1978–79 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

1978–79 Lamar Cardinals basketball
1978–79 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Southland Conference champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	23–9 (9–1 Southland)
Head coach	Billy Tubbs (3rd season);
Home arena	McDonald Gym

The 1978–79 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Billy Tubbs and played their home games at McDonald Gym in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship to receive an invitation to the 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated No. 7 seed Detroit Mercy in the first round before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Michigan State and Magic Johnson. Lamar finished the season with a record of 23–9 (9–1 Southland).[2] This season was the first of three straight (and four in five years) NCAA Tournament appearances for the Cardinals.

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals

Roster

Sources:[3]

1978–79 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Clarence Kea	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Wilmington, NC
G	Mike Olliver	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Dudley, NC
C	B. B. Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Beaumont, TX
G	Alvin Brooks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Houston, TX
G	Terry Long	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr
F	Mike Wallace	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr
F	Arthur Gray	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
C	Larry Stephenson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr
G	Nicky Snell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr

Sources:[2][4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1978*		at Alaska-Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	W 88–66	1–0	Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1978*		vs. No. 4 Louisville Great Alaska Shootout	L 68–90	1–1	Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1978*		vs. Pepperdine Great Alaska Shootout	L 74–75	1–2	Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1978*		Texas Southern	W 84–72	2–2	McDonald Gym Beaumont, Texas
Dec 5, 1978*		at New Mexico	L 84–97	2–3	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Southland Conference regular season
Mar 1, 1979		Arkansas State	W 90–87	22–8 (9–1)	McDonald Gym Beaumont, Texas
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Mar 9, 1979*	(10 ME)	vs. (7 ME) No. 17 Detroit First round	W 95–87	23–8	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 10, 1979*	(10 ME)	vs. (2 ME) No. 4 Michigan State Second round	L 64–95	23–9	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Central Time.

"Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
"1978-79 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
"Roster". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
"1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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