1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
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) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
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 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
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/7/1978
at Ohio State
W 87-75 8-3
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
1/12/1978
Michigan L 56-66 8-4
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/14/1978
Purdue W 66-60 9-4
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/19/1978
Northwestern L 59-62 9-5
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/21/1978
No. 10 Michigan State
L 58-68 9-6
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
1/26/1978
Illinois L 61-70 9-7
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/30/1978
Wisconsin W 88-73 10-7
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/2/1978
Minnesota L 71-82 10-8
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/4/1978
Wisconsin L 72-82 10-9
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/9/1978
No. 10 Michigan State
L 70-71[ 3] 10-10
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/11/1978
Minnesota L 65-78 10-11
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/16/1978
Northwestern W 76-74 11-11
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/18/1978
Illinois L 76-77 11-12
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
2/23/1978
at Purdue
L 69-82 11-13
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/25/1978
at Michigan
L 76-82 11-14
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
3/2/1978
Ohio State W 87-70[ 4] 12-14
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/4/1978
Indiana L 55-71[ 5] 12-15
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 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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