1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball | |
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Metro Conference Regular season champions | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 23–6 (12–1 Metro) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Tully Gymnasium |
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Florida State | 12 | – | 1 | .923 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Louisville † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 12 | .077 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1978 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented the Florida State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Roster
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Schedule
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Feb 25, 1978 | at Georgia Tech | W 85–82 | 21–4 (12–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 27, 1978* | at Oral Roberts | W 80–76 | 22–4 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Metro tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 1978* | vs. Georgia Tech Semifinals | W 71–69 | 23–4 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Mar 4, 1978* | vs. No. 20 Louisville Championship game | L 93–94 | 23–5 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1978* | vs. No. 1 Kentucky First round | L 76–85 | 23–6 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. |
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Rankings
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Awards and honors
- Harry Davis – Metro Conference co-Player of the Year
- Hugh Durham – Metro Conference Coach of the Year
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1977-78 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1977–78 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "2009–10 Florida State Seminoles Basketball Media Guide". FSU digital.com.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.