Mode: | Basketball |
Sex: | men |
Year: | 1977–78 |
Prev Year: | 1976–77 |
Next Year: | 1978–79 |
Team: | Miami Redskins |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Aprank: | 19 |
Record: | 19–9 |
Conf Record: | 12–4 |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Champion: | MAC champions |
Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 1977–78 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by 8th-year head coach Darrell Hedric, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 3 automatic qualifying seed in the Mideast region, Miami defeated defending NCAA champion Marquette in the opening round[1] before losing to eventual National champion Kentucky, 91–69, in the Sweet Sixteen.[2]
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See also: 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [5]