1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceEastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8)
Record8–19 (4–6 Eastern 8)
Head coach
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons

The 1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 10th-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8).

Roster

1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 43 Frank Brickowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Bayville, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
 vs. No. 14 Maryland L 80–89  0–1
  
 
December 5*
 Delaware W 86–84 OT 1–1
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 7*
 Virginia Tech L 75–84  1–2
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 10*
 North Carolina State L 60–79  1–3
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 12*
 Muhlenberg W 101–78  2–3
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 16*
 at No. 12 Syracuse L 45–81  2–4
 Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 17*
 at Colgate W 85–63  3–4
 Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
December 20
 at Duquesne L 55–63  3–5
(0–1) 		Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 28
 vs. DePaul L 67–82  3–6
(0–1) 		Blue Cross Arena 
 
December 29
 vs. Rochester (NY) W 92–67  4–6
(0–1) 		Blue Cross Arena 
 
January 4
 Rutgers W 81–79  5–6
(1–1) 		Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 7
 Duquesne L 48–54  5–7
(1–2) 		Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 11*
 No. 8 Syracuse L 77–83  5–8
(1–2) 		Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 14
 at George Washington L 68–84  5–9
(1–3) 		Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 16*
 at No. 13 Virginia L 56–83  5–10
(1–3) 		University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
January 22*
 at Saint Francis (PA) L 68–72  5–11
(1–3) 		Maurice Stokes Athletic Center 
 
January 25
 at Villanova L 76–98  5–12
(1–4) 		Villanova Field House 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 28
 Pittsburgh L 65–82  5–13
(1–5) 		Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 30
 at West Virginia L 68–78  5–14
(1–6) 		WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 2*
 Marquette L 60–73  5–15
(1–6) 		Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 4*
 at Army L 52–64  5–16
(1–6) 		USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
February 8*
 Temple L 64–74  5–17
(1–6) 		Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 11*
 at Navy L 64–87  5–18
(1–6) 		Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, Maryland
February 15
 West Virginia W 76–75  6–18
(2–6) 		Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 18
 at Pittsburgh W 75–68 OT 7–18
(3–6) 		Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 21
 UMass W 76–69 OT 8–18
(4–6) 		Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
EAAC tournament
March 2
 vs. Villanova L 65–73  8–19
(4–6) 		Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.


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