1978–79 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team
| 1978–79 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball | |
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Sun Belt tournament champions | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 19–11 (5–5 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Charlotte | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville † | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 0 | – | 10 | .000 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1979 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Jacksonville Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Jacksonville University Athletics. March 16, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2023.