1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball
ECC Regular season champions
ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record25–4 (10–0 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
1978–79 ECC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Temple100 1.000254  .862
Saint Joseph's92 .8181911  .633
La Salle92 .8181513  .536
American74 .6361413  .519
Drexel65 .545189  .667
Hofstra38 .273819  .296
West
Bucknell115 .688189  .667
Lafayette88 .5001612  .571
Rider78 .4671115  .423
West Chester412 .250818  .308
Lehigh412 .250818  .308
Delaware212 .143522  .185
1979 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G Ricky Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
G Keith Parham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
F Butch Harrold 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
F Neal Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
C Walt Montford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule

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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Rankings

[4]

References

  1. . Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
  2. 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.
  3. "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  4. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 856–857. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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