1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Los Angeles Classic champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10 т
APNo. 8
Record18–6 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDon Nelson
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 14 0   1.000 27 1   .964
No. 8 Iowa 10 4   .714 18 6   .750
Purdue 10 4   .714 16 7   .696
Indiana 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Minnesota 8 6   .571 10 13   .435
Northwestern 6 8   .429 10 12   .455
Illinois 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Michigan 2 12   .143 6 18   .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

The 1960–61 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1960–61 season. The team was led by head coach Sharm Scheuerman and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 18–6 and were 10–4 in Big Ten conference games.