1978–79 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1978–79 Boston College Eagles basketball Independent 22–9 Tom Davis 2nd Roberts Center The 1978–79 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 1978–79 NCAA men's basketball season. In 1981, forward Rick Kuhn was convicted of conspiracy in a point-shaving scheme in which he, guard Jim Sweeney, and forward Ernie Cobb attempted to manipulate the scores of some games on behalf of organized crime. Kuhn was sentenced to 10 years in prison, though it was later reduced to 28 months in prison.https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/26/sports/rick-kuhn-recalls-point-shaving-case.html Rick Kuhn Recalls Point-Shaving Case Schmitt Eric The New York Times June 26, 1985 June 17, 2016 Sweeney testified that he acted under duress, and was not charged.https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/03/15/and-goodfellas-sports-scandal-and-its-lingering-toll/nvlXKiXCYsGpUqBUtg9BRN/story.html When 'Goodfellas' collided with BC basketball Hohler Bob The Boston Globe March 16, 2014 June 16, 2016 Ernie Cobb would also not be charged for his involvement in the case. Decades later, Cobb's name would be edited out and replaced with former Boston College player Joe Streater (who did not play for Boston College during this season or subsequent seasons after this one, but played in the season prior to this one) in the Wikipedia article on the point-shaving scandal, which would cause accidental misinformation for five years on places like Bleacher Report, ESPN, and Yahoo News claiming that Streater was a point shaver instead of Cobb.Ben Koo 9 October 2014 Guilt by Wikipedia: How Joe Streater Became Falsely Attached To The Boston College Point Shaving Scandal http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/guilt-wikipedia-joe-streater-became-falsely-attached-boston-college-point-shaving-scandal.html Awful Announcing Roster 1978 Boston College Eagles y Joe Beaulieu C Mike Bennett G Michael Bowie F Vin Caraher F Dwan Chandler G Tim Chase G Ernie Cobb 14 G Ron Crevier C Chris Foy G/F Chris Jantzen G Rick Kuhn 35 F Tom Meggers C Rich Shrigley F Jim Sweeney y basketball 11 G https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/boston-college/1979.html 2016-Feb-10 Tom Davis Kevin Mackey See also 1978–79 Boston College basketball point shaving scandal References Category:Boston College Eagles men's basketball seasons Boston College Boston Coll Boston Coll