1977-78 Highs & Lows

1977-78 Men's Basketball

27-7 overall · 8-4 ACC Coach: Bill Foster ACC Champs Final #7 AP · #9 Coaches

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Individual Season Leaders

Points

1Jim Spanarkel708

2Mike Gminski640

3Gene Banks581

4Kenny Dennard331

5John Harrell174

PPG

1Jim Spanarkel20.8

2Mike Gminski20.0

3Gene Banks17.1

4Kenny Dennard9.7

5Bob Bender5.1

Rebounds

1Mike Gminski319

2Gene Banks292

3Kenny Dennard215

4Jim Spanarkel116

5Scott Goetsch69

RPG

1Mike Gminski10.0

2Gene Banks8.6

3Kenny Dennard6.3

4Jim Spanarkel3.4

5Scott Goetsch2.2

Assists

1Jim Spanarkel126

2Gene Banks120

3Bob Bender82

4Kenny Dennard72

5John Harrell54

APG

1Jim Spanarkel3.7

2Bob Bender3.7

3Gene Banks3.5

4Kenny Dennard2.1

5Mike Gminski1.6

Steals

1Jim Spanarkel92

2Kenny Dennard53

3Gene Banks46

4John Harrell35

5Bob Bender32

SPG

1Jim Spanarkel2.7

2Kenny Dennard1.6

3Bob Bender1.5

4Gene Banks1.4

5John Harrell1.0

Blocks

2Gene Banks13

BPG

1Mike Gminski2.9

2Gene Banks0.4

3Cameron Hall0.4

4Kenny Dennard0.2

5Jim Spanarkel0.2

Minutes

1Jim Spanarkel1,195

2Gene Banks1,135

3Mike Gminski1,011

4Kenny Dennard988

5John Harrell822

MPG

1Jim Spanarkel35.1

2Gene Banks33.4

3Mike Gminski31.6

4Kenny Dennard29.1

5John Harrell24.2

FG Made

1Mike Gminski246

2Jim Spanarkel244

3Gene Banks238

4Kenny Dennard140

5John Harrell68

FG% (min 3 att/gm)

1Kenny Dennard(140-of-254)55.1%

2Mike Gminski(246-of-450)54.7%

3Jim Spanarkel(244-of-460)53.0%

4Gene Banks(238-of-451)52.8%

5John Harrell(68-of-140)48.6%

FT Made

1Jim Spanarkel220

2Mike Gminski148

3Gene Banks105

4Kenny Dennard51

5John Harrell38

FT% (min 2 att/gm)

1Jim Spanarkel(220-of-256)85.9%

2Mike Gminski(148-of-176)84.1%

3Gene Banks(105-of-146)71.9%

4Kenny Dennard(51-of-78)65.4%

3-Pointers Made

Not tracked this season

3FG% (min 1 att/gm)

