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1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Quick Facts LSU Tigers basketball, SEC regular season champions ...
1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball | |
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SEC regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 23–6 (14–4 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ron Abernathy (3rd season) |
Home arena | LSU Assembly Center |
Seasons ← 1977–78 |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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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] |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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Main article: 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
- "1978–79 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.