1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball team

1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 7
Record23–6 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRon Abernathy (3rd season)
Home arenaLSU Assembly Center
Seasons
1978–79 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 LSU 14 – 4   .778 23 – 6   .793
Tennessee † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611 18 – 9   .667
Alabama 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Mississippi State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 9   .679
Kentucky 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Georgia 7 – 11   .389 14 – 14   .500
Ole Miss 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407
Auburn 5 – 13   .278 13 – 16   .448
Florida 3 – 15   .167 8 – 19   .296
† 1979 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1978–79 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1978–79 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center.

Roster

1978–79 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Al Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Pittsfield, Massachusetts
G 22 Brian Bergeron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Port Allen, Louisiana
C 44 Andy Campbell 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Hackham West, South Australia
C 43 Greg Cook 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Roselle, New Jersey
F 40 Durand Macklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Louisville, Kentucky
G 21 Ethan Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 31 DeWayne Scales 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Dallas, Texas
G 10 Willie Sims 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Long Island City, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ron Abernathy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1978*
 No. 14 Saint Francis (PA) W 112–81  1–0
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 27, 1978*
 No. 11 at New Orleans W 64–42  2–0
 Human Performance Center 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1978*
 No. 11 Oral Roberts W 91–75  3–0
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 1978*
 No. 11 Tulane W 109–85  4–0
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 9, 1978*
 No. 12 at Tulane W 98–88  5–0
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1978*
 No. 11 Montana State W 99–89  6–0
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 21, 1978*
 No. 10 at Army W 83–77  7–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 29, 1978*
 No. 7 Colgate W 100–73  8–0
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 3, 1979
 No. 7 Georgia W 97–75  9–0
(1–0) 		LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1979
 No. 7 at No. 9 Kentucky W 93–89  10–0
(2–0) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 8, 1979
 No. 5 at Vanderbilt L 87–88  10–1
(2–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 1979
 at Alabama L 76–90  10–2
(2–2) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 13, 1979
 Florida W 80–72  11–2
(3–2) 		LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 22, 1979
 No. 5 Alabama W 86–66  22–3
(14–3) 		LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 24, 1979
 No. 5 Mississippi State L 57–65  22–4
(14–4) 		LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC tournament
Mar 2, 1979*
 Chesley-TPC 		(1) No. 8 vs. (6) Kentucky
Semifinals 		L 67–80  22–5
 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1979*
 (3 ME) vs. (6 ME) Appalachian State
Second round 		W 71–57  23–5
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Mar 16, 1979*
 (3 ME) vs. (2 ME) No. 3 Michigan State
Mideast Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen 		L 71–87  23–6
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

[2]

Rankings

Main article: 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1978-79 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1978–79 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.