1977-78 Men's Basketball
27-7 overall · 8-4 ACC Coach: Bill Foster ACC Champs Final #7 AP · #9 Coaches1977-78 Honors & Awards
56
Honors awarded this season
17 recipients · all categories
National
14 honors| Player | Honor | Tier | Outlet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Foster | NABC National Coach of the Year | — | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | All-American | — | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | All-American | — | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | Academic All-America First Team | First-Team | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | Academic All-America First Team | First-Team | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | All-NCAA Final Four Team | — | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | All-NCAA Final Four Team | — | — | — |
| Gene Banks | All-NCAA East Regional | — | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | All-NCAA East Regional | — | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | All-NCAA East Regional | — | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | All-Big Four Tournament | — | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | All-Big Four Tournament | — | — | Tournament MVP |
| Jim Spanarkel | All-ECAC Holiday Festival Tournament | — | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | NCAA East Regional Most Outstanding Player | — | — | — |
Regional / District
5 honors| Player | Honor | Tier | Outlet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Spanarkel | All-District Team | — | USBWA | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | All-District Team | — | NABC | — |
| Mike Gminski | All-District Team | — | USBWA | — |
| Mike Gminski | All-District Team | — | NABC | — |
| Bill Foster | District Coach of the Year | — | NABC | — |
Conference
16 honors| Player | Honor | Tier | Outlet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Banks | ACC Rookie of the Year | — | — | — |
| Bill Foster | ACC Coach of the Year | — | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | All-ACC First Team | First-Team | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | All-ACC First Team | First-Team | — | — |
| Gene Banks | All-ACC Second Team | Second-Team | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | ACC Tournament MVP (Everett Case Award) | — | — | — |
| Gene Banks | ACC All-Tournament First Team | First-Team | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | ACC All-Tournament First Team | First-Team | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | ACC All-Tournament First Team | First-Team | — | — |
| Kenny Dennard | ACC All-Tournament Second Team | Second-Team | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | All-ACC Academic | — | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | All-ACC Academic | — | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | ACC Player of the Week | — | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | ACC Player of the Week | — | — | Selected 2 times |
| Bob Bender | ACC Rookie of the Week | — | — | — |
| Gene Banks | ACC Rookie of the Week | — | — | Selected 2 times |
School
17 honors| Player | Honor | Tier | Outlet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Banks | Swett-Baylin Award | — | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | Swett-Baylin Award | — | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | Swett-Baylin Award | — | — | — |
| Bob Bender | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Bruce Bell | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Bruce Bell | Glenn E. Mann Jr. Award (Team Morale) | — | — | — |
| Gene Banks | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Harold Morrison | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Jim Spanarkel | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Jim Suddath | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| John Harrell | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Kenny Dennard | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Mike Gminski | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Rob Hardy | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Scott Goetsch | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Steve Gray | Letterwinner | — | — | — |
| Steve Gray | Dr. Deryl Hart Award | — | — | — |
Pre-School (High School)
1 honor| Player | Honor | Tier | Outlet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Taylor | McDonald's High School All-American | — | — | — |
Post-School (Hall of Fame, etc.)
3 honors| Player | Honor | Tier | Outlet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Heyman | Duke Athletics Hall of Fame | — | — | — |
| Jack Marin | Duke Athletics Hall of Fame | — | — | — |
| Jeff Mullins | Duke Athletics Hall of Fame | — | — | — |
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