1944–45 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1944–45 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 season. The team finished the season with a 17–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2]

1944–45 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten
1944–45 record17–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDick Ives
Herb Wilkinson
1944–45 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa11–1 .917  17–1  .944
Ohio State10–2 .833  15–5  .750
Illinois7–5 .583  13–7  .650
Purdue6–6 .500  9–11  .450
Michigan5–7 .417  12–7  .632
Wisconsin4–8 .333  10–11  .476
Minnesota4–8 .333  8–13  .381
Northwestern4–8 .333  7–12  .368
Indiana3–9 .250  10–11  .476
Chicago0–0 –  7–8  .467
Rankings from AP Poll

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Iowa season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 573. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.


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