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1978–79 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

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1978–79 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–7 (10–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaJaguar Gym
Mobile Municipal Auditorium
Seasons
1978–79 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 10 0   1.000 20 7   .741
South Florida 6 4   .600 14 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 6 4   .600 16 11   .593
Jacksonville 5 5   .500 19 11   .633
New Orleans 3 7   .300 11 16   .407
Georgia State 0 10   .000 7 20   .259
1979 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1978–79 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Cliff Ellis, in his fourth year as head coach. They played their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–7, 10–0 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They were upset by Jacksonville in the Sun Belt tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. In the second round, the Jaguars lost to Louisville, 69–66.[1]

Roster

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1978–79 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Rory White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Tuskegee, Alabama
F 15 Ed Rains 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Ocala, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1978*
SIU Edwardsville W 111–78  1–0
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Nov 30, 1978*
at Mississippi State L 78–86  1–1
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 9, 1978*
at Northwestern State W 79–66  2–1
Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Dec 11, 1978*
Georgia Southern L 91–93  2–2
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 14, 1978*
North Park W 75–68  3–2
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 18, 1978*
at UAB L 72–75  3–3
BJCC Arena (5,483)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 27, 1978*
Austin Peay
Senior Bowl Tournament
W 96–67  4–3
Mobile Municipal Auditorium 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 28, 1978*
Louisiana Tech
Senior Bowl Tournament
W 71–69  5–3
Mobile Municipal Auditorium 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 30, 1978*
Wisconsin–Whitewater W 111–90  6–3
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 8, 1979*
Houston Christian W 97–74  7–3
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 10, 1979*
at UNC Wilmington L 63–65  7–4
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1979*
Charlotte W 71–60  8–4
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 15, 1979
Georgia State W 84–70  9–4
(1–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 18, 1979
at New Orleans W 80–73  10–4
(2–0)
Human Performance Center 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 22, 1979
Jacksonville W 72–61  11–4
(3–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 25, 1979
New Orleans W 101–65  12–4
(4–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 29, 1979
at Georgia State W 89–71  13–4
(5–0)
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 1, 1979
South Florida W 114–83  14–4
(6–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 6, 1979*
Florida State W 78–61  15–4
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 8, 1979*
UAB W 71–69  16–4
Jaguar Gym (3,159)
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 10, 1979
at Jacksonville W 72–71  17–4
(7–0)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 12, 1979
at South Florida W 73–61  18–4
(8–0)
Curtis Hixon Hall 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 15, 1979*
Illinois State L 70–77  18–5
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 17, 1979*
at Charlotte W 66–63  19–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Feb 24, 1979*
vs. Jacksonville
Semifinals
L 77–85  19–6
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Regular season
Feb 28, 1979*
Northwestern State W 97–91  20–6
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1979*
(6 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 18 Louisville
Second round
L 66–69  20–7
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Rutgers, Syracuse Fives Advance". The New York Times. March 11, 1979. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.