1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1977–78 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 13
Record	21–8 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (7th season)
Assistant coach	Bob Donewald
Captain	Wayne Radford Jim Wisman
Home arena	Assembly Hall
Seasons← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	25	–	5	.833
No. 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.

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, 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

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

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Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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