American college basketball season
The 1978–79 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University as members of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Dolphins, led by first-year head coach Tates Locke , played their home games at Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida .
After finishing fourth in the Sun Belt regular season standings, Jacksonville won the conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. The team was beaten by No. 8 seed Virginia Tech , 70–53, in the opening round to end the season 19–11 (5–5 Sun Belt). This season closed out the most successful decade in program history, as four of the school's five NCAA tournament appearances all-time occurred during the 1970s.
Roster
1978–79 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1978 *
Wake Forest
L 68–70
0–1
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 2, 1978 *
Memphis State
W 91–87
1–1
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 6, 1978 *
at Stetson
L 71–83
1–2
Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
Dec 9, 1978 *
at No. 14 North Carolina
L 56–85
1–3
Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Feb 23, 1979 *
vs. New Orleans Quarterfinals
W 56–47
17–10
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1979 *
vs. South Alabama Semifinals
W 85–77
18–10
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1979 *
vs. South Florida Championship game
W 68–54
19–10
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 9, 1979 *
(9 MW)
vs. (8 MW) Virginia Tech First round
L 53–70
19–11
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 1] [ 2]
References
Venues People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics