The 1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 20–5 and won the Big Ten title with a 14–0 conference record. To date, this is the last outright regular season conference title for the Iowa men's basketball team.
After opening the season 3–4, the Hawkeyes won 17 of their final 18 games. Led by a nucleus of players known as the "Six Pack" – John Johnson, Chad Calabria, Fred Brown, Glenn "Stick" Vidnovic, Dick Jensen, and Ben McGilmer – the team averaged 98.7 points per game including a conference-record 102.9 points per game in Big Ten games. They opened NCAA tournament play with a 104–103 loss to eventual National runner-up Jacksonville. The Hawkeyes regrouped to defeat Notre Dame 121–106 in the Mideast Regional Third-Place game.
Roster
Schedule/results
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| NCAA tournament
Rankings
Player stats Player Games played FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% Rebounds Points Avg.John Johnson 25289-508.569121-161.75225369927.9Chad Calabria 25181-330.548117-146.80113947919.1Fred Brown 24180-360.50069-86.8029142917.9Glenn Vidnovic 25150-278.540133-152.87516443317.3Ben McGilmer 25100-178.56258-70.82910925810.3Dick Jensen 2329-80.36314-29.483111723.1
Awards and honors John Johnson – Third-Team All-American, AP and UPI; school-records of 27.9 ppg and 49 points in a single game vs. Northwestern on Feb. 24, 1970
Team players in the 1970 NBA draft
1 7 John Johnson Cleveland Cavaliers
References