1953–54 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1953–54 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 13
Record	17–5 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bucky O'Connor (1st season)
Home arena	Iowa Field House
Seasons ← 1952–53 1954–55 →

1953–54 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Indiana	12	–	2	.857	20	–	4	.833
No. 13 Iowa	11	–	3	.786	17	–	5	.773
No. 19 Illinois	10	–	4	.714	17	–	5	.773
Minnesota	10	–	4	.714	17	–	5	.773
Wisconsin	6	–	8	.429	12	–	10	.545
Northwestern	6	–	8	.429	9	–	13	.409
Ohio State	5	–	9	.357	11	–	11	.500
Michigan State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	13	.409
Michigan	3	–	11	.214	9	–	13	.409
Purdue	3	–	11	.214	9	–	13	.409

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953–54 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1953–54 season. The team was led by third-year head coach Bucky O'Connor and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a 17–5 record (11–3 in Big Ten) and in second place in the Big Ten standings.

Roster

1953–54 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	21	Carl Cain	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Freeport High School	Freeport, IL
F	16	McKinley Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	–	Freeport, IL
C	31	Bill Logan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	–	Keokuk, IA
G	46	Sharm Scheuerman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Rock Island High School	Moline, IL
F	33	Bill Schoof	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	–	Homewood, IL
G	22	Bill Seaberg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	–	Moline, IL

Head coach

Bucky O'Connor (Drake)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference
Dec 5, 1953*		Washington (MO)	W 51–45	1–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 12, 1953*		at Nebraska	L 70–81	1–1	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 15, 1953*		Colorado State	W 72–55	2–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 18, 1953*		Southern California	W 66–57^[1]	3–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 21, 1953*		Colorado	W 78–72	4–1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 30, 1953*		at No. 14 UCLA	W 65–60^[2]	5–1	UCLA Men's Gym Los Angeles, California
Dec 31, 1953*		at Southern California	L 60–70	5–2	Los Angeles, California
Conference
Jan 4, 1954*		Michigan State	W 73–63^[3]	6–2 (1–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 9, 1954*		Wisconsin	W 71–54	7–2 (2–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 11, 1954*		Michigan	W 93–78^[4]	8–2 (3–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 16, 1954*		No. 10 Minnesota	L 55–59	8–3 (3–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 18, 1954*		at No. 19 Illinois	W 79–70^[5]	9–3 (4–1)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
Jan 23, 1954*		at Purdue	W 70–62	10–3 (5–1)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 25, 1954		Northwestern	W 65–52^[6]	11–3 (6–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 6, 1954*		Missouri	W 73–53	12–3	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 8, 1954		at Michigan	W 86–68^[7]	13–3 (7–1)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 13, 1954		at No. 12 Minnesota	W 86–82	14–3 (8–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 15, 1954	No. 10	at Ohio State	L 69–77	14–4 (8–2)	Ohio State Men's Gym Columbus, Ohio
Feb 20, 1954	No. 10	Illinois	L 51–74	14–5 (8–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 22, 1954	No. 20	at No. 3 Indiana	W 82–64^[8]	15–5 (9–3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 27, 1954	No. 20	at Michigan State	W 60–48	16–5 (10–3)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 1, 1954	No. 16	Ohio State	W 84–71^[9]	17–5 (11–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

^ "Iowa Takes 60th, 66-57" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 19, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Iowa Drops UCLA 65-60 In Fast Game" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 31, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
^ "Hawks Win Big Ten Opener, 73-63" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 5, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
^ "Hawkeyes Thump Michigan, 93-78, For 3d Big Ten Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 12, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
^ "Hawkeyes Blast Illinois Home Jinx" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 19, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Hawks Get By Wildcats, 65-52, To Stay In Race" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 26, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
^ "Iowa Routs Michigan 86-68" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 9, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
^ "Iowa Beats Indiana, 82-64" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 23, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Iowa Pulls Away From Determined Buckeyes, 84-71" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 2, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

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Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
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