University of Iowa Hawkeyes - Big Ten Conference
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Enrollment: 28,705
Founded: 1847
Nickname: Hawkeyes
Colors:Black and Gold
President: Sally Mason
Athletic Director: Gary A. Barta
Joined Big Ten: 1899
The Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Team represents the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, a member of the Big Ten Conference and National Athletic Association. Iowa Hawkeyes currently are playing in 15,500-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which opened in 1983. The arena is also home to the women's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams. Playing at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Hawkeyes also played in the Iowa Fieldhouse Throughout history, Hawkeyes enjoyed the success of eight Big Ten regular-season conference championships in 1923, 1926, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1970, and 1979. Most recently, the Hawkeyes won the Big Ten Tournament in 2001 and 2006. Among these, they also have played in the Final Four on three separate occasions; first in San Francisco in 1956, while reaching the semifinals in 1955 and 1980.
The roots of Iowa basketball lie in 1902, when Ed Rule coached the Hawkeyes to a 10-2 record in the first season of basketball. Rule coached from 1902 to 1908, leading Hawkeyes to a 37-15 record under his watch. Following Rule came John Griffith, Walter Stewart, Floyd Thomas, Maury Kent, Edwin Bannick, and James Ashmore. All changed when Sam Barry became the Hawkeyes tenth head coach. In Barry's first season in 1923, Hawkeyes went 13-2 overall and won a Big Ten Championship. However, for Hawkeyes the winning did not stop there. Before Barry departed in 1929, the Hawkeyes also tied for the Big Ten Championship in 1926 along with Purdue, Indiana, and Michigan. After Barry came Rollie Williams, who coached Iowa on two events from 1930 to 1942 and in 1951. Williams became the coach to win the most in Iowa history until Lute Olson and Tom Davis surpassed him. However, Iowa was suspended from participation in the Big Ten for violating conference rules in 1929. Iowa relented to the Big Ten's demands and eventually reinstated into the conference on February 1, 1930. Pops Harrison led the Hawkeyes to their third overall Big Ten title in 1945. The Hawkeyes had only one non-winning season in 1949, Harrison's last full season as head coach.
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