This week, our Throwback Thursday takes a look at the Iowa/Illinois basketball rivalry. It’s safe to say that there’s some bad blood between the two schools.
Our first stroll down memory lane takes us back to January 15, 1987. Dr. Tom Davis’ Hawkeyes were 15-0 heading into Assembly Hall to take on Lou Henson’s Hairpieces. The Hawks were down 22 points in the second half. Dr. Tom’s roster was pretty much a Who’s Who of Iowa basketball. Roy Marble, B.J. Armstrong, Ed Horton, Kevin Gamble, Brad Lohaus, Bill Jones, Jeff Moe, and Les Jepsen (played sparingly). All but Jeff Moe would go on to play in the NBA.