# 1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1967–68 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 16–9 and were Big Ten co-champions with a 10–4 conference record.
Senior guard Sam Williams was named Big Ten Player of the Year after rlzz1ng 25.3 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game. It would be 52 years before another Iowa men's basketball player would take home the award.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1967* | Bowling Green | W 79–73 | 1–0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 4, 1967* | Southern Illinois | W 61–49 | 2–0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 16, 1967* | Drake | L 65–74 | 2–1 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 18, 1967* | UTEP | W 59–53 | 3–1 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 22, 1967* | at California | L 73–79 | 3–2 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| Dec. 23, 1967* | at Stanford | L 86–87 | 3–3 | Old Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Dec 28, 1967* | vs. No. 4 Tennessee Los Angeles Classic | W 64–59 | 4–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 29, 1967* | vs. Wyoming Los Angeles Classic | L 87–94 | 4–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 30, 1967* | vs. Saint Louis Los Angeles Classic | W 80–77 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 6, 1968 | at Northwestern | L 67–76 | 5–5 (0–1) | McGraw Hall Evanston, IL |
| Dec 8, 1968* | Loyola (IL) | W 71–65 | 6–5 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 13, 1968 | Ohio State | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 (1–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 20, 1968 | Minnesota | W 82–70 | 8–5 (2–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 23, 1968 | at Michigan State | W 76–71 | 9–5 (3–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing |
| Feb 3, 1968 | at Illinois | L 63–66 | 9–6 (3–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| Feb 7, 1968 | Purdue | W 94–87 | 10–6 (4–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 10, 1968 | at Michigan | W 99–86 | 11–6 (5–2) | University Events Building Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 17, 1968 | Wisconsin | W 69–61 | 12–6 (6–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 20, 1968 | at Purdue | L 73–86 | 12–7 (6–3) | Purdue Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 24, 1968 | Indiana | W 78–70 | 13–7 (7–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 27, 1968 | Michigan State | W 76–58 | 14–7 (8–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Mar 2,1968 | Illinois | W 61–56 | 15–7 (9–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Mar 4, 1968 | Minnesota | W 91–72 | 16–7 (10–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Mar 9, 1968 | Michigan | L 70–71 | 16–8 (10–4) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Playoff ||||||
| Mar 12, 1968 | vs. Ohio State Big Ten Playoff | L 81–85 | 16–9 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
* Source:

## Awards and honors

* Sam Williams – Third-Team AP All-American; Big Ten Player of the Year

## Team players in the 1968 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 35 | Sam Williams | Milwaukee Bucks |