1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11 20 20–8 13–5 Lute Olson 5th Jim Rosborough Tony McAndrews Ronnie Lester Iowa Field House(Capacity: 13,365) Big Ten Champions NCAA Tournament Mideast Region 4 Seed 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 1978 Iowa Hawkeyes men's y Ronnie Lester y 12 G 6 2 175 Jr Chicago, Illinois Dick Peth y 20 G 6 2 Sr Tomah, Wisconsin Kirk Speraw y 23 G 6 0 Sr Sioux City, Iowa William Mayfield Bill Mayfield y 24 F 6 7 205 Sr Detroit, Michigan Kenny Arnold 30 G 6 2 185 So Chicago, Illinois Vince Brookins 32 G 6 5 205 So Cleveland, Ohio Tom Norman 34 G 6 2   Iowa City, Iowa Kevin Boyle basketball y 40 F 6 6 195 Fr Chicago, Illinois Mike Henry 42 F 6 9 205 So Elgin, Illinois Clay Hargrave 44 F 6 4 Sr Iowa City, Iowa Steve Waite 52 C 6 10 225 So Iowa City, Iowa Steve Krafcisin 54 C 6 9 225 So Chicago, Illinois http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1980_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf Lute Olson Jim Rosborough Tony McAndrews Schedule Big Ten Conference Standing: 1st Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference Regular Season Games November 25, 1978 Kent State Iowa City, IA W 111–76The Daily Iowan Cagers seek win 10 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1978/di1978-11-28.pdf November 28, 1978 January 15, 2016 1–0 November 28, 1978 Wichita State Iowa City, IA W 91–67The Daily Iowan Hawks' depth aids second victory 10 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1978/di1978-11-29.pdf November 29, 1978 January 15, 2016 2–0 December 2, 1978 Colorado State Fort Collins, CO L 69–72 2–1 December 9, 1978 Drake Des Moines, IA L 69–72The Daily Iowan Iowa comeback bid falls short 7 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1978/di1978-12-11.pdf December 11, 1978 January 15, 2016 2–2 December 11, 1978 Iowa State Iowa City, IA W 67–66The Daily Iowan Hawks' balanced attack edges CyClones, 67-66 10 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1978/di1978-12-12.pdf December 12, 1978 January 15, 2016 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 8–21–0 January 6, 1979 #13 Michigan Ann Arbor, MI W 85–79 9–22–0 February 24, 1979 #14 Ohio State #12 Columbus, OH W 83–68The Daily Iowan Hawks triumph in 'must win" game 8 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1979/di1979-02-26.pdf February 26, 1979 January 15, 2016 19–612–4 March 1, 1979 Michigan#11 Iowa City, IA L 53–61The Daily Iowan Cold first half defeats Hawks 12 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1979/di1979-03-02.pdf March 2, 1979 January 15, 2016 19–712–5 March 3, 1979 Northwestern #11 Iowa City, IA W 95–64The Daily Iowan Hawks share league title 12 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1979/di1979-03-05.pdf March 5, 1979 January 15, 2016 20–713–5 NCAA Tournament March 11, 1979 Toledo#14 Bloomington, IN L 72–74The Daily Iowan Wrestlers win nationals, cagers stymied: Hawks bow at buzzer 1 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1979/di1979-03-12.pdf March 12, 1979 January 15, 2016 20–813–5 *Rank according to AP Top 20 Poll. #All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD. Rankings 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Ronnie Lester – Second-Team AP All-American, Third-Team UPI and NABC All-American Kevin Boyle – Big Ten Freshman of the Year References Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Hawkeyes Hawkeyes Iowa