As the Iowa Hawkeyes get set to host the Michigan State Spartans on Thursday, January 14, we take a look back, way back, to the last time the Iowa Hawkeyes won a regular-season Big Ten championship. That year both squads were led by the best basketball players to every don their school uniforms. Earvin Magic Johnson and Ronnie Lester. The 1978-79 Jud Heathcote-led Spartans were 26-6, 13-5 while Lute Olson’s Iowa Hawkeyes were 20-8, 13-5. Purdue also tied for the conference lead. 1979 is most-known for the national championship game pitting Magic vs Larry Bird and Indiana State.
Throwback Thursday: 1979 Ronnie Lester and Magic
