1977–78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
1977–78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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OVC Tournament Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 16–14 (9–5 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 → |
The 1977–78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and led by coach Jim Richards, in his final year at the helm.[1] WKU finished third in the OVC regular season, but won the tournament championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, where they advanced to the sweet sixteen.[2] James Johnson and Darryl Turner made the All-OVC Team and Aaron Bryant was selected to the OVC Tournament Team.[3]
Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/26/1977* | No. 13 Michigan | L 81–87 | 0–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/30/1977* | at Evansville | W 82–72 | 1–1 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
12/3/1977* | at Bowling Green | W 78–65 | 2–1 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
12/5/1977* | Memphis State | L 80–86 | 2–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/7/1977* | Butler | L 86–90 | 2–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/10/1977* | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | L 70–73 | 2–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/17/1977* | Cal Poly-San Lius Obispo | W 72–50 | 3–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/28/1977* | at No. 14 Maryland Maryland Invitational | L 78–91 | 3–5 | Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||||
12/29/1977* | vs. St. John’s (NY) Maryland Invitational | L 63–80 | 3–6 | Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||||
1/4/1978* | La Salle | L 64–78 | 3–7 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/7/1978 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 79–85 OT | 3–8 (0-1) | Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
1/9/1978 | at Morehead State | W 97–82 | 4–8 (1-1) | Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY | |||||||
1/11/1978* | Jacksonville | W 96–94 OT | 5–8 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/14/1978 | East Tennessee | W 98–94 OT | 6–8 (2-1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/16/1978 | Tennessee Tech | W 86–75 | 7–8 (3-1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/21/1978 | Murray State | W 91–75 | 8–8 (4-1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/23/1978 | at Austin Peay | W 91–83 | 9–8 (5-1) | Dunn Center Clarksville, TN | |||||||
1/25/1978* | Dayton | L 72–80 | 9–9 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/28/1978 | at Middle Tennessee | L 69–98 | 9–10 (5-2) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
2/4/1978 | Morehead State | W 106–69 | 10–10 (6-2) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/6/1978 | Eastern Kentucky | L 74–78 OT | 10–11 (6-3) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/11/1978 | at East Tennessee | L 77–80 3OT | 10–12 (6-4) | Memorial Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||
2/13/1978 | at Tennessee Tech | W 81–69 | 11–12 (7-4) | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | |||||||
2/18/1978 | Austin Peay | L 64–66 | 11–13 (7-5) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/20/1978 | at Murray State | W 100–98 OT | 12–13 (8-5) | Racer Arena Murray, KY | |||||||
2/25/1978 | Middle Tennessee | W 87–78 | 13–13 (9-5) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1978 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/3/1978 | (3) | (2) East Tennessee Semifinals | W 79–75 | 14–13 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/4/1978 | (3) | (4) Austin Peay Championship | W 77–69 OT | 15–13 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/11/1978* | (4Q ME) | vs. (2L ME) No. 18 Syracuse First Round | W 87–86 OT | 16–13 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN | ||||||
3/7/1980* | (4Q ME) | vs. (1Q ME) No. 4 Michigan State Sweet Sixteen | L 69–90 | 16–14 | UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ Lowell H. Harrison (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 276–. ISBN 978-0813116204.
- ^ 2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ 1977-78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020
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