1977–78 Baylor Bears basketball team

The 1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	14–13 (8–8 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Haller
Home arena	Heart O' Texas Coliseum
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Arkansas	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 17 Texas	14	–	2		.875			26	–	5		.839
Houston †	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
Texas Tech	10	–	6		.625			19	–	10		.655
Baylor	8	–	8		.500			14	–	13		.519
SMU	6	–	10		.375			10	–	18		.357
Texas A&M	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Rice	2	–	14		.125			4	–	22		.154
TCU	2	–	14		.125			4	–	22		.154
† 1978 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 12 Maurice Callis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Victoria, Texas C 45 Authur Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas G 10 Barry Hankins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Flint, Michigan G 15 Vinnie Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York F 22 Russell Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Urbana, Illinois F 44 Chuck Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr San Antonio, Texas F 32 Jim Vaszauskas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lamesa, Texas F 25 Marty Zeller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr McHenry, Illinois	Head coach Jim Haller Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 25*		McMurry	W 78–52	1–0	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
November 30*		at Notre Dame	L 57–98	1–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, Indiana
December 3*		North Texas	W 104–74	2–1	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
December 6*		at Oklahoma	W 75–69	3–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
December 10*		Memphis	W 106–87	4–1	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
December 13*		Long Beach State	L 84–85	4–2	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
December 16*		vs. Pacific	W 88–87	5–2	Cow Palace  San Francisco, California
December 17*		at San Francisco	L 93–98	5–3	Cow Palace  San Francisco, California
December 27*		at Drake	W 97–87	6–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
January 3*		at Texas-Rio Grande Valley	L 80–86	6–4	UTPA Fieldhouse  Edinburg, Texas
January 7		at Rice	L 80–86	6–5 (0–1)	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, Texas
January 9		Texas A&M	W 77–61	7–5 (1–1)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 12		Texas Tech	L 61–71	7–6 (1–2)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 17		at Houston	L 89–100	7–7 (1–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
January 21		at SMU	W 75–73	8–7 (2–3)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
January 23		Arkansas	L 55–56	8–8 (2–4)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 25		at Texas	L 76–78	8–9 (2–5)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
January 28		TCU	W 77–53	9–9 (3–5)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 30		at Texas A&M	L 56–58	9–10 (3–6)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
February 4		at Texas Tech	L 62–78	9–11 (3–7)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
February 7		Houston	W 70–69	10–11 (4–7)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
February 11		SMU	W 80–71	11–11 (5–7)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
February 13		at No. 1 Arkansas	L 56–82	11–12 (6–8)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 15		No. 12 Texas	W 79–77	12–11 (7–8)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
February 18		Rice	W 75–65	13–11 (8–8)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
February 21		at TCU	W 60–52	14–11 (9–8)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
SWC tournament
February 25	(5)	(6) SMU First round	L 68–73	14–12	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "1977–78 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
2. "Baylor Basketball - The Review" (PDF). BaylorBears.com. Baylor University. (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.