1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 22–12 10–8 Bobby Knight 8th Gerry Gimelstob Jim Crews Tom Miller Mike Woodson Assembly Hall National Invitation Tournament Champions The 1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 8th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–12 and a conference record of 10–8, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. Coming off an NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance, Indiana missed out on an invitation to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. Instead, IU was invited to participate in the 1979 NIT, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the championship game and won their first NIT title.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 16, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown20Steve ReishG6–2Fr.Union City, Indiana23Don CoxG/F6–6So.Indianapolis, Indiana24Randy WittmanG/F6–6Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana25Tommy BakerG6–2So.Jeffersonville, Indiana30Ted KitchelF6–8Fr.Galveston, Indiana31Scott EellsF6–9Sr.Hoopeston, Illinois32Landon TurnerF/C6–10Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana33Eric KirchnerF6–7So.Edelstein, Illinois34Steve RisleyF6–8So.Indianapolis, Indiana40Glen GrunwaldF6–9Jr.Franklin Park, Illinois41Butch CarterG6–5Jr.Middletown, Ohio42Mike WoodsonF6–5Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana43Jim RobersonC6–9Sr.Rochester, New York44Phil IsenbargerF6–8So.Muncie, Indiana45Ray TolbertF/C6–9So.Anderson, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 11/24/1978 yes yes 10 Pepperdine Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK Sea Wolf Classic 58–59 0–1 11/25/1978 yes yes 10 Texas A&M Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK Sea Wolf Classic 49–54 0–2 11/26/1978 yes yes 10 Penn State Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK Sea Wolf Classic 86–65 1–2 12/2/1978 yes 20 Morehead State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 80–37 2–2 12/6/1978 yes yes Georgetown 20 Capital Centre Landover, Maryland 54–60 2–3 12/9/1978 yes yes Bradley Market Square Arena Indianapolis 80–64 3–3 12/16/1978 yes Kentucky 6 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 68–67 OT 4–3 12/18/1978 yes Davidson Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 101–64 5–3 12/19/1978 yes Washington Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 73–56 6–3 12/27/1978 yes yes Washington Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Far West Classic Quarterfinals 71–57 7–3 12/28/1978 yes yes Oregon Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Far West Classic Semifinals 68–60 8–3 12/30/1978 yes yes Michigan State Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Far West Classic Championship 57–74 8–4 1/4/1979 Illinois 4 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 61–65 8–5 (0–1) 1/6/1979 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 63–54 9–5 (1–1) 1/11/1979 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 63–80 9–6 (1–2) 1/13/1979 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 61–90 9–7 (1–3) 1/18/1979 yes Michigan State 6 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 58–82 9–8 (1–4) 1/20/1979 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 74–45 10–8 (2–4) 1/25/1979 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 82–61 11–8 (3–4) 1/27/1979 yes Ohio State 10 St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 63–66 OT 11–9 (3–5) 2/1/1979 Michigan Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 68–62 12–9 (4–5) 2/3/1979 Ohio State 7 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 70–62 13–9 (5–5) 2/8/1979 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 82–57 14–9 (6–5) 2/10/1979 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 59–60 14–10 (6–6) 2/15/1979 Michigan State 8 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 47–59 14–11 (6–7) 2/17/1979 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 68–62 OT 15–11 (7–7) 2/22/1979 Iowa 12 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 64–62 16–11 (8–7) 2/24/1979 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 71–46 17–11 (9–7) 3/1/1979 yes Purdue 19 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 48–55 17–12 (9–8) 3/3/1979 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 72–60 18–12 (10–8) |- !colspan=8| NIT 3/8/1979 yes yes Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas First Round 78–59 19–12 (10–8) 3/12/1979 yes Alcorn State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Second Round 73–69 20–12 (10–8) 3/19/1979 yes yes Ohio State Madison Square Garden New York City Semifinals 64–55 21–12 (10–8) 3/21/1979 yes yes Purdue 15 Madison Square Garden New York City Championship 53–52 22–12 (10–8) AP Poll Notes During the NIT, Indiana and Ohio State received byes during the quarterfinals and advanced directly to the semifinals. Awards and honors Butch Carter, NIT co-Most Valuable Player Ray Tolbert, NIT co-Most Valuable Player References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Indiana Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers