1977–78 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1977–78 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
Record24–5 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachWalt Wesley (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1977–78 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Kansas 13 1   .929 24 5   .828
Iowa State 9 5   .643 14 13   .519
Nebraska 9 5   .643 22 8   .733
Kansas State 7 7   .500 18 11   .621
Oklahoma 7 7   .500 14 13   .519
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 10 16   .385
Missouri 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Colorado 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
1978 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28*
Central Michigan W 121-65  1-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
November 30*
Fordham W 99-67  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 2*
SMU W 107-71  3-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 5*
Murray State W 106-71  4-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 7*
No. 19 Fairleigh Dickinson W 88-54  5-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 10*
No. 19 No. 1 Kentucky L 66-73  5-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 17*
No. 20 Saint Louis W 85-65  6-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
No. 16 at Oral Roberts W 91-73  7-1
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 22*
No. 16 vs. No. 4 Arkansas L 72-78  7-2
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, AR
December 28
No. 17 vs. Missouri
Border War
W 96-49  8-2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
No. 17 vs. Oklahoma W 79-76  9-2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
No. 17 vs. Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 67-62  10-2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
January 7
No. 14 at Missouri
Border War
W 71-67  11-2
(1-0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
January 11
No. 10 at Oklahoma State W 69-57  12-2
(2-0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 14
No. 10 Oklahoma W 91-61  13-2
(3-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 18
No. 8 at Iowa State W 100-82  14-2
(4-0)
James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 21
No. 8 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 56-52  15-2
(5-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 25
No. 8 at Nebraska L 58-62  15-3
(5-1)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
January 28
No. 8 Colorado W 85-56  16-3
(6-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 1
No. 8 Oklahoma State W 83-65  17-3
(7-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 4
No. 8 at Oklahoma W 69-68  18-3
(8-1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 8
No. 8 Missouri
Border War
W 72-52  19-3
(9-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 11
No. 8 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 75-63  20-3
(10-1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 15
No. 6 Iowa State W 80-70  21-3
(11-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 18
No. 6 Nebraska W 75-70  22-3
(12-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 25
No. 6 at Colorado W 70-60  23-3
(13-1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 28
No. 5 Colorado
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Quarterfinals
W 82-66  24-3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 3
No. 5 vs. Kansas State
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals
Sunflower Showdown
L 76-87  24-4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
March 11
No. 9 vs. No. 2 UCLA
NCAA West Regional Quarterfinals
L 76-83  24-5
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
West=W.

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