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1977–78 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1977–78 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
Record24–5 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachWalt Wesley (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1977–78 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Kansas 13 – 1   .929 24 – 5   .828
Iowa State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 13   .519
Nebraska 9 – 5   .643 22 – 8   .733
Kansas State 7 – 7   .500 18 – 11   .621
Oklahoma 7 – 7   .500 14 – 13   .519
Oklahoma State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 16   .385
Missouri † 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467
Colorado 3 – 11   .214 9 – 18   .333
† 1978 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster edit

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Schedule edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28*
 Central Michigan W 121-65  1-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
November 30*
 Fordham W 99-67  2-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 2*
 SMU W 107-71  3-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 5*
 Murray State W 106-71  4-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 7*
 No. 19 Fairleigh Dickinson W 88-54  5-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 10*
 No. 19 No. 1 Kentucky L 66-73  5-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 17*
 No. 20 Saint Louis W 85-65  6-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
 No. 16 at Oral Roberts W 91-73  7-1
 Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 22*
 No. 16 vs. No. 4 Arkansas L 72-78  7-2
 Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, AR
December 28
 No. 17 vs. Missouri
Border War 		W 96-49  8-2
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
 No. 17 vs. Oklahoma W 79-76  9-2
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
 No. 17 vs. Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 67-62  10-2
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
January 7
 No. 14 at Missouri
Border War 		W 71-67  11-2
(1-0) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
January 11
 No. 10 at Oklahoma State W 69-57  12-2
(2-0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 14
 No. 10 Oklahoma W 91-61  13-2
(3-0) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 18
 No. 8 at Iowa State W 100-82  14-2
(4-0) 		James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 21
 No. 8 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 56-52  15-2
(5-0) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 25
 No. 8 at Nebraska L 58-62  15-3
(5-1) 		Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
January 28
 No. 8 Colorado W 85-56  16-3
(6-1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 1
 No. 8 Oklahoma State W 83-65  17-3
(7-1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 4
 No. 8 at Oklahoma W 69-68  18-3
(8-1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 8
 No. 8 Missouri
Border War 		W 72-52  19-3
(9-1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 11
 No. 8 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 75-63  20-3
(10-1) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 15
 No. 6 Iowa State W 80-70  21-3
(11-1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 18
 No. 6 Nebraska W 75-70  22-3
(12-1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 25
 No. 6 at Colorado W 70-60  23-3
(13-1) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 28
 No. 5 Colorado
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Quarterfinals 		W 82-66  24-3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 3
 No. 5 vs. Kansas State
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals
Sunflower Showdown 		L 76-87  24-4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
March 11
 No. 9 vs. No. 2 UCLA
NCAA West Regional Quarterfinals 		L 76-83  24-5
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
West=W.

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References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1977-78 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
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