1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 7th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 13
1977–78 record21–8 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainWayne Radford
Jim Wisman
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1977–78 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Michigan State153 .833  255  .833
No. 13 Indiana126 .667  218  .724
Minnesota126 .667  1710  .630
Michigan117 .611  1611  .593
Purdue117 .611  1611  .593
Ohio State99 .500  1611  .593
Illinois711 .389  1314  .481
Iowa513 .278  1215  .444
Northwestern414 .222  819  .296
Wisconsin414 .222  819  .296
Rankings from AP Poll)

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21–8 and a conference record of 12–6, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. After missing out on the NCAA Tournament last season, Indiana was invited to participate in the 1978 NCAA Tournament, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Bill CunninghamG6–4So.Phoenix, Illinois
22Wayne RadfordG/F6–3Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
23Jim WismanG6–2Sr.Quincy, Illinois
25Tommy BakerG6–2Fr.Jeffersonville, Indiana
31Scott EellsF6–9Jr.Hoopeston, Illinois
33Eric KirchnerF6–7Fr.Edelstein, Illinois
34Steve RisleyF6–8Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
40Glen GrunwaldF6–9So.Franklin Park, Illinois
41Butch CarterG/F6–5So.Middletown, Ohio
42Mike WoodsonF6–5So.Indianapolis, Indiana
43Jim RobersonC6–9Jr.Rochester, New York
44Phil IsenbargerF6–8Fr.Muncie, Indiana
45Ray TolbertF/C6–9Fr.Anderson, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/26/1977*
East Carolina W 77–59  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/5/1977*
at No. 1 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 64–78  1–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
12/10/1977*
Murray State W 85–61  2–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1977*
No. 2 Notre Dame W 67–66  3–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/17/1977*
vs. SMU W 56–51  4–1
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
12/20/1977*
Bowling Green State
Indiana Classic
W 89–52  5–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1977*
No. 18 Alabama
Indiana Classic
W 66–57  6–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/27/1977*
No. 15 vs. Jacksonville
Gator Bowl Classic
W 69–59  7–1
Gator Bowl Stadium 
Jacksonville, Florida
12/28/1977*
No. 15 vs. Florida Gators
Gator Bowl Classic
W 73–60  8–1
Gator Bowl Stadium 
Jacksonville, Florida
1/5/1978
No. 11 Iowa W 69–51  9–1 (1–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/7/1978
No. 11 Illinois
Rivalry
L 64–65  9–2 (1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1978
No. 18 at Minnesota L 62–75  9–3 (1–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
1/14/1978
No. 18 at Wisconsin L 65–78  9–4 (1–3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/19/1978
Ohio State W 77–63  10–4 (2–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/21/1978
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 67–77  10–5 (2–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/26/1978
at Michigan L 73–92  10–6 (2–5)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/28/1978
No. 7 Michigan State W 71–66  11–6 (3–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/2/1978
at Northwestern W 86–70  12–6 (4–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/4/1978
at No. 7 Michigan State L 59–68  12–7 (4–6)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
2/9/1978
Purdue
Rivalry
W 65–64  13–7 (5–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/11/1978
Northwestern W 86–62  14–7 (6–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/16/1978
at Ohio State W 83–70  15–7 (7–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
2/18/1978
Michigan W 71–59  16–7 (8–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1978
Wisconsin W 58–54  17–7 (9–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/25/1978
No. 19 Minnesota W 68–47  18–7 (10–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/2/1978
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 77–68  19–7 (11–6)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
3/4/1978
at Iowa W 71–55  20–7 (12–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa, Iowa
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1978*
No. (1) vs. No. (3) Furman
Quarterfinals
W 63–62  21–7 (12–6)
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
3/17/1978*
No. 13 (1) vs. No. (2) Villanova
Sweet Sixteen
L 60–61  21–8 (12–6)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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