1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Philadelphia 76ers 1979 47 35 Atlantic 2 3 Billy Cunningham Pat Williams The Spectrum WKBS-TVPRISM WCAU East Conference Semifinals(eliminated 3–4) PHI The 1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76ers 30th season in the NBA and 16th season in Philadelphia. Coach Billy Cunningham began to mold a unit that played a team concept, as opposed to one made up of stars focusing on their own individual talents. The trade for forward Bobby Jones and the drafting of point guard Maurice Cheeks, further solidified this progression. The Sixers would finish the regular season at 47–35. They would lose in the Eastern Conference semi-finals to the San Antonio Spurs. From 1977 through 1983 (seven seasons), this would be the only year that the team failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers This was the first season under their new uniforms, in which the team wore red on the road, which they would retain for the next decade. Draft picks 1978 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 36 Maurice Cheeks PG West Texas A&M 2 43 Glenn Hagan G St. Bonaventure 4 87 Brett Vroman C UNLV 5 109 Mark Haymore PF/C Massachusetts 6 130 Osborne Lockhart Minnesota 7 151 Anthony Murray Alabama 8 169 Alan Cunningham F Colorado State 10 201 Dennis James Widener Roster Philadelphia 76ers 1978–79 #D40032 #FFFFFF #012F6B #FFFFFF 14 Henry Bibby G 6 1 185 UCLA 1949–11–24 23 Joe Bryant F/C 6 9 185 La Salle 1954–10–19 42 Harvey Catchings C/F 6 9 218 Hardin–Simmons 1951–09–02 10 Maurice Cheeks G 6 1 180 West Texas A&M 1956–09–08 20 Doug Collins basketball G 6 6 180 Illinois State 1951-07-28 53 Darryl Dawkins C 6 11 251 Maynard Evans HS (FL) 1957-01-11 6 Julius Erving F 6 6 210 Massachusetts 1950-02-22 24 Bobby Jones basketball, born 1951 F 6 9 210 North Carolina 1951–12–18 11 Caldwell Jones C 6 11 217 Albany State 1950–08–04 50 Steve Mix F 6 7 215 Toledo 1947–12–30 22 Eric Money G 6 0 170 Arizona 1955–02–06 4 Marlon Redmond G 6 6 188 San Francisco 1955–04–15 30 Al Skinner G 6 3 190 Massachusetts 1952–06–16 Billy Cunningham Chuck Daly Jack McMahon Regular season Season standings PHI PHI z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Playoffs Philadelphia 76ers 1979 yes Philadelphia 76ers First Round yes yes no 1 0 1 0 |- | 1 | April 11 | New Jersey | W 122–114 | Julius Erving (28) | Julius Erving (14) | Henry Bibby (8) | Spectrum8,846 | 1–0 |- | 2 | April 13 | @ New Jersey | W 111–101 | Caldwell Jones (24) | Caldwell Jones (21) | three players tied (5) | Rutgers Athletic Center9,126 | 2–0 |- Philadelphia 76ers Conference Semifinals yes no 2 1 1 3 |- | 1 | April 15 | @ San Antonio | L 106–119 | Darryl Dawkins (25) | Caldwell Jones (15) | Julius Erving (7) | HemisFair Arena10,253 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 17 | @ San Antonio | L 120–121 | Julius Erving (25) | Caldwell Jones (11) | Henry Bibby (10) | HemisFair Arena16,709 | 0–2 |- | 3 | April 20 | San Antonio | W 123–115 | Julius Erving (39) | Caldwell Jones (12) | Maurice Cheeks (9) | Spectrum14,039 | 1–2 |- | 4 | April 22 | San Antonio | L 112–115 | Maurice Cheeks (33) | Steve Mix (9) | Maurice Cheeks (9) | Spectrum11,163 | 1–3 |- | 5 | April 26 | @ San Antonio | W 120–97 | Julius Erving (32) | Caldwell Jones (14) | Maurice Cheeks (12) | HemisFair Arena16,055 | 2–3 |- | 6 | April 29 | San Antonio | W 92–90 | Caldwell Jones (20) | Caldwell Jones (17) | Maurice Cheeks (6) | Spectrum18,276 | 3–3 |- | 7 | May 2 | @ San Antonio | L 108–111 | Julius Erving (34) | Caldwell Jones (14) | Maurice Cheeks (13) | HemisFair Arena16,055 | 3–4 |- PHI 1979 yes Awards and records Bobby Jones, NBA All-Defensive First Team References Category:Philadelphia 76ers seasons Philadelphia Philadel Philadel Category:1978 in Philadelphia Category:1979 in Philadelphia