1977–78 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1977-78 Basketball File:Arkansas wordmark 2014.png 150 Arkansas Razorbacks Southwest Conference SWC 6 5 32–4 14–2 Eddie Sutton 4th Barnhill Arena NCAA Tournament Third-Place Game winnerNCAA Tournament West Region championsSouthwest Conference champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1977–78 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas. The head coach was Eddie Sutton. He coached the Razorbacks from the 1974–75 season until the 1984–85 season.http://www.hogstats.com/coaches/ HogStats.com :: Arkansas Basketball Coaches www.hogstats.com 2018-11-15 During his tenure as head coach, the Razorbacks ended the season either first or tied for first in the Southwest Conference five times. Under Sutton, the Razorbacks were invited to the NCAA tournament nine times. Sutton's most successful season was 1977–78 when the team reached the Final Four. The Razorbacks lost in the semifinals to the Kentucky Wildcats 64–59 at the Checkerdome arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Arkansas defeated Notre Dame 71–69 in the Third-Place game. Roster right vertical 160 Sidney_Moncrief_Arkansas.jpg Ron_Brewer_Arkansas.jpg Marvin_Delph.jpg Junior Sidney Moncrief and seniors Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph were the “triplets” who led the Razorbacks to the Final Four. +1977-78 Razorbacks' RosterPOSHeightWeight#NameClassPrevious SchoolHometownG6-418010Ron BrewerSrNorthsideFort Smith, ARG6-419032Sidney MoncriefJrHallLittle Rock, ARG6-418044Marvin DelphSrConwayConway, ARC6-1022030Steve SchallJrSouthRaytown, MOF6-719642Jim CounceSrWhite StationMemphis, TNG6-217524U.S ReedFrPine BluffPine Bluff, ARC6-922050James CrocketFrWest HelenaWest Helena, ARG6-418011Michael WatleyFrDunbarFort Worth, TXC6-10Steve BatesFrWayneFort Wayne, ING6-519014Chris BennettSoLittle Rock CatholicLittle Rock, ARF6-720020Alan ZahnSoManzanoAlbuquerque, NMG6-418534Mike YoungFrCentral NobleWolflake, IN Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| Regular season November 26, 1977 yes 7 1977 none Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 65–47 1-0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas November 28, 1977 yes 7 1977 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 94-61 2-0 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas December 1, 1977 yes 7 yes 1977 none Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii 79-60 3-0 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii December 2, 1977 yes 7 yes Hawaii 78-53 4-0 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii December 8, 1977 yes 6 1977 men Rockhurst Hawks Rockhurst 99-63 5-0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 10, 1977 yes 6 yes 1977 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 64–53 6-0 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma December 19, 1977 yes 4 1977 none Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons 86-55 7-0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 22, 1977 yes 4 16 Kansas 78-72 8-0 Barton Coliseum 7,284 Little Rock, Arkansas December 29, 1977 yes 3 yes 1977 men LSU Tigers LSU 67-62 9-0 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana December 31, 1977 yes KATV 3 yes men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State 95-70 10-0 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee January 4, 1978 yes 3 1977 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra 95-70 11-0 Convention Center Pine Bluff, Arkansas January 8, 1978 3 Houston 84-65 12-0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 9, 1978 yes 3 1977 men UMSL Tritons Missouri–St. Louis 87-65 13-0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 12, 1978 3 yes 1977 men Rice Owls Rice 69-60 14-0 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas January 14, 1978 3 yes Texas 69-75 14-1 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas January 17, 1978 6 1977 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 84-68 15-1 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 21, 1978 6 1977 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU 43-35 16-1 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas January 23, 1978 6 yes Baylor 56-55 17-1 Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas January 25, 1978 4 SMU 72-65 18-1 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 28, 1978 4 yes Texas Tech 54-49 19-1 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas February 1, 1978 2 12 Texas 75-71 20-1 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 4, 1978 2 Rice 69-48 21-1 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 7, 1978 2 yes Texas A&M 80-79 22-1 G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas February 11, 1978 2 yes TCU 77-57 23-1 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas February 13, 1978 1 Baylor 82-56 24-1 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 16, 1978 1 yes 1977 men SMU Mustangs SMU 86-75 25-1 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas February 18, 1978 1 yes Houston 75-84 25-2 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas February 21, 1978 4 Texas Tech 58-49 26-2 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| SWC tournament February 25, 1978 yes 4 2 TCU 9 84-42 27-2 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas First round March 2, 1978 yes yes 4 2 SMU 6 94-73 28-2 The Summit Houston, Texas Quarterfinals March 4, 1978 yes yes 4 2 Houston 3 69-70 28-3 The Summit Houston, Texas Semifinals |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| NCAA tournament March 11, 1978 yes yes 1:10 p.m. 5 W 2L Weber State W 4Q 73-52 29-3 9,141 McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon First Round March 16, 1978 yes yes 5 W 2L 2 UCLA W 1Q 74-70 30-3 17,750 University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico West Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen March 18, 1978 yes yes 5 W 2L Cal State Fullerton W 4L 61-58 31-3 18,144 University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico West Regional Final Elite Eight March 25, 1978 yes yes 5 W 2L 1 Kentucky ME 2Q 59-64 31-4 Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri National semifinal Final Four March 27, 1978 yes yes 5 W 2L 6 Notre Dame MW 2L 71-69 32-4 Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri National consolation Third-place game AP Poll W Westhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arkansas/1978-schedule.html 1977-78 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2018-09-21http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1977-78 HogStats.com :: 1977-78 Arkansas Basketball Schedule www.hogstats.com 2018-09-21 Achievements Sutton left as head coach after the 1984–85 season with a Conference record of 139-35 (79.9%). He would go on to coach three more schools (Kentucky, Oklahoma State, and San Francisco) and retire in 2008.http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2450569 Longtime Oklahoma State coach Sutton retires 2006-05-19 ESPN.com en 2019-01-18 He was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/college/legendary-oklahoma-state-coach-eddie-sutton-hall-fame-candidate/1Wq20d1yWtklGnGCENt7OI/ Legendary Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton is Hall of Fame candidate McGalliard Grant daytondailynews English 2019-01-18 2019-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121503/https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/college/legendary-oklahoma-state-coach-eddie-sutton-hall-fame-candidate/1Wq20d1yWtklGnGCENt7OI/ dead Ron Brewer was the Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He became the 7th overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1978 NBA draft.http://www.nba.com/draft2002/history/history_78draft.html NBA.com: 1978 NBA Draft, First Round www.nba.com 2018-11-15 Sidney Moncrief was drafted the following year by the Milwaukee Bucks 5th overall in the 1979 NBA draft, and became a five time NBA All-Star and was awarded a spot on the All-NBA First Team in 1983.http://www.nba.com/history/moncrief_bio.html NBA History: Sidney Moncrief www.nba.com 2019-01-18 His jersey was retired by the Bucks.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/01/17/The-Milwaukee-Bucks-retired-Sidney-Moncriefs-jersey-Tuesday-night/4395632552400/ The Milwaukee Bucks retired Sidney Moncrief's jersey Tuesday night... UPI 2018-11-15 en Marvin Delph was drafted the same year as Brewer but in the 3rd round (65th overall) by the Buffalo Braves and then drafted again the next year by the Boston Celtics in the 6th round of the 1979 NBA draft along with Moncrief but never played in the NBA. U. S. Reed was drafted in the 5th round (104th overall pick) in the 1981 NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings, but never played in the NBA. References Category:Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball seasons Category:1970s in sports Arkansas Arkansas Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:1977 in sports in Arkansas Category:1978 in sports in Arkansas