1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team
American college basketball season
1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Ed Byhre, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 21–8, 9–3 in OVC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 8 seed Tennessee .[ 1]
Roster
1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 5
James Tillman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
Jr
Washington, D.C.
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
[ 2]
Schedule and results
[ 3]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
Nov 27, 1978 *
Ball State W 88–86 1–0
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 1, 1978 *
at Missouri
L 81–82 1–1
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 4, 1978 *
Dayton W 72–70 2–1
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1978 *
Butler W 104–81 3–1
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 16, 1978 *
at Charlotte
W 86–80 4–1
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1978 *
at Nevada
L 84–116 4–2
Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada
Dec 21, 1978 *
vs. Fresno State
W 84–78 5–2
Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada
Jan 3, 1979 *
at Toledo
L 57–82 5–3
John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Jan 8, 1979 *
at Middle Tennessee
W 81–77 6–3
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1979 *
Austin Peay W 82–73 7–3
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 15, 1979 *
Murray State W 73–69 8–3
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 20, 1979 *
Tennessee Tech W 112–84 9–3
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 27, 1979 *
Morehead State W 97–95 10–3
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 29, 1979 *
at Western Kentucky
L 65–70 10–4
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 3, 1979 *
Middle Tennessee W 84–83 11–4
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 5, 1979 *
Western Kentucky L 77–78 11–5
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 10, 1979 *
at Austin Peay
W 69–57 12–5
Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
Feb 12, 1979 *
at Murray State
W 87–76 13–5
Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Feb 15, 1979 *
vs. West Virginia
W 93–91 14–5
Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
Feb 19, 1979 *
at Tennessee Tech
W 100–72 15–5
Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1979 *
at Morehead State
L 91–98 15–6
Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1979 *
Middle Tennessee Semifinals W 90–81 20–7
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Mar 3, 1979 *
Western Kentucky Championship game W 78–77 21–7
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 9, 1979 *(9 ME)
vs. (8 ME) No. 20 Tennessee First round L 81–97 21–8
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll , (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
