1977–78 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1977–78 Miami Redskins men's basketball

MAC champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	19–9 (12–4 MAC)
Head coach	Darrell Hedric (8th season)
Home arena	Millett Hall
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Miami	12	–	4	.750	19	–	9	.679
Toledo	11	–	5	.688	21	–	6	.778
Central Michigan	11	–	5	.688	16	–	10	.615
Bowling Green	10	–	6	.625	12	–	15	.444
Northern Illinois	9	–	7	.563	11	–	16	.407
Eastern Michigan	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Ohio	6	–	10	.375	13	–	14	.481
Ball State	6	–	10	.375	10	–	15	.400
Western Michigan	4	–	12	.250	7	–	20	.259
Kent State	4	–	12	.250	6	–	21	.222

Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Roster

1977–78 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	44	Archie Aldridge	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Middletown, Ohio

Head coach

Darrell Hedric (Miami (OH))

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 30, 1977*		Otterbein	W 62–61	1–0	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 3, 1977*		Xavier	W 62–61	2–0	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 6, 1977*		at No. 7 Cincinnati	L 60–61	2–1	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 10, 1977		Ball State	W 73–68 ^OT	3–1 (1–0)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 13, 1977*		Wright State	W 73–69	4–1	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 21, 1977*		at Purdue	W 84–80 ^OT	5–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 27, 1977*		vs. Texas A&M All-College Tournament	W 79–68	6–1	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1977*		vs. No. 19 San Francisco All-College Tournament	L 88–91	6–2	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1977*		vs. Boston College All-College Tournament	L 76–81	6–3	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
MAC regular season
Mar 4, 1978		at Ball State	W 74–67	18–8 (12–4)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1978*		vs. No. 3 Marquette First round	W 84–81 ^OT	19–8	Market Square Arena (16,519) Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 16, 1978*	No. 19	vs. No. 1 Kentucky Mideast Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 69–91	19–9	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

Archie Aldridge – MAC Player of the Year

References

^ "Marquette Ambushed". The Washington Post. March 12, 1978. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
^ "Kentucky 91, Miami (Ohio) 69". The New York Times. March 17, 1978. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
^ "1977–78 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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