IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Former University of Iowa men’s basketball standout Murray Wier passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 89 at his home in Georgetown, Texas. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Wier, a Grandview, Iowa, native was a four-year starter on the Hawkeyes 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.