1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1976–77 8–19 Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight Iowa State Cyclones Lynn Nance 3–11 1st Dave Harshman Hilton Coliseum The 1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Lynn Nance, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 8–19, 3–11 in Big Eight play to finish in last place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to first seeded Kansas State, falling 97–62. Roster 1976 Iowa State Cyclones y Leonard Allen G 6 4 195 Jr Flint, Michigan Steve Burgason F 6 6 210 Jr Ames, Iowa C Roman Butkus G 6 2 180 Sr Chicago Ricky Byrdsong F 6 6 190 Jr y Atlanta, GA Al Dixon F 6 5 215 Jr East St. Louis, Illinois Carlton Evans G 6 1 175 So Macon, GA Calvin Freeman F 6 5 190 Sr Dayton, Ohio Chuck Harmison F 6 7 185 Fr y Ames, Iowa Paul Landsberger F 6 7 210 So St. Paul, Minnesota Jim Murphy C 6 7 195 Jr Treynor, Iowa Andrew Parker F 6 4 185 So Fort Lauderdale, Florida John Tillo G 6 4 190 Fr Sioux City, Iowa Dean Uthoff C 6 11 225 Fr y Cedar Rapids, Iowa Evan Varley G 6 4 180 Sr Menlo, Iowa https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1977.html 1976-77 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Lynn Nance Dave Harshman Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season November 30, 1976 7:35 pm yes Saint Louis Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 62–47 1–0 December 4, 1976 10:15 pm yes yes UNLV 6 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 80–115 1–1 December 11, 1976 7:35 pm yes Tulsa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 65–88 1–2 December 13, 1976 7:35 pm yes California Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 78–70 2–2 December 16, 1976 7:35 pm yes Arizona State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 79–65 3–2 December 18, 1976 7:35 pm yes yes Iowa Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa City, Iowa CyHawk Rivalry 64–85 3–3 December 21, 1976 7:30 pm yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 68–69 3–4 December 27, 1976 7:05 pm yes yes Missouri Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday tournament quarterfinals 67–81 3–5 December 29, 1976 1:05 pm yes yes Nebraska Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals 55–75 3–6 December 30, 1976 1:05 pm yes yes Oklahoma State Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place (forfeit by Oklahoma St) 50–56 3,500 4–6 January 4, 1977 7:35 pm yes yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four 55–61 8,512 4–7 January 8, 1977 8:35 pm yes Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado 86–80 5–7 1–0 January 12, 1977 7:35 pm yes Kansas State Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas 54–63 5–8 1–1 January 15, 1977 12:10 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 48–49 NBC 5–9 1–2 January 18, 1977 7:35 pm yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 62–73 5–10 1–3 January 22, 1977 7:35 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 62–56 6–10 2–3 January 26, 1977 7:35 pm Oklahoma Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 52–62 6–11 2–4 January 29, 1977 7:35 pm yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 69–79 6–12 2–5 January 31, 1977 7:35 pm yes Drake Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 82–61 WOI 7–12 February 2, 1977 7:35 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 51–70 7–13 2–6 February 5, 1977 7:35 pm yes Nebraska Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 51–66 7–14 2–7 February 9, 1977 7:35 pm Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 62–64 7–15 2–8 February 12, 1977 7:35 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma 79–89 7–16 2–9 February 16, 1977 7:35 pm Kansas Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 89–91 OT 7–17 2–10 February 19, 1977 4:00 pm yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 69–94 7–18 2–11 February 23, 1977 7:35 pm Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 95–86 8–18 3–11 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big Eight tournament February 26, 1977 7:35 pm yes 8 Kansas State 1 Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas Big Eight tournament quarterfinals 62–97 8–19 |- 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