# 1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1960–61 season. The team was led by head coach Sharm Scheuerman and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 18–6 and were 10–4 in Big Ten conference games.

## Roster

Connie Hawkins was on the freshmen team during the 1960–61 season. However, he could not play due to NCAA rules on freshmen players at the time and would later be barred from playing for Iowa after the season's conclusion due to his perceived involvement in the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal just by seeing key perpetrator Jack Molinas.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1960* | | South Dakota State | W 77–75 | 1–0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 3, 1960* | | at Evansville | W 83–71 | 2–0 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 10, 1960* | | Saint Louis | L 55–61 | 2–1 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 12, 1960* | | Creighton | W 89–71 | 3–1 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 17, 1960* | | Wyoming | W 78–67 | 4–1 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 19, 1960* | | Arizona | W 105–64 | 5–1 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 28, 1960* | | vs. California Los Angeles Classic | W 83–80 | 6–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 29, 1960* | | at Southern California Los Angeles Classic | W 70–62 | 7–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 30, 1960* | | at No. 16 UCLA Los Angeles Classic | W 71–65 | 8–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 7, 1961 | No. 7 | Minnesota | W 71–46 | 9–1 (1–0) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 9, 1961 | No. 6 | at Wisconsin | W 76–68 | 10–1 (2–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jan 14, 1961 | No. 6 | Michigan State | W 86–72 | 11–1 (3–0) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 16, 1961 | No. 4 | Illinois Rivalry | W 78–71 | 12–1 (4–0) | Iowa Field House (12,700) Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 21, 1961 | No. 4 | at Purdue | L 41–47 | 12–2 (4–1) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 4, 1961* | No. 6 | vs. Cincinnati | L 60–77 | 12–3 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 11, 1961 | No. 9 | at Indiana | W 74–67 | 13–3 (5–1) | New Field House Bloomington, Indiana |
| Feb 13, 1961 | No. 9 | Wisconsin | W 63–61 | 14–3 (6–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 18, 1961 | No. 9 | No. 1 Ohio State | L 61–62 | 14–4 (6–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 20, 1961 | No. 5 | at Michigan | W 50–46 | 15–4 (7–2) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Feb 25, 1961 | No. 5 | at Minnesota | W 61–43 | 16–4 (8–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Feb 27, 1961 | No. 6 | Purdue | W 73–62 | 17–4 (9–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 4, 1961 | No. 6 | Indiana | L 69–78 | 17–5 (9–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 6, 1961 | No. 8 | at Michigan State | L 64–74 | 17–6 (9–4) | Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan |
| Mar 11, 1961 | No. 8 | at Northwestern | W 63–62 | 18–6 (10–4) | McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | Not released | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 |

## Awards and honors

* Don Nelson – Honorable Mention All-American (AP)