1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Basketball EKU wordmark.png 175 Ohio Valley Conference East Division OVC 21–8 9–3 Ed Byhre Alumni Coliseum Ohio Valley tournament champions NCAA tournament The 1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Ed Byhre, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–8, 9–3 in OVC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 8 seed Tennessee.Hansbrough's double-double helps UNC put away Colonels https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/274000016 https://web.archive.org/web/20221227180741/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/274000016 dead December 27, 2022 ESPN March 16, 2007 February 20, 2023 Roster 1978 Eastern Kentucky Colonels y James Tillman 5 F 6 4 Jr Washington, D.C. Ed Byhre https://ekusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1978-79 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/eastern-kentucky/1979.html 1978–79 Eastern Kentucky Roster and Stats Sports Reference February 20, 2023 Schedule and results https://ekusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1978-79 1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1978 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Kentucky Colonels| Regular season Nov 27, 1978 yes 1978 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 88–86 1–0 Dec 1, 1978 yes yes 1978 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 81–82 1–1 Dec 4, 1978 yes 1978 men Dayton Flyers Dayton McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 72–70 2–1 Dec 9, 1978 yes 1978 men Butler Bulldogs Butler McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 104–81 3–1 Dec 16, 1978 yes yes 1978 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 86–80 4–1 Dec 20, 1978 yes yes 1978 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada 84–116 4–2 Dec 21, 1978 yes yes 1978 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada 84–78 5–2 Jan 3, 1979 yes yes Toledo John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 57–82 5–3 Jan 8, 1979 yes yes 1978 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee 81–77 6–3 Jan 13, 1979 yes 1978 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 82–73 7–3 Jan 15, 1979 yes 1978 men Murray State Racers Murray State McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 73–69 8–3 Jan 20, 1979 yes 1978 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 112–84 9–3 Jan 27, 1979 yes 1978 men Morehead State Eagles Morehead State McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 97–95 10–3 Jan 29, 1979 yes yes Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 65–70 10–4 Feb 3, 1979 yes Middle Tennessee McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 84–83 11–4 Feb 5, 1979 yes Western Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 77–78 11–5 Feb 10, 1979 yes yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee 69–57 12–5 Feb 12, 1979 yes yes Murray State Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky 87–76 13–5 Feb 15, 1979 yes yes 1978 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia 93–91 14–5 Feb 19, 1979 yes yes Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 100–72 15–5 Feb 24, 1979 yes yes Morehead State Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, Kentucky 91–98 15–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Kentucky Colonels| Ohio Valley Conference tournament Mar 2, 1979 yes Middle Tennessee McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky Semifinals 90–81 20–7 Mar 3, 1979 yes Western Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky Championship game 78–77 21–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Kentucky Colonels| NCAA tournament Mar 9, 1979 yes yes 9 ME Tennessee 20 8 ME Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee First round 81–97 21–8 AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region Eastern Time ME Mideast References Category:Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball seasons Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky