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1977–78 Baylor Bears basketball team

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1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record14–13 (8–8 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaHeart O' Texas Coliseum
Seasons
1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arkansas 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 17 Texas 14 2   .875 26 5   .839
Houston 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Texas Tech 10 6   .625 19 10   .655
Baylor 8 8   .500 14 13   .519
SMU 6 10   .375 10 18   .357
Texas A&M 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Rice 2 14   .125 4 22   .154
TCU 2 14   .125 4 22   .154
1978 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

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1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Maurice Callis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Victoria, Texas
C 45 Authur Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
G 10 Barry Hankins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Flint, Michigan
G 15 Vinnie Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 22 Russell Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Urbana, Illinois
F 44 Chuck Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr San Antonio, Texas
F 32 Jim Vaszauskas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lamesa, Texas
F 25 Marty Zeller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr McHenry, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 25*
McMurry W 78–52  1–0
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
November 30*
at Notre Dame L 57–98  1–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
December 3*
North Texas W 104–74  2–1
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 6*
at Oklahoma W 75–69  3–1
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
December 10*
Memphis W 106–87  4–1
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 13*
Long Beach State L 84–85  4–2
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 16*
vs. Pacific W 88–87  5–2
Cow Palace 
San Francisco, California
December 17*
at San Francisco L 93–98  5–3
Cow Palace 
San Francisco, California
December 27*
at Drake W 97–87  6–3
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
January 3*
at Texas-Rio Grande Valley L 80–86  6–4
UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, Texas
January 7
at Rice L 80–86  6–5
(0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
January 9
Texas A&M W 77–61  7–5
(1–1)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 12
Texas Tech L 61–71  7–6
(1–2)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 17
at Houston L 89–100  7–7
(1–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
January 21
at SMU W 75–73  8–7
(2–3)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 23
Arkansas L 55–56  8–8
(2–4)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 25
at Texas L 76–78  8–9
(2–5)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
January 28
TCU W 77–53  9–9
(3–5)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 30
at Texas A&M L 56–58  9–10
(3–6)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
February 4
at Texas Tech L 62–78  9–11
(3–7)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
February 7
Houston W 70–69  10–11
(4–7)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 11
SMU W 80–71  11–11
(5–7)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 13
at No. 1 Arkansas L 56–82  11–12
(6–8)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 15
No. 12 Texas W 79–77  12–11
(7–8)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 18
Rice W 75–65  13–11
(8–8)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 21
at TCU W 60–52  14–11
(9–8)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
SWC tournament
February 25
(5) (6) SMU
First round
L 68–73  14–12
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1977–78 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Baylor Basketball - The Review" (PDF). BaylorBears.com. Baylor University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.