1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–7 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Rosborough
MVPBruce King
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
1976–77 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Michigan 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
Purdue 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Iowa 12 6   .667 20 7   .741
Indiana 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Michigan State 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
Illinois 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
Wisconsin 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Northwestern 7 11   .389 9 18   .333
Ohio State 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
No. 13 Minnesota* 0 18   .000 0 27   .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Minnesota forfeited all games due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (15–3, 24–3)

The 1976–77 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 3rd season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 18–9 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play (later changed to 20–7, 12–6).