1977–78 Providence Friars men's basketball team

1977–78 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, first round
ConferenceIndependent
Record24–8
Head coach
Home arenaProvidence Civic Center
Seasons
1978–79 →
1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 DePaul   27 3   .900
No. 18 Detroit   25 4   .862
Illinois State   24 4   .857
No. 8 Marquette   24 4   .857
Pan American   22 4   .846
VCU   24 5   .828
Fairfield   22 5   .815
North Texas State   22 6   .786
Syracuse   22 6   .786
Rhode Island   24 7   .774
Providence   24 8   .750
St. John's   21 7   .750
Utah State   21 7   .750
Georgetown   23 8   .742
No. 6 Notre Dame   23 8   .742
Holy Cross   20 7   .741
Northeast Louisiana   20 7   .741
UNC Wilmington   19 7   .731
St. Bonaventure   21 8   .724
UNLV   20 8   .714
Virginia Tech   19 8   .704
James Madison   18 8   .692
Maine   17 8   .680
Army   19 9   .679
Dayton   19 10   .655
St. Francis (NY)   16 9   .640
Iona   17 10   .630
William & Mary   16 10   .615
Air Force   15 10   .600
Loyola (IL)   16 11   .593
Mercer   16 11   .593
Oklahoma City   16 11   .593
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Boston College   15 11   .577
Butler   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
South Carolina   16 12   .571
Siena   13 10   .565
Navy   14 11   .560
Milwaukee   15 12   .556
Niagara   14 12   .538
Northeastern   14 12   .538
Southern Mississippi   13 12   .520
Portland State   14 13   .519
Stetson   14 13   .519
Oral Roberts   13 14   .481
Xavier   13 14   .481
Cleveland State   12 13   .480
Tennessee State   11 12   .478
Catholic   12 14   .462
Manhattan   12 14   .462
Georgia Southern   12 15   .444
Northwestern State   12 15   .444
Connecticut   11 15   .423
Old Dominion   11 15   .423
Vermont   11 15   .423
Boston University   10 15   .400
Hardin–Simmons   10 16   .385
Campbell   9 15   .375
Centenary (LA)   10 17   .370
Denver   10 17   .370
Colgate   9 17   .346
East Carolina   9 17   .346
Fordham   8 18   .308
Long Island   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Baptist   8 19   .296
Samford   8 19   .296
Canisius   7 19   .269
Houston Baptist   7 19   .269
New Hampshire   7 19   .269
Wagner   7 19   .269
Evansville   1 3   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson   6 18   .250
Valparaiso   6 19   .240
Robert Morris   4 19   .174
Richmond   4 22   .154
Hawaii   1 26   .037
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Friars would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Michigan State.

Roster

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1977–78 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 23 Bruce Campbell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr New Haven, Connecticut
C 31 Bob Misevicius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1977*
No. 9 Louisville W 57–51  1–0
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 3, 1977*
vs. Seton Hall W 60–58  2–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 9, 1977*
No. 14 Wisconsin W 73–62  3–0
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 27, 1977*
vs. Lafayette
Rainbow Classic
W 70–59  4–0
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1977*
vs. Stanford
Rainbow Classic
L 61–76  4–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1977*
vs. Texas Tech
Rainbow Classic
W 53–52  5–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mar 4, 1978*
vs. Rhode Island L 62–65  24–7
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1978*
vs. No. 6 Michigan State
First round
L 63–77[1]  24–8
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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References

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  1. ^ "Defending Quintet Loses in Overtime; Providence Out". The New York Times. March 12, 1978. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "1977-78 Providence Friars Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pages 190-208 (Through The Years)" (PDF). friars.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.