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Luka's #55 Retirement Celebration: Tues Feb 22, 6PM Tip vs Michigan State. Marble, Darling & Wier's Jerseys will also be Retired
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The announcement:
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Athletics Department will formally retire two-time National Player of the Year Luka Garza’s No. 55 at halftime of the Iowa-Michigan State men’s basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
The athletics department will also be retiring the jerseys of former Hawkeye greats Charles “Chuck” Darling, Roy Marble and Murray Wier. Family member(s) of Wier and Marble will be in attendance for recognition, which will take place prior to the game at approximately 5:45 p.m. (CT).
Additionally, all other retired numbers and jerseys for the Iowa men’s and women’s basketball programs will be hanging from the Carver-Hawkeye Arena rafters beginning next week.
• Men’s Basketball: B.J. Armstrong (#10) Ronnie Lester (#12), Carl Cain (#21), Bill Seaberg (#22), Bill Logan (#31), Bill Schoof (#33), Chris Street (#40), Greg Stokes (#41), Sharm Scheuerman (#46)
• Women’s Basketball: Michelle Edwards (#30), Megan Gustafson (#10)
Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT). Approximately 3,000 tickets are available for purchase on hawkeyesports.com/tickets.
“We look forward to honoring Luka Garza and his family,” said Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery. “Luka epitomizes everything that you want in your program. Not just Hawkeye fans, but college basketball fans across the country appreciated his achievements on and off the court for four years, and the way he pursued his dreams.
“It will be great seeing all the retired numbers and jerseys, including the additions of Chuck Darling, Roy Marble, and Murray Wier, hanging in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Chuck and Murray were our first consensus first-team All-Americans, while Roy was the program’s leading scorer for three decades and won nearly 100 games as a Hawkeye.”
LUKA GARZA
Garza swept all major postseason men’s basketball awards in 2021 (Wooden, Naismith, Associated Press, Oscar Robertson, NABC, Lute Olson, Sporting News) to become the program’s first consensus National Player of the Year. Garza is Iowa’s only two-time unanimous consensus first-team All-American and only recipient in program history of the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year. He led the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes to 22 victories in 2021.
Garza led the nation as a senior in total points (747), 30-point games (8), field goals made (281), and 20-point games (22). The native of Washington, D.C., also ranked 10th nationally in free throw makes (141) and 11th in double-doubles (13).
His 747 points extended the single-season school record that he set in 2020 as a junior (740). The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year broke Iowa’s 32-year-old scoring record held by Marble on Feb. 21, 2021. He finished his Hawkeye career with 2,306 points, which ranks seventh best in Big Ten history. Garza is the only men’s basketball player in Big Ten history to accumulate 2,250 points and 900 rebounds.
In addition to ranking first in career scoring, Garza is tops at Iowa in 30-point games (13), conference scoring (1,399), field goals made (870), field goal attempts (1,594), and 40-point games (2); second in rebounds (931); fourth in double-doubles (34); fifth in blocked shots (154); sixth in free throw makes (446) and attempts (636); and 16th in 3-pointers made (120).
MURRAY WIER
Wier, who was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989, was a four-year starter from 1945-48. He averaged 7.8 points per game as a freshman in 1945, helping lead Iowa to a Big Ten championship. As a senior, Wier became the first officially recognized Division I NCAA scoring leader and Iowa’s first-ever consensus first-team All-American, averaging 21 points per game. He set a then-Big Ten record of 272 points in conference play, earning first-team all-league and team Most Valuable Player accolades in 1948. Additionally, Wier is one of only three Hawkeyes to earn the Chicago Tribune’s trophy as the Big Ten’s Most Valuable Player. Wier averaged 8.4 points as a sophomore and a team-best 15.1 points as a junior.
Wier passed away at the age of 89 in April, 2016.
CHUCK DARLING
Darling earned first-team All-America distinction and was awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Trophy as a senior in 1952. A two-time all-conference selection, Darling led the Hawkeyes to second (1952) and third place (1951) Big Ten finishes as an upperclassman. He led the Hawkeyes in scoring in back-to-back seasons in 1951 (16.3 ppg) and 1952 (25.5 ppg), including leading the Big Ten in points per game as a senior. His 25.5 points per game average is the third highest scoring average in program history behind John Johnson (27.9 ppg in 1970) and Fred Brown (27.6 ppg in 1971). Darling who was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990, averaged a staggering 17.6 rebounds in 22 games as a junior, a season average that is tops in school history.
