# 1996–97 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 11th year head coach Tom Davis, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 22-10 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #8 seed in the West Region, losing 75-69 in the Round of 32 to the eventual National Runner-Up Kentucky Wildcats.

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| 11/22/1996* | No. 25 | vs. Western Illinois | W 81–66 | 1–0 | 24 – Woolridge | – | – | The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, IL |
| 11/25/1996* ESPN | No. 25 | vs. California Maui Invitational Tournament | L 59–75 | 1–1 | – | – | – | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| 11/26/1996* | | vs. LSU Maui Invitational Tournament | L 60–70 | 1–2 | 16 – Woolridge | 9 – Moore, Rucker | 5 – Woolridge | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| 11/27/1996* | | at Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament | W 67–37 | 2–2 | 22 – Koch | 11 – Koch | 5 – Moore | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| 12/3/1996* | | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 79–59 | 3–2 | 14 – Woolridge | 13 – Moore | 5 – Woolridge | Knapp Center Des Moines, IA |
| 12/6/1996* | | Grambling Super Chevy Shootout | W 93–73 | 4–2 | 20 – McCausland | – | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/7/1996* | | La Salle Super Chevy Shootout | W 65–60 | 5–2 | 16 – Woolridge | 18 – Bowen | 4 – Moore, Woolridge | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/10/1996* | | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 72–63 | 6–2 | 31 – Woolridge | 10 – Bowen | 7 – Woolridge | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,385) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/14/1996* | | No. 6 Iowa State Rivalry | L 74–81 | 6–3 | 25 – Woolridge | 8 – Bowen | 5 – Woolridge | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/21/1996* | | Missouri | W 88–77 | 7–3 | – | – | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/27/1996* | | Austin Peay | W 90–58 | 8–3 | – | – | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/29/1996* | | Cal State Northridge | W 90–65 | 9–3 | 21 – Woolridge | 14 – Bowen | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/2/1997 | | Northwestern | W 72–55 | 10–3 (1–0) | 28 – Woolridge | – | 8 – Woolridge | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/4/1997 | | at Penn State | W 69–57 | 11–3 (2–0) | 17 – Bowen | 8 – Koch | 6 – Woolridge | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| 1/7/1997 | | at Purdue | W 59–56 | 12–3 (3–0) | 20 – Woolridge | 10 – Bowen | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/11/1997 | | Wisconsin | W 78–53 | 13–3 (4–0) | 21 – Woolridge | – | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/15/1997 | | Ohio State | W 76–62 | 14–3 (5–0) | 27 – Woolridge | – | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/19/1997 | | at No. 18 Michigan | L 71–79 | 14–4 (5–1) | 25 – Woolridge | 10 – Rucker | 4 – Woolridge | Crisler Arena (13,562) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/23/1997 | | at No. 8 Minnesota | L 51–66 | 14–5 (5–2) | 12 – Woolridge | 8 – Koch | 8 – Woolridge | Williams Arena (14,552) Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/29/1997 | | Illinois | W 82–65 | 15–5 (6–2) | 25 – Woolridge | – | 9 – Woolridge | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/4/1997 | No. 25 | No. 24 Indiana | W 75–67 | 16–5 (7–2) | 18 – Woolridge | 13 – Bowen | 5 – Woolridge, McCausland | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/9/1997 | No. 25 | at Illinois | L 51–66 | 16–6 (7–3) | 16 – Rucker | 9 – Bowen | 5 – Bowen | Assembly Hall (16,450) Champaign, IL |
| 2/12/1997 | | at Michigan State | L 67–69 | 16–7 (7–4) | 18 – McCausland | 9 – Bowen | 8 – Woolridge | Breslin Student Events Center (13,003) East Lansing, MI |
| 2/15/1997 | | No. 3 Minnesota | L 66–68 | 16–8 (7–5) | 24 – Woolridge | – | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/20/1997 6:30 p.m., ESPN | | No. 18 Michigan | W 80–75 | 17–8 (8–5) | 25 – Woolridge | 9 – Luehrsmann | 8 – Woolridge | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/22/1997 | | at Ohio State | W 69–56 | 18–8 (9–5) | 17 – Bowen | 6 – Bowen | 7 – Woolridge | St. John Arena (12,323) Columbus, OH |
| 2/26/1997 | | at Wisconsin | L 48–49 | 18–9 (9–6) | 17 – Woolridge | 9 – Moore | 3 – Woolridge | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 3/1/1997 | | Purdue | W 84–62 | 19–9 (10–6) | 18 – Woolridge | – | 8 – Woolridge | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 3/5/1997 | | Penn State | W 81–55 | 20–9 (11–6) | 26 – Woolridge | – | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 3/8/1997 | | at Northwestern | W 75–59 | 21–9 (12–6) | 34 – Woolridge | – | 9 – Woolridge | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| 3/13/1997* | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Virginia West Regional 1st Round | W 73–60 | 22–9 | 19 – Rucker | 16 – Bowen | 10 – Woolridge | Huntsman Center (13,886) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 3/15/1997* | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 5 Kentucky West Regional 2nd Round | L 69–75 | 22–10 | 29 – Woolridge | 10 – Moore | 5 – Woolridge | Huntsman Center (14,387) Salt Lake City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

* Andre Woolridge – Third-Team AP All-American; First-Team All-Big Ten; First men's player in Big Ten history to lead the conference in scoring (20.2 ppg) and assists (6.0 apg) in same season