Sam Williams.
Anyone old enough?
Anyone old enough?
Favorite hawkeye player
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We recruited Gerry Jones because he had a teammate who was a top recruit. Miller hoped the top recruit, I think his name was Allen, would follow. The player ended up at Bradley. Jones turned out to be a really good player and great rebounder. My favorite player was Ronnie Lester. He made everyone around him a better player. If he hadn't gotten injured, we would have been national champs in 1980.
LOL im trying to go back and see what poster kept calling him Waterbury.. might have been someone a telecast tho
The announcers used to joke about Stick being so skinny, he could drive to the basket untouched just by turning sideways and the defense couldn't see him!!! He was 6'6" and weighed 150!!
I haven’t seen JR Angle?? I was looking through rankings and he was a 4 star...
I loved all the teams when I was at Iowa in the late 80's, but always got especially excited when Gerry Wright checked in.
Nick Baer-I’m friends with his dad
Beyond that the list is long:
Russ Millard
BJ Armstrong
Kyle Galloway
Andre Banks
Michael Payne
Jess Settles
And many more...
Beyond that the list is long:
Russ Millard
BJ Armstrong
Kyle Galloway
Andre Banks
Michael Payne
Jess Settles
And many more...
Iowa BB started for me in '65 as well. Jones was terrific....was academically ineligible.. missed the last 8 games in '66. He died in an auto accident a few years after his career at Iowa. Chris Pervall was a scoring machine.
OH the good ole days...Iowa Basketball.. $3.00 game tickets ..Campus Grill cheesburgers & chocolate shakes & no internet.
Ronnie Lester in my early fan years. Garza today is truly an amazing player and hard not to love.
I believe Miller was chasing “Gigantic Joe” Allen who ended up at Bradley. Bradly has really horrible knees and had mobility issues...but he was the otiginal Eddie Horton” space-eater...about 6-6 or so and about 250 lbs and a big ol’ space eater butt and a rebounding machine with a shooters touch....but he was slow. If my memory serves me correctly.
Allen was a “look alike” to Wes Unseld, who attended Louisville...except not quite as Mobil. Same skill set. I remember watching Allen playing Drake a few times...Bradley’s offense was Allen get the rebound and outlet the pass, and Bradley would push the ball upcourt looking for a fast break...and when the break wasn’t there, the 4 players would wait for Allen to join them in the front court..,and then run their offense.
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BirdistheWord
HB Legend
GRT8
Reggie Evans
Andre Woolridge
Chris Kingsbury
Ryan Bowen
Kevin Gamble
BJ Armstrong
Aaron White
Roy Marble
Reggie Evans
Andre Woolridge
Chris Kingsbury
Ryan Bowen
Kevin Gamble
BJ Armstrong
Aaron White
Roy Marble
My first trip to the Field House was primarily to see Chuck play. I was 6 years old. My dad was a big fan and wanted to be sure my brother and I got to see Chuck before he graduated. My brother was only 5 and he kept his ears covered the whole game. The cheap seats were pretty noisy.
Been watching since Lute days and it's Andre Woolridge for me. Strong as an ox but yet graceful. Could carry team on his shoulders whenever needed. Got hosed out of B1G player of the year.
I liked downtown Freddie Brown he could shoot with the best of them. My favorite on this team is CJF he kills the other teams runs.
Ricky Davis. Probably the only player in Iowa history not to have a grade point average.😅😅
I'll hold off on players currently on the team.
Greg Bruner - My favorite player as a kid. Undersized, but an absolute workhorse.
Aaron White - He always managed to appear wide open under the basket. I've seen Keegan do that a few times too...
Gabe Olaseni - He was so raw his freshman year, it was great fun watching him blossom into a key contributor over the years.
Nicholas Baer - Blew all expectations out of the water. The epitome of a glue guy.
Peter Jok - His story of being adopted, injuring his knee, to finally being named First Team All B10 is inspiring.
Also, I gotta throw some love out there for ol' Thunder Doug.
Greg Bruner - My favorite player as a kid. Undersized, but an absolute workhorse.
Aaron White - He always managed to appear wide open under the basket. I've seen Keegan do that a few times too...
Gabe Olaseni - He was so raw his freshman year, it was great fun watching him blossom into a key contributor over the years.
Nicholas Baer - Blew all expectations out of the water. The epitome of a glue guy.
