1977–78 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1977–78 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
SWC Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #17
1977–78 record 26–5 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach Abe Lemons
Assistant coach Barry Dowd
Assistant coach Steve Moeller
Home arena Frank Erwin Center

Roster

Name[1] # Position Height Weight Year Home Town High School
Ron Baxter 12 Guard-Forward 6–4 205 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Dorsey
Brent Boyd 4 Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Catholic University
Tyrone Branyan 31 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Placentia, CA El Dorado
Rob Cunningham 35 Forward-Center 6–8 215 Freshman Westport, CT Staples
John Danks 32 Forward 6–6 190 Sophomore Beaver Dam, KY Ohio County
Ovie Dotson 15 Guard 6–5 200 Junior San Antonio, TX Sam Houston
Gary Goodner 42 Forward 6–7 220 Senior Denton, TX Denton
Henry Johnson 33 Forward 6–6 190 Freshman Los Angeles, CA Manual Arts
Jim Krivacs 11 Guard 6–1 160 Junior Indianapolis, IN Southport
John Moore 00 Guard 6–1 170 Junior Altoona, PA Altoona
Mike Murphy 41 Forward 6–8 215 Senior Austin, TX Crockett
Tom Nichols 55 Center 6–10 230 Senior Houston, TX Sharpstown
Dave Shepard 44 Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Los Angeles, CA Manual Arts
Keith Stephens 52 Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Pasadena, CA Pasadena
Phillip Stroud 30 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Houston, TX Wheatley

Schedule and results

NIT CHAMPIONS
Coach: Abe Lemons
Overall Record: 26–5[2][3]
Southwest Conference Record: 14–2
Southwest Conference Standing: T-1st
Final AP Poll: 17th
Final Coaches' Poll: 19th
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Record
Regular Season
Nov 26 @ Southern California Los Angeles Memorial Sports ArenaLos Angeles, California   L 64–65   0–1
Nov 29 Oklahoma Frank Erwin CenterAustin, Texas W 83–76 1–1
Dec 3 Mississippi State Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 81–69 2–1
Dec 5 Louisiana State Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 82–66 3–1
Dec 7 @ Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba ArenaStillwater, Oklahoma W 108–87 4–1
Dec 10 Alaska Anchorage Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 87–65 5–1
Dec 17 @ Centenary Gold Dome • Shreveport, Louisiana W 105–73 6–1
Dec 20 Oklahoma City Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 88–71 7–1
Dec 26 vs. Army Milwaukee ArenaMilwaukee, Wisconsin
(Milwaukee Classic)
W 74–73 8–1
Dec 28 @ #5 Marquette Milwaukee Arena • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Milwaukee Classic)
L 56–65 8–2
Jan 5 @ TCU* Daniel-Meyer ColiseumFort Worth, Texas W 90–41 9–2 (1–0 SWC)
Jan 7 Texas Tech* Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 101–86 10–2 (2–0)
Jan 10 @ Houston* Hofheinz PavilionHouston, Texas W 100–89 11–2 (3–0)
Jan 14 #3 Arkansas* Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 75–69 12–2 (4–0)
Jan 17 Rice* #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 78–64 13–2 (5–0)
Jan 23 @ Texas A&M* #15 G. Rollie White ColiseumCollege Station, Texas W 79–77 OT 14–2 (6–0)
Jan 25 Baylor* #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 78–76 15–2 (7–0)
Jan 28 @ SMU* #15 Moody ColiseumDallas, Texas W 85–80 16–2 (8–0)
Jan 30 Houston* #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 73–72 17–2 (9–0)
Feb 1 @ #2 Arkansas* #12 Barnhill ArenaFayetteville, Arkansas L 71–75 17–3 (9–1)
Feb 4 TCU* #12 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 87–60 18–3 (10–1)
Feb 7 @ Rice* #12 Autry CourtHouston, Texas W 102–86 19–3 (11–1)
Feb 13 Texas A&M* #12 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 90–66 20–3 (12–1)
Feb 15 @ Baylor* #12 Heart O' Texas ColiseumWaco, Texas L 77–79 20–4 (12–2)
Feb 18 @ Texas Tech* #12 Lubbock Municipal ColiseumLubbock, Texas W 78–63 21–4 (13–2)
Feb 21 SMU* #14 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 82–74 22–4 (14–2)
1978 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Mar 4 vs. #14 Houston* #12 The Summit • Houston, Texas
(SWC Tournament First Round)
L 90–92 22–5
1978 National Invitation Tournament — First and Second Rounds
Mar 10 vs. Temple #16 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas
(NIT First Round)
W 72–58 23–5
Mar 15 vs. Nebraska #17 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas
(NIT Second Round)
W 67–48 24–5
1978 National Invitation Tournament — NIT Final Four
Mar 19 vs. Rutgers #17 Madison Square GardenNew York, New York
(NIT Semifinal)
W 96–76 25–5
Mar 21 vs. North Carolina State #17 Madison Square Garden • New York, New York
(NIT Final)
W 101–93 26–5
*Southwest Conference Game. #Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. OT indicates overtime.

References

  1. 1977–78 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 36
  2. Pennington, Richard. Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998. ISBN 0-292-76585-1.
  3. McConnell, Scott. 2006–07 Texas Basketball Media Guide. Austin: UT Athletics, 2006.
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