# 1978–79 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

The 1978–79 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–0, 12–0 in SWAC, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA tournament because the SWAC was in a transition period and did not have an automatic qualifier. Instead, the Braves accepted a bid to play in the NIT where they lost in the second round to eventual NIT champion Indiana.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1978* | | at Xavier (LA) | W 104–91 | 1–0 | The Barn New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 8, 1978* | | Savannah State | W 98–60 | 2–0 | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Dec 11, 1978* | | at Dillard | W 103–89 | 3–0 | |
| Dec 14, 1978* | | at Tougaloo | W 98–76 | 4–0 | |
| Dec 20, 1978* | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 116–85 | 5–0 | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Dec 29, 1978* | | vs. Kentucky State | W 82–75 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | College Park Auditorium |
| Dec 30, 1978* | | vs. Alabama State | W 83–80 | 7–0 | College Park Auditorium |
| Jan 3, 1979* | | Dillard | W 94–83 | 8–0 | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Jan 6, 1979 | | at Jackson State | W 82–70 | 9–0 (1–0) | College Park Auditorium |
| Jan 8, 1979 | | at Southern | W 107–101 $^{OT}$ | 10–0 (2–0) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 11, 1979 | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 92–64 | 11–0 (3–0) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Jan 13, 1979 | | Grambling | W 100–86 | 12–0 (4–0) | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Jan 15, 1979* | | Xavier (LA) | W 85–80 | 13–0 | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Jan 17, 1979* | | at Bishop College | W 100–82 | 14–0 | |
| Jan 20, 1979 | | Texas Southern | W 92–74 | 15–0 (5–0) | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Jan 22, 1979 | | Prairie View | W 103–89 | 16–0 (6–0) | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Jan 27, 1979 | | at Prairie View | W 78–74 | 17–0 (7–0) | William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas |
| Jan 29, 1979 | | at Texas Southern | W 81–63 | 18–0 (8–0) | University Auditorium |
| Jan 31, 1979* | | at Tougaloo | W 92–74 | 19–0 | |
| Feb 1, 1979* | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 95–89 | 20–0 | Convention Center |
| Feb 5, 1979 | | Mississippi Valley State | W 90–69 | 21–0 (9–0) | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Feb 10, 1979 | | Jackson State | W 84–71 | 22–0 (10–0) | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Feb 12, 1979 | | Southern | W 88–84 | 23–0 (11–0) | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Feb 14, 1979* | | Bishop College | W 98–81 | 24–0 | Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Feb 17, 1979 | | at Grambling | W 76–74 | 25–0 (12–0) | Tiger Memorial Gym Grambling, Louisiana |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Feb 23, 1979 | (1) | vs. (4) Mississippi Valley State Semifinals | W 88–84 | 26–0 | Baton Rouge River Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 24, 1979 | (1) | at (2) Southern Championship game | W 108–89 | 27–0 | Baton Rouge River Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| NIT tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1979* | | at Mississippi State First round | W 80–78 | 28–0 | Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, Mississippi |
| Mar 12, 1979* | | at Indiana Second round | L 69–73 | 28–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||