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1977–78 Texas Longhorns Men's Basketball Team
The 1977–78 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southwest Conference. They finished the season 26-5 overall, tied for the SWC regular season title with a 14–2 record and won the 1978 National Invitation Tournament. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his second season as head coach of the Longhorns. They played their home games at the Special Events Center in Austin, Texas. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, Rankings References {{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 Texas Longhorns Mens Basketball Season Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Texas Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It bord ...
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Abe Lemons
A.E. "Abe" Lemons (November 21, 1922 – September 2, 2002) was an American college basketball player and coach. As a head coach at Oklahoma City University, Pan American University and the University of Texas at Austin, he compiled a record of 594–343 in 34 seasons. Early life Lemons was born in Ryan, Oklahoma, and given the initials-only name "A.E." He grew up in the town of Walters, Oklahoma and graduated from Walters High School in the spring of 1941. Lemons earned a basketball scholarship to play for Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers College (now known as Southwestern Oklahoma State University). and their long-time coach Rankin Williams. After the United States entered World War II in December 1941, Lemons joined the Merchant Marine. He served in the Pacific and often referred to the pressures of his war experience to put sports into perspective. After the war, Lemons enrolled at Hardin College, which had just added a four-year senior college in 1946. He was a 6-foot ...
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San Antonio
San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 United States census. It is the most populous city in and the county seat of Bexar County. San Antonio is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Southern United States and Texas, after Houston. Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city in 1731 became the first chartered civil settlement in what is now present-day Texas. The area was then part of the Spanish Empire. From 1821 to 1836, it was part of the Mexican Republic. It is the oldest municipality in Texas, having celebrated its 300th anniversary on May 1, 2018. Straddling the regional divide between South and Central Texas, San Antonio anchors the southwe ...
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Pasadena, California
Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. Its population was 138,699 at the 2020 census, making it the 45th-largest city in California and the ninth-largest in Los Angeles County. Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886, 36 years after the city of Los Angeles but still one of the first in what is now Los Angeles County. Pasadena is home to many scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena City College, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Fuller Theological Seminary, Theosophical Society, Parsons Corporation, Art Center College of Design, the Planetary Society, Pasadena Playhouse, the Ambassador Auditorium, the Norton Simon Museum, and the USC Pacific Asia Museum. Pa ...
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Sharpstown High School
Sharpstown High School is a secondary school at 7504 Bissonnet Street in Greater Sharpstown, Houston, Houston, Texas, United States with a zip code of 77074. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District. The school serves part of Sharpstown, Houston, Sharpstown, which was Houston's first master-planned community. It also serves the neighborhoods of Robindell, Houston, Robindell, Braeburn Glen, Braeburn Terrace, Braeburn Valley, Braeburn Valley West, and parts of Fondren Southwest.Sharpstown High School Attendance Zone
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Sharpstown International School, an alternative secondary school, was on Sharpstown High School's campus from fall 2007 to fall 2010.


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Houston
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of Harris County, Texas, Harris County, as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the List of Texas metropolitan areas, second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth. With a population of 2,314,157 in 2023, Houston is the List of United States cities by population, fourth-most populous city in the United States after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the List of North American cities by population, sixth-most populous city in North America. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the List of United S ...
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David Crockett High School (Austin, Texas)
David Crockett Early College High School is a Public school (government funded), public high school located in South Austin, Texas. The school opened in 1968 and is part of the Austin Independent School District (AISD). It was named after U.S. frontiersman Davy Crockett. History Crockett High School is located at the corner of Menchaca Road and Stassney Lane. Crockett's first principal, Forrest Kline, teachers and students enjoyed lunch in the courtyard amongst massive boulders and oak trees because the cafeteria had not been completed. Actor Fess Parker, best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy Crockett for Walt Disney, attended the school's first pep rally. In 1971, a federal judge ordered Anderson High School (Austin, Texas), Anderson High School in East Austin closed because it was still racially segregated. African-American students from the old Anderson High School were bused to Crockett starting in the fall of that year. Students As of October 2020, Crockett had an ...
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Altoona Area High School
Altoona Area High School (AAHS) is the public high school for the Altoona Area School District in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The high school serves the communities of Altoona, Logan Township, and a small portion of Tyrone Township. The school district is the eighteenth largest in the state, and the high school is one of the largest and best known in the state. Altoona Area High School (AAHS) teaches grades 9 through 12. History The first six official graduates of Altoona Area High School graduated in 1877. A riot occurred at the school in 1907 after boys in the senior class attempted to disrupt a junior class social. A large fight ensued and several students were injured after students threw stones and fired revolvers. Another riot occurred at the school in 1910 after 25 senior students—on their last day of school—marched into the school's chapel service with their faces smeared. A large fight resulted, leading to the arrest of two students and suspension of 25 others. In ...
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Altoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona ( ) is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,823. Altoona was established in 1849 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Having grown around the railroad industry, the city has worked to recover from Deindustrialization, industrial decline and Urban sprawl, urban decentralization experienced in recent decades. The city is home to the Altoona Curve baseball team of the Eastern League (1938–present), Eastern League, which is the AA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team. They play at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona. The Altoona Symphony Orchestra has called Altoona home since 1928. Prominent landmarks include the Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania), Horseshoe Curve, the Railroaders Mem ...
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Johnny Moore (basketball)
John Brian Moore (born March 3, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily with the San Antonio Spurs. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns under head coaches Leon Black and Abe Lemons from 1975 to 1979. He spent his entire NBA career playing point guard for the Spurs, save for one game for the New Jersey Nets. A rare illness caused Moore to have his career put on hold in early 1986. College career Moore started all 112 games of his four-year college career at the University of Texas at Austin. He finished his career as the Longhorns' all-time career assists leader, with 714, and remains second all-time in assists per game, averaging 6.38 assists over the course of his four years as their point guard.2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book, p. 118 His per-game average of 8.34 assists as a senior remains a UT men's basketball record. Moore also posted a double-figure scoring average in each of ...
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Southport High School
Southport High School is a public high school located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Located in Perry Township, on the south side of the city, Southport is a part of the Perry Township Schools. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 2,191 students enrolled for 2016-17 was: *Male - 51.0% *Female - 49.0% *Native American/Alaskan - >0.1% *Asian - 18.6% *Black - 6.0% *Hispanic - 14.7% *White - 54.6% *Multiracial - 6.1% 59.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2016–17, Southport was a Title I school. Athletics The Southport Cardinals compete in Conference Indiana. The school colors are cardinal red and white. The following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered: *Baseball (boys) *Basketball (girls and boys) **Girls state champion - 1980 *Cross country (girls and boys) **Boys state champion - 1970, 1971, 1975 **Girls state champion - 1981 *Football (boys) *Golf (girls and boys) *Soccer (gir ...
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River (Indiana), White River. The city's official slogan, "Crossroads of America", reflects its historic importance as a transportation hub and its relative proximity to other major North American markets. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the Indianapolis (balance), balance population was 887,642. Indianapolis is the List of United States cities by population, 16th-most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwestern United States, Midwest after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital in the nation after Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Austin, Texas, Austin, and Columbu ...
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Jim Krivacs
Jim Krivacs ( ;
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born ) is an American former player for the . Krivacs transferred to from Auburn and was a three-year starter for the Lon ...
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