1947–48 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1947–48 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1947–48 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–4 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pops Harrison (6th season);
Home arena	Iowa Field House
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947–48 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1947–48 season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Pops Harrison and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a 15–4 record (8–4 in Big Ten) and in second place in the Big Ten standings.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

Record15–4 (8–4 Big Ten)

Headcoach

Pops Harrison (6th season)

HomearenaIowa Field House

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1947–48 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Michigan	10	–	2	.833	16	–	6	.727
Iowa	8	–	4	.667	15	–	4	.789
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	15	–	5	.750
Wisconsin	7	–	5	.583	12	–	8	.600
Purdue	6	–	6	.500	11	–	9	.550
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	10	–	10	.500
Ohio State	5	–	7	.417	10	–	10	.500
Indiana	3	–	9	.250	8	–	12	.400
Northwestern	3	–	9	.250	6	–	14	.300

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference
Dec 1, 1947*	Carleton	W 82–43^[1]	1–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 6, 1947*	South Dakota	W 66–30^[2]	2–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 13, 1947*	North Dakota	W 58–47^[3]	3–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 20, 1947*	at Washington (MO)	W 44–41	4–0	WU Field House St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 31, 1947*	Harvard	W 61–41	5–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 3, 1948*	Princeton	W 52–40^[4]	6–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Big Nine Conference
Jan 5, 1948 7:00 p.m.	at Ohio State	W 49–41	7–0 (1–0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
Jan 10, 1948	Purdue	W 60–49^[5]	8–0 (2–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 12, 1948	at Wisconsin	L 35–51^[6]	8–1 (2–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 10, 1948	Indiana	W 61–52^[7]	9–1 (3–1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 19, 1948	at Minnesota	L 56–72^[8]	9–2 (3–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 31, 1948*	Regis	W 76–48^[9]	10–2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 2, 1948	Northwestern	W 57–54^[10] ^OT	11–2 (4–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 7, 1948	at Purdue	W 41–33^[11]	12–2 (5–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 9, 1948	Illinois Rivalry	W 70–61^[12]	13–2 (6–2)	Iowa Field House (16,048) Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 14, 1948	at Indiana	L 47–49^[13]	13–3 (6–3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 21, 1948	Wisconsin	W 62–40^[14]	14–3 (7–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 28, 1948	Minnesota	W 54–50^[15]	15–3 (8–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 1, 1948	at Michigan	L 35–51^[16]	15–4 (8–4)	Fielding H. Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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