1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 20
Record20–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPRonnie Lester
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Michigan State 13 – 5   .722 26 – 6   .813
No. 15 Purdue 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771
No. 20 Iowa 13 – 5   .722 20 – 8   .714
Ohio State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
Indiana 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
Michigan 8 – 10   .444 15 – 12   .556
Illinois 7 – 11   .389 19 – 11   .633
Wisconsin 6 – 12   .333 12 – 15   .444
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 6 – 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1978–79 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season with a 20–8 record and, with a 13–5 conference record, earned a Big Ten Championship (three-way tie with Michigan State and Purdue). To date, this is the last regular-season conference title for the Hawkeyes men's basketball team.

Roster

1978–79 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) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Dick Peth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr Tomah, Wisconsin
G 23 Kirk Speraw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 Sr Sioux City, Iowa
F 24 William Mayfield 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 30 Kenny Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 32 Vince Brookins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio
G 34 Tom Norman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Iowa City, Iowa
F 40 Kevin Boyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 42 Mike Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Elgin, Illinois
F 44 Clay Hargrave 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr Iowa City, Iowa
C 52 Steve Waite 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Iowa City, Iowa
C 54 Steve Krafcisin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
Head coach

Lute Olson

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Big Ten Conference Standing: 1st
Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference
Regular Season Games
November 25, 1978 Kent State Iowa City, IA W 111–76[1] 1–0
November 28, 1978 Wichita State Iowa City, IA W 91–67[2] 2–0
December 2, 1978 Colorado State Fort Collins, CO L 69–72 2–1
December 9, 1978 Drake Des Moines, IA L 69–72[3] 2–2
December 11, 1978 Iowa State Iowa City, IA W 67–66[4] 3–2
December 16, 1978 Illinois Wesleyan Bloomington, IL W 99–55 4–2
December 23, 1978 Drake Iowa City, IA W 112–73 5–2
December 29, 1978 Penn San Diego, CA W 87–84 2OT 6–2
December 30, 1978 Stanford San Diego, CA W 83–68 7–2
January 4, 1979 Northwestern Evanston, IL W 65–57 8–2 1–0
January 6, 1979 #13 Michigan Ann Arbor, MI W 85–79 9–2 2–0
February 24, 1979 #14 Ohio State #12 Columbus, OH W 83–68[5] 19–6 12–4
March 1, 1979 Michigan #11 Iowa City, IA L 53–61[6] 19–7 12–5
March 3, 1979 Northwestern #11 Iowa City, IA W 95–64[7] 20–7 13–5
NCAA Tournament
March 11, 1979 Toledo #14 Bloomington, IN L 72–74[8] 20–8 13–5
*Rank according to AP Top 20 Poll. #All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD.

Rankings

Main article: 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Cagers seek win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Hawks' depth aids second victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 29, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Iowa comeback bid falls short" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hawks' balanced attack edges CyClones, 67-66" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 12, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Hawks triumph in 'must win" game" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 26, 1979. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cold first half defeats Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 2, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Hawks share league title" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Wrestlers win nationals, cagers stymied: Hawks bow at buzzer" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 12, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.