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1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 3rd season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 18–9 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play (later changed to 20–7, 12–6).

1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–7 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Rosborough
MVPBruce King
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
1976–77 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Michigan 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
Purdue 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Iowa 12 6   .667 20 7   .741
Indiana 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Michigan State 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
Illinois 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
Wisconsin 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Northwestern 7 11   .389 9 18   .333
Ohio State 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
No. 13 Minnesota* 0 18   .000 0 27   .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (15–3, 24–3)

Roster

1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Cal Wulfsberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 12 Ronnie Lester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Dick Peth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Tomah, Wisconsin
G 23 Kirk Speraw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Sioux City, Iowa
F 24 William Mayfield 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
F 40 Terry Drake 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Elgin, Illinois
F 44 Clay Hargrave 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Iowa City, Iowa
F/C 54 Bruce "Sky" King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Dayton, Ohio
Head coach

Lute Olson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule/results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/27/1976*
at Nebraska W 71-57[1]  1-0
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
11/29/1976*
Kent State W 84-55  2-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/4/1976*
at Drake W 86-71[2]  3-0
Veteran's Memorial Auditorium (12,000)
Des Moines, IA
12/6/1976*
Bradley W 90-77  4-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/10/1976*
California W 94-73[3]  5-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/18/1976*
Iowa State
Rivalry
W 85-64  6-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/21/1976*
Drake W 82-69  7-0
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
12/29/1976*
at New Mexico L 83-96  7-1
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
12/30/1976*
vs. Pittsburgh W 103-80  8-1
 
 
Big Ten Conference Season
1/8/1977
at No. 13 Minnesota L 68-78  8-2
(0-1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/13/1977
at Purdue L 76-87  8-3
(0-2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/15/1977
at Illinois W 84-81 OT 9-3
(1-2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/17/1977
No. 6 Michigan L 75-99  9-4
(1-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/22/1977
Northwestern W 76-74  10-4
(2-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/27/1977
Ohio State W 84-66  11-4
(3-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/29/1977
at Indiana L 65-81  11-5
(3-4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/5/1977
Wisconsin W 90-73  12-5
(4-4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/7/1977
Michigan State W 87-79  13-5
(5-4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/12/1977
No. 8 Minnesota L 58-61  13-6
(5-5)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/14/1977
at Ohio State W 74-70  14-6
(6-5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/17/1977
at No. 5 Michigan L 75-99  14-7
(6-6)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/19/1977
at Michigan State L 79-81  14-8
(6-7)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/24/1977
Illinois W 76-64  15-8
(7-7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/26/1977
Purdue L 70-81  15-9
(7-8)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/28/1977
Indiana W 80-73[4]  16-9
(8-8)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/3/1977
at Northwestern W 78-60[5]  17-9
(9-8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/5/1977
at Wisconsin W 94-93[6]  18-9
(10-8)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

  1. ^ "Hawkeyes crash Nebraska debut" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 29, 1976. p. 7. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "King's 'best game' besets Drake" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Guards combine to bury California, 98-73" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 1976. p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hawkeyes savor revenge" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 1, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Hawks incite NIT hopes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hawks edge Wisconsin; claim fourth" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 7, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

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