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1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

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1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 10
Record22–7
Head coach
Home arenaMECCA Arena
Seasons
1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Syracuse   26 4   .867
Georgetown   24 5   .828
No. 6 DePaul   26 6   .813
No. 4 Notre Dame   24 6   .800
VCU   20 5   .800
Iona   23 6   .793
Detroit   22 6   .786
Tennessee State   20 6   .769
Old Dominion   23 7   .767
No. 10 Marquette   22 7   .759
Wagner   21 7   .750
Connecticut   21 8   .724
UNLV   21 8   .724
UNC Wilmington   19 8   .704
Boston College   21 9   .700
James Madison   18 8   .692
Rhode Island   20 9   .690
George Mason   17 8   .680
St. Bonaventure   19 9   .679
Illinois State   20 10   .667
St. John's   21 11   .656
Dayton   19 10   .655
Boston University   17 9   .654
Fairfield   17 9   .654
Georgia Tech   17 9   .654
Oral Roberts   17 10   .630
Holy Cross   17 11   .607
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Cleveland State   15 10   .600
Maine   14 10   .583
Army   14 11   .560
Denver   15 12   .556
South Carolina   15 12   .556
Stetson   15 12   .556
Siena   14 12   .538
St. Francis (NY)   14 12   .538
Navy   13 12   .520
Xavier   14 13   .519
Northeastern   13 13   .500
Saint Francis (PA)   13 13   .500
Robert Morris   13 14   .481
Southern Miss   13 14   .481
Air Force   12 13   .480
Long Island University   12 13   .480
Canisius   12 14   .462
Colgate   12 14   .462
Evansville   13 16   .448
East Carolina   12 15   .444
Loyola-Chicago   12 15   .444
Butler   11 16   .407
North Texas State   11 16   .407
Saint Peter's   10 15   .400
Campbell   10 16   .385
New Hampshire   10 16   .385
Providence   10 16   .385
Richmond   10 16   .385
Hawaii   10 17   .370
William & Mary   9 17   .346
Georgia Southern   9 18   .333
Fairleigh Dickinson   8 18   .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee   8 18   .308
Vermont   8 18   .308
Northwestern State   7 19   .269
Fordham   7 22   .241
Catholic   6 20   .231
Arkansas-Little Rock   6 20   .231
Manhattan   6 20   .231
Niagara   6 20   .231
Portland State   6 21   .222
Baltimore   4 20   .167
Valparaiso   4 21   .160
Baptist   2 25   .074
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University during the 1978–79 season. The Warriors were led by head coach Hank Raymonds and played their home games in MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Warriors received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they reached the Sweet Sixteen. Marquette finished the season with a 22–7 record.

Roster

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1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 23 Mike Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 31 Sam Worthen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 33 Bernard Toone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Yonkers, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1978*
No. 17 Belmont Abbey W 70–56  1–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 2, 1978*
No. 17 Northern Michigan W 80–50  2–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 6, 1978*
No. 16 at Bowling Green State W 72–57  3–0
Anderson Arena (5,179)
Bowling Green, Ohio
Dec 9, 1978*
No. 16 Missouri W 74–57  4–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 16, 1978*
No. 14 Minnesota W 72–55  5–0
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 20, 1978*
No. 13 at Western Michigan W 76–60  6–0
University Arena (3,510)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 23, 1978*
No. 13 at Wisconsin L 52–65  6–1
Wisconsin Field House (12,204)
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 29, 1978*
No. 16 North Texas W 84–69  7–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 30, 1978*
No. 16 Charlotte W 61–57  8–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 3, 1979*
No. 17 at Brown W 57–49  9–1
Marvel Gymnasium (3,200)
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 5, 1979*
No. 17 at Maine W 57–46  10–1
Bangor Auditorium (7,750)
Orono, Maine
Jan 9, 1979*
No. 13 Southwestern Louisiana W 84–78  11–1
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 13, 1979*
No. 13 No. 2 Notre Dame L 60–65  11–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 16, 1979*
No. 13 Long Beach State W 99–80  12–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 20, 1979*
No. 13 Xavier W 67–50  13–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 23, 1979*
No. 13 Oral Roberts W 75–60  14–2
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 28, 1979*
No. 13 at No. 7 Duke L 64–69  14–3
Greensboro Coliseum (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 30, 1979*
No. 12 at Creighton W 79–77  15–3
Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,031)
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 2, 1979*
No. 12 at Saint Louis W 71–51  16–3
St. Louis Arena (10,311)
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 6, 1979*
No. 9 Detroit L 63–64  16–4
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 10, 1979*
No. 9 No. 5 Louisville W 71–55  17–4
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 13, 1979*
No. 10 Stetson W 86–78  18–4
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 17, 1979*
No. 10 Loyola–Chicago W 75–63  19–4
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 24, 1979*
No. 9 at No. 20 DePaul L 60–61  19–5
Alumni Hall (5,555)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 27, 1979*
No. 9 South Carolina W 83–64  20–5
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 1, 1979*
No. 10 at Air Force W 61–43  21–5
Clune Arena (5,100)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mar 4, 1979*
No. 10 at Nevada-Las Vegas L 83–86  21–6
Las Vegas Convention Center (6,376)
Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA Tournament
Mar 10, 1979*
(3 W) No. 10 vs. (6 W) Pacific
Second round
W 73–48[1]  22–6
McKale Center (6,207)
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 15, 1979*
(3 W) No. 10 vs. (2 W) No. 6 DePaul
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 56–62[2]  22–7
Marriott Center (14,988)
Provo, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Louisville and Okla. Fives Gain". The New York Times. March 11, 1979. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Indiana St., Arkansas, DePaul, UCLA Win". The Washington Post. March 16, 1979. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Marquette Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  5. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 856–857. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.