1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 18–11 (8–6 Big 8) |
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Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Oklahoma † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1979 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Roster
- Darnell Valentine
- Paul Mokeski
- John Crawford
- Wilmore Fowler
- Tony Guy
- Douglas Booty Neal
- Dave Magley
- Mac Stallcup
- Brad Sanders
- Chester Giles
- Randolph Carroll
- Mark Snow
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 29* | No. 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 91-68 | 1-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 2* | No. 4 | Murray State | W 81-66 | 2-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 4* | No. 4 | Boise State | W 82-68 | 3-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 5* | No. 5 | Oral Roberts | W 90-77 | 4-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 9* | No. 5 | at No. 10 Kentucky | L 66-67 OT | 4-1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 16* | No. 8 | SMU | W 71-64 | 5-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 21* | No. 7 | at No. 20 USC | L 83-89 OT | 5-2 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 23* | No. 7 | at San Diego State | L 69-81 | 5-3 | Peterson Gym San Diego, CA | ||||||
December 27 | No. 18 | vs. Iowa State | W 75-55 | 6-3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
December 29 | No. 18 | vs. Oklahoma | W 86-75 | 7-3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
December 30* | No. 18 | vs. Colorado | W 72-66 | 8-3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
January 10 | No. 15 | at No. 13 Oklahoma | L 45-68 | 8-4 (0-1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | ||||||
January 13 | No. 15 | at Oklahoma State | W 82-70 | 9-4 (1-1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | ||||||
January 17 | No. 20 | Missouri Border War | L 55-58 | 9-5 (1-2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
January 20 | No. 20 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 69-96 | 9-6 (1-3) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
January 24 | Iowa State | W 80-71 | 10-6 (2-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
January 27 | at Nebraska | L 64-66 OT | 10-7 (2-4) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE | |||||||
January 31 | Colorado | W 56-51 | 11-7 (3-4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 2 | Oklahoma State | W 82-71 | 12-7 (4-4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 4* | at No. 14 Michigan State | L 61-85 | 12-8 | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI | |||||||
February 7 | at Missouri Border War | W 88-85 | 13-8 (5-4) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO | |||||||
February 10 | Oklahoma | W 74-62 | 14-8 (6-4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 14 | at Iowa State | L 66-68 | 14-9 (6-5) | James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||
February 17 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 56-58 | 14-10 (6-6) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 21 | Nebraska | W 66-59 | 15-10 (7-6) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 24 | at Colorado | W 71-60 | 16-10 (8-6) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
February 27 | Iowa State Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Quarterfinals | W 91-70 | 17-10 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
March 2 | vs. Missouri Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals Border War | W 76-73 | 18-10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | |||||||
March 3 | vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament championship Game | L 65-80 | 18-11 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1978-79 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
- ^ a b 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.