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1977–78 Auburn Tigers Men's Basketball Team
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The 1977–78 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1977–78 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Bob Davis, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 13–14, 8–10 in SEC play. After the season, Davis retired from coaching and Paul Lambert from Southern Illinois University was hired as his replacement. However, Lambert died in a hotel fire on June 6, 1978 before ever coaching a game for the Tigers. References Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University, a public four-year university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Davis (basketball Coach)
Robert McCue Davis (May 21, 1927 – March 13, 2021) was an American college basketball coach. He was head coach of the High Point Panthers men's basketball team from 1950 to 1953, the Georgetown Tigers men's basketball team from 1953 to 1973, and the Auburn Tigers men's basketball team from 1973 to 1978. In 1975, he was named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year. From 1964 to 1973, he served as vice chairman for the USA Basketball Committee and was also head coach of the US basketball team in the 1970 Universiade. Born in Buckingham County, Virginia, Davis moved with his family at age nine to Huntington, West Virginia, where he later graduated from Vinson High School. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy. He was honorably discharged the next year before enrolling at Georgetown College, where he played football and ran track. He graduated Georgetown in 1950, completed his master's degree at the University of Kentucky in 1955 and his PhD in education from Peabody Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mitchell (basketball, Born 1956)
Michael Anthony Mitchell (January 1, 1956 – June 9, 2011) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), over eleven seasons, from 1978 to 1990. College career Mitchell, who was born in Atlanta, played college basketball at Auburn University. While at Auburn, Mitchell was a four-time All-SEC selection and was named a second-team All-American in his 1977–78 season. He also became Auburn's all-time leader in scoring (2,123 points) and rebounding (996), after leaving for the NBA. He remains the all-time leading rebounder and is second in all-time scoring only to Chuck Person. Mitchell's number 30 jersey was retired on January 19, 2013, at the Auburn Arena. Professional career Mitchell was drafted with the 15th pick in the first round, of the 1978 NBA draft, by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He started his NBA career with the Cavaliers but played most of his career for the San Antonio Spurs. Mitchell was a 6'7" and 234 lb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Pietkiewicz
Stanley Thomas Pietkiewicz (born July 14, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a , shooting guard and played collegiately at Auburn University. He had a brief career in the National Basketball Association. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Pietkiewicz was selected with the second pick of the seventh round in the 1978 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves. In 1978, the Braves moved their franchise to California, and became the San Diego Clippers. Pietkiewicz was a member of the San Diego Clippers' inaugural roster, during the 1978–79 season. After signing two 10-day contracts with the Dallas Mavericks in 1981, he was signed for the remainder of the 1980–81 season, during which he played 36 games, averaging 3.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Pietkiewicz played for the Anchorage Northern Knights of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1978–79 season and was selected to the All-CBA First Team. After his NBA career, Pietk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myles Patrick
Myles Patrick (born November 19, 1954, in Macon, Georgia) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward from Auburn University, Patrick played one season (1980–81) in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers. He averaged 1.7 points per game. He has recently worked as a midnight basketball coordinator in his hometown of Macon. . City of Macon. Retrieved August 30, 2007. Basketball career As a four-year letterman at , Patrick wound up his collegiate career ranked sixth in Auburn's all-time rebounding standings and 14th in the scoring list. Patrick averaged 8.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 105 total gam ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The arena, which opened in 1969, is best known as the former home of the Auburn men's and women's basketball, women's gymnastics, and wrestling teams. The teams finished their stays at the facility at the end of the 2009–10 season, with all of its tenants moving into the new Auburn Arena opening in time for the 2010–11 season. In addition to sports, numerous concerts were held in the facility. The coliseum continues to house athletics offices as well as classrooms and office space for Auburn's Department of Geosciences. The building's exterior is primarily nondescript concrete, but its entry plaza was recognizable for the large " War Eagle" statue which faced not only the rest of the university, but also nearby Jordan–Hare Stadium. The architect of the building was Sherlock, Smith & Adams of Montgomery, who also designed Garrett Coliseum. The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a total enrollment of more