1977–78 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1977–78 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
| 1977–78 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Big Eight Champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 24–5 (13–1 Big 8) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Walt Wesley (1st season) |
| Captains |
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| Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Kansas | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 24 | – | 5 | .828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri † | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1978 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
- Darnell Valentine
- John Douglas
- Ken Koenigs
- Donnie Von Moore
- Paul Mokeski
- Clint Johnson
- Wilmore Fowler
- Brad Sanders
- Scott Anderson
- Hasan Houston
- Douglas Booty Neal
- Mac Stallcup
- Milt Gibson
- John Crawford
- David Verser
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| November 28* |
Central Michigan | W 121-65 | 1-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| November 30* |
Fordham | W 99-67 | 2-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 2* |
SMU | W 107-71 | 3-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 5* |
Murray State | W 106-71 | 4-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 7* |
No. 19 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 88-54 | 5-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 10* |
No. 19 | No. 1 Kentucky | L 66-73 | 5-1 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 17* |
No. 20 | Saint Louis | W 85-65 | 6-1 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 20* |
No. 16 | at Oral Roberts | W 91-73 | 7-1 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
| December 22* |
No. 16 | vs. No. 4 Arkansas | L 72-78 | 7-2 |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR | ||||||
| December 28 |
No. 17 | vs. Missouri Border War |
W 96-49 | 8-2 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| December 29 |
No. 17 | vs. Oklahoma | W 79-76 | 9-2 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| December 30 |
No. 17 | vs. Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 67-62 | 10-2 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| January 7 |
No. 14 | at Missouri Border War |
W 71-67 | 11-2 (1-0) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, MO | ||||||
| January 11 |
No. 10 | at Oklahoma State | W 69-57 | 12-2 (2-0) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| January 14 |
No. 10 | Oklahoma | W 91-61 | 13-2 (3-0) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| January 18 |
No. 8 | at Iowa State | W 100-82 | 14-2 (4-0) |
James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | ||||||
| January 21 |
No. 8 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 56-52 | 15-2 (5-0) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| January 25 |
No. 8 | at Nebraska | L 58-62 | 15-3 (5-1) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE | ||||||
| January 28 |
No. 8 | Colorado | W 85-56 | 16-3 (6-1) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 1 |
No. 8 | Oklahoma State | W 83-65 | 17-3 (7-1) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 4 |
No. 8 | at Oklahoma | W 69-68 | 18-3 (8-1) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | ||||||
| February 8 |
No. 8 | Missouri Border War |
W 72-52 | 19-3 (9-1) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 11 |
No. 8 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 75-63 | 20-3 (10-1) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| February 15 |
No. 6 | Iowa State | W 80-70 | 21-3 (11-1) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 18 |
No. 6 | Nebraska | W 75-70 | 22-3 (12-1) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 25 |
No. 6 | at Colorado | W 70-60 | 23-3 (13-1) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | ||||||
| February 28 |
No. 5 Colorado Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Quarterfinals |
W 82-66 | 24-3 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| March 3 |
No. 5 | vs. Kansas State Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals Sunflower Showdown |
L 76-87 | 24-4 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| March 11 |
No. 9 | vs. No. 2 UCLA NCAA West Regional Quarterfinals |
L 76-83 | 24-5 |
McArthur Court Eugene, OR | ||||||