1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1977–78 14–13 Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight Iowa State Cyclones Lynn Nance 9–5 2nd Hilton Coliseum 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 Iowa State Cyclones y Leonard Allen 12 G 6 4 195 Sr Flint, Michigan Steve Burgason 42 F 6 6 205 Sr Ames, Iowa C Ricky Byrdsong 32 F 6 6 191 Sr y Atlanta, GA C Carlton Evans 15 G 6 1 175 Jr Macon, GA Bob Fowler 44 F 6 4 197 So Westland, Michigan Joe Gideon 14 G 6 3 178 Fr Forsyth, Missouri Ivan Gruhl 54 C 6 9 210 Fr Everett, WA Chuck Harmison 50 C 6 9 210 So y Ames, Iowa Charles Harris 10 G 6 2 175 Fr Macon, GA Paul Landsberger 40 F 6 6 204 Sr St. Paul, Minnesota Jamie Lilly 22 G 6 4 173 Fr Humboldt, Iowa Jon Ness 25 G 6 2 175 Fr Story City, Iowa Andrew Parker 24 F 6 5 196 Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida John Tillo 30 G 6 4 200 So Sioux City, Iowa Dean Uthoff 52 C 6 11 247 So y Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mark West 33 F 6 8 196 Fr Altoona, Iowa https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1978.html 1977-78 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Lynn Nance Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Exhibition November 17, 1977 7:35 pm yes Cuban National Team Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 61–47 4,000 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season November 26, 1977 7:35 pm yes Iowa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CyHawk Rivalry 79–78 14,308 1–0 December 2, 1977 10:05 pm yes yes Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona Sun Devil Classic Semifinals 69–87 1–1 December 3, 1977 8:05 pm yes yes Tennessee ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona Sun Devil Classic Consolation 76–81 1–2 December 7, 1977 7:35 pm yes Nebraska-Omaha Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 86–78 2–2 December 10, 1977 7:35 pm yes yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four 77–91 10,638 2–3 December 12, 1977 7:35 pm yes Wisconsin Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 82–73 3–3 December 17, 1977 10:05 pm yes yes California Harmon Gymnasium Berkeley, California 73–102 3–4 December 20, 1977 10:05 pm yes yes San Jose State Independence Fieldhouse San Jose, California 56–59 3–5 December 28, 1977 7:00 pm yes yes Oklahoma Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday tournament quarterfinals 69–74 OT 10,400 3–6 December 29, 1977 3:05 pm yes yes Missouri Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals 62–66 7,252 3–7 December 30, 1977 1:05 pm yes yes Colorado Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place 83–79 4–7 January 5, 1978 7:35 pm yes Drake Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four 74–71 WOI 5–7 January 8, 1978 1:10 pm Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 84–64 TVS–NBC 6–7 1–0 January 11, 1978 7:35 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 82–77 7–7 2–0 January 14, 1978 7:35 pm yes Nebraska Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 65–59 8–7 3–0 January 18, 1978 7:35 pm Kansas 8 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 82–100 8–8 3–1 January 21, 1978 7:35 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma 59–53 9–8 4–1 January 25, 1978 7:35 pm yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 76–74 OT 10–8 5–1 January 28, 1978 7:35 pm Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 68–59 11–8 6–1 February 1, 1978 7:35 pm yes Kansas State Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas 63–74 11–9 6–2 February 4, 1978 7:35 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 56–62 11–10 6–3 February 8, 1978 8:35 pm yes Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado 64–70 11–11 6–4 February 11, 1978 7:35 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 93–69 12–11 7–4 February 15, 1978 7:35 pm yes Kansas 6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 70–80 12–12 7–5 February 18, 1978 7:35 pm Oklahoma Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 77–71 13–12 8–5 February 25, 1978 7:35 pm yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 67–63 14–12 9–5 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big Eight tournament February 28, 1978 7:35 pm yes 2 Missouri 7 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Big Eight tournament quarterfinals 63–65 14–13 |- AP poll Central Time Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results https://cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Results.pdf April 18, 2020 Iowa State University Athletic Department References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc