1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Lynn Nance, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	14–13 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Lynn Nance (2nd season)
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

1977–78 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Kansas	13	–	1		.929			24	–	5		.828
Iowa State	9	–	5		.643			14	–	13		.519
Nebraska	9	–	5		.643			22	–	8		.733
Kansas State	7	–	7		.500			18	–	11		.621
Oklahoma	7	–	7		.500			14	–	13		.519
Oklahoma State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	16		.385
Missouri †	4	–	10		.286			14	–	16		.467
Colorado	3	–	11		.214			9	–	18		.333
† 1978 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 14–13, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish tied for second place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to seventh seeded Missouri, falling 65–63.

Roster

1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 12 Leonard Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Flint, Michigan F 42 Steve Burgason (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Ames, Iowa F 32 Ricky Byrdsong (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Atlanta, GA G 15 Carlton Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Macon, GA F 44 Bob Fowler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Westland, Michigan G 14 Joe Gideon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Forsyth, Missouri C 54 Ivan Gruhl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Everett, WA C 50 Chuck Harmison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ames, Iowa G 10 Charles Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Macon, GA F 40 Paul Landsberger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Paul, Minnesota G 22 Jamie Lilly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Humboldt, Iowa G 25 Jon Ness 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Story City, Iowa F 24 Andrew Parker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida G 30 John Tillo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sioux City, Iowa C 52 Dean Uthoff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Cedar Rapids, Iowa F 33 Mark West 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Altoona, Iowa	Head coach Lynn Nance Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 17, 1977* 7:35 pm		Cuban National Team Exhibition	W 61–47		Hilton Coliseum (4,000) Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 26, 1977* 7:35 pm		Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 79–78	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,308) Ames, Iowa
December 2, 1977* 10:05 pm		at Arizona State Sun Devil Classic Semifinals	L 69–87	1–1	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
December 3, 1977* 8:05 pm		vs. Tennessee Sun Devil Classic Consolation	L 76–81	1–2	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
December 7, 1977* 7:35 pm		Nebraska-Omaha	W 86–78	2–2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1977* 7:35 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 77–91	2–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,638) Des Moines, Iowa
December 12, 1977* 7:35 pm		Wisconsin	W 82–73	3–3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 17, 1977* 10:05 pm		at California	L 73–102	3–4	Harmon Gymnasium  Berkeley, California
December 20, 1977* 10:05 pm		at San Jose State	L 56–59	3–5	Independence Fieldhouse  San Jose, California
December 28, 1977* 7:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday tournament quarterfinals	L 69–74 OT	3–6	Kemper Arena (10,400) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1977* 3:05 pm		vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 62–66	3–7	Kemper Arena (7,252) Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1977* 1:05 pm		vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 83–79	4–7	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1978* 7:35 pm, WOI		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 74–71	5–7	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1978 1:10 pm, TVS–NBC		Colorado	W 84–64	6–7 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 11, 1978 7:35 pm		Kansas State	W 82–77	7–7 (2–0)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 14, 1978 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	W 65–59	8–7 (3–0)	Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 18, 1978 7:35 pm		No. 8 Kansas	L 82–100	8–8 (3–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 21, 1978 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 59–53	9–8 (4–1)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 25, 1978 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma	W 76–74 OT	10–8 (5–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
January 28, 1978 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 68–59	11–8 (6–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1978 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	L 63–74	11–9 (6–2)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
February 4, 1978 7:35 pm		Nebraska	L 56–62	11–10 (6–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 8, 1978 8:35 pm		at Colorado	L 64–70	11–11 (6–4)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
February 11, 1978 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	W 93–69	12–11 (7–4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 15, 1978 7:35 pm		at No. 6 Kansas	L 70–80	12–12 (7–5)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 18, 1978 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 77–71	13–12 (8–5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 25, 1978 7:35 pm		at Missouri	W 67–63	14–12 (9–5)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight tournament
February 28, 1978 7:35 pm	(2)	at (7) Missouri Big Eight tournament quarterfinals	L 63–65	14–13	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.