than 34,000 students with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second-largest university in Alabama. It is one of the state's two flagship public universities. The university is one of 146 U.S. universities Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Auburn was chartered in 1856, as East Alabama Male College, a private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1872, under the Morrill Act, it became the state's first land-grant university and was renamed the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. In 1892, it became the first four-year Mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977–78 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1977, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 27, 1978, at The Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri. The Kentucky Wildcats won their fifth NCAA national championship with a 94–88 victory over the Duke Blue Devils. Season headlines * On December 13, 1977, the University of Evansville's first season of NCAA Division I men's basketball came to a tragic and premature end when Air Indiana Flight 216 crashed just after takeoff from Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana, killing all 29 people on board, including Evansville Purple Aces head coach Bobby Watson and all but one member of the team, which was on its way to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for a game against Middle Tennessee. The only surviving member of the team, 18-year-old freshman David Furr, was not on the plane b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auburn, Alabama
Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama. The population was 76,143 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Auburn metropolitan area, Alabama, Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. The Auburn metropolitan area, Alabama, Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a 2020 population of 193,773, along with the Columbus metropolitan area, Georgia, Columbus, GA-AL MSA and Tuskegee, Alabama, comprises the greater Columbus–Auburn–Opelika combined statistical area, Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA, a region home to 563,967 residents as of 2020. Auburn is a historic college town and is the home of Auburn University. It is Alabama's fastest-growing metropolitan area and the 19th-fastest-growing metro area in the United States as measured since 1990. U.S. News ranked Auburn among its top ten list of best places to live in the United States for the year 2009. The city's unofficial nickname is "The Loveliest V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lambert (basketball)
Paul M. Lambert Jr. (August 15, 1934 – June 6, 1978) was an American college basketball coach. Lambert played basketball at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. After graduation, he coached high school basketball in Moberly, Missouri and Boone, Iowa, then obtained a job as an assistant and freshman coach (and head baseball coach) at Drake University. He got his first college head coaching position at Pittsburg State, where his teams went 44–29 in three seasons. From there, he followed Lou Henson at Hardin–Simmons, compiling a four-year record of 57–47. He then moved to Southern Illinois (SIU), where he led the team to an eight-year record of 126–84. His tenure was punctuated by leading the Salukis to their first Division I NCAA tournament appearance and win, behind star Mike Glenn. Lambert left SIU following the 1977–78 season to become head coach at Auburn. Lambert died at age 43 in a Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois. Board of trustees The university is governed by the nine member SIU Board of Trustees. Seven members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate. Two members are elected by the student bodies of the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. Southern Illinois University Carbondale Founded in Carbondale in 1869 as Southern Illinois Normal College, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC, usually referred to as SIU) is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system and is the third oldest of Illinois's twelve state universities. SIUC includes eight colleges: the College of Agriculture, The College of Science, the College of Arts and Media, the College of Business and Analytics, the College of Engineering, the College of Health and Human Sciences, the College of Social Scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auburn Tigers Men's Basketball Seasons
Auburn may refer to: Places Australia * Auburn, New South Wales * City of Auburn, the local government area *Electoral district of Auburn *Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region *Auburn, South Australia * Auburn, Tasmania *Auburn, Victoria ** Auburn railway station, Melbourne United States * Auburn, Alabama, the seventh-largest city in Alabama, home to Auburn University * Auburn, California, a city * Auburn, Colorado, an unincorporated community * Auburn, Georgia, a city * Auburn, Illinois, a city * Auburn, Indiana, a city * Auburn, Iowa, a city * Auburn, Kansas, a city * Auburn, Kentucky, a city * Auburn, Maine, a city * Auburn House (Towson, Maryland), a historic home located on the grounds of Towson University * Auburn, Massachusetts, a town * Auburn, Michigan, a city * Auburn, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Auburn (Natchez, Mississippi), a mansion in Duncan Park and a U.S. National Historic Landmark * Auburn, Missouri, an unincorporated commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
