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1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers Season
The 1978–79 NBA season was the 76ers 30th season in the NBA and 16th season in Philadelphia. Coach Billy Cunningham began to mold a unit that played a team concept, as opposed to one made up of stars focusing on their own individual talents. The trade for forward Bobby Jones and the drafting of point guard Maurice Cheeks, further solidified this progression. The Sixers would finish the regular season at 47–35. They would lose in the Eastern Conference semi-finals to the San Antonio Spurs. From 1977 through 1983 (seven seasons), this would be the only year that the team failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 11 , New Jersey W 122–114, Julius Erving (37) , George McGinnis (14) , Henry Bibby (8) , Spectrum8,846 , 1–0 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Cunningham
William John Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the ''Kangaroo Kid'' for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers (nine as player, eight as coach), and two seasons as a player with the Carolina Cougars of the ABA. One of basketball's all-time greats, Cunningham was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and honored by selection to both the NBA's 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams as one of its legendary players, as well as to the ABA All-Time Team. He was All-ACC, the ACC Player of the Year, and an All-American in college, later named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty best players in Atlantic Coast Conference history. As a professional he was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, an NBA All-Star, All-NBA First and Second Team, an ABA All-Star, All-ABA First Team, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Murray (basketball)
Anthony or Tony Murray may refer to: * Anthony Murray (New Zealand rugby league) (1958/9–2006), New Zealand rugby league player and coach * Anthony Murray (rugby league, born 1977), rugby league coach and player *Anthony Murray, a character on the TV show Brookside between 2000 and 2003 * Tony Murray (businessman) (1920–2023), French-born British billionaire businessman * Tony Murray (baseball) (1904–1974), outfielder in Major League Baseball * Tony Murray (judge) (1917–1999), a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria {{hndis, Murray, Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Detroit Pistons Season
The 1978-79 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 31st season in the NBA, 22nd season in the metropolitan area of Detroit, first at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, and first in the Eastern Conference. New Coach Dick Vitale did little to revitalize the direction of the franchise as the team finished with a 30-52 (.366) record, 4th place in the Central Division. Vitale was even hospitalized with stress during the season. The team was led by point guard Kevin Porter, who led the league with 13.4 assists per game, forward M.L. Carr (18.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg), center Bob Lanier (23.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, NBA All-Star, limited to 53 games due to injury), and the addition of two rookies Vitale drafted from the University of Detroit, where he had coached previously - John Long (16.1 ppg) and Terry Tyler (12.9 ppg, 2.5 blocks per game). Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Denver Nuggets Season
The 1978–79 NBA season was the Nuggets' 3rd season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise. In the playoffs, the Nuggets lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in three games in the First Round. The Nuggets would not make the playoffs again until 1982. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 10 , Los Angeles W 119–105, Dan Issel (30) , Dan Issel (10) , Bob Wilkerson (7) , McNichols Sports Arena16,011 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , April 13 , @ Los Angeles L 109–121, David Thompson (29) , Tom Boswell (12) , Tom Boswell (7) , The Forum14,182 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 16 , Los Angeles L 111–112, David Thompson (28) , Dan Issel (10) , David Thompson (7) , McNichols Sports Arena16,181 , 1–2 , - Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Cleveland Cavaliers Season
The 1978–79 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the ninth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Season standings Notes * z, y – division champions * x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log , -style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , , November 28, 1978 , , Atlanta W 112–98, , , , Coliseum at Richfield4,130 , 7–14 , -style="background:#fcc; , 33 , , December 23, 1978 , , @ Atlanta L 91–109, , , , The Omni6,215 , 12–21 , -style="background:#fcc; , 59 , , February 20, 1979 , , Atlanta L 109–119, , , , Coliseum at Richfield6,523 , 24–35 , -style="background:#fcc; , 72 , , March 20, 1979 , , @ Atlanta L 109–115, , , , The Omni6,384 , 28–44 References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Season Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cleveland 1978 in sports in Ohio Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Chicago Bulls Season ...
