IOWA FINAL FOUR TEAMS Iowa History
2010 IOWA BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2010 IOWA BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE IOWA FINAL FOUR TEAMS Iowa History 1954-55 (19-7 OVERALL, 11-3 BIG TEN) This years team won the Big Ten Championship and was Iowa’s first NCAA tourna- ment squad won an outright conference title (11-3) before finishing fourth in the national tournament. Coach Bucky O’Connor’s team became the first in Iowa history to average more than 80 points per game. Bill Logan led the Hawkeyes in scoring (15.9) and rebounding (11.0). Front (l to r): Augie Martel, Bill Seaberg, Les Hawthorne. Middle (l to r): Sharm Scheuerman, McKinley Davis, Doug Duncan, Bill Logan, Bill Schoof, Carl Cain, Roy Johnson. Back (l to r): Coach Bucky O’Connor, Tom Choules, Frank Sebolt, John Liston, Richard Ritter, Bob George, Jerry Ridley, Carter Crookham, Mgr. Bill Holman. 1955-56 (20-6 OVERALL, 13-1 BIG TEN) The “Fabulous Five” ‑‑ Carl Cain, Bill Logan, Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Schoof and Bill Seaburg ‑‑ were NCAA runners-up, dropping an 83-71 decision to No. 1-ranked San Francisco. Iowa lost its Big Ten opener before winning 13 consecutive games to take a second straight conference title. Cain was a first team all-American and Logan led the team in scoring and rebounding. Front (l to r): Norman Paul, Gene Pitts, Tom Payne, Bob George, Bill Logan, Bill Schoof, Carl Cain, Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Seaberg. Back (l to r): Tom Rohovit, Augie Martel, Jim McConnell, Gregg Schroeder, Paul Rausch, Frank Sebolt, Carter Crookham, Les Hawthorne, Coach Bucky O’Connor.
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