1978–79 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Cremins, played their home games for the final season at the Varsity Gymnasium in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. The team finished the season with a record of 23–6 and 13–3 in SoCon play. They won the SoCon tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 6 seed in the Mideast region, they lost to No. 3 seed LSU in the second round.^[1]

1978–79 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball

SoCon tournament champions SoCon North champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southern Conference
Division	North Division
Record	23–6 (13–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Cremins
Home arena	Varsity Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	6	.793
Furman	9	–	3	.750	20	–	9	.690
The Citadel	10	–	4	.714	20	–	7	.741
Western Carolina	5	–	7	.417	14	–	14	.500
Marshall	5	–	8	.385	11	–	16	.407
Davidson	3	–	7	.300	8	–	19	.296
Chattanooga	3	–	8	.273	14	–	13	.519
VMI	2	–	8	.200	12	–	15	.444
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	16	–	11	.593

† 1979 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1979 Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Darryl Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	Walter Anderson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	Renaldo Lawrence	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
C	Mel Hubbard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
C	Charles Payton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr

Roster

Source^[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Jan 2, 1979*	at No. 9 NC State	L 50–58	5–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Conference Regular season
Feb 24, 1979	VMI	W 73–63	21–5 (11–3)	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
SoCon tournament
Mar 3, 1979*	vs. Western Carolina Semifinals	W 65–43	22–5	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
Mar 4, 1979*	vs. Furman Championship game	W 86–83	23–5	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1979*	vs. No. 9 Louisiana State	L 57–71	23–6	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

^ "Penn, Redd school Appalachian State". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
^ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Roster". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.