1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 10th-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8).

1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8)
Record	8–19 (4–6 Eastern 8)
Head coach	Johnny Bach (10th season)
Home arena	Rec Hall
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Rutgers	7	–	3		.700			24	–	7		.774
Villanova †	7	–	3		.700			23	–	9		.719
Pittsburgh	5	–	5		.500			16	–	11		.593
UMass	5	–	5		.500			15	–	12		.556
West
Duquesne	5	–	5		.500			11	–	17		.393
George Washington	4	–	6		.400			15	–	11		.577
Penn State	4	–	6		.400			8	–	19		.296
West Virginia	3	–	7		.300			12	–	16		.429
† 1978 Eastern 8 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 43 Frank Brickowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Bayville, New York	Head coach Johnny Bach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*		vs. No. 14 Maryland	L 80–89	0–1
December 5*		Delaware	W 86–84 OT	1–1	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 7*		Virginia Tech	L 75–84	1–2	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 10*		North Carolina State	L 60–79	1–3	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 12*		Muhlenberg	W 101–78	2–3	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 16*		at No. 12 Syracuse	L 45–81	2–4	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
December 17*		at Colgate	W 85–63	3–4	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
December 20		at Duquesne	L 55–63	3–5 (0–1)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 28		vs. DePaul	L 67–82	3–6 (0–1)	Blue Cross Arena  Rochester, New York
December 29		vs. Rochester (NY)	W 92–67	4–6 (0–1)	Blue Cross Arena  Rochester, New York
January 4		Rutgers	W 81–79	5–6 (1–1)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 7		Duquesne	L 48–54	5–7 (1–2)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 11*		No. 8 Syracuse	L 77–83	5–8 (1–2)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 14		at George Washington	L 68–84	5–9 (1–3)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
January 16*		at No. 13 Virginia	L 56–83	5–10 (1–3)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
January 22*		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 68–72	5–11 (1–3)	Maurice Stokes Athletic Center
January 25		at Villanova	L 76–98	5–12 (1–4)	Villanova Field House  Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 28		Pittsburgh	L 65–82	5–13 (1–5)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 30		at West Virginia	L 68–78	5–14 (1–6)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
February 2*		Marquette	L 60–73	5–15 (1–6)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 4*		at Army	L 52–64	5–16 (1–6)	USMA Fieldhouse  West Point, NY
February 8*		Temple	L 64–74	5–17 (1–6)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 11*		at Navy	L 64–87	5–18 (1–6)	Halsey Field House  Annapolis, Maryland
February 15		West Virginia	W 76–75	6–18 (2–6)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 18		at Pittsburgh	W 75–68 OT	7–18 (3–6)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 21		UMass	W 76–69 OT	8–18 (4–6)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
EAAC tournament
March 2	(7)	vs. (2) Villanova Quarterfinals	L 65–73	8–19 (4–6)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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