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1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round, L 76–84 vs. Penn
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 8
Record26–4
Head coach
Assistant coachBernie Fine (3rd season)
Home arenaManley Field House
Seasons
1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Syracuse   26 4   .867
Georgetown   24 5   .828
No. 6 DePaul   26 6   .813
No. 4 Notre Dame   24 6   .800
VCU   20 5   .800
Iona   23 6   .793
Detroit   22 6   .786
Tennessee State   20 6   .769
Old Dominion   23 7   .767
No. 10 Marquette   22 7   .759
Wagner   21 7   .750
Connecticut   21 8   .724
UNLV   21 8   .724
UNC Wilmington   19 8   .704
Boston College   21 9   .700
James Madison   18 8   .692
Rhode Island   20 9   .690
George Mason   17 8   .680
St. Bonaventure   19 9   .679
Illinois State   20 10   .667
St. John's   21 11   .656
Dayton   19 10   .655
Boston University   17 9   .654
Fairfield   17 9   .654
Georgia Tech   17 9   .654
Oral Roberts   17 10   .630
Holy Cross   17 11   .607
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Cleveland State   15 10   .600
Maine   14 10   .583
Army   14 11   .560
Denver   15 12   .556
South Carolina   15 12   .556
Stetson   15 12   .556
Siena   14 12   .538
St. Francis (NY)   14 12   .538
Navy   13 12   .520
Xavier   14 13   .519
Northeastern   13 13   .500
Saint Francis (PA)   13 13   .500
Robert Morris   13 14   .481
Southern Miss   13 14   .481
Air Force   12 13   .480
Long Island University   12 13   .480
Canisius   12 14   .462
Colgate   12 14   .462
Evansville   13 16   .448
East Carolina   12 15   .444
Loyola-Chicago   12 15   .444
Butler   11 16   .407
North Texas State   11 16   .407
Saint Peter's   10 15   .400
Campbell   10 16   .385
New Hampshire   10 16   .385
Providence   10 16   .385
Richmond   10 16   .385
Hawaii   10 17   .370
William & Mary   9 17   .346
Georgia Southern   9 18   .333
Fairleigh Dickinson   8 18   .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee   8 18   .308
Vermont   8 18   .308
Northwestern State   7 19   .269
Fordham   7 22   .241
Catholic   6 20   .231
Arkansas-Little Rock   6 20   .231
Manhattan   6 20   .231
Niagara   6 20   .231
Portland State   6 21   .222
Baltimore   4 20   .167
Valparaiso   4 21   .160
Baptist   2 25   .074
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1978–79 NCAA men's basketball season. The team qualified for the NCAA Tournament, winning their first game against UCONN before losing in the second round to Penn.

Personnel

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1978–79 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C Roosevelt Bouie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr
Dan Boyle
Hal Cohen
G Mark Cubit 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Ken Davis
Ed Gooding
G Rick Harmon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G Marty Headd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F Chris Jerebko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Eddie Moss 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F Louis Orr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F Ron Payton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
C Danny Schayes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So
F Dale Shackleford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1978*
No. 9 Whittier College W 102–77  1–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Nov 29, 1978*
No. 9 North Carolina A&T W 102–77  2–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 1, 1978*
No. 9 Western Michigan
Carrier Classic
W 93–71  3–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 2, 1978*
No. 9 Iona
Carrier Classic
W 89–76  4–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 9, 1978*
No. 9 Rhode Island W 70–68  5–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 16, 1978*
No. 9 at Penn State W 67–50  6–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1978*
No. 8 vs. No. 15 Illinois
Kentucky Invitational
L 61–64  6–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 23, 1978*
No. 8 at No. 11 Kentucky
Kentucky Invitational
L 87–94  6–2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 29, 1978*
No. 19 Illinois State W 82–72  7–2
Manley Field House (9,221)
Syracuse, New York
Jan 3, 1979*
at Cornell W 78–52  8–2
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Jan 6, 1979*
Pittsburgh W 100–74  9–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 8, 1979*
American W 103–73  10–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 10, 1979*
No. 20 Penn State W 85–70  11–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 13, 1979*
No. 20 at Connecticut W 74–60  12–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 17, 1979*
No. 12 Siena W 144–92  13–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 20, 1979*
No. 12 at Canisius W 103–92  14–2
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, New York
Jan 22, 1979*
No. 12 Rutgers W 71–65  15–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 24, 1979*
No. 12 at No. 16 Temple W 78–76  16–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1979*
No. 12 Manhattan W 113–68  17–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 29, 1979*
No. 12 West Virginia W 90–74  18–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 7, 1979*
No. 7 vs. South Carolina W 71–64  19–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Feb 10, 1979*
No. 7 at St. Bonaventure W 74–69  20–2
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 17, 1979*
No. 7 St. John's W 79–72  21–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 21, 1979*
No. 8 Niagara W 120–82  22–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 24, 1979*
No. 8 Colgate W 113–62  23–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 26, 1979*
No. 8 Le Moyne W 92–60  24–2
Onondaga County War Memorial 
Syracuse, New York
ECAC Tournament
Mar 1, 1979*
No. 6 at St. Bonaventure
ECAC Upstate Playoffs
W 83–71  25–2
Rochester War Memorial 
Rochester, New York
Mar 2, 1979*
No. 6 vs. No. 16 Georgetown
ECAC South-Upstate Final
L 58–66  25–3
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar 10, 1979*
(4 E) No. 8 vs. (5 E) Connecticut
First Round
W 89–81  26–3
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 16, 1979*
(4 E) No. 8 vs. (9 E) No. 14 Penn L 76–84[1][2]  26–4
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Penn, St. John's Pull Upsets". The Washington Post. March 17, 1979. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "FOR PENN, THE PRICE WAS RIGHT". Sports Illustrated. March 26, 1979. Retrieved June 13, 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 854–855. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.