1977–78 Baylor Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

1977–78 Baylor Bears men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	14–13 (8–8 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Haller
Home arena	Heart O' Texas Coliseum
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 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

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

Jim Haller

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
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

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

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