Darling passed away at the age of 91 in April, 2021.
ROY MARBLE
A letterman from 1986-89, Marble scored 2,116 points in 134 games to become the first Iowa player to score more than 2,000 points. He also recorded 668 career rebounds and 281 assists as the Hawkeyes won 97 games during his career. Iowa earned four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight appearance in 1987 and a trip to the Sweet 16 in 1988. Marble shared team Most Valuable Player honors from 1987-89 and was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021. Along with being Iowa’s career scoring leader for 31 years, Marble currently ranks second in program annals in field goals made (787), field goal attempts (1,459) and free throws made (516); third in free throw attempts (707); and fourth in career steals (183). Marble led the team in scoring in 1986, 1987, and 1989.
Marble passed away at the age of 48 in September, 2015.
Current Men’s Basketball Retired Number Criteria:
• National Player of the Year on any of the following outlets: Associated Press, NABC, USBWA, Sporting News, Naismith Award and/or Wooden Award, and Consensus first-team All-America
• Graduate, or left University in solid program citizenship and academic standing
• Member of Varsity Club Hall of Fame, or have met competitive criteria for membership
Men’s Basketball Retired Jersey Criteria:
• Multiple years as Consensus first-team All-America
• Graduate, or left University in solid program citizenship and academic standing
• Member of Varsity Club Hall of Fame, or have met competitive criteria for membership
Women’s Basketball Retired Number Criteria:
• National Player of the Year on any of the following outlets: Associated Press, WBCA, USBWA, Honda, Naismith Award and/or Wooden Award, and consensus first-team All-America
• Graduate, or left University in solid program citizenship and academic standing
• Member of Varsity Club Hall of Fame, or have met competitive criteria for membership
Women’s Basketball Retired Jersey Criteria:
• Multiple years as Consensus first-team All-America
• Graduate, or left University in solid program citizenship and academic standing
• Member of Varsity Club Hall of Fame, or have met competitive criteria for membership
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GARZA RETIRED NUMBER CELEBRATION TO BE HELD FEB. 22
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Athletics Department will formally retire two-time National Player of the Year Luka Garza’s No. 55 at halftime of the Iowa-Michigan State men’s basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
The athletics department will also be retiring the jerseys of former Hawkeye greats Charles “Chuck” Darling, Roy Marble and Murray Wier. Family member(s) of Wier and Marble will be in attendance for recognition, which will take place prior to the game at approximately 5:45 p.m. (CT).
Additionally, all other retired numbers and jerseys for the Iowa men’s and women’s basketball programs will be hanging from the Carver-Hawkeye Arena rafters beginning next week.
• Men’s Basketball: B.J. Armstrong (#10) Ronnie Lester (#12), Carl Cain (#21), Bill Seaberg (#22), Bill Logan (#31), Bill Schoof (#33), Chris Street (#40), Greg Stokes (#41), Sharm Scheuerman (#46)
• Women’s Basketball: Michelle Edwards (#30), Megan Gustafson (#10)
Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT). Approximately 3,000 tickets are available for purchase on hawkeyesports.com/tickets.
“We look forward to honoring Luka Garza and his family,” said Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery. “Luka epitomizes everything that you want in your program. Not just Hawkeye fans, but college basketball fans across the country appreciated his achievements on and off the court for four years, and the way he pursued his dreams.
“It will be great seeing all the retired numbers and jerseys, including the additions of Chuck Darling, Roy Marble, and Murray Wier, hanging in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Chuck and Murray were our first consensus first-team All-Americans, while Roy was the program’s leading scorer for three decades and won nearly 100 games as a Hawkeye.”
LUKA GARZA
Garza swept all major postseason men’s basketball awards in 2021 (Wooden, Naismith, Associated Press, Oscar Robertson, NABC, Lute Olson, Sporting News) to become the program’s first consensus National Player of the Year. Garza is Iowa’s only two-time unanimous consensus first-team All-American and only recipient in program history of the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year. He led the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes to 22 victories in 2021.
Garza led the nation as a senior in total points (747), 30-point games (8), field goals made (281), and 20-point games (22). The native of Washington, D.C., also ranked 10th nationally in free throw makes (141) and 11th in double-doubles (13).
