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The 1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1978–79 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season with a 20–8 record and, with a 13–5 conference record, earned a Big Ten Championship (three-way tie with Michigan State and Purdue). To date, this is the last regular-season conference title for the Hawkeyes men's basketball team.

CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 20
Record20–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Quick facts Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball, Big Ten Champions ...
1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 20
Record20–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPRonnie Lester
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
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1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Michigan State13–5 .72226–6  .813
No. 15 Purdue13–5 .72227–8  .771
No. 20 Iowa13–5 .72220–8  .714
Ohio State12–6 .66719–12  .613
Indiana10–8 .55622–12  .647
Michigan8–10 .44415–12  .556
Illinois7–11 .38919–11  .633
Wisconsin6–12 .33312–15  .444
Minnesota6–12 .33311–16  .407
Northwestern2–16 .1116–21  .222
Rankings from AP Poll
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1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 12 Ronnie Lester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Dick Peth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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Sr Tomah, Wisconsin
G 23 Kirk Speraw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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Sr Sioux City, Iowa
F 24 William Mayfield 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 30 Kenny Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 32 Vince Brookins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio
G 34 Tom Norman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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Iowa City, Iowa
F 40 Kevin Boyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 42 Mike Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Elgin, Illinois
F 44 Clay Hargrave 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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Sr Iowa City, Iowa
C 52 Steve Waite 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Iowa City, Iowa
C 54 Steve Krafcisin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
Head coach

Lute Olson

Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Big Ten Conference Standing: 1st
Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference
Regular Season Games
November 25, 1978Kent StateIowa City, IAW 111–76[1]1–0
November 28, 1978Wichita StateIowa City, IAW 91–67[2]2–0
December 2, 1978Colorado StateFort Collins, CO L 69–722–1
December 9, 1978DrakeDes Moines, IA L 69–72[3]2–2
December 11, 1978Iowa StateIowa City, IAW 67–66[4]3–2
December 16, 1978Illinois WesleyanBloomington, ILW 99–554–2
December 23, 1978DrakeIowa City, IAW 112–735–2
December 29, 1978PennSan Diego, CAW 87–84 2OT6–2
December 30, 1978StanfordSan Diego, CAW 83–687–2
January 4, 1979NorthwesternEvanston, ILW 65–578–21–0
January 6, 1979#13 MichiganAnn Arbor, MIW 85–799–22–0
February 24, 1979#14 Ohio State#12Columbus, OHW 83–68[5]19–612–4
March 1, 1979Michigan#11Iowa City, IA L 53–61[6]19–712–5
March 3, 1979Northwestern#11Iowa City, IAW 95–64[7]20–713–5
March 11, 1979Toledo#14Bloomington, IN L 72–74[8]20–813–5
*Rank according to AP Top 20 Poll. #All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD.
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