1978-79 Highs & Lows

1978-79 Men's Basketball

22-8 overall · 9-3 ACC Coach: Bill Foster ACC RS Champs Final #11 AP · #7 Coaches

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Individual Season Leaders

Points

1Mike Gminski565

2Jim Spanarkel478

3Gene Banks429

4Bob Bender191

5Kenny Dennard187

PPG

1Mike Gminski18.8

2Jim Spanarkel15.9

3Gene Banks14.3

4Bob Bender6.8

5Kenny Dennard6.4

Rebounds

1Mike Gminski275

2Gene Banks255

3Kenny Dennard124

4Jim Spanarkel90

5Bob Bender42

RPG

1Mike Gminski9.2

2Gene Banks8.5

3Kenny Dennard4.3

4Jim Spanarkel3.0

5Bob Bender1.5

Assists

1Jim Spanarkel111

2Bob Bender92

3Gene Banks89

4Kenny Dennard54

5John Harrell44

APG

1Jim Spanarkel3.7

2Bob Bender3.3

3Gene Banks3.0

4Kenny Dennard1.9

5John Harrell1.5

Steals

1Jim Spanarkel45

2Gene Banks38

3Bob Bender37

4Kenny Dennard36

5Mike Gminski24

SPG

1Jim Spanarkel1.5

2Bob Bender1.3

3Gene Banks1.3

4Kenny Dennard1.2

5Mike Gminski0.8

Blocks

2Gene Banks10

BPG

1Mike Gminski2.0

2Gene Banks0.3

3Kenny Dennard0.2

4Jim Spanarkel0.1

5Scott Goetsch0.1

Minutes

1Jim Spanarkel1,084

2Gene Banks1,057

3Mike Gminski1,024

4Kenny Dennard811

5Bob Bender754

MPG

1Jim Spanarkel36.1

2Gene Banks35.2

3Mike Gminski34.1

4Kenny Dennard28.0

5Bob Bender26.9

FG Made

1Mike Gminski218

2Jim Spanarkel188

3Gene Banks175

4Kenny Dennard81

5Bob Bender69

FG% (min 3 att/gm)

1Bob Bender(69-of-116)59.5%

2Vince Taylor(49-of-90)54.4%

3Mike Gminski(218-of-422)51.7%

4Jim Spanarkel(188-of-364)51.6%

5Gene Banks(175-of-353)49.6%

FT Made

1Mike Gminski129

2Jim Spanarkel102

3Gene Banks79

4Bob Bender53

5Kenny Dennard25

FT% (min 2 att/gm)

1Bob Bender(53-of-61)86.9%

2Jim Spanarkel(102-of-139)73.4%

3Mike Gminski(129-of-177)72.9%

4Gene Banks(79-of-126)62.7%

3-Pointers Made

Not tracked this season

3FG% (min 1 att/gm)

Not tracked this season

Individual Game Highs

Points

1Gene BanksDec 5 vs LaSalle W 66-4232

2Mike GminskiJan 21 vs N.C. State W 75-6931

3Jim SpanarkelDec 29 vs Ohio State L 84-9030

4Kenny DennardJan 5 vs Long Beach State W 79-7828

5Mike GminskiDec 29 vs Ohio State L 84-902 games earliest shown27

Rebounds

1Mike GminskiJan 13 vs North Carolina L 68-7416

2Mike GminskiMar 3 vs North Carolina L 63-7116

3Mike GminskiFeb 3 vs Maryland W 87-7814

4Gene BanksFeb 16 vs Maryland L 68-7014

5Mike GminskiJan 18 vs Wake Forest W 81-693 games earliest shown13

Assists

1Gene BanksDec 29 vs Ohio State L 84-909

2Jim SpanarkelNov 25 vs Western Kentucky W 78-538

3Jim SpanarkelFeb 3 vs Maryland W 87-788

4Gene BanksFeb 10 vs Pittsburgh L 69-718

5Kenny DennardFeb 14 vs N.C. State W 66-484 games earliest shown8

Steals

1Kenny DennardFeb 3 vs Maryland W 87-7811

2Bob BenderDec 13 vs Southern California W 79-655

3Mike GminskiNov 27 vs Southern Methodist W 86-804

4Bob BenderDec 2 vs North Carolina W 78-684

5Kenny DennardDec 29 vs Ohio State L 84-907 games earliest shown4

Blocks

1Mike GminskiJan 18 vs Wake Forest W 81-697

2Mike GminskiDec 5 vs LaSalle W 66-425

3Mike GminskiNov 25 vs Western Kentucky W 78-534

4Mike GminskiDec 13 vs Southern California W 79-654

5Mike GminskiFeb 3 vs Maryland W 87-783 games earliest shown4

3-Pointers Made

Not tracked this season

FG Made

1Mike GminskiNov 25 vs Western Kentucky W 78-5312

2Gene BanksDec 5 vs LaSalle W 66-4212

3Kenny DennardJan 5 vs Long Beach State W 79-7812

4Mike GminskiJan 31 vs Wake Forest W 75-6012

5Jim SpanarkelNov 25 vs Western Kentucky W 78-532 games earliest shown11

FT Made

1Mike GminskiJan 21 vs N.C. State W 75-6917

2Jim SpanarkelDec 29 vs Ohio State L 84-9010

3Mike GminskiMar 3 vs North Carolina L 63-719

4Mike GminskiDec 2 vs North Carolina W 78-688

5Gene BanksDec 5 vs LaSalle W 66-426 games earliest shown8

FG%

1Vince TaylorJan 24 vs Virginia W 84-66(5-of-5)100.0%

2Jim SpanarkelFeb 3 vs Maryland W 87-78(11-of-12)91.7%

3Jim SpanarkelFeb 24 vs North Carolina W 47-40(8-of-9)88.9%

4Jim SpanarkelJan 31 vs Wake Forest W 75-60(5-of-6)83.3%

5Mike GminskiNov 25 vs Western Kentucky W 78-53(12-of-15)5 games earliest shown80.0%

