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1977-78 Men's Basketball
27-7 overall · 8-4 ACC
Coach: Bill Foster
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1977-78 Game Leaders
← 1976-77
1978-79 →
Date
Opponent
Result
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Nov 26
Johns Hopkins
W 95-49
18
Jim Spanarkel
7
Mike Gminski
4
Jim Spanarkel
Jim Suddath
3
Gene Banks
Bruce Bell
5
Mike Gminski
Nov 29
Washington College
W 110-66
24
Gene Banks
13
Mike Gminski
4
Jim Spanarkel
5
Jim Spanarkel
4
Mike Gminski
Dec 2
vs.
North Carolina
L 66-79
26
Jim Spanarkel
8
Mike Gminski
4
Mike Gminski
4
Kenny Dennard
3
Kenny Dennard
Dec 3
vs.
Wake Forest
W 97-84
20
Mike Gminski
11
Mike Gminski
3
Steve Gray
6
Jim Spanarkel
3
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
Dec 8
at
Southern Methodist
W 91-67
24
Jim Spanarkel
10
Mike Gminski
5
Jim Spanarkel
4
Jim Spanarkel
7
Mike Gminski
Dec 10
at
Southern California
L 81-87 OT
17
Mike Gminski
10
Mike Gminski
4
Steve Gray
1
Gene Banks
Bruce Bell
Kenny Dennard
Steve Gray
John Harrell
Jim Spanarkel
—
Dec 13
Chicago
W 99-61
24
Jim Spanarkel
11
Gene Banks
7
Gene Banks
4
Kenny Dennard
3
Mike Gminski
Dec 28
vs.
Duquesne
W 74-65
24
Jim Spanarkel
11
Mike Gminski
4
Kenny Dennard
Steve Gray
4
Jim Spanarkel
3
Mike Gminski
Dec 29
vs.
St. Josephs
W 74-61
23
Gene Banks
13
Gene Banks
5
Mike Gminski
2
Kenny Dennard
2
Mike Gminski
Jan 2
vs.
Virginia Tech
W 86-79
33
Mike Gminski
12
Gene Banks
4
John Harrell
Jim Spanarkel
1
Jim Spanarkel
5
Mike Gminski
Jan 4
at
Maryland
W 88-78
33
Jim Spanarkel
13
Mike Gminski
5
Gene Banks
Jim Spanarkel
2
Kenny Dennard
Jim Spanarkel
2
Mike Gminski
Jan 7
at
N.C. State
L 50-74
12
John Harrell
12
Kenny Dennard
3
Jim Spanarkel
1
Mike Gminski
John Harrell
Jim Spanarkel
2
Mike Gminski
Jan 9
Lehigh
W 105-63
20
Jim Spanarkel
12
Gene Banks
11
Gene Banks
4
Jim Suddath
3
Mike Gminski
Jan 11
at
Clemson
W 107-85
28
Mike Gminski
9
Gene Banks
7
Jim Spanarkel
3
Jim Spanarkel
2
Mike Gminski
Jim Spanarkel
Jan 14
North Carolina
W 92-84
29
Mike Gminski
10
Mike Gminski
9
Kenny Dennard
4
Kenny Dennard
4
Mike Gminski
Jan 18
Wake Forest
W 81-72
21
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
17
Gene Banks
5
Gene Banks
Bob Bender
4
Jim Spanarkel
2
Mike Gminski
Jan 21
at
LaSalle
W 91-81
24
Gene Banks
16
Kenny Dennard
Mike Gminski
7
Bob Bender
5
Jim Spanarkel
—
Jan 25
at
Virginia
L 73-74
20
Jim Spanarkel
9
Gene Banks
Kenny Dennard
2
Gene Banks
Bob Bender
Kenny Dennard
Jim Spanarkel
3
Jim Spanarkel
1
John Harrell
Jan 28
East Carolina
W 105-82
31
Jim Spanarkel
11
Gene Banks
8
Jim Spanarkel
5
Bob Bender
1
Gene Banks
Bob Bender
Jim Spanarkel
Feb 2
at
Wake Forest
L 60-79
18
Gene Banks
12
Gene Banks
4
Gene Banks
4
Jim Spanarkel
—
Feb 8
Virginia
W 100-75
30
Jim Spanarkel
14
Gene Banks
5
Jim Spanarkel
4
Bob Bender
2
Mike Gminski
Feb 11
Davidson
W 104-88
32
Mike Gminski
7
Mike Gminski
6
Bob Bender
5
Jim Spanarkel
2
Mike Gminski
Feb 15
N.C. State
W 76-64
24
Jim Spanarkel
10
Mike Gminski
5
Gene Banks
Jim Spanarkel
5
Jim Spanarkel
9
Mike Gminski
Feb 18
Maryland
W 81-70
23
Jim Spanarkel
17
Mike Gminski
6
Jim Spanarkel
3
Gene Banks
5
Mike Gminski
Feb 22
Clemson
W 78-62
22
Jim Spanarkel
11
Mike Gminski
4
Jim Spanarkel
5
John Harrell
5
Mike Gminski
Feb 25
at
North Carolina
L 83-87
25
Gene Banks
9
Gene Banks
3
Kenny Dennard
John Harrell
Jim Spanarkel
2
John Harrell
1
Mike Gminski
Mar 1
vs.
Clemson
W 83-72
22
Kenny Dennard
12
Mike Gminski
7
Gene Banks
4
Kenny Dennard
3
Mike Gminski
Mar 2
vs.
Maryland
W 81-69
21
Jim Spanarkel
10
Mike Gminski
7
Jim Spanarkel
4
Kenny Dennard
2
Mike Gminski
Mar 4
vs.
Wake Forest
W 85-77
25
Mike Gminski
16
Mike Gminski
4
Mike Gminski
3
Gene Banks
Jim Spanarkel
3
Mike Gminski
Mar 12
vs.
Rhode Island
W 63-62
25
Mike Gminski
10
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
4
John Harrell
2
Jim Spanarkel
3
Mike Gminski
Mar 17
vs.
Pennsylvania
W 84-80
21
Gene Banks
Jim Spanarkel
10
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
5
Bob Bender
4
Gene Banks
7
Mike Gminski
Mar 19
vs.
Villanova
W 90-72
22
Jim Spanarkel
10
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
9
Gene Banks
2
Mike Gminski
Jim Spanarkel
1
Kenny Dennard
Mike Gminski
Mar 25
vs.
Notre Dame
W 90-86
29
Mike Gminski
12
Gene Banks
5
Bob Bender
Jim Spanarkel
2
Kenny Dennard
Jim Spanarkel
1
Mike Gminski
Mar 27
vs.
Kentucky
L 88-94
22
Gene Banks
12
Mike Gminski
4
Bob Bender
2
Jim Spanarkel
1
Mike Gminski