His 747 points extended the single-season school record that he set in 2020 as a junior (740). The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year broke Iowa’s 32-year-old scoring record held by Marble on Feb. 21, 2021. He finished his Hawkeye career with 2,306 points, which ranks seventh best in Big Ten history. Garza is the only men’s basketball player in Big Ten history to accumulate 2,250 points and 900 rebounds.
In addition to ranking first in career scoring, Garza is tops at Iowa in 30-point games (13), conference scoring (1,399), field goals made (870), field goal attempts (1,594), and 40-point games (2); second in rebounds (931); fourth in double-doubles (34); fifth in blocked shots (154); sixth in free throw makes (446) and attempts (636); and 16th in 3-pointers made (120).
MURRAY WIER
Wier, who was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989, was a four-year starter from 1945-48. He averaged 7.8 points per game as a freshman in 1945, helping lead Iowa to a Big Ten championship. As a senior, Wier became the first officially recognized Division I NCAA scoring leader and Iowa’s first-ever consensus first-team All-American, averaging 21 points per game. He set a then-Big Ten record of 272 points in conference play, earning first-team all-league and team Most Valuable Player accolades in 1948. Additionally, Wier is one of only three Hawkeyes to earn the Chicago Tribune’s trophy as the Big Ten’s Most Valuable Player. Wier averaged 8.4 points as a sophomore and a team-best 15.1 points as a junior.
Wier passed away at the age of 89 in April, 2016.
CHUCK DARLING
Darling earned first-team All-America distinction and was awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Trophy as a senior in 1952. A two-time all-conference selection, Darling led the Hawkeyes to second (1952) and third place (1951) Big Ten finishes as an upperclassman. He led the Hawkeyes in scoring in back-to-back seasons in 1951 (16.3 ppg) and 1952 (25.5 ppg), including leading the Big Ten in points per game as a senior. His 25.5 points per game average is the third highest scoring average in program history behind John Johnson (27.9 ppg in 1970) and Fred Brown (27.6 ppg in 1971). Darling who was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990, averaged a staggering 17.6 rebounds in 22 games as a junior, a season average that is tops in school history.
Darling passed away at the age of 91 in April, 2021.
ROY MARBLE
A letterman from 1986-89, Marble scored 2,116 points in 134 games to become the first Iowa player to score more than 2,000 points. He also recorded 668 career rebounds and 281 assists as the Hawkeyes won 97 games during his career. Iowa earned four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight appearance in 1987 and a trip to the Sweet 16 in 1988. Marble shared team Most Valuable Player honors from 1987-89 and was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021. Along with being Iowa’s career scoring leader for 31 years, Marble currently ranks second in program annals in field goals made (787), field goal attempts (1,459) and free throws made (516); third in free throw attempts (707); and fourth in career steals (183). Marble led the team in scoring in 1986, 1987, and 1989.
Marble passed away at the age of 48 in September, 2015.
Current Men’s Basketball Retired Number Criteria:
• National Player of the Year on any of the following outlets: Associated Press, NABC, USBWA, Sporting News, Naismith Award and/or Wooden Award, and Consensus first-team All-America
• Graduate, or left University in solid program citizenship and academic standing
• Member of Varsity Club Hall of Fame, or have met competitive criteria for membership
Men’s Basketball Retired Jersey Criteria:
• Multiple years as Consensus first-team All-America
• Graduate, or left University in solid program citizenship and academic standing
• Member of Varsity Club Hall of Fame, or have met competitive criteria for membership
Women’s Basketball Retired Number Criteria:
• National Player of the Year on any of the following outlets: Associated Press, WBCA, USBWA, Honda, Naismith Award and/or Wooden Award, and consensus first-team All-America
• Graduate, or left University in solid program citizenship and academic standing
• Member of Varsity Club Hall of Fame, or have met competitive criteria for membership
Women’s Basketball Retired Jersey Criteria:
• Multiple years as Consensus first-team All-America
• Graduate, or left University in solid program citizenship and academic standing
• Member of Varsity Club Hall of Fame, or have met competitive criteria for membership
Garza Retired Number Celebration to be held Feb. 22
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I will be there as well. Taking the boy to his first game!
So, if I'm reading this right, Iowa is going to retire Garza's number, but for Marble, Wier, and Darling, we are simply retiring the jersey.
I guess that means that Marble's #23 can still be worn, like Armstrong's #10?
By my count, this means the following numbers are retired (and can't be used):
12
21
22 (Worn by P-Mac with special permission)
31
33
40
41
46*
The following jerseys are retired (will hang in arena, but the number CAN be used):
10
17*
23
27*
(*-Illegal numbers by today's rules)
I guess that means that Marble's #23 can still be worn, like Armstrong's #10?
By my count, this means the following numbers are retired (and can't be used):
12
21
22 (Worn by P-Mac with special permission)
31
33
40
41
46*
The following jerseys are retired (will hang in arena, but the number CAN be used):
10
17*
23
27*
(*-Illegal numbers by today's rules)
I thought they already did a Jersey retirement for Roy, when they gave him Doug Thomas' framed jersey. 🤣
ROY MARBLE DESERVES MORE THAN "RECOGNITION"
Retire Roy Marble's jersey, Iowa.
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They "recognized" him before he passed away
Luka's #55 will be there on Tuesday. Marble, Darling & Wier's jerseys will also be retired. See first 2 posts for the details.
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Did I hear that right that Ohio State only retires a number if they are player of the year?
If I weren't about 2,000 miles away, I'd be there, like I was for decades, first in the Field House, and then at Carver. I was in Carver several years ago when MSU beat Iowa in OT in the Aaron White years, another game Iowa gave away.
Anyway, the University of Iowa's Athletic Department needs to come up with some special ways to make sure the place is full Saturday night, like buying any remaining tickets themselves and giving them away. They need to come up with a way to get the crowd going BEFORE the game even starts, and keep them going for 40 minutes. That used to happen--even at Carver--back in the early days of the building.
Attending a sports event without getting into it by making noise and vocally supporting your team makes no sense. If you want to sit on your backside and quietly observe, stay home! That's what that big screen TV is for.
But if you want to be part of the sixth man and help your team win, show up and do it. And the university needs to do everything it can to help generate the best possible atmosphere. Hand out black and gold spirit towels for everyone to wave. Hand out thunder sticks for everyone to use. Get the band and the cheerleaders to actually do something to help the team. And stop with the *&%$# smile cam and burrito lift. PLEASE! At least for this one game. Man, I hate that cheesy commercial BS.
Have some fun. Make some noise. Celebrate Luka and other all-time Hawkeye greats. Play a part, however minor, in helping Iowa send the munchkin back to East Lansing with a long-time-coming beat down. You'll be glad you did.
Anyway, the University of Iowa's Athletic Department needs to come up with some special ways to make sure the place is full Saturday night, like buying any remaining tickets themselves and giving them away. They need to come up with a way to get the crowd going BEFORE the game even starts, and keep them going for 40 minutes. That used to happen--even at Carver--back in the early days of the building.
Attending a sports event without getting into it by making noise and vocally supporting your team makes no sense. If you want to sit on your backside and quietly observe, stay home! That's what that big screen TV is for.
But if you want to be part of the sixth man and help your team win, show up and do it. And the university needs to do everything it can to help generate the best possible atmosphere. Hand out black and gold spirit towels for everyone to wave. Hand out thunder sticks for everyone to use. Get the band and the cheerleaders to actually do something to help the team. And stop with the *&%$# smile cam and burrito lift. PLEASE! At least for this one game. Man, I hate that cheesy commercial BS.
Have some fun. Make some noise. Celebrate Luka and other all-time Hawkeye greats. Play a part, however minor, in helping Iowa send the munchkin back to East Lansing with a long-time-coming beat down. You'll be glad you did.
why can't the fans stand up and make some noise without having to be prompted?
why does the athletic dept need to get the crowd "going?"
the above happens at NBA games but it should not be needed at college games, imo
We swept MSU and gave them their worst home loss under izzo (30 pts) just last year so not that long time coming. But yeah, let's keep it rolling
MSU needs a win badly and they will be looking for some payback for last season
i am afraid that it's gonna be a blood bath (hard fouls, lots of grabbing/holding) as a result
I’m supposed to be going with my brother. I’ll be driving from the Des Moines area. Looks like the freezing rain is going to be in the morning, so hopefully the roads are good by the time I need to leave.
Same. I assume they’ll have time to put stuff down if it clears out of DSM by morning time.
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