1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Metro Conference Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 15
Record	23–6 (12–1 Metro)
Head coach	Hugh Durham (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Gay; Morris McHone; John Sodec;
Home arena	Tully Gymnasium

1977–78 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15	12	–	1	.923	23	–	6	.793
No. 9 Louisville †	9	–	3	.750	23	–	7	.767
Memphis State	7	–	5	.583	19	–	9	.679
Cincinnati	6	–	6	.500	17	–	10	.630
Georgia Tech	6	–	6	.500	15	–	12	.556
Saint Louis	2	–	10	.167	7	–	20	.259
Tulane	1	–	12	.077	5	–	22	.185

† 1978 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1977–78 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented the Florida State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Ron Ealy	—	—
F	10	David Thompson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Boston, Massachusetts
G	11	Bobby Parks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Clearwater, Florida
G	12	Jerry Cox	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	14	Hank Mann	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Chester, Pennsylvania
F	20	James Bozeman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Tallahassee, Florida
G	22	Mickey Dillard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Dania, Florida
G	23	Tony Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Lexington, Kentucky
F	24	Jim Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Lake Worth, Florida
G	32	Eugene Harris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Scottsboro, Alabama
C	33	Donnie Kuhl	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Orlando, Florida
F	34	Murray Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Tampa, Florida
F/C	42	Harry Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Cleveland, Ohio
F/C	43	Kris Anderson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Yulee, Florida

Head coach

Hugh Durham

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Gay
Morris McHone
John Sodec

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1977* 8:05 p.m.		Rollins College	W 83–59	1–0	Tully Gymnasium (1,304) Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 1, 1977* 8:05 p.m.		Troy State	W 110–82	2–0	Tully Gymnasium (1,167) Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 5, 1977*		Saint Leo	W 90–49	3–0	Tully Gymnasium (1,018) Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 9, 1977*		vs. South Florida Big Sun Tournament	W 76–67	4–0	Bayfront Center (4,800) Saint Petersburg, Florida
Dec 10, 1977*		vs. Seton Hall Big Sun Tournament	W 94–63	5–0	Bayfront Center (3,500) Saint Petersburg, Florida
Dec 16, 1977*		vs. Texas A&M Birmingham Classic	W 100–77	6–0	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (2,300) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 17, 1977*		vs. Navy Birmingham Classic	W 82–55	7–0	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (2,000) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 23, 1977*		vs. Missouri	W 97–64	8–0	Harold & Ted Alfond Sports Center (2,000) Orlando, Florida
Dec 27, 1977	No. 18	at No. 11 Cincinnati	L 75–77	8–1 (0–1)	Riverfront Coliseum (8,921) Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 30, 1977	No. 18	vs. Tulane Pillsbury Holiday Classic	W 71–56	9–1 (1–1)	Met Center (12,513) Bloomington, Minnesota
Dec 31, 1977*	No. 18	at Minnesota Pillsbury Holiday Classic Championship	L 74–88	9–2	Met Center (7,707) Bloomington, Minnesota
Jan 7, 1978		at Tulane	W 87–85	10–2 (2–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,500) New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 11, 1978*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 85–43	11–2	Tully Gymnasium (1,640) Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 14, 1978*		Tulane	W 103–85	12–2 (3–1)	Tully Gymnasium (2,928) Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 17, 1978		Cincinnati	W 76–66	13–2 (4–1)	Tully Gymnasium (3,607) Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 22, 1978		at No. 9 Louisville	W 70–66	14–2 (5–1)	Freedom Hall (14,954) Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 26, 1978	No. 17	Saint Louis	W 88–75	15–2 (6–1)	Tully Gymnasium (2,513) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 2, 1978*	No. 15	South Alabama	L 56–58	15–3	Tully Gymnasium (2,136) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 4, 1978	No. 15	at Saint Louis	W 72–68	16–3 (7–1)	Kiel Auditorium (3,743) St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 6, 1978	No. 15	at Memphis State	W 95–89	17–3 (8–1)	Mid-South Coliseum (11,200) Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1978	No. 16	Memphis State	W 89–82	18–3 (9–1)	Tully Gymnasium (3,910) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 13, 1978*	No. 16	at UNC Charlotte	L 79–88	18–4	Charlotte Coliseum (9,625) Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1978	No. 14	No. 9 Louisville	W 81–70	19–4 (10–1)	Tully Gymnasium (4,296) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 21, 1978	No. 12	Georgia Tech	W 78–72	20–4 (11–1)	Tully Gymnasium (2,850) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 25, 1978	No. 12	at Georgia Tech	W 85–82	21–4 (12–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,273) Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 27, 1978*	No. 12	at Oral Roberts	W 80–76 ^OT	22–4	Mabee Center (9,567) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Metro tournament
Mar 3, 1978*	(1) No. 11	vs. (4) Georgia Tech Semifinals	W 71–69	23–4	Riverfront Coliseum (10,618) Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 4, 1978*	(1) No. 11	vs. (2) No. 20 Louisville Championship game	L 93–94	23–5	Riverfront Coliseum (10,267) Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1978*	(ME 4L) No. 13	vs. (ME 2Q) No. 1 Kentucky First round	L 76–85	23–6	Stokely Athletic Center (12,700) Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Harry Davis – Metro Conference co-Player of the Year
Hugh Durham – Metro Conference Coach of the Year

References

^ sports-reference.com 1977-78 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1977–78 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2009–10 Florida State Seminoles Basketball Media Guide". FSU digital.com.
^ "1977-78 Men's Basketball - Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1977-78 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "1977–78 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "2009–10 Florida State Seminoles Basketball Media Guide". FSU digital.com.

[4] "1977-78 Men's Basketball - Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved April 5, 2025.

[ESPN-5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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