1977–78 Penn Quakers men's basketball | |
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Ivy League champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Ivy League |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 20 |
Record | 20–8 (12–2 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | The Palestra |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Penn | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1977–78 Penn Quakers men's basketball team was a college basketball team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, coached by Bob Weinhauer, played in the Ivy League and had a 20–8 win–loss record. Penn won the Ivy League regular season championship for the seventh time in nine years and participated in the 1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament. The Quakers defeated St. Bonaventure in the opening round[2] before falling to eventual National runner-up Duke, 84–80, in the East Regional Semifinal.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 3, 1977* |
Navy | W 83–69 | 1–0 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 7, 1977* |
at Virginia | L 63–70 | 1–1 |
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 10, 1977* |
vs. Villanova | L 68–69 | 1–2 |
The Palestra | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1978* |
vs. St. Bonaventure First round |
W 92–83 | 20–7 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 17, 1978* |
vs. No. 7 Duke East Regional Semifinals – Sweet Sixteen |
L 80–84 | 20–8 |
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. |
Rankings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1977–78 Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Villanova and Penn Fives Triumph in East Regional". The New York Times. March 13, 1978. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.