1977–78 Baylor Bears basketball team

The 1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	14–13 (8–8 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Haller
Home arena	Heart O' Texas Coliseum

1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Arkansas	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 17 Texas	14	–	2		.875			26	–	5		.839
Houston †	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
Texas Tech	10	–	6		.625			19	–	10		.655
Baylor	8	–	8		.500			14	–	13		.519
SMU	6	–	10		.375			10	–	18		.357
Texas A&M	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Rice	2	–	14		.125			4	–	22		.154
TCU	2	–	14		.125			4	–	22		.154
† 1978 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 12 Maurice Callis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Victoria, Texas C 45 Authur Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas G 10 Barry Hankins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Flint, Michigan G 15 Vinnie Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York F 22 Russell Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Urbana, Illinois F 44 Chuck Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr San Antonio, Texas F 32 Jim Vaszauskas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lamesa, Texas F 25 Marty Zeller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr McHenry, Illinois	Head coach Jim Haller Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 25*		McMurry	W 78–52	1–0	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
November 30*		at Notre Dame	L 57–98	1–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, Indiana
December 3*		North Texas	W 104–74	2–1	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
December 6*		at Oklahoma	W 75–69	3–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
December 10*		Memphis	W 106–87	4–1	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
December 13*		Long Beach State	L 84–85	4–2	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
December 16*		vs. Pacific	W 88–87	5–2	Cow Palace  San Francisco, California
December 17*		at San Francisco	L 93–98	5–3	Cow Palace  San Francisco, California
December 27*		at Drake	W 97–87	6–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
January 3*		at Texas-Rio Grande Valley	L 80–86	6–4	UTPA Fieldhouse  Edinburg, Texas
January 7		at Rice	L 80–86	6–5 (0–1)	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, Texas
January 9		Texas A&M	W 77–61	7–5 (1–1)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 12		Texas Tech	L 61–71	7–6 (1–2)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 17		at Houston	L 89–100	7–7 (1–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
January 21		at SMU	W 75–73	8–7 (2–3)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
January 23		Arkansas	L 55–56	8–8 (2–4)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 25		at Texas	L 76–78	8–9 (2–5)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
January 28		TCU	W 77–53	9–9 (3–5)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 30		at Texas A&M	L 56–58	9–10 (3–6)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
February 4		at Texas Tech	L 62–78	9–11 (3–7)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
February 7		Houston	W 70–69	10–11 (4–7)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
February 11		SMU	W 80–71	11–11 (5–7)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
February 13		at No. 1 Arkansas	L 56–82	11–12 (6–8)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 15		No. 12 Texas	W 79–77	12–11 (7–8)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
February 18		Rice	W 75–65	13–11 (8–8)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
February 21		at TCU	W 60–52	14–11 (9–8)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
SWC tournament
February 25	(5)	(6) SMU First round	L 68–73	14–12	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.