The 1978–79 NBA season was the Bulls' 13th season in the NBA. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Awards and records *Reggie Theus, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team *Artis Gilmore, NBA All-Star Game References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Chicago Bulls Season Chicago Bulls seasons Chicago Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Boston Celtics Season
The 1978–79 Boston Celtics season was the 33rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the worst record of any Celtics team that played between 1950 and 1996. Prior to the season, owner Irv Levin swapped franchises with the Buffalo Braves ownership group led by John Y. Brown, Jr. Levin had wanted to have a team in his native California, but knew the other league owners would not consider a move of the Celtics. He therefore brokered a deal with Brown to swap franchises, and then moved the Braves to San Diego to become the Clippers. In the meantime, a deal was brokered, without consulting team president Red Auerbach, to trade three players (Freeman Williams, Kevin Kunnert and Kermit Washington) to the Braves for Tiny Archibald, Billy Knight and Marvin Barnes. The move created a media firestorm for the team, as Kunnert and Washington were viewed as keys to future improvement, and Auerbach publicly stated that he was not consulted abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 Atlanta Hawks Season
The 1978–79 NBA season was the Hawks' 30th season in the NBA and 11th season in Atlanta. Roster Regular season Season standings :z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 11 , @ Houston W 109–106, Dan Roundfield (23) , Dan Roundfield (18) , Hawes, Criss (4) , The Summit14,405 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 13 , Houston W 100–91, Drew, Johnson (25) , John Drew (13) , Eddie Johnson (8) , Omni Coliseum15,798 , 2–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , April 15 , @ Washington L 89–103, Dan Roundfield (24) , Dan Roundfield (10) , Armond Hill (8) , Capital Centre15,721 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 17 , @ Washington W 107–99, Roundfield, Johnson (17) , Tree Rollins (8) , Armond Hill (6) , Capital Centre19,035 , 1–1 , - align="center" b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McMahon
John Joseph McMahon (December 3, 1928 – June 11, 1989) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard from St. John's University, McMahon was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1952 NBA draft. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), for Rochester and the St. Louis Hawks. McMahon became a successful coach in the American Basketball League, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA), with eleven seasons as a head coach in the three leagues. His first coaching stint was with the Kansas City Steers of the ABL (1961–62 season). The following season, he began coaching in the NBA with the Chicago Zephyrs in the 1962–63 season. He would also coach the Cincinnati Royals, the San Diego Rockets, and the ABA's Pittsburgh Condors The Pittsburgh Condors were a professional basketball team in the original American Basketball Association (ABA). Originally called the Pittsburgh Pipers, they were a charter franchise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Daly
Charles Jerome Daly (July 20, 1930 – May 9, 2009) was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to two consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in 1989 and 1990—during the team's "Bad Boys" era—and the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") to the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Daly is a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, being inducted in 1994 for his individual coaching career, and in 2010 was posthumously inducted as the head coach of the "Dream Team". The Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is named after him. Early life Born in Kane, Pennsylvania, to Earl and Geraldine Daly on July 20, 1930, Daly attended Kane Area High School. He matriculated at St. Bonaventure University for one year before transferring to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1952.''Official NBA Register''. 2003–04 Edition. St. Louis, MO: The Sporting News, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maynard Evans High School
Maynard Evans High School is a high school located in Orlando, Florida, United States, served by Orange County Public Schools. The school's name is often shortened to "Evans High School" or "E-HIGH", and the mascot for the school are the Trojans. It primarily serves students from Pine Hills, in addition to some students from nearby Clarcona and Lockhart. The original main campus is located on Silver Star Road at the intersection of Pine Hills Road. Starting in 2010, the entire school was demolished and completely rebuilt; with construction completed in December 2011. The new campus reopened in 2012. Evans High's academic performance, based upon results of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), was consistently rated at a "D" or "F". However, the school improved in 2011 by earning a "C" for the first time in the school's history. As of the 2012-2013 school year, Evans received its first "B" in the school's history. The 9th Grade Center served as the main campus durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widener University
Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg and Exton) and one in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded as The Bullock School for Boys in 1821, the school was established in Wilmington, Delaware. It became The Alsop School for Boys from 1846 to 1853, and then Hyatt's Select School for Boys from 1853 to 1859. Military instruction was introduced in 1858, and the school changed its name in 1859 to Delaware Military Academy. It moved to Pennsylvania in 1862 and became Chester County Military Academy. It was known as Pennsylvania Military College after 1892 and adopted the Widener name in 1972. About 3,300 undergraduates and 3,300 graduate students attend Widener in eight degree-granting schools. The university offers associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees in areas ranging from traditional liberal arts to professional programs. It is classified among "Doctoral/Professional U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
