1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1977–78 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1978 Big Eight Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1977–78 record	14–13 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Lynn Nance (2nd season);
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Lynn Nance, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 14–13, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish tied for second place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament to seventh seeded Missouri, falling 65-63.

Roster[]

1977–78 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Leonard Allen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Flint, MI
F	42	Steve Burgason (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Ames, IA
F	32	Ricky Byrdsong (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, GA
G	15	Carlton Evans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Macon, GA
F	44	Bob Fowler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Westland, MI
G	14	Joe Gideon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Forsyth, MO
C	54	Ivan Gruhl	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Everett, WA
C	50	Chuck Harmison	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Ames, IA
G	10	Charles Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Macon, GA
F	40	Paul Landsberger	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Paul, MN
G	22	Jamie Lilly	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Humboldt, IA
G	25	Jon Ness	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Story City, IA
F	24	Andrew Parker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	30	John Tillo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Sioux City, IA
C	52	Dean Uthoff	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	So	Cedar Rapids, IA
F	33	Mark West	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Altoona, IA

Head coach

Lynn Nance

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 17, 1977* 7:35 pm		Cuban National Team Exhibition	W 61–47		Hilton Coliseum (4,000) Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 26, 1977* 7:35 pm		Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 79–78	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,308) Ames, IA
December 2, 1977* 10:05 pm		at Arizona State Sun Devil Classic Semifinals	L 69–87	1–1	ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ
December 3, 1977* 8:05 pm		vs. Tennessee Sun Devil Classic Consolation	L 76–81	1–2	ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ
December 7, 1977* 7:35 pm		Nebraska-Omaha	W 86–78	2–2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 10, 1977* 7:35 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 77–91	2–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,638) Des Moines, IA
December 12, 1977* 7:35 pm		Wisconsin	W 82–73	3–3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 17, 1977* 10:05 pm		at California	L 73–102	3–4	Harmon Gymnasium Berkeley, CA
December 20, 1977* 10:05 pm		at San Jose State	L 56–59	3–5	Independence Fieldhouse San Jose, CA
December 28, 1977* 7:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 69–74 ^OT	3–6	Kemper Arena (10,400) Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1977* 3:05 pm		vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 62–66	3–7	Kemper Arena (7,252) Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1977* 1:05 pm		vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 83–79	4–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
January 5, 1978* 7:35 pm, WOI		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 74–71	5–7	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 8, 1978 1:10 pm, TVS-NBC		Colorado	W 84–64	6–7 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 11, 1978 7:35 pm		Kansas State	W 82–77	7–7 (2–0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 14, 1978 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	W 65–59	8–7 (3–0)	Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
January 18, 1978 7:35 pm		No. 8 Kansas	L 82–100	8–8 (3–1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 21, 1978 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 59–53	9–8 (4–1)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
January 25, 1978 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma	W 76–74 ^OT	10–8 (5–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 28, 1978 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 68–59	11–8 (6–1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 1, 1978 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	L 63–74	11–9 (6–2)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
February 4, 1978 7:35 pm		Nebraska	L 56–62	11–10 (6–3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 8, 1978 8:35 pm		at Colorado	L 64–70	11–11 (6–4)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
February 11, 1978 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	W 93–69	12–11 (7–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 15, 1978 7:35 pm		at No. 6 Kansas	L 70–80	12–12 (7–5)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 18, 1978 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 77–71	13–12 (8–5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 25, 1978 7:35 pm		at Missouri	W 67–63	14–12 (9–5)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Big Eight Tournament
February 28, 1978 7:35 pm	(2)	at (7) Missouri Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinals	L 63–65	14–13	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1977-78 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1977-78 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1977-78 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1977-78 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".

[3] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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v t Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	(1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1977–78 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Kansas	13	–	1	.929	24	–	5	.828
Iowa State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	13	.519
Nebraska	9	–	5	.643	22	–	8	.733
Kansas State	7	–	7	.500	18	–	11	.621
Oklahoma	7	–	7	.500	14	–	13	.519
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	16	.385
Missouri †	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	9	–	18	.333

† 1978 Big Eight Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]