1978–79 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1978–79 Arkansas Razorbacks File:Arkansas wordmark 2014.png 150 Southwest Conference SWC 6 5 25-5 13–3 Eddie Sutton 5th Barnhill Arena Southwest Conference championsSouthwest Conference Tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1978–79 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1978–79 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Arkansas competed in the Southwest Conference. It was Eddie Sutton's fifth season as head coach of the Razorbacks.HogStats.com :: Year-by-Year Results http://www.hogstats.com/results.php HogStats.com 20 January 2022 The Razorbacks won a share of the Southwest Conference championship, going 13–3 in league play and finishing with an overall record of 25–5.HogStats.com :: Year-by-Year Results http://www.hogstats.com/results.php HogStats.com 20 January 2022 Arkansas shared the league crown with Texas, whom they beat in the 1979 SWC tournament championship game to clinch a berth to the NCAA tournament.1978-79 Southwest Conference Season Summary College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/swc/1979.html sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 20 January 2022 Arkansas earned the 2 seed in the tournament's Midwest region, receiving a first-round bye and advancing to the Elite Eight after beating Weber State in the second round and #13 Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Larry Bird and #1 Indiana State in a controversial outcome after a missed tripping call late in the game.HogStats.com :: 1978-79 Arkansas Basketball Schedule http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1978-79 HogStats.com 20 January 2022Flaherty Dan The Road to the 1979 Final Four https://thesportsnotebook.com/1979-final-four-sports-history-articles/ thesportsnotebook.com TheSportsNoteBook.com 20 January 2022 1979 was Arkansas's third consecutive and seventeenth overall SWC championship, as well as its second SWC Tournament championship. The run to the Elite Eight came as part of the Razorbacks' seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament, also making the tournament the previous two seasons. 1979 was Sutton's third conference title with Arkansas out of the five he would eventually win in his tenure at Arkansas. Arkansas entered the polls at #20 on December 25, 1978, and would remain ranked the whole season, coming in at #5 in the final AP Poll for the second consecutive year. As the last remaining member of the famed "Triplets" following the departure of All-Americans and NBA Draft picks Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph, Sidney Moncrief was named an All-American for the second consecutive year and was drafted fifth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1979 NBA draft, the highest pick in Arkansas history.Arkansas Basketball 2021-2022 Media Guide 2021 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas 106, 114 Senior center Steve Schall was drafted in the fifth round by the San Antonio Spurs. Marvin Delph, a senior on the previous year's team was drafted for a second time by the Boston Celtics in the sixth round.Arkansas Basketball 2021-2022 Media Guide 2021 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas 114 Roster Roster retrieved from HogStats.com.1978-79 Arkansas Basketball Schedule http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1978-79 HogStats.com 20 January 2022 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks y yes Sidney Moncrief y 32 G 6 4 190 Sr Little Rock, Arkansas Hall High School U.S. Reed y 24 G 6 2 175 so Pine Bluff, Arkansas Pine Bluff High School Steve Schall 30 C 6 10 220 Sr Raytown, Missouri Raytown South High School Scott Hastings y basketball 44 C 6 10 235 fr Independence, Kansas Independence High School Alan Zahn 20 F 6 7 200 jr Albuquerque, New Mexico Manzano High School Keith Peterson 42 F 6 6 217 fr Little Rock, Arkansas Parkview High School James Crockett 50 c 6 9 220 so West Helena, Arkansas West Helena High School Tony Brown y basketball 40 g/f 6 6 195 fr Chicago, Illinois Farragut High School Mike Young 34 g 6 4 185 so Wolflake, Indiana Central Noble High School Brad Friess 12 g/f 6 6 200 fr Austin, Texas Anderson High School David Scott 22 c 6 8 195 fr Indianapolis, Indiana Riley High School Rege Craft 22 g 6 4 fr Garden City, Kansas Garden City High School Mike Buckrop 21 g 6 1 165 jr Indianapolis, Indiana Ben Davis High SchoolNorthwest College Alvin Bailey 52 g 6 3 195 fr West Helena, Arkansas West Helena High School Eugene Nash 10 g 6 0 164 fr Tyronza, Arkansas Rivercrest High School http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1978-79 January 20, 2022 Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State) Schedule and results Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.HogStats.com :: 1978-79 Arkansas Basketball Schedule http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1978-79 HogStats.com 20 January 2022 no no |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks|Exhibition November 21, 1978 yes Russian Nationals 79–81 2OT 0–0 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas December 9, 1978 yes yes Athletes in Action 68–75 0–0 Anaheim, California KHJ |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks|Regular Season December 2, 1978 yes Oklahoma 80–74 1–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 6, 1978 yes West Texas State University 84–54 2–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 11, 1978 yes Southeast Missouri State 90–51 3–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 16, 1978 yes Centenary 77–57 4–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 19, 1978 yes yes Mississippi 67–66 5–0 Memphis, Tennessee December 23, 1978 yes yes Southern Miss 93–79 6–0 Pine Bluff Convention Center Pine Bluff, Arkansas December 30, 1978 yes 20 Memphis State 82–69 7–0 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas January 4, 1979 yes 14 North Texas State 96–71 8–0 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas January 6, 1979 yes 14 Houston 62–61 9–0 1–0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas January 10, 1979 10 Rice 79–66 10–0 2–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 12, 1979 10 Texas 63–66 10–1 2–1 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 14, 1979 yes yes 10 3 North Carolina 57–63 10–2 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina January 17, 1979 yes 11 15 Texas A&M 69–74 OT 10–3 2–2 G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas January 20, 1979 yes 11 TCU 90–51 11–3 3–2 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas January 22, 1979 11 Baylor 67–70 11–4 3–3 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 24, 1979 yes 15 SMU 79–67 12–4 4–3 Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas January 27, 1979 15 Texas Tech 63–57 13–4 5–3 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 1, 1979 yes 14 11 Texas 68–58 14–4 6–3 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas February 3, 1979 yes 14 Rice 68–50 15–4 7–3 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas February 6, 1979 14 11 Texas A&M 60–56 16–4 8–3 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 10, 1979 14 TCU 108–65 17–4 9–3 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 12, 1979 yes 14 Baylor 71–62 18–4 10–3 Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum Waco, Texas February 14, 1979 11 SMU 71–55 19–4 11–3 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 17, 1979 11 Houston 78–58 20–4 12–3 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 20, 1979 yes 10 Texas Tech 66–65 21–4 13–3 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| SWC tournament March 2, 1979 yes yes 9 1 Texas Tech 5 Semifinals 93–77 22–4 The Summit Houston, Texas March 3, 1979 yes yes 9 1 14 2 Texas Championship 39–38 23–4 The Summit Houston, Texas |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| NCAA tournament March 11, 1979 yes yes 2 MW 7 7 MW Weber State Second Round 74–63 24–4 Allen Field House Lawrence, Kansas March 15, 1979 yes yes 2 MW 5 3 MW 13 Louisville Sweet Sixteen 73–62 25–4 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio March 17, 1979 yes yes 2 MW 5 1 MW 1 Indiana State Elite Eight 71–73 25–5 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio AP Poll Central Time References Arkansas Razorbacks Category:Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball seasons Arkansas