1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball
1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball
ECC Regular season champions; ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	East Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	25–4 (10–0 ECC)
Head coach	Don Casey (6th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 ECC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Temple †	10	–	0	1.000	25	–	4	.862
Saint Joseph's	9	–	2	.818	19	–	11	.633
La Salle	9	–	2	.818	15	–	13	.536
American	7	–	4	.636	14	–	13	.519
Drexel	6	–	5	.545	18	–	9	.667
Hofstra	3	–	8	.273	8	–	19	.296
West
Bucknell	11	–	5	.688	18	–	9	.667
Lafayette	8	–	8	.500	16	–	12	.571
Rider	7	–	8	.467	11	–	15	.423
West Chester	4	–	12	.250	8	–	18	.308
Lehigh	4	–	12	.250	8	–	18	.308
Delaware	2	–	12	.143	5	–	22	.185

† 1979 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Ricky Reed	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
G	Keith Parham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
F	Butch Harrold	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	Neal Robinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
C	Walt Montford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Don Casey

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1978*		at West Chester	W 78–60	1–0	Hollinger Field House West Chester, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 1978*		Lehigh	W 94–80	2–0	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1978*		at Wake Forest	W 86–79	3–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 12, 1978*		Navy	W 73–47	4–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 1978*		vs. Villanova	W 66–58	5–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 20, 1978*		at Manhattan	W 73–69	6–0	Alumni Hall New York, New York
Dec 29, 1978*		vs. Baylor	W 81–70	7–0	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 30, 1978*		at No. 14 Nevada-Las Vegas	W 89–79	8–0	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 3, 1979*		Pittsburgh	W 62–57	9–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1979*		at St. John's	W 74–73	10–0	Alumni Hall New York, New York
Jan 10, 1979*	No. 18	vs. Penn	L 74–79	10–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1979*		No. 12 Syracuse	L 76–78	14–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1979*		at St. Francis (NY)	W 65–63	15–2	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, New York
Jan 29, 1979*		at Virginia	L 71–73	15–3	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 1, 1979*		Hofstra	W 92–70	16–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1979*		vs. Drexel	W 95–73	17–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1979*		Penn State	W 54–43	18–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1979*		vs. La Salle	W 97–81	19–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1979*		American	W 103–67	20–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1979*		vs. Saint Joseph's	W 76–68	21–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1979*		Dayton	W 66–63	22–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ECC Tournament
Feb 28, 1979*	No. 12	vs. Drexel Quarterfinals	W 61–57	23–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1979*	No. 12	Lafayette Semifinals	W 53–50	24–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 1979*	No. 12	vs. Saint Joseph's Championship game	W 61–60	25–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 9, 1979*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) St. John's First round	L 70–75	25–4	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ [1]. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
^ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 856–857. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] [1]. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.

[2] 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.

[3] "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

[4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 856–857. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Temple Owls men's basketball
Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics