Luka Garza swept all major postseason men’s basketball awards in 2021 (Wooden, Naismith, Associated Press, Oscar Robertson, NABC, Lute Olson, Sporting News) to become the program’s first consensus National Player of the Year. Garza is Iowa’s only two-time unanimous consensus first-team All-American and only recipient in program history of the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year. He led the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes to 22 victories in 2021.

Garza led the nation as a senior in total points (747), 30-point games (8), field goals made (281), and 20-point games (22). The native of Washington, D.C., also ranked 10th nationally in free throw makes (141) and 11th in double-doubles (13).

His 747 points extended the single-season school record that he set in 2020 as a junior (740). The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year broke Iowa’s 32-year-old scoring record held by Marble on Feb. 21, 2021. He finished his Hawkeye career with 2,306 points, which ranks seventh best in Big Ten history. Garza is the only men’s basketball player in Big Ten history to accumulate 2,250 points and 900 rebounds.

In addition to ranking first in career scoring, Garza is tops at Iowa in 30-point games (13), conference scoring (1,399), field goals made (870), field goal attempts (1,594), and 40-point games (2); second in rebounds (931); fourth in double-doubles (34); fifth in blocked shots (154); sixth in free throw makes (446) and attempts (636); and 16th in 3-pointers made (120).

Murray Wier, who was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989, was a four-year starter from 1945-48. He averaged 7.8 points per game as a freshman in 1945, helping lead Iowa to a Big Ten championship. As a senior, Wier became the first officially recognized Division I NCAA scoring leader and Iowa’s first-ever consensus first-team All-American, averaging 21 points per game. He set a then-Big Ten record of 272 points in conference play, earning first-team all-league and team Most Valuable Player accolades in 1948. Additionally, Wier is one of only three Hawkeyes to earn the Chicago Tribune’s trophy as the Big Ten’s Most Valuable Player. Wier averaged 8.4 points as a sophomore and a team-best 15.1 points as a junior.

Wier passed away at the age of 89 in April, 2016.

Chuck Darling earned first-team All-America distinction and was awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Trophy as a senior in 1952. A two-time all-conference selection, Darling led the Hawkeyes to second (1952) and third place (1951) Big Ten finishes as an upperclassman. He led the Hawkeyes in scoring in back-to-back seasons in 1951 (16.3 ppg) and 1952 (25.5 ppg), including leading the Big Ten in points per game as a senior. His 25.5 points per game average is the third highest scoring average in program history behind John Johnson (27.9 ppg in 1970) and Fred Brown (27.6 ppg in 1971). Darling who was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990, averaged a staggering 17.6 rebounds in 22 games as a junior, a season average that is tops in school history.

Darling passed away at the age of 91 in April, 2021.

A letterman from 1986-89, Roy Marble scored 2,116 points in 134 games to become the first Iowa player to score more than 2,000 points. He also recorded 668 career rebounds and 281 assists as the Hawkeyes won 97 games during his career. Iowa earned four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight appearance in 1987 and a trip to the Sweet 16 in 1988. Marble shared team Most Valuable Player honors from 1987-89 and was inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021. Along with being Iowa’s career scoring leader for 31 years, Marble currently ranks second in program annals in field goals made (787), field goal attempts (1,459) and free throws made (516); third in free throw attempts (707); and fourth in career steals (183). Marble led the team in scoring in 1986, 1987, and 1989.

Marble passed away at the age of 48 in September, 2015.

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More information on our other players with retired jerseys and numbers will be forthcoming.

Men’s Basketball: B.J. Armstrong (#10) Ronnie Lester (#12), Carl Cain (#21), Bill Seaberg (#22), Bill Logan (#31), Bill Schoof (#33), Chris Street (#40), Greg Stokes (#41), Sharm Scheuerman (#46)

Women’s Basketball: Michelle Edwards (#30), Megan Gustafson (#10)