1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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.

1977–78 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–15 (5-13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPRonnie Lester
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1977–78 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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

Roster

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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

Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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

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References

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  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.