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1978–79 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

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1978–79Alcorn State Braves basketball

SWAC tournament champions
NIT tournament, Second round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	28–1 (12–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Davey Whitney (10th season)
Home arena	Physical Education Complex
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alcorn State †	12	–	0	1.000	28	–	1	.966
Grambling	6	–	6	.500	16	–	11	.593
Southern	6	–	6	.500	16	–	12	.571
Texas Southern	6	–	6	.500	13	–	14	.481
Jackson State	4	–	8	.333	13	–	14	.481
Mississippi Valley State		–		–	15	–	16	.484
Prairie View		–		–	17	–	14	.548

†1979 SWAC tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll

The1978–79 Alcorn State Braves basketball team representedAlcorn State University during the1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coachDavey Whitney, played their home games at theDavey Whitney Complex and were members of theSouthwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–0, 12–0 in SWAC, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA tournament because the SWAC was in a transition period and did not have an automatic qualifier. Instead, the Braves accepted a bid to play in theNIT where they lost in the second round to eventual NIT championIndiana.

Roster

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1978–79 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Larry Smith	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	210lb(95 kg)	Sr	Simmons	Rolling Fork, Mississippi
G	James Horton	5ft 7in(1.7 m)	—	Sr
C	Alfredo Monroe	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	—	Sr
G	Ronnie Smith	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	Joe Jenkins	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	Cornelius Jenkins	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	—	Sr
F	Clinton Wyatt	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	Eddie Baker	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	—	So
G	E.J. Bell	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	Richard Horton	5ft 8in(1.73 m)	—	Fr
F	Bill Howard	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	—	Jr
	W. Anderson	—	—
	M. Washington	—	—
F	Albert Irving	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	—	Fr
G	Dwight Alexander	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	—	Fr
G	Gilbert Thompson	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	—	So

Head coach

Davey Whitney

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster
Last update: March 25, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1978*		at Xavier (LA)	W 104–91	1–0	The Barn New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1978*		Savannah State	W 98–60	2–0	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Dec 11, 1978*		at Dillard	W 103–89	3–0
Dec 14, 1978*		at Tougaloo	W 98–76	4–0
Dec 20, 1978*		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 116–85	5–0	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Dec 29, 1978*		vs. Kentucky State	W 82–75 ^OT	6–0	College Park Auditorium
Dec 30, 1978*		vs. Alabama State	W 83–80	7–0	College Park Auditorium
Jan 3, 1979*		Dillard	W 94–83	8–0	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Jan 6, 1979		at Jackson State	W 82–70	9–0 (1–0)	College Park Auditorium
Jan 8, 1979		at Southern	W 107–101 ^OT	10–0 (2–0)	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 11, 1979		at Mississippi Valley State	W 92–64	11–0 (3–0)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Jan 13, 1979		Grambling	W 100–86	12–0 (4–0)	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Jan 15, 1979*		Xavier (LA)	W 85–80	13–0	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Jan 17, 1979*		at Bishop College	W 100–82	14–0
Jan 20, 1979		Texas Southern	W 92–74	15–0 (5–0)	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Jan 22, 1979		Prairie View	W 103–89	16–0 (6–0)	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Jan 27, 1979		at Prairie View	W 78–74	17–0 (7–0)	William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas
Jan 29, 1979		at Texas Southern	W 81–63	18–0 (8–0)	University Auditorium
Jan 31, 1979*		at Tougaloo	W 92–74	19–0
Feb 1, 1979*		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 95–89	20–0	Convention Center
Feb 5, 1979		Mississippi Valley State	W 90–69	21–0 (9–0)	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Feb 10, 1979		Jackson State	W 84–71	22–0 (10–0)	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Feb 12, 1979		Southern	W 88–84	23–0 (11–0)	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Feb 14, 1979*		Bishop College	W 98–81	24–0	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Feb 17, 1979		at Grambling	W 76–74	25–0 (12–0)	Tiger Memorial Gym Grambling, Louisiana
SWAC tournament
Feb 23, 1979	(1)	vs. (4) Mississippi Valley State Semifinals	W 88–84	26–0	Baton Rouge River Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 24, 1979	(1)	at (2) Southern Championship game	W 108–89	27–0	Baton Rouge River Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NIT tournament
Mar 8, 1979*		at Mississippi State First round	W 80–78	28–0	Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, Mississippi
Mar 12, 1979*		at Indiana Second round	L 69–73	28–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time.

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References

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^"2020-21 Multi-Sport Record Book"(PDF).Alcorn State University Athletics. RetrievedMarch 25, 2024.
^"1978-79 Alcorn State Braves Men's Schedule and Results".sports-reference.com. RetrievedMarch 25, 2024.

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