1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1978–79 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1978–79 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center.

1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 7
Record23–6 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRon Abernathy (3rd season)
Home arenaLSU Assembly Center
Seasons
1978–79 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 LSU 14 4   .778 23 6   .793
Tennessee 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611 18 9   .667
Alabama 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Mississippi State 11 7   .611 19 9   .679
Kentucky 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Georgia 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Ole Miss 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Auburn 5 13   .278 13 16   .448
Florida 3 15   .167 8 19   .296
1979 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

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1978–79 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Al Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Pittsfield, Massachusetts
G 22 Brian Bergeron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Port Allen, Louisiana
C 44 Andy Campbell 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Hackham West, South Australia
C 43 Greg Cook 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Roselle, New Jersey
F 40 Durand Macklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Louisville, Kentucky
G 21 Ethan Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 31 DeWayne Scales 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Dallas, Texas
G 10 Willie Sims 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Long Island City, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ron Abernathy

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1978*
No. 14 Saint Francis (PA) W 112–81  1–0
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 27, 1978*
No. 11 at New Orleans W 64–42  2–0
Human Performance Center 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1978*
No. 11 Oral Roberts W 91–75  3–0
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 1978*
No. 11 Tulane W 109–85  4–0
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 9, 1978*
No. 12 at Tulane W 98–88  5–0
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1978*
No. 11 Montana State W 99–89  6–0
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 21, 1978*
No. 10 at Army W 83–77  7–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 29, 1978*
No. 7 Colgate W 100–73  8–0
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 3, 1979
No. 7 Georgia W 97–75  9–0
(1–0)
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1979
No. 7 at No. 9 Kentucky W 93–89  10–0
(2–0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 8, 1979
No. 5 at Vanderbilt L 87–88  10–1
(2–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 1979
at Alabama L 76–90  10–2
(2–2)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 13, 1979
Florida W 80–72  11–2
(3–2)
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 22, 1979
No. 5 Alabama W 86–66  22–3
(14–3)
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 24, 1979
No. 5 Mississippi State L 57–65  22–4
(14–4)
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC tournament
Mar 2, 1979*
 Chesley-TPC
(1) No. 8 vs. (6) Kentucky
Semifinals
L 67–80  22–5
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1979*
(3 ME) vs. (6 ME) Appalachian State
Second round
W 71–57  23–5
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Mar 16, 1979*
(3 ME) vs. (2 ME) No. 3 Michigan State
Mideast Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen
L 71–87  23–6
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1978-79 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1978–79 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.