1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1978–79 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1978–79 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center.

1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 7
Record	23–6 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (7th season)
Assistant coach	Ron Abernathy (3rd season)
Home arena	LSU Assembly Center

1978–79 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 LSU	14	–	4		.778			23	–	6		.793
Tennessee †	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Vanderbilt	11	–	7		.611			18	–	9		.667
Alabama	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Mississippi State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	9		.679
Kentucky	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Georgia	7	–	11		.389			14	–	14		.500
Ole Miss	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
Auburn	5	–	13		.278			13	–	16		.448
Florida	3	–	15		.167			8	–	19		.296
† 1979 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1978–79 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 11 Al Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Pittsfield, Massachusetts G 22 Brian Bergeron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Port Allen, Louisiana C 44 Andy Campbell 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Hackham West, South Australia C 43 Greg Cook 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Roselle, New Jersey F 40 Durand Macklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Louisville, Kentucky G 21 Ethan Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 31 DeWayne Scales 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Dallas, Texas G 10 Willie Sims 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Long Island City, New York	Head coach Dale Brown Assistant coach(es) Ron Abernathy Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1978*	No. 14	Saint Francis (PA)	W 112–81	1–0	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 27, 1978*	No. 11	at New Orleans	W 64–42	2–0	Human Performance Center  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1978*	No. 11	Oral Roberts	W 91–75	3–0	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 1978*	No. 11	Tulane	W 109–85	4–0	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 9, 1978*	No. 12	at Tulane	W 98–88	5–0	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1978*	No. 11	Montana State	W 99–89	6–0	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 21, 1978*	No. 10	at Army	W 83–77	7–0	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Dec 29, 1978*	No. 7	Colgate	W 100–73	8–0	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 3, 1979	No. 7	Georgia	W 97–75	9–0 (1–0)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1979	No. 7	at No. 9 Kentucky	W 93–89	10–0 (2–0)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 8, 1979	No. 5	at Vanderbilt	L 87–88	10–1 (2–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 1979		at Alabama	L 76–90	10–2 (2–2)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 13, 1979		Florida	W 80–72	11–2 (3–2)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 22, 1979	No. 5	Alabama	W 86–66	22–3 (14–3)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 24, 1979	No. 5	Mississippi State	L 57–65	22–4 (14–4)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC tournament
Mar 2, 1979*  Chesley-TPC	(1) No. 8	vs. (6) Kentucky Semifinals	L 67–80	22–5	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1979*	(3 ME)	vs. (6 ME) Appalachian State Second round	W 71–57	23–5	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Mar 16, 1979*	(3 ME)	vs. (2 ME) No. 3 Michigan State Mideast Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen	L 71–87	23–6	Market Square Arena  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

Rankings

Main article: 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings