1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Metro Conference Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 15
Record	23–6 (12–1 Metro)
Head coach	Hugh Durham (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Gay; Morris McHone; John Sodec;
Home arena	Tully Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Florida State	12	–	1	.923	23	–	6	.793
No. 9 Louisville †	9	–	3	.750	23	–	7	.767
Memphis State	7	–	5	.583	19	–	9	.679
Cincinnati	6	–	6	.500	17	–	10	.630
Georgia Tech	6	–	6	.500	15	–	12	.556
Saint Louis	2	–	10	.167	7	–	20	.259
Tulane	1	–	12	.077	5	–	22	.185

† 1978 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented the Florida State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	10	David Thompson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Boston, Massachusetts
G	22	Mickey Dillard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Dania, Florida
G	23	Tony Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Lexington, Kentucky
C	33	Donnie Kuhl	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Orlando, Florida
F/C	42	Harry Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Cleveland, Ohio

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Feb 25, 1978	at Georgia Tech	W 85–82	21–4 (12–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 27, 1978*	at Oral Roberts	W 80–76	22–4	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Metro tournament
Mar 3, 1978*	vs. Georgia Tech Semifinals	W 71–69	23–4	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 4, 1978*	vs. No. 20 Louisville Championship game	L 93–94	23–5	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1978*	vs. No. 1 Kentucky First round	L 76–85	23–6	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Venues	Tully Gymnasium (1956–1981) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1981–present)
Rivalries	Florida
Culture & lore	Sammy Seminole FSU Hymns
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics