1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 8th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1978–79 record22–12 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainMike Woodson
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Michigan State135 .722  266  .813
No. 15 Purdue135 .722  278  .771
No. 20 Iowa135 .722  208  .714
Ohio State126 .667  1912  .613
Indiana108 .556  2212  .647
Michigan810 .444  1512  .556
Illinois711 .389  1911  .633
Wisconsin612 .333  1215  .444
Minnesota612 .333  1116  .407
Northwestern216 .111  621  .222
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–12 and a conference record of 10–8, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. Coming off an NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance, Indiana missed out on an invitation to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. Instead, IU was invited to participate in the 1979 NIT, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the championship game and won their first NIT title.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Steve ReishG6–2Fr.Union City, Indiana
23Don CoxG/F6–6So.Indianapolis, Indiana
24Randy WittmanG/F6–6Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Tommy BakerG6–2So.Jeffersonville, Indiana
30Ted KitchelF6–8Fr.Galveston, Indiana
31Scott EellsF6–9Sr.Hoopeston, Illinois
32Landon TurnerF/C6–10Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Eric KirchnerF6–7So.Edelstein, Illinois
34Steve RisleyF6–8So.Indianapolis, Indiana
40Glen GrunwaldF6–9Jr.Franklin Park, Illinois
41Butch CarterG6–5Jr.Middletown, Ohio
42Mike WoodsonF6–5Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana
43Jim RobersonC6–9Sr.Rochester, New York
44Phil IsenbargerF6–8So.Muncie, Indiana
45Ray TolbertF/C6–9So.Anderson, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/24/1978*
No. 10 vs. Pepperdine
Sea Wolf Classic
L 58–59  0–1
Buckner Fieldhouse 
Anchorage, AK
11/25/1978*
No. 10 vs. Texas A&M
Sea Wolf Classic
L 49–54  0–2
Buckner Fieldhouse 
Anchorage, AK
11/26/1978*
No. 10 vs. Penn State
Sea Wolf Classic
W 86–65  1–2
Buckner Fieldhouse 
Anchorage, AK
12/2/1978*
No. 20 Morehead State W 80–37  2–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/6/1978*
vs. No. 20 Georgetown L 54–60  2–3
Capital Centre 
Landover, Maryland
12/9/1978*
vs. Bradley W 80–64  3–3
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
12/16/1978*
No. 6 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 68–67 OT 4–3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1978*
Davidson
Indiana Classic
W 101–64  5–3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/19/1978*
Washington
Indiana Classic
W 73–56  6–3
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/27/1978*
vs. Washington
Far West Classic Quarterfinals
W 71–57  7–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
12/28/1978*
at Oregon
Far West Classic Semifinals
W 68–60  8–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
12/30/1978*
vs. Michigan State
Far West Classic Championship
L 57–74  8–4
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
1/4/1979
No. 4 Illinois
Rivalry
L 61–65  8–5 (0–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/6/1979
Purdue
Rivalry
W 63–54  9–5 (1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/11/1979
at Minnesota L 63–80  9–6 (1–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
1/13/1979
at Iowa L 61–90  9–7 (1–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
1/18/1979
at No. 6 Michigan State L 58–82  9–8 (1–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
1/20/1979
Northwestern W 74–45  10–8 (2–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/25/1979
Wisconsin W 82–61  11–8 (3–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/27/1979
at No. 10 Ohio State L 63–66 OT 11–9 (3–5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
2/1/1979
Michigan W 68–62  12–9 (4–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/3/1979
No. 7 Ohio State W 70–62  13–9 (5–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/1979
at Northwestern W 82–57  14–9 (6–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/10/1979
at Michigan L 59–60  14–10 (6–6)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/15/1979
No. 8 Michigan State L 47–59  14–11 (6–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/17/1979
at Wisconsin W 68–62 OT 15–11 (7–7)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/22/1979
No. 12 Iowa W 64–62  16–11 (8–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/24/1979
Minnesota W 71–46  17–11 (9–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1979
at No. 19 Purdue
Rivalry
L 48–55  17–12 (9–8)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
3/3/1979
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 72–60  18–12 (10–8)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
NIT
3/8/1979*
at Texas Tech
First Round
W 78–59  19–12 (10–8)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
3/12/1979*
Alcorn State
Second Round
W 73–69  20–12 (10–8)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/19/1979*
vs. Ohio State
Semifinals
W 64–55  21–12 (10–8)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
3/21/1979*
vs. No. 15 Purdue
Championship
W 53–52  22–12 (10–8)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

  • During the NIT, Indiana and Ohio State both received byes during the quarterfinals and advanced directly to the semifinals.

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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