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1977–78 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team

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1977–78 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record21–8
Head coach
Home arenaReilly Center
Seasons
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 DePaul   27 3   .900
No. 18 Detroit   25 4   .862
Illinois State   24 4   .857
No. 8 Marquette   24 4   .857
Pan American   22 4   .846
VCU   24 5   .828
Fairfield   22 5   .815
North Texas State   22 6   .786
Syracuse   22 6   .786
Rhode Island   24 7   .774
Providence   24 8   .750
St. John's   21 7   .750
Utah State   21 7   .750
Georgetown   23 8   .742
No. 6 Notre Dame   23 8   .742
Holy Cross   20 7   .741
Northeast Louisiana   20 7   .741
UNC Wilmington   19 7   .731
St. Bonaventure   21 8   .724
UNLV   20 8   .714
Virginia Tech   19 8   .704
James Madison   18 8   .692
Maine   17 8   .680
Army   19 9   .679
Dayton   19 10   .655
St. Francis (NY)   16 9   .640
Iona   17 10   .630
William & Mary   16 10   .615
Air Force   15 10   .600
Loyola (IL)   16 11   .593
Mercer   16 11   .593
Oklahoma City   16 11   .593
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Boston College   15 11   .577
Butler   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
South Carolina   16 12   .571
Siena   13 10   .565
Navy   14 11   .560
Milwaukee   15 12   .556
Niagara   14 12   .538
Northeastern   14 12   .538
Southern Mississippi   13 12   .520
Portland State   14 13   .519
Stetson   14 13   .519
Oral Roberts   13 14   .481
Xavier   13 14   .481
Cleveland State   12 13   .480
Tennessee State   11 12   .478
Catholic   12 14   .462
Manhattan   12 14   .462
Georgia Southern   12 15   .444
Northwestern State   12 15   .444
Connecticut   11 15   .423
Old Dominion   11 15   .423
Vermont   11 15   .423
Boston University   10 15   .400
Hardin–Simmons   10 16   .385
Campbell   9 15   .375
Centenary (LA)   10 17   .370
Denver   10 17   .370
Colgate   9 17   .346
East Carolina   9 17   .346
Fordham   8 18   .308
Long Island   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Baptist   8 19   .296
Samford   8 19   .296
Canisius   7 19   .269
Houston Baptist   7 19   .269
New Hampshire   7 19   .269
Wagner   7 19   .269
Evansville   1 3   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson   6 18   .250
Valparaiso   6 19   .240
Robert Morris   4 19   .174
Richmond   4 22   .154
Hawaii   1 26   .037
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1977–78 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Brown Indians were independent and not a member of a conference. They were led by ninth year head coach Jim Satalin. St. Bonaventure advanced to the NCAA tournament where they fell to Penn in the opening round.[1]

Roster

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1977–78 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 23 Glenn Hagan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Rochester, New York
F 53 Greg Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1977*
Georgetown W 71–67  1–0
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 6, 1977*
Cornell W 61–51  2–0
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 10, 1977*
at No. 18 Syracuse L 81–107  2–1
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1978*
vs. Penn
First round
L 83–92  21–8
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Villanova and Penn Fives Triumph in East Regional". The New York Times. March 13, 1978. Retrieved October 1, 2023.