1977–78 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

1977–78 Penn Quakers men's basketball
1977–78 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	20–8 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Weinhauer (1st season);
Home arena	The Palestra
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Penn	12	–	2	.857	20	–	8	.714
Princeton	11	–	3	.786	17	–	9	.654
Columbia	11	–	3	.786	15	–	11	.577
Harvard	7	–	7	.500	11	–	15	.423
Dartmouth	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Cornell	5	–	9	.357	9	–	17	.346
Yale	3	–	11	.214	8	–	16	.333
Brown	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1977–78 Penn Quakers men's basketball team was a college basketball team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, coached by Bob Weinhauer, played in the Ivy League and had a 20–8 win–loss record. Penn won the Ivy League regular season championship for the seventh time in nine years and participated in the 1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament. The Quakers defeated St. Bonaventure in the opening round^[2] before falling to eventual National runner-up Duke, 84–80, in the East Regional Semifinal.

Roster

1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	15	Tony Price	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	William Howard Taft	New York City, New York
F	33	Tim Smith	—	—	Jr

Head coach

Bob Weinhauer

Assistant coach(es)

Dennis Jackson
Bob Staak

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1977*	Navy	W 83–69	1–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1977*	at Virginia	L 63–70	1–1	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 10, 1977*	vs. Villanova	L 68–69	1–2	The Palestra
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1978*	vs. St. Bonaventure First round	W 92–83	20–7	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 17, 1978*	vs. No. 7 Duke East Regional Semifinals – Sweet Sixteen	L 80–84	20–8	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

^[3]

References

^ "1977–78 Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "Villanova and Penn Fives Triumph in East Regional". The New York Times. March 13, 1978. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1977–78 Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[2] "Villanova and Penn Fives Triumph in East Regional". The New York Times. March 13, 1978. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[3] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics