1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15 13 21–8 12–6 Bobby Knight 7th Bob Donewald Wayne Radford Jim Wisman Assembly Hall NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 7th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21–8 and a conference record of 12–6, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. After missing out on the NCAA Tournament in the previous season, Indiana was invited to participate in the 1978 NCAA Tournament, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 16, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown20Bill CunninghamG6–4So.Phoenix, Illinois22Wayne RadfordG/F6–3Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana23Jim WismanG6–2Sr.Quincy, Illinois25Tommy BakerG6–2Fr.Jeffersonville, Indiana31Scott EellsF6–9Jr.Hoopeston, Illinois33Eric KirchnerF6–7Fr.Edelstein, Illinois34Steve RisleyF6–8Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana40Glen GrunwaldF6–9So.Franklin Park, Illinois41Butch CarterG/F6–5So.Middletown, Ohio42Mike WoodsonF6–5So.Indianapolis, Indiana43Jim RobersonC6–9Jr.Rochester, New York44Phil IsenbargerF6–8Fr.Muncie, Indiana45Ray TolbertF/C6–9Fr.Anderson, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 11/26/1977 yes East Carolina Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 77–59 1–0 12/5/1977 yes yes Kentucky 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 64–78 1–1 12/10/1977 yes Murray State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 85–61 2–1 12/14/1977 yes Notre Dame 2 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 67–66 3–1 12/17/1977 yes yes SMU Market Square Arena Indianapolis 56–51 4–1 12/20/1977 yes Bowling Green State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 89–52 5–1 12/21/1977 yes Alabama 18 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 66–57 6–1 12/27/1977 yes yes 15 Jacksonville Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Gator Bowl Classic 69–59 7–1 12/28/1977 yes yes 15 Florida Gators Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Gator Bowl Classic 73–60 8–1 1/5/1978 11 Iowa Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 69–51 9–1 (1–0) 1/7/1978 11 Illinois Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 64–65 9–2 (1–1) 1/12/1978 yes 18 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 62–75 9–3 (1–2) 1/14/1978 yes 18 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 65–78 9–4 (1–3) 1/19/1978 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 77–63 10–4 (2–3) 1/21/1978 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 67–77 10–5 (2–4) 1/26/1978 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 73–92 10–6 (2–5) 1/28/1978 Michigan State 7 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 71–66 11–6 (3–5) 2/2/1978 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 86–70 12–6 (4–5) 2/4/1978 yes Michigan State 7 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 59–68 12–7 (4–6) 2/9/1978 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 65–64 13–7 (5–6) 2/11/1978 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 86–62 14–7 (6–6) 2/16/1978 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 83–70 15–7 (7–6) 2/18/1978 Michigan Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 71–59 16–7 (8–6) 2/23/1978 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 58–54 17–7 (9–6) 2/25/1978 Minnesota 19 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 68–47 18–7 (10–6) 3/2/1978 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 77–68 19–7 (11–6) 3/4/1978 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa, Iowa 71–55 20–7 (12–6) |- !colspan=8| NCAA Tournament 3/12/1978 yes yes (1) Furman (3) Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Quarterfinals 63–62 21–7 (12–6) 3/17/1978 yes yes 13 (1) Villanova (2) Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island Sweet Sixteen 60–61 21–8 (12–6) AP Poll References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Indiana Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers