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1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1978–79 NCAA men's basketball season.The team qualified for the NCAA Tournament, winning their first game against UCONN before losing in the second round to Penn.

1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round, L 76–84 vs. Penn
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 8
Record26–4
Head coach
Assistant coachBernie Fine (3rd season)
Home arenaManley Field House
Seasons
1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Syracuse– –26–4 .867
Georgetown– –24–5 .828
No. 6 DePaul– –26–6 .813
No. 4 Notre Dame– –24–6 .800
VCU– –20–5 .800
Iona– –23–6 .793
Detroit– –22–6 .786
Tennessee State– –20–6 .769
Old Dominion– –23–7 .767
No. 10 Marquette– –22–7 .759
Wagner– –21–7 .750
Connecticut– –21–8 .724
UNLV– –21–8 .724
UNC Wilmington– –19–8 .704
Boston College– –21–9 .700
James Madison– –18–8 .692
Rhode Island– –20–9 .690
George Mason– –17–8 .680
St. Bonaventure– –19–9 .679
Illinois State– –20–10 .667
Dayton– –19–10 .655
Boston University– –17–9 .654
Fairfield– –17–9 .654
Georgia Tech– –17–9 .654
Oral Roberts– –17–10 .630
Holy Cross– –17–11 .607
Cleveland State– –15–10 .600
Maine– –14–10 .583
Army– –14–11 .560
Denver– –15–12 .556
South Carolina– –15–12 .556
Stetson– –15–12 .556
Siena– –14–12 .538
St. Francis (NY)– –14–12 .538
Navy– –13–12 .520
Xavier– –14–13 .519
Northeastern– –13–13 .500
Saint Francis (PA)– –13–13 .500
Robert Morris– –13–14 .481
Southern Miss– –13–14 .481
Air Force– –12–13 .480
Long Island University– –12–13 .480
Canisius– –12–14 .462
Colgate– –12–14 .462
Evansville– –13–16 .448
East Carolina– –12–15 .444
Loyola-Chicago– –12–15 .444
Butler– –11–16 .407
North Texas– –11–16 .407
Saint Peter's– –10–15 .400
Campbell– –10–16 .385
New Hampshire– –10–16 .385
Providence– –10–16 .385
Richmond– –10–16 .385
Hawaii– –10–17 .370
William & Mary– –9–17 .346
Georgia Southern– –9–18 .333
Fairleigh Dickinson– –8–18 .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee– –8–18 .308
Vermont– –8–18 .308
Northwestern State– –7–19 .269
Catholic– –6–20 .231
Arkansas-Little Rock– –6–20 .231
Niagara– –6–20 .231
Portland State– –6–21 .222
Baltimore– –4–20 .167
Valparaiso– –4–21 .160
Charleston Southern– –2–25 .074
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

1978–79 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
CRoosevelt Bouie6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
Jr
Dan Boyle
—
—
Hal Cohen
—
—
GMark Cubit6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Ken Davis
—
—
Ed Gooding
—
—
GRick Harmon6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
GMarty Headd6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
So
FChris Jerebko6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
So
GEddie Moss6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
So
FLouis Orr6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Jr
FRon Payton6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
CDanny Schayes6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
So
FDale Shackleford6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1978*
 No. 9 Whittier CollegeW 102–77 1–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Nov 29, 1978*
 No. 9 North Carolina A&TW 102–77 2–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 1, 1978*
 No. 9 Western Michigan
Carrier Classic		W 93–71 3–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 2, 1978*
 No. 9 Iona
Carrier Classic		W 89–76 4–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 9, 1978*
 No. 9 Rhode IslandW 70–68 5–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 16, 1978*
 No. 9 at Penn StateW 67–50 6–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1978*
 No. 8 vs. No. 15 Illinois
Kentucky Invitational		L 61–64 6–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 23, 1978*
 No. 8 at No. 11 Kentucky
Kentucky Invitational		L 87–94 6–2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 29, 1978*
 No. 19 Illinois StateW 82–72 7–2
Manley Field House (9,221)
Syracuse, New York
Jan 3, 1979*
 at CornellW 78–52 8–2
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Jan 6, 1979*
 PittsburghW 100–74 9–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 8, 1979*
 AmericanW 103–73 10–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 10, 1979*
 No. 20 Penn StateW 85–70 11–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 13, 1979*
 No. 20 at ConnecticutW 74–60 12–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 17, 1979*
 No. 12 SienaW 144–92 13–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 20, 1979*
 No. 12 at CanisiusW 103–92 14–2
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, New York
Jan 22, 1979*
 No. 12 RutgersW 71–65 15–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 24, 1979*
 No. 12 at No. 16 TempleW 78–76 16–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1979*
 No. 12 ManhattanW 113–68 17–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 29, 1979*
 No. 12 West VirginiaW 90–74 18–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 7, 1979*
 No. 7 vs. South CarolinaW 71–64 19–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Feb 10, 1979*
 No. 7 at St. BonaventureW 74–69 20–2
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 17, 1979*
 No. 7 St. John'sW 79–72 21–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 21, 1979*
 No. 8 NiagaraW 120–82 22–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 24, 1979*
 No. 8 ColgateW 113–62 23–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 26, 1979*
 No. 8 Le MoyneW 92–60 24–2
Onondaga County War Memorial 
Syracuse, New York
ECAC Tournament
Mar 1, 1979*
 No. 6 at St. Bonaventure
ECAC Upstate Playoffs		W 83–71 25–2
Rochester War Memorial 
Rochester, New York
Mar 2, 1979*
 No. 6 vs. No. 16 Georgetown
ECAC South-Upstate Final		L 58–66 25–3
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar 10, 1979*
(4 E) No. 8 vs. (5 E) Connecticut
First Round		W 89–81 26–3
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 16, 1979*
(4 E) No. 8 vs. (9 E) No. 14 PennL 76–84[1][2] 26–4
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

Rankings

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References

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