Hawkeye Trivia Time - Postseason FT%

[Hawkalum2002]

So last night I watched the NCAA 1st Round game from 1996 against George Washington. One of my favorite games and comebacks in Iowa history, and Russ Millard hit two free throws with three seconds left to win it 81-79. So I got to wondering which Hawks had the highest percentage in postseason history. Incidently, those were Millard's only free throws of that game, and he was 5-5 in his postseason career. Other guys like Matt Bullard were also perfect, but didn't shoot very many either. So for some fun trivia, I compiled the top 12 (I was going to do 10, but I just went with everybody over 80%). This only includes NCAA and NIT post season games, not the B10 tournament, so guys like Luke Recker and Kyle Galloway did not make the list despite some great B10 tournament games. Players had to shoot at least 10 free throws to qualify. I did not include anybody from the 1955-56 NCAA tourney teams since they didn't list attempts in 1955, otherwise they likely would have at least one addition. So 1970 is the first year included.

Couple of hints: One player is from 1970, everyone else from 1979 or later. Also every player played in the NCAA tournament except one, he only played in the NIT but did it two years. So have some fun and test your memories! I'll fill them in as they are guessed correctly.

1. 94.1% (16/17) - Val Barnes
2. 91.3% (21/23) - JR Koch
3. 89.7% (35/39) - Bobby Hansen
4. 88.7% (47/53) - Aaron White
5. 85.7% (18/21) - Glenn Vidnovic
5. 85.7% (12/14) - Chris Kingsbury
7. 85.0% (17/20) - Glen Worley
8. 84.6% (11/13) - Mike Gesell
9. 83.9% (47/56) - BJ Armstrong
10. 83.8% (31/37) - Devyn Marble
11. 82.4% (14/17) - Chauncey Leslie
12. 81.3% (13/16) - Duez Henderson

 

[ibahawkeye]

Aaron White

 

[Hawkalum2002]

Aaron White

You got us on the board!

 

[SpiderRico]

Chris Street

 

[ibahawkeye]

Devyn Marble?

 

[trj]

BJ Armstrong

 

[Hawkalum2002]

Chris Street

Chris was only 7-13 in four games.

Armstrong and Marble are both there, and almost identical %!

 

[NEIChawk]

Jeff Horner, Jeff Moe, Steve Carfino, Steve Waite, Greg Brunner

 

[Hawkalum2002]

Jeff Horner, Jeff Moe, Steve Carfino, Steve Waite, Greg Brunner

0 for 5 believe it or not. Horner was 79% (19-24), Brunner 71% (15-21), Moe 73% (16-22), Carfino 69% (9-13), and Waite 73% (19-26).

 

[trj]

Kevin Gamble

 

[FirstDownHawkeyes]

Matt Gatens in the NIT

Woolridge

 

[Hawkalum2002]

Kevin Gamble

9-14 (64%) in his four 1987 games, he only went 2-6 in the second round game though.

 

[Hawkalum2002]

Matt Gatens in the NIT

Woolridge

Gatens was just 1 for 2 in the Dayton game, none in the Oregon game. The NIT guy played in two different NIT's, but only shot free throws in one of them.

Woolridge was 30/38 for 78.9%

 

[trj]

Brad Lohaus and Fred Brown

 

[PCHawk]

Jok is the top dog. That's my guess.

 

[Hawkalum2002]

Brad Lohaus and Fred Brown

Fred scored 43 points in two games, but only 1-2 from the line.

Lohaus was 7-9.

 

[HawkPT23]

Kent McCausland

 

[Hawkalum2002]

Jok is the top dog. That's my guess.

Jok is only 6-8 so far. Had the two big misses in the last 18 seconds vs. Temple just last year or it wouldn't have gone to OT.

 

[Hawkalum2002]

Kent McCausland

Kent was surprisingly just 2-6. Only time he shot free throws was the 1999 First Round vs UAB.

 

[trj]

Dean Oliver, Jess settles and Ronnie Lester