1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#13
1977–78 record	21-8 (12-6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (7th year)
Captain	Wayne Radford Jim Wisman
Home arena	Assembly Hall

1977–78 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	25	–	5	.833
#13 Indiana	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
Minnesota	12	–	6	.667	17	–	10	.630
Michigan	11	–	7	.611	16	–	11	.593
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	16	–	11	.593
Ohio State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	11	.593
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Iowa	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296

Rankings from AP Poll)

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.

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.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
20	Bill Cunningham	G	6–4	So.	Phoenix, Illinois
22	Wayne Radford	G/F	6–3	Sr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
23	Jim Wisman	G	6–2	Sr.	Quincy, Illinois
25	Tommy Baker	G	6–2	Fr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
31	Scott Eells	F	6–9	Jr.	Hoopeston, Illinois
33	Eric Kirchner	F	6–7	Fr.	Edelstein, Illinois
34	Steve Risley	F	6–8	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
40	Glen Grunwald	F	6–9	So.	Franklin Park, Illinois
41	Butch Carter	G/F	6–5	So.	Middletown, Ohio
42	Mike Woodson	F	6–5	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
43	Jim Roberson	C	6–9	Jr.	Rochester, New York
44	Phil Isenbarger	F	6–8	Fr.	Muncie, Indiana
45	Ray Tolbert	F/C	6–9	Fr.	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, IN
12/5/1977*		at #1 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 64-78	1-1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
12/10/1977*		Murray State	W 85-61	2-1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/14/1977*		#2 Notre Dame	W 67-66	3-1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/17/1977*		vs. SMU	W 56-51	4-1	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
12/20/1977*		Bowling Green (Ky.) Indiana Classic	W 89-52	5-1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/21/1977*		#18 Alabama Indiana Classic	W 66-57	6-1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/27/1977*	#15	vs. Jacksonville Gator Bowl Classic	W 69-59	7-1	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL
12/28/1977*	#15	vs. Florida Gators Gator Bowl Classic	W 73-60	8-1	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL
1/5/1978	#11	Iowa	W 69-51	9-1 (1-0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/7/1978	#11	Illinois Rivalry	L 64-65	9-2 (1-1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/12/1978	#18	at Minnesota	L 62-75	9-3 (1-2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
1/14/1978	#18	at Wisconsin	L 65-78	9-4 (1-3)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
1/19/1978		Ohio State	W 77-63	10-4 (2-3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/21/1978		at Purdue Rivalry	L 67-77	10-5 (2-4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/26/1978		at Michigan	L 73-92	10-6 (2-5)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
1/28/1978		#7 Michigan State	W 71-66	11-6 (3-5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/2/1978		at Northwestern	W 86-70	12-6 (4-5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
2/4/1978		at #7 Michigan State	L 59-68	12-7 (4-6)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
2/9/1978		Purdue Rivalry	W 65-64	13-7 (5-6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/11/1978		Northwestern	W 86-62	14-7 (6-6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/16/1978		at Ohio State	W 83-70	15-7 (7-6)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/18/1978		Michigan	W 71-59	16-7 (8-6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/23/1978		Wisconsin	W 58-54	17-7 (9-6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/25/1978		#19 Minnesota	W 68-47	18-7 (10-6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
3/2/1978		at Illinois Rivalry	W 77-68	19-7 (11-6)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
3/4/1978		at Iowa	W 71-55	20-7 (12-6)	Iowa Field House Iowa, IA
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1978*	#(1)	vs. #(3) Furman Quarterfinals	W 63-62	21-7 (12-6)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
3/17/1978*	#13 (1)	vs. #(2) Villanova Sweet Sixteen	L 60-61	21-8 (12-6)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (Practice)

Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue

Culture & lore	History Traditions Crossroads Classic A Season on the Brink (film) Crimson Guard "Indiana, Our Indiana" 2011 Kentucky upset

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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