1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1978-79 Kansas Jayhawks Big Eight Conference Big 8 18–11 8–6 Ted Owens 15th Lafayette Norwood 1st Mark Taylor 1st Paul Mokeski Brad Sanders Allen Fieldhouse The 1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Roster Darnell Valentine Paul Mokeski John Crawford Wilmore Fowler Tony Guy Douglas Booty Neal Dave Magley Mac Stallcup Brad Sanders Chester Giles Randolph Carroll Mark Snow 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22. Schedule November 29 yes 4 Fairleigh Dickinson 91-68 1-0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 2 yes 4 Murray State 81-66 2-0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 4 yes 4 Boise State 82-68 3-0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 5 yes 5 Oral Roberts 90-77 4-0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 9 yes 5 yes 10 Kentucky 66-67 OT 4-1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 16 yes 8 SMU 71-64 5-1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 21 yes 7 yes 20 USC 83-89 OT 5-2 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA December 23 yes 7 yes San Diego State 69-81 5-3 Peterson Gym San Diego, CA December 27 18 yes Iowa State 75-55 6-3 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO December 29 18 yes Oklahoma 86-75 7-3 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO December 30 yes 18 yes Colorado 72-66 8-3 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO January 10 15 yes 13 Oklahoma 45-68 8-4 0-1 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK January 13 15 yes Oklahoma State 82-70 9-4 1-1 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK January 17 20 Missouri Border War 55-58 9-5 1-2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS January 20 20 yes Kansas State Sunflower Showdown 69-96 9-6 1-3 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS January 24 Iowa State 80-71 10-6 2-3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS January 27 yes Nebraska 64-66 OT 10-7 2-4 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE January 31 Colorado 56-51 11-7 3-4 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS February 2 Oklahoma State 82-71 12-7 4-4 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS February 4 yes yes 14 Michigan State 61-85 12-8 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI February 7 yes Missouri Border War 88-85 13-8 5-4 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO February 10 Oklahoma 74-62 14-8 6-4 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS February 14 yes Iowa State 66-68 14-9 6-5 James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA February 17 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown 56-58 14-10 6-6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS February 21 Nebraska 66-59 15-10 7-6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS February 24 yes Colorado 71-60 16-10 8-6 Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO February 27 Iowa State Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Quarterfinals 91-70 17-10 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS March 2 yes Missouri Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinalsBorder War 76-73 18-10 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO March 3 yes Oklahoma Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament championship Game 65-80 18-11 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Jay Kansas Jay