1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	8–19 (3–11 Big Eight)
Head coach	Lynn Nance (1st season);
Assistant coach	Dave Harshman
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Kansas State †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Missouri	9	–	5	.643	21	–	8	.724
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Kansas	8	–	6	.571	18	–	10	.643
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	15	–	14	.517
Colorado	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370
Iowa State	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

† 1977 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Lynn Nance, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 8–19, 3–11 in Big Eight play to finish in last place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to first seeded Kansas State, falling 97–62.

Roster

1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Leonard Allen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Flint, Michigan
F	Steve Burgason (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Ames, Iowa
G	Roman Butkus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Chicago
F	Ricky Byrdsong	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, GA
F	Al Dixon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	East St. Louis, Illinois
G	Carlton Evans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Macon, GA
F	Calvin Freeman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Dayton, Ohio
F	Chuck Harmison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Ames, Iowa
F	Paul Landsberger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	St. Paul, Minnesota
C	Jim Murphy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Treynor, Iowa
F	Andrew Parker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	John Tillo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Sioux City, Iowa
C	Dean Uthoff	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G	Evan Varley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Menlo, Iowa

Head coach

Lynn Nance

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Harshman

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
Regular season
November 30, 1976* 7:35 pm		Saint Louis	W 62–47	1–0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1976* 10:15 pm		at No. 6 UNLV	L 80–115	1–1	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
December 11, 1976* 7:35 pm		Tulsa	L 65–88	1–2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1976* 7:35 pm		California	W 78–70	2–2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 16, 1976* 7:35 pm		Arizona State	W 79–65	3–2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1976* 7:35 pm		at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 64–85	3–3	Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa City, Iowa
December 21, 1976* 7:30 pm		at Vanderbilt	L 68–69	3–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
December 27, 1976* 7:05 pm		vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday tournament quarterfinals	L 67–81	3–5	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1976* 1:05 pm		vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 55–75	3–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1976* 1:05 pm		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place (forfeit by Oklahoma St)	L 50–56	4–6	Kemper Arena (3,500) Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1977* 7:35 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 55–61	4–7	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (8,512) Des Moines, Iowa
January 8, 1977 8:35 pm		at Colorado	W 86–80	5–7 (1–0)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
January 12, 1977 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	L 54–63	5–8 (1–1)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
January 15, 1977 12:10 pm, NBC		Nebraska	L 48–49	5–9 (1–2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1977 7:35 pm		at Kansas	L 62–73	5–10 (1–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
January 22, 1977 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	W 62–56	6–10 (2–3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 26, 1977 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	L 52–62	6–11 (2–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 29, 1977 7:35 pm		at Missouri	L 69–79	6–12 (2–5)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
January 31, 1977* 7:35 pm, WOI		Drake	W 82–61	7–12	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1977 7:35 pm		Kansas State	L 51–70	7–13 (2–6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1977 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	L 51–66	7–14 (2–7)	Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
February 9, 1977 7:35 pm		Colorado	L 62–64	7–15 (2–8)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1977 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 79–89	7–16 (2–9)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 16, 1977 7:35 pm		Kansas	L 89–91 ^OT	7–17 (2–10)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 19, 1977 4:00 pm		at Oklahoma	L 69–94	7–18 (2–11)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 23, 1977 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 95–86	8–18 (3–11)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Big Eight tournament
February 26, 1977 7:35 pm	(8)	at (1) Kansas State Big Eight tournament quarterfinals	L 62–97	8–19	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1976-77 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1976-77 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1976-77 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1976-77 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".

[3] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics