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1969-1970 Iowa Basketball Year in Review

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Big Ten Champions
Summary: The Hawkeyes finished the season 20â€“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" â€“ John Johnson, Chad Calabria, Fred Brown, Glenn "Stick" Vidnovic, Dick Jensen, and Ben McGilmer â€“ 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 3rd Place game.
An article about the season can be found at https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2020/3/15/mens-basketball-peace-war-and-basketball-the-story-of-the-1969-70-hawkeyes.aspx
Interesting fact, during the Rainbow Classic, the Hawks lost 85-76 to the Navy Subpac team, but games against service academy teams do not count against their record.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Ralph Miller

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
12/6/1969	Iowa @ Southern Illinois L 67 - 73
12/9/1969	Iowa vs Saint Francis (PA) W 81 - 68
12/11/1969	Iowa vs #7 Duquesne W 98 - 87
12/18/1969	Iowa @ Cincinnati L 105 - 114
12/20/1969	Iowa vs Creighton L 88 - 97
12/22/1969	Iowa vs Drake W 101 - 78 Attendance: 13,503
12/26/1969	Iowa vs St. John's Rainbow Classic L 55 - 57
12/30/1969	Iowa @ Hawaii Rainbow Classic W 111 - 60
1/3/1970	Iowa vs #17 Purdue W 94 - 88
1/6/1970	Iowa @ Michigan W 107 - 99
1/10/1970	Iowa @ Wisconsin W 92 - 74
1/24/1970	#20 Iowa vs Tennessee Tech W 96 - 68
1/31/1970	#20 Iowa vs Indiana W 100 - 93
2/3/1970	#20 Iowa vs Minnesota W 90 - 77
2/7/1970	#20 Iowa @ Indiana W 104 - 89
2/10/1970	#14 Iowa vs Wisconsin W 119 - 100
2/14/1970	#14 Iowa vs Michigan State W 103 - 77
2/17/1970	#11 Iowa @ Illinois W 83 - 81
2/21/1970	#11 Iowa @ Ohio State W 97 - 89
2/24/1970	#9 Iowa vs Northwestern W 116 - 97
2/28/1970	#9 Iowa @ Purdue W 108 - 107 Attendance: 14,123
3/3/1970	#8 Iowa vs Ohio State W 113 - 92
3/7/1970	#8 Iowa @ Northwestern W 115 - 101
3/12/1970	#7 Iowa vs #4 Jacksonville NCAA Tournament Mideast Region Semifinals L 103 - 104
3/14/1970	#7 Iowa vs #9 Notre Dame NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional 3rd Place Game W 121 - 106