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1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
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Great Alaska Shootout Champions
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
Anteater Classic Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 6
1986–87 record 30–5 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Davis (1st year)
Assistant coach Bruce Pearl
Assistant coach Gary Close
Assistant coach Rudy Washington
MVP Kevin Gamble
Roy Marble
Home arena Carver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
← 1985–86
1987–88 →
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Indiana 15 3   .833     30 4   .882
#7 Purdue 15 3   .833     25 5   .833
#6 Iowa 14 4   .778     30 5   .857
#11 Illinois 13 5   .722     23 8   .742
Michigan 10 8   .556     20 12   .625
Ohio State 9 9   .500     20 13   .606
Michigan State 6 12   .333     11 17   .393
Wisconsin 4 14   .222     14 17   .452
Minnesota 2 16   .111     9 19   .321
Northwestern 2 16   .111     7 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 30–5 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. The Hawkeyes won their first 18 games and ascended to the #1 ranking in late January. The 30 overall wins and 14 conference wins remain single-season school records. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #2 seed in the West Region. After defeating Santa Clara in the first round, UTEP in the second round, and Oklahoma in the Sweet Sixteen, they lost a heartbreaker to #1 UNLV in the Regional Final.

Overall, eight players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


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