1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1978–79 Temple Owls basketball Temple T logo.svg 125 East Coast Conference ECC 16 25–4 10–0 Don Casey 6th McGonigle Hall ECC Regular season championsECC tournament champions NCAA tournament First round The 1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Roster 1978 Temple Owls y yes Ricky Reed G 6 0 Sr Keith Parham G 6 3 So Butch Harrold F 6 5 Sr Neal Robinson F 6 6 So Walt Montford C 6 6 Sr https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/temple/1979.html Don Casey . Retrieved 2022-Jan-21.2015-16 Temple Owls media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20230108193311/http://owlsports.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/10/22/6-History%2015-16.pdf?id=4333 January 8, 2023 . Retrieved 2022-Jan-21. Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| Regular season Nov 27, 1978 yes yes 1978 men West Chester Golden Rams West Chester Hollinger Field House West Chester, Pennsylvania 78–60 1–0 Dec 3, 1978 yes 1978 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 94–80 2–0 Dec 9, 1978 yes yes 1978 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 86–79 3–0 Dec 12, 1978 yes 1978 men Navy Midshipmen Navy The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 73–47 4–0 Dec 16, 1978 yes yes 1978 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 66–58 5–0 Dec 20, 1978 yes yes 1978 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Alumni Hall New York, New York 73–69 6–0 Dec 29, 1978 yes yes 1978 none Baylor Bears Baylor Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 81–70 7–0 Dec 30, 1978 yes yes 1978 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels Nevada-Las Vegas 14 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 89–79 8–0 Jan 3, 1979 yes 1978 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 62–57 9–0 Jan 6, 1979 yes yes St. John's Alumni Hall New York, New York 74–73 10–0 Jan 10, 1979 yes yes 18 Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 74–79 10–1 Jan 24, 1979 yes Syracuse 12 The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 76–78 14–2 Jan 27, 1979 yes yes 1978 men St. Francis Terriers St. Francis (NY) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, New York 65–63 15–2 Jan 29, 1979 yes yes 1978 men Virginia Cavaliers Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 71–73 15–3 Feb 1, 1979 yes 1978 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 92–70 16–3 Feb 3, 1979 yes yes Drexel The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 95–73 17–3 Feb 7, 1979 yes 1978 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 54–43 18–3 Feb 10, 1979 yes yes 1978 men La Salle Explorers La Salle The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 97–81 19–3 Feb 16, 1979 yes 1978 men American Eagles American McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 103–67 20–3 Feb 21, 1979 yes yes 1978 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 76–68 21–3 Feb 24, 1979 yes 1978 men Dayton Flyers Dayton The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 66–63 22–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| ECC Tournament Feb 28, 1979 yes yes 12 Drexel The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quarterfinals 61–57 23–3 Mar 2, 1979 yes 12 Lafayette The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Semifinals 53–50 24–3 Mar 3, 1979 yes yes 12 Saint Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Championship game 61–60 25–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| NCAA Tournament Mar 9, 1979 yes yes 7 E St. John's 10 E Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina First round 70–75 25–4 AP Poll Eastern Standard Time E East 1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule https://owlsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1978-79 Temple University Athletics February 20, 2023 Rankings 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 856–857 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Temple Owls men's basketball seasons Temple Temple Temple Temple Category:1978 in Philadelphia Category:1979 in Philadelphia