Not tracked this season

Individual Game Highs

Points

1Mike GminskiJan 2 vs Virginia Tech W 86-7933

2Jim SpanarkelJan 4 vs Maryland W 88-7833

3Mike GminskiFeb 11 vs Davidson W 104-8832

4Jim SpanarkelJan 28 vs East Carolina W 105-8231

5Jim SpanarkelFeb 8 vs Virginia W 100-752 games earliest shown30

Rebounds

1Gene BanksJan 18 vs Wake Forest W 81-7217

2Mike GminskiFeb 18 vs Maryland W 81-7017

3Mike GminskiJan 21 vs LaSalle W 91-8116

4Kenny DennardJan 21 vs LaSalle W 91-8116

5Mike GminskiMar 4 vs Wake Forest W 85-773 games earliest shown16

Assists

1Gene BanksJan 9 vs Lehigh W 105-6311

2Kenny DennardJan 14 vs North Carolina W 92-849

3Gene BanksMar 19 vs Villanova W 90-729

4Jim SpanarkelJan 28 vs East Carolina W 105-828

5Gene BanksDec 13 vs Chicago W 99-617 games earliest shown7

Steals

1Jim SpanarkelDec 3 vs Wake Forest W 97-846

2Jim SpanarkelNov 29 vs Washington College W 110-665

3Jim SpanarkelJan 21 vs LaSalle W 91-815

4Bob BenderJan 28 vs East Carolina W 105-825

5Jim SpanarkelFeb 11 vs Davidson W 104-886 games earliest shown5

Blocks

1Mike GminskiFeb 15 vs N.C. State W 76-649

2Mike GminskiDec 8 vs Southern Methodist W 91-677

3Mike GminskiMar 17 vs Pennsylvania W 84-807

4Mike GminskiNov 26 vs Johns Hopkins W 95-495

5Mike GminskiJan 2 vs Virginia Tech W 86-794 games earliest shown5

3-Pointers Made

Not tracked this season

FG Made

1Mike GminskiJan 2 vs Virginia Tech W 86-7913

2Jim SpanarkelJan 28 vs East Carolina W 105-8213

3Mike GminskiFeb 11 vs Davidson W 104-8813

4Mike GminskiMar 25 vs Notre Dame W 90-8613

5Gene BanksNov 29 vs Washington College W 110-664 games earliest shown12

FT Made

1Jim SpanarkelDec 2 vs North Carolina L 66-7918

2Jim SpanarkelFeb 15 vs N.C. State W 76-6418

3Jim SpanarkelDec 13 vs Chicago W 99-6112

4Jim SpanarkelFeb 8 vs Virginia W 100-7512

5Jim SpanarkelFeb 11 vs Davidson W 104-884 games earliest shown12

FG%

1Gene BanksNov 26 vs Johns Hopkins W 95-49(5-of-5)100.0%

2Kenny DennardDec 3 vs Wake Forest W 97-84(5-of-5)100.0%

3Mike GminskiFeb 8 vs Virginia W 100-75(7-of-8)87.5%

4Mike GminskiJan 11 vs Clemson W 107-85(11-of-13)84.6%

5Kenny DennardNov 26 vs Johns Hopkins W 95-49(5-of-6)2 games earliest shown83.3%

3FG%

Not tracked this season

FT%

1Kenny DennardDec 3 vs Wake Forest W 97-84(5-of-5)100.0%

2Mike GminskiDec 28 vs Duquesne W 74-65(5-of-5)100.0%

3Mike GminskiDec 29 vs St. Josephs W 74-61(6-of-6)100.0%

4Mike GminskiJan 14 vs North Carolina W 92-84(5-of-5)100.0%

5Jim SpanarkelJan 25 vs Virginia L 73-74(8-of-8)20 games earliest shown100.0%

Team Game Highs

Most Points

1Washington CollegeNov 29 W 110-66110

2ClemsonJan 11 W 107-85107

3LehighJan 9 W 105-63105

4East CarolinaJan 28 W 105-82105

5DavidsonFeb 11 W 104-88104

Most FG Made

1Washington CollegeNov 29 W 110-6648

2LehighJan 9 W 105-6348

3ClemsonJan 11 W 107-8542

4East CarolinaJan 28 W 105-8242

5Johns HopkinsNov 26 W 95-4941

Most 3FG Made

Not tracked this season

Most FT Made

1Notre DameMar 25 W 90-8632

2Wake ForestDec 3 W 97-8431

3KentuckyMar 27 L 88-9430

4VirginiaFeb 8 W 100-7528

5N.C. StateFeb 15 W 76-642 games earliest shown28

Most Rebounds

1LaSalleJan 21 W 91-8157

2Washington CollegeNov 29 W 110-6651

3Southern MethodistDec 8 W 91-6750

4Wake ForestJan 18 W 81-7247

5LehighJan 9 W 105-632 games earliest shown46

Most Assists

1East CarolinaJan 28 W 105-8229

2DavidsonFeb 11 W 104-8828

3Washington CollegeNov 29 W 110-6626

4LehighJan 9 W 105-6326

5VillanovaMar 19 W 90-723 games earliest shown26

Most Steals

1Washington CollegeNov 29 W 110-6619

2ChicagoDec 13 W 99-6118

3LehighJan 9 W 105-6318

4ClemsonFeb 22 W 78-6217

5Wake ForestDec 3 W 97-842 games earliest shown15

Most Blocks

1Washington CollegeNov 29 W 110-6611

2N.C. StateFeb 15 W 76-6410

3PennsylvaniaMar 17 W 84-809

4Johns HopkinsNov 26 W 95-498

5North CarolinaDec 2 L 66-794 games earliest shown8

Fewest Turnovers

1St. JosephsDec 29 W 74-616

2MarylandMar 2 W 81-699

3East CarolinaJan 28 W 105-829

4VirginiaJan 25 L 73-7410

5N.C. StateFeb 15 W 76-6411

Opponent Game Lows (Defense)

Fewest Points Allowed

1Johns HopkinsNov 26 W 95-4949

2St. JosephsDec 29 W 74-6161

3ChicagoDec 13 W 99-6161

4Rhode IslandMar 12 W 63-6262

5ClemsonFeb 22 W 78-622 games most recent shown62

Fewest FG Made

1St. JosephsDec 29 W 74-6122

2LehighJan 9 W 105-6323

3Johns HopkinsNov 26 W 95-4923

4N.C. StateFeb 15 W 76-6424

5ChicagoDec 13 W 99-613 games most recent shown24

Fewest 3FG Made

Not tracked this season

Fewest FT Made

1MarylandFeb 18 W 81-700

2Johns HopkinsNov 26 W 95-493

3Rhode IslandMar 12 W 63-624

4DuquesneDec 28 W 74-655

5MarylandJan 4 W 88-786

Fewest Rebounds

1DavidsonFeb 11 W 104-8822

2ChicagoDec 13 W 99-6122

3LehighJan 9 W 105-6326

4DuquesneDec 28 W 74-6526

5North CarolinaJan 14 W 92-843 games most recent shown27

Fewest Assists

1DuquesneDec 28 W 74-654

2St. JosephsDec 29 W 74-615

3Washington CollegeNov 29 W 110-665

4Wake ForestMar 4 W 85-776

5ChicagoDec 13 W 99-612 games most recent shown6

Fewest Steals

1St. JosephsDec 29 W 74-610

2Virginia TechJan 2 W 86-793

3MarylandMar 2 W 81-694

4East CarolinaJan 28 W 105-824

5VirginiaJan 25 L 73-743 games most recent shown4

Fewest Blocks

1PennsylvaniaMar 17 W 84-800

2Rhode IslandMar 12 W 63-620

3LaSalleJan 21 W 91-810

4Johns HopkinsNov 26 W 95-490

5KentuckyMar 27 L 88-946 games most recent shown1

Most Opp Turnovers

1LehighJan 9 W 105-6327

2Washington CollegeNov 29 W 110-6626

3DuquesneDec 28 W 74-6526

4Johns HopkinsNov 26 W 95-4925

5Southern CaliforniaDec 10 L 81-873 games earliest shown25