1977–78 Providence Friars men's basketball team

1977–78 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, first round
ConferenceIndependent
Record24–8
Head coach
Home arenaProvidence Civic Center
Seasons
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 DePaul –   – 27 – 3   .900
No. 18 Detroit –   – 25 – 4   .862
Illinois State –   – 24 – 4   .857
No. 8 Marquette –   – 24 – 4   .857
Pan American –   – 22 – 4   .846
VCU –   – 24 – 5   .828
Fairfield –   – 22 – 5   .815
North Texas State –   – 22 – 6   .786
Syracuse –   – 22 – 6   .786
Rhode Island –   – 24 – 7   .774
Providence –   – 24 – 8   .750
St. John's –   – 21 – 7   .750
Utah State –   – 21 – 7   .750
Georgetown –   – 23 – 8   .742
No. 6 Notre Dame –   – 23 – 8   .742
Holy Cross –   – 20 – 7   .741
Northeast Louisiana –   – 20 – 7   .741
UNC Wilmington –   – 19 – 7   .731
St. Bonaventure –   – 21 – 8   .724
UNLV –   – 20 – 8   .714
Virginia Tech –   – 19 – 8   .704
James Madison –   – 18 – 8   .692
Maine –   – 17 – 8   .680
Army –   – 19 – 9   .679
Dayton –   – 19 – 10   .655
St. Francis (NY) –   – 16 – 9   .640
Iona –   – 17 – 10   .630
William & Mary –   – 16 – 10   .615
Air Force –   – 15 – 10   .600
Loyola (IL) –   – 16 – 11   .593
Mercer –   – 16 – 11   .593
Oklahoma City –   – 16 – 11   .593
Seton Hall –   – 16 – 11   .593
Boston College –   – 15 – 11   .577
Butler –   – 15 – 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 15 – 11   .577
South Carolina –   – 16 – 12   .571
Siena –   – 13 – 10   .565
Navy –   – 14 – 11   .560
Milwaukee –   – 15 – 12   .556
Niagara –   – 14 – 12   .538
Northeastern –   – 14 – 12   .538
Southern Mississippi –   – 13 – 12   .520
Portland State –   – 14 – 13   .519
Stetson –   – 14 – 13   .519
Oral Roberts –   – 13 – 14   .481
Xavier –   – 13 – 14   .481
Cleveland State –   – 12 – 13   .480
Tennessee State –   – 11 – 12   .478
Catholic –   – 12 – 14   .462
Manhattan –   – 12 – 14   .462
Georgia Southern –   – 12 – 15   .444
Northwestern State –   – 12 – 15   .444
Connecticut –   – 11 – 15   .423
Old Dominion –   – 11 – 15   .423
Vermont –   – 11 – 15   .423
Boston University –   – 10 – 15   .400
Hardin–Simmons –   – 10 – 16   .385
Campbell –   – 9 – 15   .375
Centenary (LA) –   – 10 – 17   .370
Denver –   – 10 – 17   .370
Colgate –   – 9 – 17   .346
East Carolina –   – 9 – 17   .346
Fordham –   – 8 – 18   .308
Long Island –   – 8 – 18   .308
Saint Peter's –   – 8 – 18   .308
Baptist –   – 8 – 19   .296
Samford –   – 8 – 19   .296
Canisius –   – 7 – 19   .269
Houston Baptist –   – 7 – 19   .269
New Hampshire –   – 7 – 19   .269
Wagner –   – 7 – 19   .269
Evansville –   – 1 – 3   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 6 – 18   .250
Valparaiso –   – 6 – 19   .240
Robert Morris –   – 4 – 19   .174
Richmond –   – 4 – 22   .154
Hawaii –   – 1 – 26   .037
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Friars would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Michigan State.

Roster

1977–78 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 23 Bruce Campbell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr New Haven, Connecticut
C 31 Bob Misevicius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1977*
 No. 9 Louisville W 57–51  1–0
 Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 3, 1977*
 vs. Seton Hall W 60–58  2–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 9, 1977*
 No. 14 Wisconsin W 73–62  3–0
 Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 27, 1977*
 vs. Lafayette
Rainbow Classic 		W 70–59  4–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1977*
 vs. Stanford
Rainbow Classic 		L 61–76  4–1
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1977*
 vs. Texas Tech
Rainbow Classic 		W 53–52  5–1
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mar 4, 1978*
 vs. Rhode Island L 62–65  24–7
 Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1978*
 vs. No. 6 Michigan State
First round 		L 63–77[1]  24–8
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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References

  1. ^ "Defending Quintet Loses in Overtime; Providence Out". The New York Times. March 12, 1978. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "1977-78 Providence Friars Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pages 190-208 (Through The Years)" (PDF). friars.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.