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1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 20
1978–79 record 20–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Lute Olson (5th year)
Assistant coach Tony McAndrews
MVP Ronnie Lester
Home arena Iowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons
← 1977–78
1979–80 →
1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Michigan State 13 5   .722     26 6   .813
#15 Purdue 13 5   .722     27 8   .771
#20 Iowa 13 5   .722     20 8   .714
Ohio State 12 6   .667     19 12   .613
Indiana 10 8   .556     22 12   .647
Michigan 8 10   .444     15 12   .556
Illinois 7 11   .389     19 11   .633
Wisconsin 6 12   .333     12 15   .444
Minnesota 6 12   .333     11 16   .407
Northwestern 2 16   .111     6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll)

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.


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