1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1978–79 LSU Tigers Southeastern Conference SEC 9 7 23–6 14–4 Dale Brown 7th Ron Abernathy 3rd LSU Assembly Center SEC regular season champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1978–79 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1978–79 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center. Roster 1978 LSU Tigers y Al Green basketball y 11 G 6 2 170 Sr Pittsfield, Massachusetts Brian Bergeron 22 G 6 3 175 Fr Port Allen, Louisiana Andy Campbell basketball y 44 C 7 2 235 So Hackham West, South Australia Greg Cook basketball y 43 C 6 9 230 So Roselle, New Jersey Durand Macklin Rudy Macklin y 40 F 6 7 205 So Louisville, Kentucky Ethan Martin 21 G 6 0 170 So Baton Rouge, Louisiana DeWayne Scales y 31 F 6 8 205 So Dallas, Texas Willie Sims basketball y 10 G 6 3 200 So Long Island City, New York https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/1979.html Dale Brown Ron Abernathy Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style=LSU Tigers| Regular season Nov 24, 1978 yes 14 1978 men Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 112–81 1–0 Nov 27, 1978 yes yes 11 1978 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana 64–42 2–0 Dec 1, 1978 yes 11 1978 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 91–75 3–0 Dec 4, 1978 yes 11 1978 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 109–85 4–0 Dec 9, 1978 yes yes 12 Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 98–88 5–0 Dec 18, 1978 yes 11 1978 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 99–89 6–0 Dec 21, 1978 yes yes 10 1978 men Army Cadets Army Madison Square Garden New York, New York 83–77 7–0 Dec 29, 1978 yes 7 1978 men Colgate Raiders Colgate LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 100–73 8–0 Jan 3, 1979 7 1978 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 97–75 9–0 1–0 Jan 6, 1979 yes 7 Kentucky 9 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 93–89 10–0 2–0 Jan 8, 1979 yes 5 1978 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 87–88 10–1 2–1 Jan 10, 1979 yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 76–90 10–2 2–2 Jan 13, 1979 1978 men Florida Gators Florida LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 80–72 11–2 3–2 Feb 22, 1979 5 Alabama LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 86–66 22–3 14–3 Feb 24, 1979 5 1978 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 57–65 22–4 14–4 |- !colspan=12 style=LSU Tigers|SEC tournament Mar 2, 1979 Chesley-TPC yes yes 8 1 Kentucky 6 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Semifinals 67–80 22–5 |- !colspan=12 style=LSU Tigers|NCAA tournament Mar 10, 1979 yes yes 3 ME Appalachian State 6 ME Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Second round 71–57 23–5 Mar 16, 1979 yes yes 3 ME Michigan State 3 2 ME Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana Mideast Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen 71–87 23–6 ME Mideast https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/1979-schedule.html 1978–79 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Rankings 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:LSU Tigers men's basketball seasons Lsu Lsu LSU LSU