User talk:Orangemarlin/SU Basketball
Appearance
1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball | |
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Conference | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 26-4 ( ECAC) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coach | Bernie Fine |
Home arena | Manley Field House |
The 1978-79 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University. The Head Coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 3rd year. The team played its home games at the Manley Field House in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26-4 record, while making it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
1978-79 Roster
[edit]Name | Position | Games | Points | Assists | Rebounds | Year |
Hal Cohen | G | 29 | 236 | 87 | 56 | Junior |
Marty Head | G | 30 | 373 | 47 | 43 | Sophomore |
Dale Shackleford | F | 30 | 424 | 123 | 192 | Senior |
Louie Orr | F | 28 | 369 | 66 | 215 | Junior |
Roosevelt Bouie | C | 30 | 455 | 15 | 257 | Junior |
Kristof Ongenaet | 12 | F | 6-8 | 215 | Junior | Ghent, Belgium |
Arinze Onuaku | 21 | C | 6-9 | 258 | Sophomore | Lanham, MD |
Eric Devendorf | 23 | G | 6-4 | 178 | Junior | Bay City, MI |
Devin Brennan-McBride | 25 | C | 6-9 | 254 | Sophomore | London, ON |
Josh Wright | 30 | G | 6-2 | 175 | Senior | Utica, NY |
Scoop Jardine | 33 | G | 6-1 | 192 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA |
Sean Williams | 45 | C | 6-11 | 228 | Freshman | Villa Park, CA |
Standings
[edit]Big East [1] | |||
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W-L | GB | W-L | |
#12 Georgetown | 15-2 | - | 28-6 |
#19 Notre Dame | 14-4 | 1 | 25-8 |
#6 Louisville | 14-4 | 1 | 27-9 |
Connecticut | 13-5 | 2 | 24-9 |
#21 Marquette | 11-7 | 4 | 25-10 |
#17 West Virginia | 11-7 | 4 | 26-11 |
#18 Pittsburgh | 10-8 | 5 | 27-10 |
#24 Villanova | 9-9 | 6 | 22-13 |
Syracuse | 9-9 | 6 | 21-14 |
Cincinnati | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
Seton Hall | 7-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Providence | 6-12 | 9 | 15-16 |
DePaul | 6-12 | 9 | 11-19 |
St. Johns | 5-13 | 10 | 11-19 |
South Florida | 3-15 | 12 | 12-19 |
Rutgers | 3-15 | 12 | 11-20 |
Developments
[edit]- Eric Devendorf[2] and Andy Rautins[3] both suffered season ending knee injuries
- Scoop Jardine was suspended for three games[4]
- Josh Wright and Devin Brennan-McBride both quit the team[5]
- Donte Greene declared for the NBA draft following the conclusion of the season[6]
- Jonny Flynn was named co-Big East Rookie of the Year[7]
- This marked the first season since 1982 that Syracuse missed back-to-back NCAA Tournaments
See also
[edit]- Syracuse Orange men's basketball
- 2008 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 National Invitation Tournament
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Big East Conference Standings 2007-2008." ESPN Retrieved on May 24, 2008.
- ^ http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2007/12/devendorf_goes_down_with_knee.html
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/story/2007/08/24/andy-rautins.html
- ^ http://www.wtvh.com/sports/14627352.html
- ^ http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2007/11/wright_out_but_not_for_good.html
- ^ http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2008/04/syracuse_freshman_donte_greene.html
- ^ http://blog.syracuse.com/video/2008/03/syracuses_jonny_flynn_shares_b.html