1977–78 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1977–78 Texas Longhorns Basketball Texas Longhorns logo.svg Southwest Conference SWC 19 17 26–5 14–2 Abe Lemons 2nd Barry Dowd Steve Moeller Special Events Center SWC Regular Season Co-Champions National Invitation Tournament Champions The 1977–78 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southwest Conference. They finished the season 26-5 overall, tied for the SWC regular season title with a 14–2 record and won the 1978 National Invitation Tournament. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his second 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/1978-schedule.html 1977–78 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results Sports Reference May 29, 2020 Roster Name1977–78 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 36 # Position Height Weight Year Home Town High School Ron Baxter 12 Guard-Forward 6–4 205 Sophomore Los Angeles Dorsey Brent Boyd 4 Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Baton Rouge, Louisiana Catholic University Tyrone Branyan 31 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Placentia, California El Dorado Rob Cunningham 35 Forward-Center 6–8 215 Freshman Westport, Connecticut Staples John Danks 32 Forward 6–6 190 Sophomore Beaver Dam, Kentucky Ohio County Ovie Dotson 15 Guard 6–5 200 Junior San Antonio, Texas Sam Houston Gary Goodner 42 Forward 6–7 220 Senior Denton, Texas Denton Henry Johnson 33 Forward 6–6 190 Freshman Los Angeles Manual Arts Jim Krivacs 11 Guard 6–1 160 Junior Indianapolis Southport John Moore 00 Guard 6–1 170 Junior Altoona, Pennsylvania Altoona Mike Murphy 41 Forward 6–8 215 Senior Austin, Texas Crockett Tom Nichols 55 Center 6–10 230 Senior Houston, Texas Sharpstown Dave Shepard 44 Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Los Angeles Manual Arts Keith Stephens 52 Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Pasadena, California Pasadena Phillip Stroud 30 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Houston, Texas Wheatley Schedule no no |- !colspan=12 style=Texas Longhorns white| Regular season November 26, 1977 yes yes 1977 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 64–65 0–1 November 29, 1977 yes 1977 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Special Events Center Austin, TX 83–76 1–1 December 3, 1977 yes 1977 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Special Events Center Austin, TX 81–69 2–1 December 5, 1977 yes 1977 men LSU Tigers LSU Special Events Center Austin, TX 82–66 3–1 December 7, 1977 yes yes 1977 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK 108–87 4–1 December 10, 1977 yes 1977 men Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Alaska Anchorage Special Events Center Austin, Texas 87–65 5–1 December 17, 1977 yes yes 1977 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Gold Dome Shreveport, LA 87–65 6–1 December 20, 1977 yes 1977 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Special Events Center Austin, Texas 88–71 7–1 December 26, 1977 yes yes 1977 men Army Cadets Army Milwaukee Classic MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI 74–73 8–1 December 27, 1977 yes yes Milwaukee Classic Marquette 5 MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI 56–65 8–2 January 5, 1978 yes 1977 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX 90–41 9–2 1–0 January 7, 1978 Texas Tech Special Events Center Austin, TX 90–41 10–2 2–0 January 10, 1978 yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX 100–89 11–2 3–0 January 14, 1978 Arkansas 3 Special Events Center Austin, TX 75–69 12–2 4–0 January 17, 1978 15 1977 men Rice Owls Rice Special Events Center Austin, TX 78–64 13–2 5–0 January 23, 1978 15 yes 1977 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX 79–77 OT 14–2 6–0 January 25, 1978 15 Baylor Special Events Center Austin, TX 78–76 15–2 7–0 January 28, 1978 15 yes 1977 men SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum University Park, TX 85–80 16–2 8–0 January 30, 1978 15 Houston Special Events Center Austin, TX 73–72 17–2 9–0 February 1, 1978 12 yes Arkansas 2 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR 71–75 17–3 9–1 February 4, 1978 12 TCU Special Events Center Austin, TX 87–60 18–3 10–1 February 7, 1978 12 Rice yes Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX 102–86 19–3 11–1 February 13, 1978 12 Texas A&M Special Events Center Austin, TX 90–66 20–3 12–1 February 15, 1978 yes 12 Baylor Heart O' Texas Fair Complex Waco, TX 77–79 20–4 12–2 February 18, 1978 yes 12 Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX 78–63 21–4 13–2 February 21, 1978 14 SMU Special Events Center Austin, TX 82–74 22–4 14–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Longhorns|SWC tournament March 4, 1978 yes 12 1 Houston 3 The Summit Houston, TX Final 90–92 22–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Longhorns|NIT March 10, 1978 16 1977 men Temple Owls Temple Special Events Center Austin, TX First Round 72–58 23–5 March 15, 1978 17 1977 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Special Events Center Austin, TX Quarterfinal 67–48 24–5 March 19, 1978 yes 17 1977 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinal 96–76 25–5 March 21, 1978 yes 17 NC State Madison Square Garden Houston, TX Final 101–93 26–5 AP Poll Central Time Pennington 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 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Texas Texas