1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record18–11 (8–6 Big 8)
Headcoach
- Ted Owens (15th season)
Assistant coaches
- Lafayette Norwood (1st season)
- Mark Taylor (1st season)
| 1978–79 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 18–11 (8–6 Big 8) |
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| Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Oklahoma † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1979 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
- Darnell Valentine
- Paul Mokeski
- John Crawford
- Wilmore Fowler
- Tony Guy
- Douglas Booty Neal
- Dave Magley
- Mac Stallcup
- Brad Sanders
- Chester Giles
- Randolph Carroll
- Mark Snow
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| November 29* |
No. 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 91-68 | 1-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 2* |
No. 4 | Murray State | W 81-66 | 2-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 4* |
No. 4 | Boise State | W 82-68 | 3-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 5* |
No. 5 | Oral Roberts | W 90-77 | 4-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 9* |
No. 5 | at No. 10 Kentucky | L 66-67 OT | 4-1 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 16* |
No. 8 | SMU | W 71-64 | 5-1 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 21* |
No. 7 | at No. 20 USC | L 83-89 OT | 5-2 |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| December 23* |
No. 7 | at San Diego State | L 69-81 | 5-3 |
Peterson Gym San Diego, CA | ||||||
| December 27 |
No. 18 | vs. Iowa State | W 75-55 | 6-3 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| December 29 |
No. 18 | vs. Oklahoma | W 86-75 | 7-3 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| December 30* |
No. 18 | vs. Colorado | W 72-66 | 8-3 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| January 10 |
No. 15 | at No. 13 Oklahoma | L 45-68 | 8-4 (0-1) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | ||||||
| January 13 |
No. 15 | at Oklahoma State | W 82-70 | 9-4 (1-1) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| January 17 |
No. 20 | Missouri Border War |
L 55-58 | 9-5 (1-2) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| January 20 |
No. 20 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
L 69-96 | 9-6 (1-3) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| January 24 |
Iowa State | W 80-71 | 10-6 (2-3) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 27 |
at Nebraska | L 64-66 OT | 10-7 (2-4) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| January 31 |
Colorado | W 56-51 | 11-7 (3-4) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 2 |
Oklahoma State | W 82-71 | 12-7 (4-4) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 4* |
at No. 14 Michigan State | L 61-85 | 12-8 |
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI | |||||||
| February 7 |
at Missouri Border War |
W 88-85 | 13-8 (5-4) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, MO | |||||||
| February 10 |
Oklahoma | W 74-62 | 14-8 (6-4) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 14 |
at Iowa State | L 66-68 | 14-9 (6-5) |
James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||
| February 17 |
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
L 56-58 | 14-10 (6-6) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 21 |
Nebraska | W 66-59 | 15-10 (7-6) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 24 |
at Colorado | W 71-60 | 16-10 (8-6) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
| February 27 |
Iowa State Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Quarterfinals |
W 91-70 | 17-10 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| March 2 |
vs. Missouri Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals Border War |
W 76-73 | 18-10 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| March 3 |
vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament championship Game |
L 65-80 | 18-11 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||