Peter Jok - His story of being adopted, injuring his knee, to finally being named First Team All B10 is inspiring.
Also, I gotta throw some love out there for ol' Thunder Doug.
My first favorite Hawk was John Johnston, I remember listening to Jim Zabel call the games on a small radio with my step dad. Being from western Iowa, and not having any opportunities to go to any games, I only remember watching very few games on TV. I've had many favorite Hawks, but all time, I shake my head and say wow, or just outright laugh sometimes with Luka. For me it has to be Luka.
Ronnie Lester because ... last league title and last FF. Plus he was a contemporary and everyone at the U of Iowa said he was a good kid.
Jess Settles. Iowa bred born Hawkeye. Prior to injury the most well rounded player in the last 40 years, kind of like a poor man's Larry Bird.
Lotta guys in that next level, too many to separate. Have to say Eddie Horton and Russ Millard were a lot of fun, they would lay the lumber to the blue blood programs and laugh while doing it.
Jess Settles. Iowa bred born Hawkeye. Prior to injury the most well rounded player in the last 40 years, kind of like a poor man's Larry Bird.
Lotta guys in that next level, too many to separate. Have to say Eddie Horton and Russ Millard were a lot of fun, they would lay the lumber to the blue blood programs and laugh while doing it.
Andre Woolridge. The way he put that '97 team on his back, after Settles was injured and Kingsbury left early. He came within a whisker of beating Kentucky in the NCAA's, and as was noted above, was the first player to lead the B1G in scoring and assists.
BirdistheWord
HB Legend
He was incredible, rare ability to truly play the point but also could score, he was able to do both so well and without it feeling like he was not sharing the ball. He was very strong and fast, always played very smooth or graceful as you said. He led the B1G in both assists and points and somehow did not get POY. Pure bullshate.
BirdistheWord
HB Legend
Was watching the highlights of game vs UCONN in 95 and wow, we had some talent on that team:
Kenyon
Settles
Bowen
Millard
Kingsbury
Glasper
Woolridge
McCausland
Kenyon Murray was one I certainly remember liking when I was young and the same goes for Mon'ter Glasper. That dude always was working hard on the floor.
In high school it was Brody Boyd. I was short and he could shoot from anywhere. Always a guy I loved watching.
In college it was Brunner because I had some classes with him and he was a great guy. I didn't know him well or anything (I doubt he knew my name) but he was always funny and pretty normal. My other one was Thunder Doug. That dude hated rims. It was fun to watch him dunk at the field house when he would show up. At the very end of college (or just out, I can't even remember) I really appreciated Jarred Cole and Cyrus Tate. Few bright spots in horrible years.
Since then, probably Aaron White.
Oh my gosh. I am not a great athlete by any stretch of the imagination but I would (and COULD) guard him at the field house. He would be up there with Alex Thompson and Mike Henderson often. Alex and Mike were cool but JR was pretty full of himself and not good.
I went to one of his few appearances where he attempted and failed an ally oop against Centenary. I thought it was so cool as a high school kid... I was wrong.
In high school it was Brody Boyd. I was short and he could shoot from anywhere. Always a guy I loved watching.
In college it was Brunner because I had some classes with him and he was a great guy. I didn't know him well or anything (I doubt he knew my name) but he was always funny and pretty normal. My other one was Thunder Doug. That dude hated rims. It was fun to watch him dunk at the field house when he would show up. At the very end of college (or just out, I can't even remember) I really appreciated Jarred Cole and Cyrus Tate. Few bright spots in horrible years.
Since then, probably Aaron White.
Oh my gosh. I am not a great athlete by any stretch of the imagination but I would (and COULD) guard him at the field house. He would be up there with Alex Thompson and Mike Henderson often. Alex and Mike were cool but JR was pretty full of himself and not good.
I went to one of his few appearances where he attempted and failed an ally oop against Centenary. I thought it was so cool as a high school kid... I was wrong.
I concur. Probably followed by Chris Street and Jess Settles, partially because of their Iowa roots and because they were both damn good players.
And I was pretty young but my Dad loved Neil Fegebank, and mostly because he was from our neck of the woods (Paullina in NW) and they won 3 State Titles and 88 straight games in that tiny town, with Fegebank playing at Iowa and one of his teammates at Kansas.
