1978-1979 Schedule/Results
Season Record (21-11) (3-3 ECAC, NY-NJ 7)
Postseason – NCAA Elite 8
Head Coach - Lou Carnesecca (11th Year 232-85)
Assistant Coaches – John Kresse, Tom Abatemarco, Ron Rutledge
Captain - Tom Calabrese
DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
LOCATION |
TV |
HIGH SCORERS |
Fri 11/24 |
Joe Lapchick Tournament AMERICAN (First Round) & |
W 72-70 |
(1-0) |
Alumni Hall |
|
Reggie Carter-22 |
Sat 11/25 |
Joe Lapchick Tournament WAGNER (Finals) & |
W 108-91 |
(2-0) |
Alumni Hall |
|
Rudy Wright-22 |
Tue 11/28 |
WISCONSIN |
L 68-73 |
(2-1) |
Alumni Hall |
3,074 |
Rudy Wright-17 |
Sat 12/2 |
PRINCETON # |
W 71-51 |
(3-1) (1-0) |
Alumni Hall |
3,489 |
Wayne McKoy-22 |
Thu 12/7 |
BAYLOR |
W 83-82 |
(4-1) |
Alumni Hall |
3,439 |
Wayne McKoy-31 |
Sat 12/9 |
GEORGETOWN |
L 71-77 |
(4-2)
|
Alumni Hall |
4,394 |
Bernard Rencher-19 |
Tue 12/12 |
Columbia # |
L 77-90 |
(4-3) (1-1) |
Levien Gym |
2,000 |
Wayne McKoy-30 |
Sat 12/16 |
BRIGHAM YOUNG |
W 90-83 |
(5-3) |
Alumni Hall |
3,480 |
Reggie Carter-39 |
Fri 12/22 |
TENNESSEE TECH |
W 100-56 |
(6-3) |
Alumni Hall |
2,466 |
Reggie Carter-19 |
Fri 12/29 |
ECAC Holiday Festival Rutgers (First Round) * |
L 61-72 |
(6-4) |
Madison Square Garden |
18,589 |
Bernard Rencher-19 |
Sat 12/30 |
ECAC Holiday Festival Duke (Third Place) * |
W 69-66 |
(7-4) |
Madison Square Garden |
|
McKoy/Gilroy-20 |
Thu 1/4 |
Seton Hall # |
L 70-76 |
(7-5) (1-2) |
Walsh Gym |
3,400 |
Wayne McKoy-22 |
Sat 1/6 |
TEMPLE |
L 73-74 |
(7-6) |
Alumni Hall |
|
Wayne McKoy-21 |
Tue 1/9 |
BALTIMORE COLLEGE |
W 75-52 |
(8-6) |
Alumni Hall |
2,753 |
Reggie Carter-18 |
Sat 1/13 |
RUTGERS # |
L 66-69 |
(8-7) (1-3) |
Alumni Hall |
3,762
NBC |
McKoy/Wright-13 |
Tue 1/16 |
Villanova |
W 74-54 |
(9-7) |
The Palestra |
7,526 |
Reggie Carter-17
|
Sat 1/20 |
RHODE ISLAND |
L 70-71 |
(9-8) |
Alumni Hall |
5,293 |
|
Tue 1/23 |
Manhattan # |
W 80-55 |
(10-8) (2-3) |
Draddy Gym |
|
Frank Gilroy-29 |
Sun 1/28 |
St.Joseph’s (Pa.) |
W 47-40 |
(11-8) |
The Palestra |
|
Reggie Carter-13 |
Wed 1/31 |
Army |
W 72-65 |
(12-8) |
Army Field House |
3,300 |
Bernard Rencher-20 |
Sat 2/3 |
NIAGARA |
W 80-52 |
(13-8) |
Alumni Hall |
4,527 |
Reggie Carter-19 |
Tue 2/6 |
BOSTON COLLEGE |
W 85-76 |
(14-8) |
Alumni Hall |
4,088 |
Gordon Thomas-19 |
Sat 2/10 |
Fordham # |
W 66-48 |
(15-8) (3-3) |
Rose Hill Gym |
|
Bernard Rencher-16 |
Tue 2/13 |
HOLY CROSS |
W 82-66 |
(16-8) |
Alumni Hall |
3,574 |
Wayne McKoy-18 |
Sat 2/17 |
Syracuse |
L 72-79 |
(16-9) |
Manley Field House |
9,165
NBC |
Reggie Carter-23 |
Sat 2/24 |
PROVIDENCE |
W 75-70 |
(17-9) |
Alumni Hall |
4,584 |
Rudy Wright-17 |
Thu 3/1 |
ECAC METRO PLAYOFFS Wagner (Semifinals)$ |
W 86-82 (OT) |
(18-9) |
Nassau Coliseum |
9,101 |
Wayne McKoy-22 |
Sat 3/3 |
ECAC METRO PLAYOFFS Iona (Championship) $ |
L 57-63 |
(18-10) |
Nassau Coliseum |
6,500 |
Reggie Carter-18 |
Fri 3/9 |
NCAA EAST First Round Temple % |
W 75-70 |
(19-10) |
Reynolds Coliseum |
12,000 |
Wayne McKoy-22 |
Sun 3/11 |
NCAA EAST Second Round Duke % |
W 80-78 |
(20-10) |
Reynolds Coliseum |
12,400
NBC |
Reggie Carter-21 |
Fri 3/16 |
NCAA EAST Regional Semis Rutgers ++ |
W 67-65 |
(21-10) |
Greensboro Coliseum |
9,102
WPIX |
Reggie Carter-22 |
Sun 3/18 |
NCAA EAST Regional Final Pennsylvania ++ |
L 62-64 |
(21-11) |
Greensboro Coliseum |
7,216
NBCAudio |
Ron Plair-21 |
HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS
& Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament, Jamaica, New York
(St. John's, American, Wagner, Alabama)
* ECAC Holiday Festival, New York City, New York
(St. John's, Rutgers, Duke, Ohio State)
# Indicates ECAC NY-NJ 7 game
$ ECAC NY-NJ Metro Regional Playoffs, Uniondale, New York
% NCAA Tournament First and Second Round, Raleigh, North Carolina
++ NCAA Tournament Regional Semis and Finals, Greensboro, North Carolina
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