1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8)
Record	8–19 (4–6 Eastern 8)
Head coach	Johnny Bach (10th season);
Home arena	Rec Hall
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Rutgers	7	–	3	.700	24	–	7	.774
Villanova †	7	–	3	.700	23	–	9	.719
Pittsburgh	5	–	5	.500	16	–	11	.593
UMass	5	–	5	.500	15	–	12	.556
West
Duquesne	5	–	5	.500	11	–	17	.393
George Washington	4	–	6	.400	15	–	11	.577
Penn State	4	–	6	.400	8	–	19	.296
West Virginia	3	–	7	.300	12	–	16	.429

† 1978 Eastern 8 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 10th-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8).

Roster

1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	43	Frank Brickowski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Fr	Bayville, New York

Head coach

Johnny Bach

Assistant coach(es)

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
December 1*		vs. No. 14 Maryland	L 80–89	0–1
December 5*		Delaware	W 86–84 ^OT	1–1	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 7*		Virginia Tech	L 75–84	1–2	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 10*		North Carolina State	L 60–79	1–3	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 12*		Muhlenberg	W 101–78	2–3	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 16*		at No. 12 Syracuse	L 45–81	2–4	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 17*		at Colgate	W 85–63	3–4	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
December 20		at Duquesne	L 55–63	3–5 (0–1)	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 28		vs. DePaul	L 67–82	3–6 (0–1)	Blue Cross Arena Rochester, New York
December 29		vs. Rochester (NY)	W 92–67	4–6 (0–1)	Blue Cross Arena Rochester, New York
January 4		Rutgers	W 81–79	5–6 (1–1)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 7		Duquesne	L 48–54	5–7 (1–2)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 11*		No. 8 Syracuse	L 77–83	5–8 (1–2)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 14		at George Washington	L 68–84	5–9 (1–3)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 16*		at No. 13 Virginia	L 56–83	5–10 (1–3)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
January 22*		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 68–72	5–11 (1–3)	Maurice Stokes Athletic Center
January 25		at Villanova	L 76–98	5–12 (1–4)	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 28		Pittsburgh	L 65–82	5–13 (1–5)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 30		at West Virginia	L 68–78	5–14 (1–6)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 2*		Marquette	L 60–73	5–15 (1–6)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 4*		at Army	L 52–64	5–16 (1–6)	USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY
February 8*		Temple	L 64–74	5–17 (1–6)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 11*		at Navy	L 64–87	5–18 (1–6)	Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland
February 15		West Virginia	W 76–75	6–18 (2–6)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 18		at Pittsburgh	W 75–68 ^OT	7–18 (3–6)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 21		UMass	W 76–69 ^OT	8–18 (4–6)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
EAAC tournament
March 2	(7)	vs. (2) Villanova Quarterfinals	L 65–73	8–19 (4–6)	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

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