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1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

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1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record21–8 (9–3 OVC)
Head coach
  • Ed Byhre
Home arenaAlumni Coliseum
Seasons
1978–79 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 9 3   .750 21 8   .724
Western Kentucky 7 5   .583 17 11   .607
Morehead State 7 5   .583 14 13   .519
Middle Tennessee 7 5   .583 16 11   .593
Tennessee Tech 7 5   .583 11 15   .423
Austin Peay State 3 9   .250 8 18   .308
Murray State 2 10   .167 4 22   .154
1979 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Ed Byhre, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–8, 9–3 in OVC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 8 seed Tennessee.[1]

Roster

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1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 5 James Tillman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1978*
Ball State W 88–86  1–0
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 1, 1978*
at Missouri L 81–82  1–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 4, 1978*
Dayton W 72–70  2–1
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1978*
Butler W 104–81  3–1
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 16, 1978*
at Charlotte W 86–80  4–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1978*
at Nevada L 84–116  4–2
Centennial Coliseum 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 21, 1978*
vs. Fresno State W 84–78  5–2
Centennial Coliseum 
Reno, Nevada
Jan 3, 1979*
at Toledo L 57–82  5–3
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Jan 8, 1979*
at Middle Tennessee W 81–77  6–3
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1979*
Austin Peay W 82–73  7–3
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 15, 1979*
Murray State W 73–69  8–3
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 20, 1979*
Tennessee Tech W 112–84  9–3
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 27, 1979*
Morehead State W 97–95  10–3
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 29, 1979*
at Western Kentucky L 65–70  10–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 3, 1979*
Middle Tennessee W 84–83  11–4
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 5, 1979*
Western Kentucky L 77–78  11–5
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 10, 1979*
at Austin Peay W 69–57  12–5
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
Feb 12, 1979*
at Murray State W 87–76  13–5
Racer Arena 
Murray, Kentucky
Feb 15, 1979*
vs. West Virginia W 93–91  14–5
Charleston Civic Center 
Charleston, West Virginia
Feb 19, 1979*
at Tennessee Tech W 100–72  15–5
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1979*
at Morehead State L 91–98  15–6
Wetherby Gymnasium 
Morehead, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1979*
Middle Tennessee
Semifinals
W 90–81  20–7
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Mar 3, 1979*
Western Kentucky
Championship game
W 78–77  21–7
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 9, 1979*
(9 ME) vs. (8 ME) No. 20 Tennessee
First round
L 81–97  21–8
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Hansbrough's double-double helps UNC put away Colonels". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule".