1977–78 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team

1977–78 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball
1977–78 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Independent
Record	21–8
Head coach	Jim Satalin (5th season);
Home arena	Reilly Center

1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 DePaul		–		–	27	–	3	.900
No. 18 Detroit		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Illinois State		–		–	24	–	4	.857
No. 8 Marquette		–		–	24	–	4	.857
Pan American		–		–	22	–	4	.846
VCU		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Fairfield		–		–	22	–	5	.815
North Texas State		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Syracuse		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Rhode Island		–		–	24	–	7	.774
Providence		–		–	24	–	8	.750
St. John's		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Utah State		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Georgetown		–		–	23	–	8	.742
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	8	.742
Holy Cross		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	20	–	7	.741
UNC Wilmington		–		–	19	–	7	.731
		–		–	21	–	8	.724
UNLV		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Virginia Tech		–		–	19	–	8	.704
James Madison		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Maine		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Army		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Dayton		–		–	19	–	10	.655
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Iona		–		–	17	–	10	.630
William & Mary		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Air Force		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Loyola (IL)		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Mercer		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Oklahoma City		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Boston College		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Butler		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	15	–	11	.577
South Carolina		–		–	16	–	12	.571
Siena		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Navy		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Milwaukee		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Niagara		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Northeastern		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Southern Mississippi		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Portland State		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Stetson		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Oral Roberts		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Xavier		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Cleveland State		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Tennessee State		–		–	11	–	12	.478
Catholic		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Manhattan		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Georgia Southern		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern State		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Connecticut		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Old Dominion		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Vermont		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Boston University		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Campbell		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Centenary (LA)		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Denver		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Colgate		–		–	9	–	17	.346
East Carolina		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Fordham		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Long Island		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Saint Peter's		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Baptist		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Samford		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Canisius		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Houston Baptist		–		–	7	–	19	.269
New Hampshire		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Wagner		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Evansville		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	6	–	18	.250
Valparaiso		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Robert Morris		–		–	4	–	19	.174
Richmond		–		–	4	–	22	.154
Hawaii		–		–	1	–	26	.037

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Brown Indians were independent and not a member of a conference. They were led by ninth year head coach Jim Satalin. St. Bonaventure advanced to the NCAA tournament where they fell to Penn in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	23	Glenn Hagan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Rochester, New York
F	53	Greg Sanders	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Jim Satalin (St. Bonaventure)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1977*		Scranton	W 84–74	1–0	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 3, 1977*		Georgetown	W 71–67	2–0	Reilly Center (5,319) St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 6, 1977*		Cornell	W 61–51	3–0	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 10, 1977*		at No. 18 Syracuse	L 81–107	3–1	Manley Field House Syracuse, New York
Dec 12, 1977*		No. 16 Detroit	L 92–94	3–2	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 27, 1977*		vs. Florida Gator Bowl Tourney	L 75–88	3–3	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 28, 1977*		at Jacksonville Gator Bowl Tourney	W 103–75	4–3	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 2, 1978*		Iona	W 93–85	5–3	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 4, 1978*		Howard	W 108–74	6–3	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 8, 1978*		at Virginia Tech	L 89–94	6–4	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 11, 1978*		UW Milwaukee	W 70–68	7–4	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 14, 1978*		No. 5 Notre Dame	L 78–79	7–5	Rochester War Memorial Rochester, New York
Jan 18, 1978*		Long Island	W 111–83	8–5	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 21, 1978*		at Canisius	W 96–60	9–5	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York
Jan 25, 1978*		at Hofstra	W 83–73	10–5	Hofstra Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, New York
Jan 28, 1978*		Niagara	W 89–76	11–5	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 30, 1978*		at St. Francis (NY)	W 90–72	12–5	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, New York
Feb 2, 1978*		No. 16 Providence	W 72–64	13–5	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 4, 1978*		Jacksonville	W 94–89	14–5	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 8, 1978*		at Villanova	L 76–91	14–6	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1978*		Canisius	W 97–88	15–6	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 18, 1978*		Duquesne	W 82–80	16–6	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 20, 1978*		at Fairfield	L 81–92	16–7	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
Feb 22, 1978*		La Salle	W 108–95	17–7	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 25, 1978*		at Niagara	W 69–67	18–7	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center Niagara Falls, New York
Feb 27, 1978*		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 75–72	19–7	DeGol Arena Loretto, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1978*		vs. No. 14 Syracuse ECAC Upstate Playoffs	W 70–69	20–7	Rochester War Memorial Rochester, New York
Mar 4, 1978*		vs. VCU ECAC Upstate Playoffs	W 63–61	21–7	Rochester War Memorial Rochester, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1978*	(E 2L)	vs. (E 4Q) No. 20 Penn First round	L 83–92	21–8	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Villanova and Penn Fives Triumph in East Regional". The New York Times. March 13, 1978. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ "2023 Record Book" (PDF). gobonnies.sbu.edu. March 27, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

[1] "Villanova and Penn Fives Triumph in East Regional". The New York Times. March 13, 1978. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[2] "2023 Record Book" (PDF). gobonnies.sbu.edu. March 27, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

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St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Venues	Olean Armory (1916, 1946–1966) Butler Gym (1919–1945) Reilly Center (1966–present) Blue Cross Arena (alternate)
Rivalries	Siena
Culture & lore	Roc City Hoops Classic
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics