1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–7 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lute Olson (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Jim Rosborough
MVP	Bruce King
Home arena	Iowa Field House; (Capacity: 13,365)
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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)

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).

Roster

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)

Jim Rosborough

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	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

^ "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.

[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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