1978–79_Temple_Owls_men's_basketball_team

1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball
1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball
ECC Regular season champions; ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	East Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	25–4 (10–0 ECC)
Head coach	Don Casey (6th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1978*		at West Chester	W 78–60	1–0	Hollinger Field House West Chester, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 1978*		Lehigh	W 94–80	2–0	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1978*		at Wake Forest	W 86–79	3–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 12, 1978*		Navy	W 73–47	4–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 16, 1978*		vs. Villanova	W 66–58	5–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 20, 1978*		at Manhattan	W 73–69	6–0	Alumni Hall New York, New York
Dec 29, 1978*		vs. Baylor	W 81–70	7–0	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 30, 1978*		at No. 14 Nevada-Las Vegas	W 89–79	8–0	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 3, 1979*		Pittsburgh	W 62–57	9–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1979*		at St. John's	W 74–73	10–0	Alumni Hall New York, New York
Jan 10, 1979*	No. 18	vs. Penn	L 74–79	10–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1979*		No. 12 Syracuse	L 76–78	14–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1979*		at St. Francis (NY)	W 65–63	15–2	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, New York
Jan 29, 1979*		at Virginia	L 71–73	15–3	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 1, 1979*		Hofstra	W 92–70	16–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1979*		vs. Drexel	W 95–73	17–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1979*		Penn State	W 54–43	18–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1979*		vs. La Salle	W 97–81	19–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1979*		American	W 103–67	20–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1979*		vs. Saint Joseph's	W 76–68	21–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1979*		Dayton	W 66–63	22–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ECC Tournament
Feb 28, 1979*	No. 12	vs. Drexel Quarterfinals	W 61–57	23–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1979*	No. 12	Lafayette Semifinals	W 53–50	24–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 1979*	No. 12	vs. Saint Joseph's Championship game	W 61–60	25–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 9, 1979*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) St. John's First round	L 70–75	25–4	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball

ECC Regular season champions ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	East Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	25–4 (10–0 ECC)
Head coach	Don Casey (6th season)
Home arena	McGonigle Hall
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Temple †	10	–	0	1.000	25	–	4	.862
Saint Joseph's	9	–	2	.818	19	–	11	.633
La Salle	9	–	2	.818	15	–	13	.536
American	7	–	4	.636	14	–	13	.519
Drexel	6	–	5	.545	18	–	9	.667
Hofstra	3	–	8	.273	8	–	19	.296
West
Bucknell	11	–	5	.688	18	–	9	.667
Lafayette	8	–	8	.500	16	–	12	.571
Rider	7	–	8	.467	11	–	15	.423
West Chester	4	–	12	.250	8	–	18	.308
Lehigh	4	–	12	.250	8	–	18	.308
Delaware	2	–	12	.143	5	–	22	.185

† 1979 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll