1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team


The 1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University during the 1978–79 season. The Warriors were led by head coach Hank Raymonds and played their home games in MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Warriors received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they reached the Sweet Sixteen. Marquette finished the season with a 22–7 record.

1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 10
Record22–7
Head coach
Home arenaMECCA Arena
Seasons
1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Syracuse 264 .867
Georgetown 245 .828
No. 6 DePaul 266 .813
No. 4 Notre Dame 246 .800
VCU 205 .800
Iona 236 .793
Detroit 226 .786
Tennessee State 206 .769
Old Dominion 237 .767
No. 10 Marquette 227 .759
Wagner 217 .750
Connecticut 218 .724
UNLV 218 .724
UNC Wilmington 198 .704
Boston College 219 .700
James Madison 188 .692
Rhode Island 209 .690
George Mason 178 .680
St. Bonaventure 199 .679
Illinois State 2010 .667
Dayton 1910 .655
Boston University 179 .654
Fairfield 179 .654
Georgia Tech 179 .654
Oral Roberts 1710 .630
Holy Cross 1711 .607
Cleveland State 1510 .600
Maine 1410 .583
Army 1411 .560
Denver 1512 .556
South Carolina 1512 .556
Stetson 1512 .556
Siena 1412 .538
St. Francis (NY) 1412 .538
Navy 1312 .520
Xavier 1413 .519
Northeastern 1313 .500
Saint Francis (PA) 1313 .500
Robert Morris 1314 .481
Southern Miss 1314 .481
Air Force 1213 .480
Long Island University 1213 .480
Canisius 1214 .462
Colgate 1214 .462
Evansville 1316 .448
East Carolina 1215 .444
Loyola-Chicago 1215 .444
Butler 1116 .407
North Texas 1116 .407
Saint Peter's 1015 .400
Campbell 1016 .385
New Hampshire 1016 .385
Providence 1016 .385
Richmond 1016 .385
Hawaii 1017 .370
William & Mary 917 .346
Georgia Southern 918 .333
Fairleigh Dickinson 818 .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 818 .308
Vermont 818 .308
Northwestern State 719 .269
Catholic 620 .231
Arkansas-Little Rock 620 .231
Niagara 620 .231
Portland State 621 .222
Baltimore 420 .167
Valparaiso 421 .160
Charleston Southern 225 .074
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G23Mike Wilson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg)FrMemphis, Tennessee
G31Sam Worthen6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrBrooklyn, New York
F33Bernard Toone6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrYonkers, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1978*
No. 17 Belmont AbbeyW 70–56 1–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 2, 1978*
No. 17 Northern MichiganW 80–50 2–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 6, 1978*
No. 16 at Bowling Green StateW 72–57 3–0
Anderson Arena (5,179)
Bowling Green, Ohio
Dec 9, 1978*
No. 16 MissouriW 74–57 4–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 16, 1978*
No. 14 MinnesotaW 72–55 5–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 20, 1978*
No. 13 at Western MichiganW 76–60 6–0
University Arena (3,510)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 23, 1978*
No. 13 at WisconsinL 52–65 6–1
Wisconsin Field House (12,204)
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 29, 1978*
No. 16 North TexasW 84–69 7–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 30, 1978*
No. 16 CharlotteW 61–57 8–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 3, 1979*
No. 17 at BrownW 57–49 9–1
Marvel Gymnasium (3,200)
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 5, 1979*
No. 17 at MaineW 57–46 10–1
Bangor Auditorium (7,750)
Orono, Maine
Jan 9, 1979*
No. 13 Southwestern LouisianaW 84–78 11–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 13, 1979*
No. 13 No. 2 Notre DameL 60–65 11–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 16, 1979*
No. 13 Long Beach StateW 99–80 12–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 20, 1979*
No. 13 XavierW 67–50 13–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 23, 1979*
No. 13 Oral RobertsW 75–60 14–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 28, 1979*
No. 13 at No. 7 DukeL 64–69 14–3
Greensboro Coliseum (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 30, 1979*
No. 12 at CreightonW 79–77 15–3
Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,031)
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 2, 1979*
No. 12 at Saint LouisW 71–51 16–3
St. Louis Arena (10,311)
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 6, 1979*
No. 9 DetroitL 63–64 16–4
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 10, 1979*
No. 9 No. 5 LouisvilleW 71–55 17–4
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 13, 1979*
No. 10 StetsonW 86–78 18–4
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 17, 1979*
No. 10 Loyola–ChicagoW 75–63 19–4
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 24, 1979*
No. 9 at No. 20 DePaulL 60–61 19–5
Alumni Hall (5,555)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 27, 1979*
No. 9 South CarolinaW 83–64 20–5
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 1, 1979*
No. 10 at Air ForceW 61–43 21–5
Clune Arena (5,100)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mar 4, 1979*
No. 10 at Nevada-Las VegasL 83–86 21–6
Las Vegas Convention Center (6,376)
Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA Tournament
Mar 10, 1979*
(3 W) No. 10 vs. (6 W) Pacific
Second round
W 73–48[1] 22–6
McKale Center (6,207)
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 15, 1979*
(3 W) No. 10 vs. (2 W) No. 6 DePaul
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 56–62[2] 22–7
Marriott Center (14,988)
Provo, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

References