1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1978–79 record 22–12 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (8th year)
Assistant coach Gerry Gimelstob
Assistant coach Jim Crews
Assistant coach Tom Miller
Captain Mike Woodson
Home arena Assembly Hall
1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Michigan State 13 5   .722     26 6   .813
#15 Purdue 13 5   .722     27 8   .771
#20 Iowa 13 5   .722     20 8   .714
Ohio State 12 6   .667     19 12   .613
Indiana 10 8   .556     22 12   .647
Michigan 8 10   .444     15 12   .556
Illinois 7 11   .389     19 11   .633
Wisconsin 6 12   .333     12 15   .444
Minnesota 6 12   .333     11 16   .407
Northwestern 2 16   .111     6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll)

The 197879 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 8th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22-12 and a conference record of 10-8, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. Coming off an NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance, Indiana missed out on an invitation to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. Instead, IU was invited to participate in the 1979 NIT, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the championship game and won their first NIT title.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Steve ReishG62Fr.Union City, Indiana
23Don CoxG/F66So.Indianapolis, Indiana
24Randy WittmanG/F66Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Tommy BakerG62So.Jeffersonville, Indiana
30Ted KitchelF68Fr.Galveston, Indiana
31Scott EellsF69Sr.Hoopeston, Illinois
32Landon TurnerF/C610Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Eric KirchnerF67So.Edelstein, Illinois
34Steve RisleyF68So.Indianapolis, Indiana
40Glen GrunwaldF69Jr.Franklin Park, Illinois
41Butch CarterG65Jr.Middletown, Ohio
42Mike WoodsonF65Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana
43Jim RobersonC69Sr.Rochester, New York
44Phil IsenbargerF68So.Muncie, Indiana
45Ray TolbertF/C69So.Anderson, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

11/24/1978*
#10 vs. Pepperdine
Sea Wolf Classic
L 58-59  0-1
Buckner Fieldhouse 
Anchorage, AK

11/25/1978*
#10 vs. Texas A&M
Sea Wolf Classic
L 49-54  0-2
Buckner Fieldhouse 
Anchorage, AK

11/26/1978*
#10 vs. Penn State
Sea Wolf Classic
W 86-65  1-2
Buckner Fieldhouse 
Anchorage, AK

12/2/1978*
#20 Morehead State W 80-37  2-2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/6/1978*
vs. #20 Georgetown L 54-60  2-3
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD

12/9/1978*
vs. Bradley W 80-64  3-3
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN

12/16/1978*
#6 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 68-67 OT 4-3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/18/1978*
Davidson
Indiana Classic
W 101-64  5-3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/19/1978*
Washington
Indiana Classic
W 73-56  6-3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/27/1978*
vs. Washington
Far West Classic Quarterfinals
W 71-57  7-3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR

12/28/1978*
at Oregon
Far West Classic Semifinals
W 68-60  8-3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon

12/30/1978*
vs. Michigan State
Far West Classic Championship
L 57-74  8-4
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR

1/4/1979
#4 Illinois
Rivalry
L 61-65  8-5 (0-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/6/1979
Purdue
Rivalry
W 63-54  9-5 (1-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/11/1979
at Minnesota L 63-80  9-6 (1-2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

1/13/1979
at Iowa L 61-90  9-7 (1-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

1/18/1979
at #6 Michigan State L 58-82  9-8 (1-4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI

1/20/1979
Northwestern W 74-45  10-8 (2-4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/25/1979
Wisconsin W 82-61  11-8 (3-4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/27/1979
at #10 Ohio State L 63-66 OT 11-9 (3-5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

2/1/1979
Michigan W 68-62  12-9 (4-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/3/1979
#7 Ohio State W 70-62  13-9 (5-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/8/1979
at Northwestern W 82-57  14-9 (6-5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

2/10/1979
at Michigan L 59-60  14-10 (6-6)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

2/15/1979
#8 Michigan State L 47-59  14-11 (6-7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/17/1979
at Wisconsin W 68-62 OT 15-11 (7-7)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/22/1979
#12 Iowa W 64-62  16-11 (8-7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/24/1979
Minnesota W 71-46  17-11 (9-7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/1/1979
at #19 Purdue
Rivalry
L 48-55  17-12 (9-8)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

3/3/1979
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 72-60  18-12 (10-8)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
NIT

3/8/1979*
at Texas Tech
First Round
W 78-59  19-12 (10-8)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX

3/12/1979*
Alcorn State
Second Round
W 73-69  20-12 (10-8)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/19/1979*
vs. Ohio State
Semifinals
W 64-55  21-12 (10-8)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY

3/21/1979*
vs. #15 Purdue
Championship
W 53-52  22-12 (10-8)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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