1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Appearance
1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 12–15 (5-13 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Tony McAndrews |
MVP | Ronnie Lester |
Home arena | Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365) |
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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
No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
12 | Ronnie Lester | G | 6–2 | So. | Chicago, Illinois |
20 | Dick Peth | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Tomah, Wisconsin |
23 | Kirk Speraw | G | 6–0 | Jr. | Sioux City, Iowa |
24 | William Mayfield | F | 6–7 | Jr. | Detroit, Michigan |
30 | Kenny Arnold | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Chicago, Illinois |
32 | Vince Brookins | F | 6–5 | Fr. | Cleveland, Ohio |
42 | Mike Henry | F | 6–9 | Fr. | Elgin, Illinois |
44 | Clay Hargrave | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Iowa City, Iowa |
52 | Steve Waite | C | 6–10 | Fr. | Iowa City, Iowa |
54 | Steve Krafcisin | C | 6–9 | Fr. | Chicago, Illinois |
Schedule/results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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.
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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.