For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
1978–79 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Southland Conference champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record23–9 (9–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaMcDonald Gym
Beaumont Civic Center
1978–79 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar9–1 .90023–9  .719
Louisiana Tech6–4 .60017–8  .680
Louisiana-Lafayette6–4 .60016–11  .593
Arkansas State5–5 .50015–12  .556
McNeese State3–7 .30010–17  .370
Texas-Arlington1–9 .10011–16  .407
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1978–79 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Billy Tubbs and played their home games at McDonald Gym in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship to receive an invitation to the 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated No. 7 seed Detroit Mercy in the first round before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Michigan State and Magic Johnson. Lamar finished the season with a record of 23–9 (9–1 Southland).[2] This season was the first of three straight (and four in five years) NCAA Tournament appearances for the Cardinals.

Roster

Sources:[3]

1978–79 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Mike Olliver 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 So Dudley, NC
C B. B. Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So Beaumont, TX
F Clarence Kea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wilmington, NC
C Cestrakiah Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
G Norman Bellard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr Beaumont, TX
F Robert Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
F Larry Stephenson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 So
C Mike Rutter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr
G Chris Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr
G Eric Gathers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Fr
F Arthur Gray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Sources:[2][4][5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1978*
 at Alaska-Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 88–66  1–0
 Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1978*
 vs. No. 4 Louisville
Great Alaska Shootout		 L 68–90  1–1
 Buckner Fieldhouse (3,800)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1978*
 vs. Pepperdine
Great Alaska Shootout		 L 74–75  1–2
 Buckner Fieldhouse (3,800)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1978*
 Texas Southern W 84–72  2–2
 Beaumont Civic Center (4,900)
Beaumont, Texas
Dec 2, 1978*
 Stephen F. Austin W 85–63  3–2
 Beaumont Civic Center (4,600)
Beaumont, Texas
Dec 5, 1978*
 at New Mexico L 84–97  3–3
 University Arena (14,805)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 9, 1978*
 Southwestern W 82–68  4–3
 McDonald Gym (3,200)
Beaumont, Texas
Dec 11, 1978*
 Texas Lutheran W 112–74  5–3
 McDonald Gym (2,000)
Beaumont, Texas
Dec 13, 1978*
 Oklahoma Arts and Sciences W 92–55  6–3
 McDonald Gym (2,800)
Beaumont, Texas
Dec 16, 1978*
 at North Texas L 89–95  6–4
 Super Pit (2,300)
Denton, Texas
Dec 18, 1978*
 at Northeast Louisiana W 75–74 OT 7–4
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,300)
Monroe, Louisiana
Dec 23, 1978*
 at Pan American W 74–72  8–4
 UTPA Fieldhouse (2,900)
Edinburg, Texas
Dec 30, 1978*
 at Colorado State L 62–72  8–5
 Moby Arena (3,522)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 6, 1979*
 University of Wisconsin–Parkside W 102–79  9–5
 McDonald Gym (2,700)
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 8, 1979*
 Pan American W 91–85  10–5
 McDonald Gym (3,300)
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 13, 1979*
 North Texas W 122–91  11–5
 Beaumont Civic Center (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 15, 1979*
 Hardin–Simmons W 105–84  12–5
 McDonald Gym (3,800)
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 18, 1979*
 at Oral Roberts L 71–80  12–6
 Mabee Center (6,152)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 20, 1979*
 at OCU L 86–99  12–7
 Frederickson Fieldhouse (2,614)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 22, 1979
 Louisiana Tech W 90–87  13–7
(1–0)		 Beaumont Civic Center (4,700)
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 27, 1979
 Arkansas State W 90–87  14–7
(2–0)		 Beaumont Civic Center (4,700)
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 29, 1979
 at Louisiana Tech W 76–75  15–7
(3–0)		 Memorial Gymnasium (1,526)
Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 3, 1979
 Southwestern Louisiana W 92–73  16–7
(4–0)		 Beaumont Civic Center (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 10, 1979
 UT Arlington W 113–98  17–7
(5–0)		 Beaumont Civic Center (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 14, 1979
 at McNeese W 95–79  18–7
(6–0)		 Lake Charles Civic Center (4,879)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 17, 1979
 at USL L 84–88  18–8
(6–1)		 Blackham Coliseum (9,216)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 19, 1979
 McNeese W 103–83  19–8
(7–1)		 Beaumont Civic Center (4,600)
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 24, 1979
 at UT Arlington W 103–83  20–8
(8–1)		 Texas Hall (1,249)
Arlington, Texas
Non-conference regular season
Feb 26, 1979*
 at Hardin–Simmons W 113–84  21–8
(8–1)		 Mabee Athletic Complex (100)
Abilene, Texas
Southland Conference regular season
Mar 1, 1979
 Arkansas State W 90–87  22–8
(9–1)		 Beaumont Civic Center (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Mar 9, 1979*
 (10 ME) vs. (7 ME) No. 17 Detroit
First round		 W 95–87  23–8
 Murphy Center (10,892)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 10, 1979*
 (10 ME) vs. (2 ME) No. 4 Michigan State
Second round		 L 64–95  23–9
 Murphy Center (10,892)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "1978-79 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Roster". NCAA Statistics Service. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "FINAL 1979 CUMULATIVE BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT - Lamar University". NCAA Statistics Service. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
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