1964–65 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1964–65 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1964–65 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–10 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Lanny Van Eman; Dick Schultz;
Home arena	Iowa Field House; (Capacity: 13,365)
	Seasons ← 1963–64 1965–66 →

1964–65 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Michigan	13	–	1	.929	24	–	4	.857
No. 7 Minnesota	11	–	3	.786	19	–	5	.792
Illinois	10	–	4	.714	18	–	6	.750
Indiana	9	–	5	.643	19	–	5	.792
Iowa	8	–	6	.571	14	–	10	.583
Ohio State	6	–	3	.667	12	–	12	.500
Purdue	5	–	9	.357	12	–	12	.500
Wisconsin	4	–	10	.286	9	–	13	.409
Northwestern	3	–	11	.214	7	–	17	.292
Michigan State	1	–	13	.071	5	–	18	.217

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964–65 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1964–65 season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 14–10 and were 8–6 in Big Ten conference games.

The team was 3–2 in games versus opponents ranked in the AP top five, including a neutral site win over No. 1 UCLA,^[1] the eventual national champion.

Roster

1964–65 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	10	Dick Agnew	—	—	Fr
G	11	Denny Pauling	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	13	Dave White	—	—	So
G	15	Jimmy Rodgers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
F	23	Gerry Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	25	Tom Chapman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Fort Dodge, Iowa
G	32	Chris Pervall	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	42	Rolly McGrath	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr
F	44	Ben McGilmer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr
C	45	George Peeples	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
F	51	Huston Breedlove	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Akron, Ohio
F	52	Gary Olson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Ralph Miller (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 1, 1964*	South Dakota	W 93–68	1–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 4, 1964*	at No. 11 Kentucky	L 77–85	1–1	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 5, 1964*	at Evansville	L 83–90	1–2	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 12, 1964*	Creighton	W 98–83	2–2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 19, 1964*	Providence	L 70–71	2–3	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 21, 1964*	North Dakota	W 106–65^[3]	3–3	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 28, 1964*	at Southern California Los Angeles Classic	W 71–65	4–3	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 29, 1964*	vs. Utah Los Angeles Classic	L 88–92	4–4	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 30, 1964*	vs. No. 3 Minnesota Los Angeles Classic	W 76–74	5–4	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 4, 1965	Wisconsin	W 92–62	6–4 (1–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 9, 1965	at Michigan State	W 85–78	7–4 (2–0)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 11, 1965	No. 5 Indiana	L 76–85	7–5 (2–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 16, 1965	Michigan State	W 111–68	8–5 (3–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 18, 1965	at No. 5 Indiana	W 74–68	9–5 (4–1)	New Field House Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 29, 1965*	vs. No. 1 UCLA	W 87–82^[1]	10–5	Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois
Feb 6, 1965	Northwestern	W 78–72	11–5 (5–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 8, 1965	at No. 1 Michigan	L 66–81	11–6 (5–2)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 13, 1965	at Ohio State	W 82–81	12–6 (6–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 20, 1965	Purdue	W 101–85	13–6 (7–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 23, 1965	at Illinois	L 80–97	13–7 (7–3)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Feb 27, 1965	at Purdue	L 68–76	13–8 (7–4)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 2, 1965	No. 6 Minnesota	L 70–78	13–9 (7–5)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 6, 1965	Illinois	W 94–84	14–9 (8–5)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 9, 1965	at No. 7 Minnesota	L 84–85	14–10 (8–6)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

^ ^a ^b "Iowa Downs No. 1 UCLA, 87-82" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 30, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ "1964-65 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ "Iowa Defeats N.D., 106-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 22, 1964. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 724–725. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[ucla-1] "Iowa Downs No. 1 UCLA, 87-82" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 30, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[2] "1964-65 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[3] "Iowa Defeats N.D., 106-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 22, 1964. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[4] "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 724–725. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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