3FG%

Not tracked this season

FT%

1Bob BenderJan 18 vs Wake Forest W 81-69(6-of-6)100.0%

2Gene BanksJan 21 vs N.C. State W 75-69(6-of-6)100.0%

3Bob BenderFeb 21 vs Clemson L 49-70(5-of-5)100.0%

4Bob BenderMar 2 vs N.C. State W 62-59(8-of-8)100.0%

5Jim SpanarkelDec 29 vs Ohio State L 84-90(10-of-11)90.9%

Team Game Highs

Most Points

1LouisvilleFeb 18 W 88-7288

2MarylandFeb 3 W 87-7887

3Southern MethodistNov 27 W 86-8086

4Ohio StateDec 29 L 84-9084

5VirginiaJan 24 W 84-662 games earliest shown84

Most FG Made

1Southern MethodistNov 27 W 86-8037

2MarylandFeb 3 W 87-7836

3LouisvilleFeb 18 W 88-7235

4Western KentuckyNov 25 W 78-5334

5Long Beach StateJan 5 W 79-782 games earliest shown34

Most 3FG Made

Not tracked this season

Most FT Made

1N.C. StateJan 21 W 75-6933

2ClemsonJan 10 W 73-5427

3North CarolinaDec 2 W 78-6824

4Wake ForestJan 18 W 81-6921

5Ohio StateDec 29 L 84-903 games earliest shown20

Most Rebounds

1Long Beach StateJan 5 W 79-7846

2ClemsonJan 10 W 73-5443

3Southern MethodistNov 27 W 86-8042

4MarylandFeb 16 L 68-7042

5Southern CaliforniaDec 13 W 79-652 games earliest shown41

Most Assists

1Ohio StateDec 29 L 84-9023

2MarylandFeb 3 W 87-7823

3LouisvilleFeb 18 W 88-7223

4Western KentuckyNov 25 W 78-5322

5Wake ForestJan 18 W 81-6920

Most Steals

1MarylandFeb 3 W 87-7819

2LaSalleDec 5 W 66-4213

3Southern CaliforniaDec 13 W 79-6512

4Ohio StateDec 29 L 84-9012

5ClemsonJan 10 W 73-544 games earliest shown12

Most Blocks

1Wake ForestJan 18 W 81-699

2LaSalleDec 5 W 66-428

3Southern CaliforniaDec 13 W 79-656

4Western KentuckyNov 25 W 78-535

5MarylandFeb 3 W 87-784 games earliest shown5

Fewest Turnovers

1North CarolinaMar 3 L 63-710

2Wake ForestJan 31 W 75-600

3St. JohnsDec 30 L 66-690

4Ohio StateDec 29 L 84-900

5N.C. StateMar 2 W 62-593

Opponent Game Lows (Defense)

Fewest Points Allowed

1North CarolinaFeb 24 W 47-4040

2LaSalleDec 5 W 66-4242

3N.C. StateFeb 14 W 66-4848

4Western KentuckyNov 25 W 78-5353

5ClemsonJan 10 W 73-5454

Fewest FG Made

1North CarolinaFeb 24 W 47-4017

2LaSalleDec 5 W 66-4219

3N.C. StateFeb 14 W 66-4821

4DavidsonJan 2 W 77-5921

5St. JohnsDec 30 L 66-6922

Fewest 3FG Made

Not tracked this season

Fewest FT Made

1N.C. StateDec 1 W 65-631

2Wake ForestMar 1 W 58-562

3N.C. StateJan 21 W 75-693

4MarquetteJan 28 W 69-644

5LaSalleDec 5 W 66-423 games most recent shown4

Fewest Rebounds

1North CarolinaFeb 24 W 47-4010

2N.C. StateDec 1 W 65-6318

3MarquetteJan 28 W 69-6420

4LaSalleDec 5 W 66-4221

5Western KentuckyNov 25 W 78-532 games most recent shown21

Fewest Assists

1North CarolinaFeb 24 W 47-404

2N.C. StateDec 1 W 65-634

3N.C. StateMar 2 W 62-595

4LaSalleDec 5 W 66-425

5LouisvilleFeb 18 W 88-722 games most recent shown6

Fewest Steals

1North CarolinaMar 3 L 63-710

2Wake ForestJan 31 W 75-600

3N.C. StateMar 2 W 62-591

4Wake ForestMar 1 W 58-562

5TulaneJan 6 W 74-642 games most recent shown2

Fewest Blocks

1North CarolinaMar 3 L 63-710

2Wake ForestJan 31 W 75-600

3LaSalleDec 5 W 66-420

4St. JohnsMar 11 L 78-801

5North CarolinaFeb 24 W 47-404 games most recent shown1

Most Opp Turnovers

1LaSalleDec 5 W 66-4223

2Long Beach StateJan 5 W 79-7823

3MarylandFeb 3 W 87-7822

4Western KentuckyNov 25 W 78-5318

5Southern CaliforniaDec 13 W 79-655 games earliest shown18