1978–79 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1978–79 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1979 Big Eight Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1978–79 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1978–79 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1978–79 record	11–16 (6–8 Big Eight)
Head coach	Lynn Nance (3rd season);
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Lynn Nance, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 11–16, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in sixth place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament to Kansas, falling 91-70.

Roster[]

1978–79 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Bill Buchanan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Campbellsville, KY
G	Eric Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Chicago, IL
F	Robert Estes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Liberty, MO
G	Carlton Evans (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Macon, GA
F	Bob Fowler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Westland, MI
G	Joe Gideon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Forsyth, MO
C	Ivan Gruhl	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Everett, WA
C	Chuck Harmison	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Ames, IA
G	Charles Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Macon, GA
F	John Kunnert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Dubuque, IA
G	Jon Ness	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Story City, IA
G	Andrew Parker (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	John Tillo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Sioux City, IA
C	Dean Uthoff	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Cedar Rapids, IA
G	Chuckie White	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Louis, MO

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 9, 1978* 7:35 pm		Athletes in Action Exhibition	L 78–92		Hilton Coliseum (4,000) Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 24, 1978* 7:35 pm		Northeastern Illinois	W 129–69	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (5,200) Ames, IA
December 1, 1978* 7:30 pm		at Creighton	L 54–55	1–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,238) Omaha, NE
December 4, 1978* 7:35 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 77–86	1–2	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
December 7, 1978* 7:35 pm		San Jose State	W 91–73	2–2	Hilton Coliseum (6,100) Ames, IA
December 11, 1978* 7:30 pm		at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 66–67	2–3	Iowa Fieldhouse (13,210) Iowa City, IA
December 16, 1978* 7:35 pm		Northwest Missouri State	W 77–54	3–3	Hilton Coliseum (6,500) Ames, IA
December 18, 1978* 7:35 pm		at Mississippi State	L 70–80	3–4	Mississippi Coliseum (7,458) Jackson, MS
December 20, 1978* 2:00 pm		at Alabama-Birmingham	L 65–79	3–5	Birmingham Civic Center (6,846) Birmingham, AL
December 27, 1978* 9:05 pm		vs. No. 18 Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 55–75	3–6	Kemper Arena (9,478) Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1978* 1:00 pm		vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semis	W 62–61	4–6	Kemper Arena (6,500) Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1978* 7:05 pm		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Fifth Place	L 75–87	4–7	Kemper Arena (16,000) Kansas City, MO
January 3, 1979* 7:35 pm		Mankato State	W 102–63	5–7	Hilton Coliseum (6,500) Ames, IA
January 6, 1979 12:40 pm, Big Eight		Nebraska	L 68–72	5–8 (0–1)	Hilton Coliseum (7,100) Ames, IA
January 13, 1979 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	W 79–66	6–8 (1–1)	Ahearn Fieldhouse (5,280) Manhattan, KS
January 17, 1979 7:35 pm		Colorado	W 60–59	7–8 (2–1)	Hilton Coliseum (7,580) Ames, IA
January 20, 1979 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	W 72–70	8–8 (3–1)	Hilton Coliseum (10,200) Ames, IA
January 24, 1979 7:35 pm		at Kansas	L 71–80	8–9 (3–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (12,640) Lawrence, KS
January 27, 1979 4:00 pm		at Oklahoma	L 83–98	8–10 (3–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (5,697) Norman, OK
January 31, 1979 7:35 pm		Missouri	L 80–84 ^OT	8–11 (3–4)	Hilton Coliseum (8,500) Ames, IA
February 3, 1979 2:38 pm, Big Eight		Kansas State	L 60–62	8–12 (3–5)	Hilton Coliseum (9,200) Ames, IA
February 7, 1979 8:35 pm		at Colorado	L 71–78	8–13 (3–6)	Balch Fieldhouse (3,200) Boulder, CO
February 10, 1979 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	W 48–46	9–13 (4–6)	Devaney Sports Center (14,554) Lincoln, NE
February 14, 1979 7:35 pm		Kansas	W 68–66	10–13 (5–6)	Hilton Coliseum (10,100) Ames, IA
February 17, 1979 3:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 58–73	10–14 (5–7)	Gallagher Hall (5,600) Stillwater, OK
February 21, 1979 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 66–65	11–14 (6–7)	Hilton Coliseum (10,100) Ames, IA
February 24, 1979 12:40 pm, Big Eight		at Missouri	L 67–73	11–15 (6–8)	Hearnes Center (7,460) Columbia, MO
Big Eight Tournament
February 27, 1979 7:35 pm	(6)	at (3) Kansas Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinals	L 70–91	11–16	Allen Fieldhouse (5,825) Lawrence, KS
*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 1978-79 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1978-79 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 1978-79 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1978-79 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

1978–79 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Oklahoma †	10	–	4	.714	21	–	10	.677
Missouri	8	–	6	.571	13	–	15	.464
Kansas State	8	–	6	.571	16	–	12	.571
Kansas	8	–	6	.571	18	–	11	.621
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	14	–	13	.519
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
Oklahoma State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	15	.444
Colorado	4	–	10	.286	14	–	13	.519

† 1979 Big Eight Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]