1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[1]

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.

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

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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.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1977-78 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1977-78 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 1977-78 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1977-78 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
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