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Ronnie Lester
Guard 6 ft 2 inches Two-Time Scoring Leader at Iowa University, 1978
and 1979
Ronnie Lester Profile by Basketball Historian
Guard 6 ft 2 inches Two-Time Scoring Leader at Iowa University, 1978
and 1979 drafted 10th in first round by Portland, then traded to Chicago Bulls
Pro NBA Teams: Chicago Bulls 1980-1984, Los Angeles Lakers 1984-1986
Fans Favorite by basketballhistorian.com
A 2-time All Big Ten college selection, Ronnie Lester was the floor general for the Iowa Hawkeyes which took 4th place honors in the 1980 NCAA Final Four Games. He was voted three times the Iowa MVP and led the team in scoring twice.
Drafted Number 10 in the first round of the NBA draft Ronnie Lester made the Chicago Bulls starting lineup in his 2nd NBA season, 1981-1982, and scored 870 points in 75 games with 362 assists, 4.8 assists per game, with 80 steals. His hustling defensive play set well with fans and Ronnie Lester rated high on their list wherever he play.
Ronnie Lester played 14 NBA playoff games, including 9 playoff games with the 1984 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers in 1984-85. Ronnie Lester NBA stats: 1,816 points, 7.3 ppg in 250 games, 1,003 assists, 187 steals, 473 rebounds.
Greg Stokes
Center 6 ft 10 inches starred at Iowa University
Baseball Historian
Philadelphia 76ers 1985-1986, Sacramento Kings 1989-1990
Drafted number 9 in second round of 1985 NBA
A well regarded Big Ten Conference player Greg Stokes was chosen Iowa Hawkeyes MVP and was the leading scorer of the Iowa Hawkeyes three consecutive seasons, 1983 thru 1985, including a colligate career-best 19.9 points in his last year.
He also paced the Hawkeyes in rebounds twice with 193, a 6.9 per game average in 1984 and with 268, a 8.4 rpg average. And, Greg Stokes also led Iowa in field goal percentage three straight times, once in blocked shots,
and once in steals.
Greg Stokes played two seasons in the NBA, and a few years in other professional leagues. He scored 126 points in 31 games with the 76ers
in his rookie season, 1985-6, and 34 points in 11 games with the Kings in 1986.
1939 thru 1949 Iowa Hawkeyes
1939 thru 1949 Men’s College Basketball - Iowa Hawkeyes
1939 thru 1949
These early colligate basketball pioneers loved the competition that basketball provided. Only one went on to a professional career, but most did not, mainly because they proudly served in the military during World War II.
College Basketball History
The pay of pro basketball was low and after a few years they had to get a job and had no experience in other fields. So most did not play basketball professionally.
Iowa Men’s Basketball Leading Scorers from 1939-1949:
Based on total points. Also stats show average per game
1939… Ben Stephens 215 a 13.4 average… 1940 Vic Siegel 189 a 9.0 ave…
1941 Vic Siegel 194 a 9.7 ave… 1942 Tom Chapman 245 a 12.3 ave
1943 Ben Trickey 229 a 13.5 ave… 1944 Dick Ives 327 a 18.2 ave…
1945 Dick Ives 217 a 12.1 ave… 1946 Dick Ives 187 a 10.4 ave
1947 Murray Wier 272 a 15.1 ave… 1948 Murray Wier 399 a 21.0 ave…
1949 Charlie Mason 146 a 7.8 average
Field Goal Percentage Leaders:
1947 Noble Jorgensen made 46 of 143 attempts, a .322 percentage
1948 Murray Wier made 152 of 429 attempts, a .354 percentage
1949 Franklin Calsbeek made 40 of 120 attempts, a .333 percentage
Statistics from the University of Iowa Archives
Player Bio from basketballhistorian.com archives:
Vic Siegel played one season in the National Basketball League with Tri-
Cities. Although pro stats from this era are hard to locate, Victor Siegel played 8 games in the 1946-1947 season with Tri-Cities.
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