1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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.

1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 20
1978–79 record20–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPRonnie Lester
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Michigan State13–5 .722  26–6  .813
No. 15 Purdue13–5 .722  27–8  .771
No. 20 Iowa13–5 .722  20–8  .714
Ohio State12–6 .667  19–12  .613
Indiana10–8 .556  22–12  .647
Michigan8–10 .444  15–12  .556
Illinois7–11 .389  19–11  .633
Wisconsin6–12 .333  12–15  .444
Minnesota6–12 .333  11–16  .407
Northwestern2–16 .111  6–21  .222
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
12Ronnie LesterG6–2Jr.Chicago, Illinois
20Dick PethG6–2Sr.Tomah, Wisconsin
23Kirk SperawG6–0Sr.Sioux City, Iowa
24William MayfieldF6–7Sr.Detroit, Michigan
30Kenny ArnoldG6–2So.Chicago, Illinois
32Vince BrookinsF6–5So.Cleveland, Ohio
34Tom NormanG6–2 Iowa City, Iowa
40Kevin BoyleF6–7Fr.Chicago, Illinois
42Mike HenryF6–9So.Elgin, Illinois
44Clay HargraveF6–4Sr.Iowa City, Iowa
52Steve WaiteC6–10So.Iowa City, Iowa
54Steve KrafcisinC6–9So.Chicago, Illinois

Schedule
Big Ten Conference Standing: 1st
Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference
Regular Season Games
November 25, 1978Kent StateIowa City, IAW 111–76[1]1–0
November 28, 1978Wichita StateIowa City, IAW 91–67[2]2–0
December 2, 1978Colorado StateFort Collins, CO L 69–722–1
December 9, 1978DrakeDes Moines, IA L 69–72[3]2–2
December 11, 1978Iowa StateIowa City, IAW 67–66[4]3–2
December 16, 1978Illinois WesleyanBloomington, ILW 99–554–2
December 23, 1978DrakeIowa City, IAW 112–735–2
December 29, 1978PennSan Diego, CAW 87–84 2OT6–2
December 30, 1978StanfordSan Diego, CAW 83–687–2
January 4, 1979NorthwesternEvanston, ILW 65–578–21–0
January 6, 1979#13 MichiganAnn Arbor, MIW 85–799–22–0
February 24, 1979#14 Ohio State#12Columbus, OHW 83–68[5]19–612–4
March 1, 1979Michigan#11Iowa City, IA L 53–61[6]19–712–5
March 3, 1979Northwestern#11Iowa City, IAW 95–64[7]20–713–5
NCAA Tournament
March 11, 1979Toledo#14Bloomington, IN L 72–74[8]20–813–5
*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.
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