Jan. 4 Michigan State Iowa City 8:05 ESPN Wed., Jan. 10 at Illinois Champaign, IL 7:05 ESPN-R Sat., Jan. 13 Minnesota Iowa City 3:37 ESPN-WP Tue., Jan. 16 at Indiana Bloomington, IN 6:05 ESPN Sat., Jan. 20 at Ohio State Columbus, OH 7:05 ESPN-R Wed., Jan. 24 Penn State Iowa City 7:05 ESPN-R Sun., Jan. 28 Wisconsin Iowa City 12:05 CBS Wed., Jan. 31 at Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 7:05 ESPN-R Sat., Feb. 3 Indiana Iowa City 1:05 ESPN Wed., Feb. 7 at Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 7:05 ESPN-P Sat., Feb. 10 at Wisconsin Madison, WI 1:05 ESPN Wed., Feb. 14 Northwestern Iowa City 7:05 ESPN-R Sat., Feb. 17 at Michigan State East Lansing, MI 3:37 ESPN-WP Wed., Feb. 21 Purdue Iowa City 8:05 ESPN-R Tue., Feb. 27 at Penn State State College, PA 6:05 ESPN OR Wed., Feb. 28 at Penn State State College, PA TBA TBA Sat., Mar. 3 Illinois Iowa City TBA TBA Thu-Sun., Mar. 8-11 at Big Ten Tournament Chicago, IL TBA CBS/ESPN Thu-Sun, Mar. 15-18 NCAA Tournament, First/Second Rounds Thu-Sun., Mar. 22-25 NCAA Tournament, Regional Finals Sat-Mon., Mar. 31-Apr. 2 NCAA Final Four Atlanta, GA Note: All times listed are Central Time Keys: ESPN-P - - ESPN Regional ESPN-WP - - Weekend Package TBA - - To Be Announced IOWA BASKETBALL Alphabetical Roster/Quick Facts No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School/CC 3 ADAMS, Drew G 6-1 185 So. Bloomington, IN South 4 * ANGLE, J.R. G/F 6-7 205 So. Franklin, IN Indian Creek 15 BOHALL, Dan G 6-4 185 Fr. Sioux City, IA East 0 CRAWFORD, Josh C 6-11 205 Fr. Long Beach, CA Wilson 11 * FREEMAN, Tony G 6-1 185 So. Maywood, IL St. Joseph’s 53 ** GORNEY, Seth C 7-0 245 Jr. Vandalia, OH Butler 1 ** HALUSKA, Adam G 6-5 210 Sr. Carroll, IA Carroll 35 *** HENDERSON, Mike G 6-2 190 Sr. Waterloo, IA East 24 JOHNSON, Justin G 6-6 190 Jr. Tyler, TX Tyler CC 52 LOOBY, Kurt F/C 6-10 210 Jr. St. John’s, Antigua Tyler, TX CC 32 # PALMER, David C 6-9 240 So. Antioch, TN Oak Hill Academy 34 SMITH, Tyler F 6-7 210 Fr. Pulaski, TN Hargrave Military Aca. 44 TATE, Cyrus F 6-8 240 So. Homewood, IL Northeast, NE CC 14 WESSELS, Brett G 6-3 190 So. Bettendorf, IA Bettendorf * - - denotes letters won # - - denotes transfer. Will redshirt in 2006-07. class reflects athletic eligibility Iowa Quick Facts 2005-06 Record: 25-9, 11-5 Big Ten (T2nd) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Location: Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 4/7 Founded: 1847 Enrollment: 29,697 All-Time Basketball Record: 1,421-956 (.598) President: Gary Fethke (Interim) Big Ten Record: 675-658 (.506) Athletic Director: Gary Barta Arena: Carver-Hawkeye (15,500) Nickname: Hawkeyes Opened: 1983 Mascot: Herky the Hawk Iowa in Carver-Hawkeye: 294-80 (.786, 24 yrs.) Colors: Gold and Black Big Ten Record in CHA: 140-67 (.676) Conference: Big Ten Ticket Price: TBA Championships: 10/most recent, 2006 Iowa Sports Information NCAA Appearances: 22 157 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Most Recent: 2006, lost in first round, One Elliott Drive 64-63 to Northwestern State Iowa City, Iowa 52242 NCAA Tournament Record: 27-24 Office - - (319) 335-9411 Final Four Appearances: 1955 (4th); 1956 (2nd); 1980 (4th) FAX - - 335-9417 NIT Appearances: Five Press Row - - 335-7284 Most Recent: 2004, lost at Saint Louis in first round NIT Record: 4-5 Phil Haddy, Director (351-3012) Big Ten Championships: Eight Steve Roe, Associate/Basketball Contact (339-0980) Most Recent: 2006 Tournament/1979 Reg.