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1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 4
1955–56 record 20–6 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Bucky O'Connor
MVP Carl Cain
Home arena Iowa Field House
Seasons
← 1954–55
1956–57 →
1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Iowa 13 1   .929     20 6   .769
#7 Illinois 11 3   .786     18 4   .818
Ohio State 9 5   .643     16 6   .727
Purdue 9 5   .643     16 6   .727
Michigan State 7 7   .500     13 9   .591
Indiana 6 8   .429     13 9   .591
Minnesota 6 8   .429     11 11   .500
Michigan 4 10   .286     9 13   .409
Wisconsin 4 10   .286     6 16   .273
Northwestern 1 13   .071     2 20   .091
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 season. After opening the season 3-5, the team won 17 consecutive games to finish with a 20–6 record (13-1 in Big Ten), and won their second straight Big Ten title. The Hawkeyes also made their second consecutive trip to the Final Four, defeating Temple before falling to the unbeaten, back-to-back National champion San Francisco Dons in the title game.

The group of seniors on this team – Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof – are known to Hawkeye fans as the “Fabulous Five.”


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