# 1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1954–55 season. The team finished the season with a 19–7 record (11-3 in Big Ten), won the Big Ten title, and made the school's first trip to the Final Four.

## Roster

The group of juniors on this team – Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof – are known to Hawkeye fans as the "Fabulous Five."

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference ||||||
| 12/1/1954* | | Washington (MO) | W 80–61 | 1–0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/4/1954* | | at Loyola (IL) | W 89–79 | 2–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| 12/6/1954* | No. 4 | Nebraska | W 84-61 | 3-0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/11/1954* | No. 4 | at Missouri | L 94–97 | 3–1 | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO |
| 12/13/1954* | No. 13 | Saint Mary's (CA) | W 68–49 | 4–1 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/17/1954* | No. 13 | at Pennsylvania | L 75–87 | 4–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/18/1954* | No. 18 | vs. Princeton | W 71–52 | 5–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/30/1954* | No. 19 | Stanford | W 73–46 | 6–2 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| Conference ||||||
| 1/3/1955 | No. 14 | at Wisconsin | W 86–69 | 7–2 (1–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 1/8/1955 | No. 14 | No. 13 Minnesota | L 80–81 | 7–3 (1–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/10/1955 | No. 19 | Michigan State | W 94–81 | 8–3 (2–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/17/1955 | No. 19 | No. 7 Illinois | W 92–80 | 9–3 (3–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/22/1955 | No. 19 | at Northwestern | L 73–93 | 9–4 (3–2) | McGaw Hall Evanston, IL |
| 1/24/1955 | No. 19 | at Ohio State | W 79–66 | 10–4 (4–2) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH |
| 2/5/1954 | | Purdue | W 76–67 | 11–4 (5–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/12/1955 | No. 15 | Indiana | W 90–75 | 12–4 (6–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/14/1955 | No. 15 | Ohio State | W 79–68 | 13–4 (7–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/19/1955 | No. 15 | at Michigan State | W 78–69 | 14–4 (8–2) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 2/21/1955 | No. 16 | No. 13 Illinois | W 89–70 | 15–4 (9–2) | Huff Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/26/1955 | No. 16 | Michigan | W 96–84 | 16–4 (10–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/28/1955 | No. 12 | at No. 6 Minnesota | W 72–70 | 17–4 (11–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 3/7/1955 | No. 12 | at Michigan | L 58–74 | 17–5 (11–3) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/11/1955* | No. 5 | vs. Penn State Regional semifinal | W 82–53 | 18–5 | McGaw Hall Evanston, IL |
| 3/12/1955* | No. 5 | vs. No. 4 Marquette Regional Final | W 86–81 | 19–5 | McGaw Hall Evanston, IL |
| 3/18/1955* | No. 5 | vs. No. 3 La Salle National semifinal | L 73–76 | 19–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| 3/19/1955* | No. 5 | vs. No. 15 Colorado National third-place game | L 54–75 | 19–7 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Carl Cain – Honorable Mention AP All-American