1978–79 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1978–79 Texas Longhorns Basketball Texas Longhorns logo.svg Southwest Conference SWC 15 21–8 13–3 Abe Lemons 3rd Barry Dowd Steve Moeller Special Events Center SWC Regular Season Co-Champions NCAA Tournament Second round The 1978–79 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southwest Conference. They finished the season 21-8 overall, tied for the SWC regular season title with a 13–3 record and reached the NCAA tournament. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his third season as head coach of the Longhorns. They played their home games at the Special Events Center in Austin, Texas.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas/1979-schedule.html 1978–79 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results Sports Reference January 29, 2023 Roster Name1978–79 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 36 # Position Height Weight Year Home Town High School Ron Baxter 12 Guard-Forward 6–4 205 Junior Los Angeles Dorsey Brent Boyd 4 Guard 6–3 185 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Catholic University Tyrone Branyan 31 Forward 6–7 220 Senior Placentia, California El Dorado Rob Cunningham 35 Forward-Center 6–8 215 Sophomore Westport, Connecticut Staples John Danks 32 Forward 6–6 190 Junior Beaver Dam, Kentucky Ohio County Ovie Dotson 15 Guard 6–5 200 Senior San Antonio, Texas Sam Houston Henry Johnson 33 Forward 6–6 190 Sophomore Los Angeles Manual Arts Jim Krivacs 11 Guard 6–1 160 Senior Indianapolis Southport John Moore 00 Guard 6–1 170 Senior Altoona, Pennsylvania Altoona Dave Shepard 44 Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Los Angeles Manual Arts Keith Stephens 52 Forward 6–8 210 Sophomore Pasadena, California Pasadena Phillip Stroud 30 Forward 6–7 220 Senior Houston, Texas Wheatley Schedule no no |- !colspan=12 style=Texas Longhorns white| Regular season Nov 24, 1978 yes yes 6 1978 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California 71–76 0–1 Nov 29, 1978 yes 13 1978 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 68–54 1–1 Dec 2, 1978 yes 13 BYU Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 96–57 2–1 Dec 5, 1978 yes yes 13 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 65-71 2–2 Dec 9, 1978 yes 13 Oklahoma State Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 85-70 3-2 Dec 16, 1978 yes 17 Hardin-Simmons Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 68-58 4–2 Dec 28, 1978 yes yes Pacific Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California 70–53 5–2 Dec 30, 1978 yes yes San Francisco Sobrato Center San Francisco, California 48-69 5–3 Jan 4, 1979 TCU Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 92-63 6–3 Jan 6, 1979 yes Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 74-92 6–4 Jan 8, 1979 yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 75-57 7–4 Jan 12, 1979 yes Arkansas 10 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 66-63 8–4 Jan 16, 1979 yes Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas 94-81 9–4 Jan 20, 1979 yes USC Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 87-68 10–4 Jan 22, 1979 17 Texas A&M 14 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 89-66 11–4 Jan 24, 1979 yes 17 Baylor Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas 77-76 12–4 Jan 27, 1979 17 SMU Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 98-62 13–4 Jan 28, 1979 17 Houston Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 79-53 14–4 Feb 1, 1979 11 Arkansas 19 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 58-68 14–5 Feb 3, 1979 yes 11 TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 73-60 15–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Longhorns|SWC tournament Mar 2, 1979 yes yes 14 1978 men Houston Cougars Houston The Summit Houston, Texas Semifinals 70–65 21–6 Mar 3, 1979 yes yes 14 Arkansas 9 The Summit Houston, Texas Championship game 38–39 21–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Longhorns|NCAA tournament Mar 11, 1979 yes yes 4 MW Oklahoma 5 MW Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas Second round 76–90 21–8 AP Poll Central Time MW MidwestPennington Richard Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball University of Texas Press, 1998 Austin 0-292-76585-1McConnell Scott 2006–07 Texas Basketball Media Guide UT Athletics, 2006 Austin Rankings 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons Texas Texas