1977-1978 Schedule/Results
Season Record (21-7) (5-1 ECAC, NY-NJ 7)

Postseason – NCAA First Round

ECAC Metro NY-NJ Tournament Champions

Head Coach - Lou Carnesecca (10th Year 221-74)

Assistant Coaches – John Kresse, Brian Mahoney

Captain - George Johnson





























































































































































































































































































DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD LOCATION TV HIGH SCORERS
Sun 11/20 RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM (EXHIBITION) W 72-70 (OT) Alumni Hall Johnson/McKoy-14
Fri 11/25 Joe Lapchick Tournament vs. LAFAYETTE (First Rd) & W 66-60 (1-0) Alumni Hall George Johnson-24
Sat 11/26 Joe Lapchick Tournament vs.OLD DOMINION (Final)& W 81-70 (2-0) Alumni Hall George Johnson-24
Tue 11/29 Vanderbilt W 59-54 (3-0) Memorial Gymnasium George Johnson-19
Sat 12/3 Princeton # W 43-40 (4-0) (1-0) Jadwin Gym Wayne McKoy-8
Tue 12/6 ARMY W 73-60 (5-0) Alumni Hall George Johnson-20
Sat 12/10 Rutgers # L 61-72 (5-1) (1-1)
Rutgers Athletic Center George Johnson-15
Tue 12/13 COLUMBIA # W 67-56 (6-1) (2-1) Alumni Hall Rudy Wright-20
Fri 12/16 Kentucky Invitational
vs.Seattle Univ. (First Rd) *		 W 77-60 (7-1) Rupp Arena Johnson/Rencher-14
Sat 12/17 Kentucky Invitational
vs. Kentucky (Finals) *		 L 72-102 (7-2) Rupp Arena George Johnson-17
Wed 12/28 Maryland Invitational
vs. Georgia Tech
(First Round) +		 L 67-73 (7-3) Cole Field House George Johnson-18
Thr 12/29 Maryland Invitational
vs. Western Kentucky
(Third Place Game) +		 W 80-63 (8-3) Cole Field House George Johnson-26
Wed 1/4 SETON HALL # W 87-86 (OT) (9-3) (3-1) Alumni Hall George Johnson-37
Sat 1/7 Georgetown L 61-72 (9-4) McDonough Gym George Johnson-22
Wed 1/11 FORDHAM # W 97-56 (10-4) (4-1) Alumni Hall George Johnson-21
Sat 1/14 Boston College W 76-54 (11-4) Roberts Center George Johnson-24
Sat 1/21 Niagara postponed rescheduled
for Feb.27th		 Niagara Falls Convention Center
Tue 1/24 MANHATTAN # W 69-68 (12-4) (5-1) Alumni Hall George Johnson-28
Sat 1/28 VILLANOVA W 65-64 (13-4) Alumni Hall Wayne McKoy-15
Mon 1/30 DAVIDSON W 79-67 (14-4) Alumni Hall Winfree/McKoy-15
Thu 2/2 Cincinnati W 75-66 (15-4) Madison Square Garden Carter/Johnson-20
Sat 2/11 Duquesne W 84-69 (16-4) Madison Square Garden George Johnson-23
Wed 2/15 Temple L 65-75 (16-5) The Palestra Reggie Carter-16
Sat 2/18 SYRACUSE L 65-77 (16-6) Alumni Hall George Johnson-23
Thr 2/23 ST.JOSEPH’S (PA) W 79-57 (17-6) Alumni Hall Reggie Carter-14
Sat 2/25 Providence W 60-51 (18-6) Providence Civic Center Johnson/Winfree-16
Mon 2/27 Niagara W 69-60 (19-6) Niagara Falls Convention Center Reggie Carter-16
Thr 3/2 ECAC METRO PLAYOFFS vs. Iona (Semifinals) $ W 83-80 (20-6) Nassau Coliseum George Johnson-22
Sat 3/4 ECAC METRO PLAYOFFS vs.Army (Championship) $ W 65-63 (21-6) Nassau Coliseum Wayne McKoy-14
Sun 3/12 NCAA MIDWEST First Round vs. Louisville % L 68-76 (21-7) Mabee Center George Johnson-24



HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS

& Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament, Jamaica, New York

(St. John's, Lafayette, Old Dominion, Niagara)

* Kentucky Invitational Tournament, Lexington, Kentucky

(St. John's, Seattle, Kentucky, Portland State)

+ Maryland Invitational Tournament, College Park, Maryland

(St. John's, Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky, Maryland)

# Indicates ECAC NY-NJ 7 game

$ ECAC NY-NJ Metro Regional Playoffs, Uniondale, New York

% NCAA Tournament First Round, Tulsa, Oklahoma






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