1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–15 (5-13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lute Olson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Rosborough; Tony McAndrews;
MVP	Ronnie Lester
Home arena	Iowa Field House; (Capacity: 13,365)
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	25	–	5	.833
No. 13 Indiana	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
Minnesota	12	–	6	.667	17	–	10	.630
Michigan	11	–	7	.611	16	–	11	.593
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	16	–	11	.593
Ohio State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	11	.593
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Iowa	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 4th season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 12–15 overall and 5–13 in Big Ten play.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Ronnie Lester	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	20	Dick Peth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Tomah, Wisconsin
G	23	Kirk Speraw	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Sioux City, Iowa
F	24	William Mayfield	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	30	Kenny Arnold	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	32	Vince Brookins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Cleveland, Ohio
F	42	Mike Henry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Elgin, Illinois
F	44	Clay Hargrave	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Iowa City, Iowa
C	52	Steve Waite	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Iowa City, Iowa
C	54	Steve Krafcisin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Lute Olson

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Rosborough
Tony McAndrews

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/26/1977*	at Iowa State Rivalry	L 78-79^[1]	0-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
11/28/1977*	at Kent State	W 82-64	1-1	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH
12/1/1977*	Mankato State	W 91-71^[2]	2-1	Iowa Field House (11,225) Iowa City, IA
12/3/1977*	Cal State Northridge	W 66-63	3-1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/10/1977*	at California	W 75-70	4-1	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
12/17/1977*	Denver	W 107-65	5-1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/20/1977*	vs. Tennessee Rebel Roundup	W 92-86	6-1	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV
12/21/1977*	at No. 9 UNLV Rebel Roundup	L 84-85	6-2	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV
12/30/1977*	Drake	W 89-87	7-2	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Conference Season
1/5/1978	at Indiana	L 51-69	7-3 (0-1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/7/1978	at Ohio State	W 87-75	8-3 (1-1)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
1/12/1978	Michigan	L 56-66	8-4 (1-2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/14/1978	Purdue	W 66-60	9-4 (2-2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/19/1978	Northwestern	L 59-62	9-5 (2-3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/21/1978	No. 10 Michigan State	L 58-68	9-6 (2-4)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
1/26/1978	Illinois	L 61-70	9-7 (2-5)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/30/1978	Wisconsin	W 88-73	10-7 (3-5)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/2/1978	Minnesota	L 71-82	10-8 (3-6)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/4/1978	Wisconsin	L 72-82	10-9 (3-7)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/9/1978	No. 10 Michigan State	L 70-71^[3]	10-10 (3-8)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/11/1978	Minnesota	L 65-78	10-11 (3-9)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/16/1978	Northwestern	W 76-74	11-11 (4-9)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/18/1978	Illinois	L 76-77	11-12 (4-10)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
2/23/1978	at Purdue	L 69-82	11-13 (4-11)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/25/1978	at Michigan	L 76-82	11-14 (4-12)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
3/2/1978	Ohio State	W 87-70^[4]	12-14 (5-12)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/4/1978	Indiana	L 55-71^[5]	12-15 (5-13)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

^ "Iowa State 'evens up' with Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ "Hawks cruise past Mavericks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 2, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ "Olson: Hawks cheated out of win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 10, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ "Balanced Hawks blitz Buckeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 3, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ "Hoosiers shoot down Hawks in finale" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 6, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

[1] "Iowa State 'evens up' with Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

[2] "Hawks cruise past Mavericks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 2, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

[3] "Olson: Hawks cheated out of win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 10, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

[4] "Balanced Hawks blitz Buckeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 3, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

[5] "Hoosiers shoot down Hawks in finale" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 6, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

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Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	"Iowa Fight Song" Herky the Hawk Gambling scandal First 5-on-5 college basketball game
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