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 | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 20–7 (12–6 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Jim Rosborough |
MVP | Bruce King |
Home arena | Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365) |
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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
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Schedule/results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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 |
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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.
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Rankings
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hawkeyes crash Nebraska debut" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 29, 1976. p. 7. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ "King's 'best game' besets Drake" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ "Guards combine to bury California, 98-73" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 1976. p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Hawkeyes savor revenge" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 1, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ "Hawks incite NIT hopes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ "Hawks edge Wisconsin; claim fourth" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 7, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved April 20, 2017.