1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Appearance
1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 20 |
Record | 20–8 (13–5 Big Ten) |
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MVP | Ronnie Lester |
Home arena | Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365) |
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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
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Schedule
[edit]Big Ten Conference Standing: 1st
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Date | Opponent* | Rank* | Location | Time# | Result | Overall | Conference |
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Regular Season Games
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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 | |
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
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]- Ronnie Lester – Second-Team AP All-American, Third-Team UPI and NABC All-American
- Kevin Boyle – Big Ten Freshman of the Year
References
[edit]- ^ "Cagers seek win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Hawks' depth aids second victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 29, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa comeback bid falls short" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Hawks' balanced attack edges CyClones, 67-66" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 12, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Hawks triumph in 'must win" game" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 26, 1979. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Cold first half defeats Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 2, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Hawks share league title" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Wrestlers win nationals, cagers stymied: Hawks bow at buzzer" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 12, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2016.