1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 season. After opening the season 3-5, the team won 17 consecutive games to finish with a 20–6 record (13-1 in Big Ten), and won their second straight Big Ten title. The Hawkeyes also made their second consecutive trip to the Final Four, defeating Temple before falling to the unbeaten, back-to-back National champion San Francisco Dons in the title game.

1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
1955–56 record20–6 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coachBucky O'Connor
MVPCarl Cain
Home arenaIowa Field House
1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Iowa13–1 .929  20–6  .769
No. 10 Illinois11–3 .786  18–4  .818
Ohio State9–5 .643  16–6  .727
Purdue9–5 .643  16–6  .727
Michigan State7–7 .500  13–9  .591
Indiana6–8 .429  13–9  .591
Minnesota6–8 .429  11–11  .500
Michigan4–10 .286  9–13  .409
Wisconsin4–10 .286  6–16  .273
Northwestern1–13 .071  2–20  .091
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

The group of seniors on this team – Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof – are known to Hawkeye fans as the "Fabulous Five."[1]

1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 21 Carl Cain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 SrFreeport High School Freeport, IL
G 22 Bill Seaberg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr– Moline, IL
C 31 Bill Logan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 SrKeokuk High School Keokuk, IA
F 33 Bill Schoof 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr– Homewood, IL
G 46 Sharm Scheuerman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 SrRock Island High School Moline, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule/results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    12/4/1955*
    		 No. 4 Nebraska W 60–51[2]  1–0
    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    12/9/1955*
    		 No. 4 SMU W 80–62[3]  2–0
    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    12/12/1955*
    		 No. 4 at Colorado L 57–60[4]  2–1
    		 Balch Fieldhouse 
    Boulder, CO
    12/17/1955*
    8:00 pm    		 No. 4 Loyola Marymount W 84–61[5]  3–1
    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    12/27/1955*
    		 No. 6 at Washington L 71–76[6]  3–2
    		 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
    Seattle, WA
    12/29/1955*
    		 No. 6 at Stanford L 52–54[7]  3–3
    		 Old Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    12/30/1955*
    		 No. 6 at California L 45–70[8]  3–4
    		 Harmon Gym 
    Berkeley, CA
    1/7/1956
    		 No. 20 Michigan State L 64–65  3–5
    (0–1)    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    1/9/1956
    		 No. 10 Ohio State W 88–73  4–5
    (1–1)    		 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
    Columbus, OH
    1/14/1956
    		 Minnesota W 84–62[9]  5–5
    (2–1)    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    1/21/1956
    		 No. 20 Michigan W 78–67  6–5
    (3–1)    		 Yost Field House 
    Ann Arbor, MI
    1/23/1956
    		 No. 20 Purdue W 67–63[10]  7–5
    (4–1)    		 Lambert Fieldhouse 
    West Lafayette, IN
    2/4/1956*
    		 No. 19 Wichita State W 98–86  8–5
    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    2/6/1956
    		 No. 19 Wisconsin W 78–74[11]  9–5
    (5–1)    		 Wisconsin Field House 
    Madison, WI
    2/11/1956
    		 No. 17 at Northwestern W 70–65  10–5
    (6–1)    		 McGaw Hall 
    Evanston, IL
    2/13/1956
    		 No. 17 Purdue W 88–75[12]  11–5
    (7–1)    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    2/18/1956
    7:30 pm    		 No. 15 Wisconsin W 80–66  12–5
    (8–1)    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    2/20/1956
    		 No. 15 at Indiana W 87–83[13]  13–5
    (9–1)    		 The Fieldhouse 
    Bloomington, IN
    2/25/1956
    		 No. 13 at Minnesota W 83–73  14–5
    (10–1)    		 Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, MN
    2/27/1956
    		 No. 13 Northwestern W 86–68[14]  15–5
    (11–1)    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    3/3/1956
    		 No. 10 No. 2 Illinois W 96–72  16–5
    (12–1)    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    3/5/1956
    		 No. 10 Indiana W 84–73[15]  17–5
    (13–1)    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    NCAA Tournament
    3/16/1956*
    		 No. 4 vs. Morehead State
    Midwest Regional Semifinal    		 W 97–83[16]  18–5
    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    3/17/1956*
    		 No. 4 vs. No. 9 Kentucky
    Midwest Regional Final    		 W 89–77[17]  19–5
    		 Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    3/23/1956*
    		 No. 4 vs. No. 15 Temple
    National Semifinal    		 W 83–76  20–5
    		 McGaw Hall 
    Evanston, IL
    3/24/1956*
    		 No. 4 vs. No. 1 San Francisco
    National Championship    		 L 71–83[18]  20–6
    		 McGaw Hall 
    Evanston, IL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

    Rankings
    Main article: 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
    AP Not released 5 4 10 6 NR NR 20 13 19 17 15 13 10 5 4 
    Coaches 5 5 4 6 5 16 NR NR 13 12 16 13 12 9 4 Not released

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    Awards and honors

    References
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    11. "Logan Leads Iowa In Thriller, 78-74" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 7, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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    16. "Referees 'Lost Control', Coaches Claim" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 17, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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    18. "San Francisco Wins 55th Straight, Second NCAA Championship, 83-71". The Southern Illinoisan. March 25, 1956. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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