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1978–79 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
The 1978–79 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southwest Conference. They finished the season 21-8 overall, tied for the SWC regular season title with a 13–3 record and reached the NCAA tournament. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his third season as head coach of the Longhorns. They played their home games at the Special Events Center in Austin, Texas.[1]
| 1978–79 Texas Longhorns men's basketball | |
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SWC Regular Season Co-Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Second round | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| Record | 21–8 (13–3 SWC) |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Special Events Center |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Arkansas† | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1979 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster edit
| Name[2] | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town | High School |
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| Ron Baxter | 12 | Guard-Forward | 6–4 | 205 | Junior | Los Angeles | Dorsey |
| Brent Boyd | 4 | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Catholic University |
| Tyrone Branyan | 31 | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Placentia, California | El Dorado |
| Rob Cunningham | 35 | Forward-Center | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | Westport, Connecticut | Staples |
| John Danks | 32 | Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Junior | Beaver Dam, Kentucky | Ohio County |
| Ovie Dotson | 15 | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | San Antonio, Texas | Sam Houston |
| Henry Johnson | 33 | Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Sophomore | Los Angeles | Manual Arts |
| Jim Krivacs | 11 | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | Senior | Indianapolis | Southport |
| John Moore | 00 | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Senior | Altoona, Pennsylvania | Altoona |
| Dave Shepard | 44 | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Sophomore | Los Angeles | Manual Arts |
| Keith Stephens | 52 | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Sophomore | Pasadena, California | Pasadena |
| Phillip Stroud | 30 | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Houston, Texas | Wheatley |
Schedule edit
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 24, 1978* | No. 6 | at Long Beach State | L 71–76 | 0–1 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California | ||||||
| Nov 29, 1978* | No. 13 | Arkansas State | W 68–54 | 1–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | ||||||
| Dec 2, 1978* | No. 13 | BYU | W 96–57 | 2–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | ||||||
| SWC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 2, 1979* | No. 14 | at Houston Semifinals | W 70–65 | 21–6 | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
| Mar 3, 1979* | No. 14 | vs. No. 9 Arkansas Championship game | L 38–39 | 21–7 | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 11, 1979* | (4 MW) | vs. (5 MW) Oklahoma Second round | L 76–90 | 21–8 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings edit
References edit
- ^ "1978–79 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ 1978–79 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 36
- ^ Pennington, Richard. Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998. ISBN 0-292-76585-1.
- ^ McConnell, Scott. 2006–07 Texas Basketball Media Guide. Austin: UT Athletics, 2006.