1965–66 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1965–66 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–7 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Lanny Van Eman Dick Schultz
Home arena	Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Michigan	11	–	3	.786	18	–	8	.692
Michigan State	10	–	4	.714	15	–	7	.682
Iowa	8	–	6	.571	17	–	7	.708
Illinois	8	–	6	.571	12	–	12	.500
Minnesota	7	–	7	.500	14	–	10	.583
Northwestern	7	–	7	.500	12	–	12	.500
Wisconsin	6	–	8	.429	11	–	13	.458
Ohio State	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Indiana	4	–	10	.286	8	–	16	.333
Purdue	4	–	10	.286	8	–	16	.333

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965–66 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1965–66 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 17–7 and were 8-6 in Big Ten conference games.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	10	Dick Agnew	—	—	So
G	11	Denny Pauling	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	13	Dave White	—	—	Jr
	14	Frank Nelson	—	—	Fr
F	23	Gerry Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	24	Chris Phillips	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr
G	25	Tom Chapman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Fort Dodge, Iowa
G	32	Chris Pervall	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
G	42	Rolly McGrath	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
F	44	Ben McGilmer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
C	45	George Peeples	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	51	Huston Breedlove	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Akron, Ohio
F	52	Gary Olson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr

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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 2, 1965*		Pepperdine	W 111–50	1–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 4, 1965*		at Evansville	W 80–73	2–0	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 6, 1965*		Southern Illinois	W 69–58^[2]	3–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 8, 1965*		Creighton	W 103–77	4–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 11, 1965*		at Drake	W 66–60^[3]	5–0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 15, 1965*		Washington	W 99–70	6–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 18, 1965*		Drake	W 69–51	7–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 29, 1965*	No. 4	vs. Arkansas Sun Bowl Tournament	W 77–75	8–0	Memorial Gym El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1965*	No. 4	at Texas Western Sun Bowl Tournament	L 68–86	8–1	Memorial Gym El Paso, Texas
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 8, 1966	No. 7	at Wisconsin	L 68–69	8–2 (0–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 10, 1966		Northwestern	W 70–58	9–2 (1–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 17, 1966		at Indiana	L 61–73	9–3 (1–2)	New Field House Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 22, 1966		Michigan State	W 90–76	10–3 (2–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 24, 1966		Ohio State	W 98–89	11–3 (3–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 5, 1966*		at Detroit	W 107–73	12–3	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Feb 7, 1966		at Purdue	L 58–66	12–4 (3–3)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 12, 1966		at Northwestern	L 73–81	12–5 (3–4)	McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, Illinois
Feb 15, 1966		Minnesota	W 96–87	13–5 (4–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 19, 1966		at Ohio State	W 86–80	14–5 (5–4)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 21, 1966		No. 10 Michigan	W 91–82^[4]	15–5 (6–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 26, 1966		Wisconsin	W 80–70	16–5 (7–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 28, 1966		at No. 10 Michigan	L 88–103	16–6 (7–5)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 5, 1966		at Illinois Rivalry	L 90–106	16–7 (7–6)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Mar 7, 1966		Indiana	W 82–77^[5]	17–7 (8–6)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Team players in the 1966 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
4	35	George Peeples	Baltimore Bullets

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References

^ "1965-66 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ "Iowa Wins Third Straight, Beats Southern Illinois 69-58" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 7, 1965. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "Late Rally Lets Hawkeyes Overcome Bulldogs, 66-60" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 14, 1965. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "Hawks Top Wolves, 91-82" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 22, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "Hawks End Season With 82-77 Victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 8, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ "1966 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

v t e Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) First Iowa Armory (1905–1922) Second Iowa Armory (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892–93 1893–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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Roster

Schedule/results

Rankings

Team players in the 1966 NBA draft

References