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1978-79 Men's Basketball
22-8 overall · 9-3 ACC
Coach: Bill Foster
ACC RS Champs
Final
#11
AP ·
#7
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1978-79 Game Leaders
← 1977-78
1979-80 →
Date
Opponent
Result
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Nov 25
at
Western Kentucky
W 78-53
25
Jim Spanarkel
9
Mike Gminski
8
Jim Spanarkel
1
Gene Banks
Jim Suddath
4
Mike Gminski
Nov 27
Southern Methodist
W 86-80
21
Jim Spanarkel
12
Kenny Dennard
4
Bob Bender
Jim Spanarkel
4
Mike Gminski
1
Mike Gminski
Dec 1
vs.
N.C. State
W 65-63
15
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
8
Gene Banks
Kenny Dennard
Mike Gminski
4
Bob Bender
Jim Spanarkel
1
Kenny Dennard
John Harrell
Jim Spanarkel
3
Mike Gminski
Dec 2
vs.
North Carolina
W 78-68
24
Mike Gminski
11
Mike Gminski
7
Jim Spanarkel
4
Bob Bender
1
Mike Gminski
Dec 5
LaSalle
W 66-42
32
Gene Banks
9
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
3
Kenny Dennard
3
Gene Banks
Kenny Dennard
Jim Spanarkel
5
Mike Gminski
Dec 13
Southern California
W 79-65
25
Mike Gminski
8
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
5
Bob Bender
5
Bob Bender
4
Mike Gminski
Dec 29
vs.
Ohio State
L 84-90 OT
30
Jim Spanarkel
11
Gene Banks
9
Gene Banks
4
Kenny Dennard
1
Mike Gminski
Dec 30
vs.
St. Johns
L 66-69
22
Jim Spanarkel
9
Gene Banks
6
Bob Bender
4
Jim Spanarkel
—
Jan 2
at
Davidson
W 77-59
18
Gene Banks
9
Mike Gminski
4
John Harrell
1
Gene Banks
Bob Bender
Kenny Dennard
Mike Gminski
John Harrell
2
Mike Gminski
Jan 5
vs.
Long Beach State
W 79-78
28
Kenny Dennard
11
Gene Banks
6
Bob Bender
3
Bob Bender
—
Jan 6
vs.
Tulane
W 74-64
22
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
11
Gene Banks
6
Jim Spanarkel
3
Gene Banks
1
Kenny Dennard
Jan 10
Clemson
W 73-54
17
Mike Gminski
12
Gene Banks
5
Jim Spanarkel
4
Jim Spanarkel
—
Jan 13
at
North Carolina
L 68-74
22
Mike Gminski
16
Mike Gminski
5
Bob Bender
2
Jim Spanarkel
2
Mike Gminski
Jan 18
Wake Forest
W 81-69
21
Kenny Dennard
13
Mike Gminski
7
Bob Bender
2
Gene Banks
Bob Bender
7
Mike Gminski
Jan 21
at
N.C. State
W 75-69
31
Mike Gminski
10
Gene Banks
4
Jim Spanarkel
2
Jim Spanarkel
1
Mike Gminski
Jan 24
at
Virginia
W 84-66
24
Mike Gminski
13
Gene Banks
3
John Harrell
Vince Taylor
2
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
Jim Spanarkel
3
Mike Gminski
Jan 28
Marquette
W 69-64
23
Gene Banks
9
Mike Gminski
5
Bob Bender
2
Kenny Dennard
3
Mike Gminski
Jan 31
at
Wake Forest
W 75-60
26
Mike Gminski
13
Mike Gminski
6
Jim Spanarkel
—
—
Feb 3
Maryland
W 87-78
27
Jim Spanarkel
14
Mike Gminski
8
Jim Spanarkel
11
Kenny Dennard
4
Mike Gminski
Feb 6
Virginia
W 64-63
16
Gene Banks
Jim Spanarkel
8
Gene Banks
Mike Gminski
3
Gene Banks
Vince Taylor
2
Kenny Dennard
Vince Taylor
1
Mike Gminski
Harold Morrison
Vince Taylor
Feb 10
Pittsburgh
L 69-71
21
Mike Gminski
10
Gene Banks
8
Gene Banks
3
Kenny Dennard
2
Gene Banks
Feb 14
N.C. State
W 66-48
21
Mike Gminski
10
Mike Gminski
8
Kenny Dennard
2
Gene Banks
Kenny Dennard
Mike Gminski
Vince Taylor
3
Mike Gminski
Feb 16
at
Maryland
L 68-70
16
Gene Banks
14
Gene Banks
5
Jim Spanarkel
1
Gene Banks
Bob Bender
Kenny Dennard
Mike Gminski
Jim Spanarkel
Vince Taylor
3
Mike Gminski
Feb 18
vs.
Louisville
W 88-72
23
Gene Banks
12
Gene Banks
6
Gene Banks
Bob Bender
4
Jim Spanarkel
3
Mike Gminski
Feb 21
at
Clemson
L 49-70
13
Mike Gminski
10
Gene Banks
2
Bob Bender
Jim Spanarkel
2
Bob Bender
Mike Gminski
Jim Spanarkel
Vince Taylor
1
Gene Banks
Bob Bender
Mike Gminski
Feb 24
North Carolina
W 47-40
17
Jim Spanarkel
5
Mike Gminski
3
Gene Banks
1
Jim Spanarkel
3
Mike Gminski
Mar 1
vs.
Wake Forest
W 58-56
20
Jim Spanarkel
8
Mike Gminski
6
Jim Spanarkel
2
Jim Spanarkel
3
Mike Gminski
Mar 2
vs.
N.C. State
W 62-59
18
Jim Spanarkel
9
Gene Banks
4
Bob Bender
Jim Spanarkel
1
Gene Banks
Kenny Dennard
Jim Spanarkel
—
Mar 3
vs.
North Carolina
L 63-71
19
Mike Gminski
16
Mike Gminski
4
Jim Spanarkel
—
—
Mar 11
vs.
St. Johns
L 78-80
24
Gene Banks
10
Gene Banks
7
John Harrell
3
Gene Banks
2
Mike Gminski