1978–79 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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SoCon tournament champions SoCon North champions | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Division | North Division |
Record | 23–6 (13–3 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Varsity Gymnasium |
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1979 Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1978–79 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Cremins, played their home games for the final season at the Varsity Gymnasium in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. The team finished the season with a record of 23–6 and 13–3 in SoCon play. They won the SoCon tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 6 seed in the Mideast region, they lost to No. 3 seed LSU in the second round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 2, 1979* | at No. 9 NC State | L 50–58 | 5–2 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Feb 24, 1979 | VMI | W 73–63 | 21–5 (11–3) | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 1979* | vs. Western Carolina Semifinals | W 65–43 | 22–5 | Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia | |||||||
Mar 4, 1979* | vs. Furman Championship game | W 86–83 | 23–5 | Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 1979* | vs. No. 9 Louisiana State | L 57–71 | 23–6 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
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References
- ^ "Penn, Redd school Appalachian State". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Roster". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.