FSU Men's Basketball - 1978-79 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Joe Williams, Head Coach Bob Dotson, Assistant Coach Frank Gilmore, Graduate Assistant John Jones, Assistant Coach ![]() Click here to see indivual mug shots |
![]() Tony Jackson and Mickey Dillard |
Rodney Arnold, 6-4, 195, G, Kingsport, TN (Kingsport Christian/Furman)
Ed Chatman, 6-3, 190, F, Leesburg (Gulf Coast JC)
Greg Collinsworth, 6-5, 195, F, Titusville (Titusville)
Elvis Rolle, 6-10, 216, C, Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central/Oral Roberts)
Pernell Tookes, 6-6, 185, F, Orlando (Boone)
1979 Roster - By Name
From the 1978-79 FSU Men's Basketball Press Guide, page 36
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 43 Kris Anderson F-C 6-8 205 Jr ** Yulee (Fernandina Beach)
10 Rodney Arnold G 6-4 195 So Kingsport, TN (Kingsport Christian/Furman)
* 20 James Bozeman F 6-5 199 So * Tallahassee (Florida)
* 34 Murray Brown F-C 6-8 205 Jr ** Tampa (Robinson)
* 30 Ed Chatman F 6-3 190 So Leesburg (Gulf Coast JC)
* 24 Greg Collinsworth F 6-5 195 Fr Titusville (Titusville)
* 35 Jerry Cox G 6-4 180 Sr * Indianapolis, IN (Broad Ripple/Wabash Valley CC)
22 Mickey Dillard G 6-3 170 Jr ** Dania (Nova)
* 23 Tony Jackson G 6-0 165 Jr ** Lexington, KY (Bryan Station)
* 33 Donnie Kuhl C 6-9 235 Jr ** Orlando (Evans)
* 14 Hank Mann F 6-5 185 Sr-R ** Chester, PA (Chester)
* 11 Bobby Parks G 5-11 160 So * Clearwater (Clearwater)
42 Elvis Rolle C 6-10 216 Jr Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central/Oral Roberts)
* 54 Pernell Tookes F 6-6 185 Fr Orlando (Boone)
1979 Roster - By Number
From the 1978-79 FSU Men's Basketball Press Guide, page 36
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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10 Rodney Arnold G 6-4 195 So Kingsport, TN (Kingsport Christian/Furman)
* 11 Bobby Parks G 5-11 160 So * Clearwater (Clearwater)
* 14 Hank Mann F 6-5 185 Sr-R ** Chester, PA (Chester)
* 20 James Bozeman F 6-5 199 So * Tallahassee (Florida)
22 Mickey Dillard G 6-3 170 Jr ** Dania (Nova)
* 23 Tony Jackson G 6-0 165 Jr ** Lexington, KY (Bryan Station)
* 24 Greg Collinsworth F 6-5 195 Fr Titusville (Titusville)
* 30 Ed Chatman F 6-3 190 So Leesburg (Gulf Coast JC)
* 33 Donnie Kuhl C 6-9 235 Jr ** Orlando (Evans)
* 34 Murray Brown F-C 6-8 205 Jr ** Tampa (Robinson)
* 35 Jerry Cox G 6-4 180 Sr * Indianapolis, IN (Broad Ripple/Wabash Valley CC)
42 Elvis Rolle C 6-10 216 Jr Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central/Oral Roberts)
* 43 Kris Anderson F-C 6-8 205 Jr ** Yulee (Fernandina Beach)
* 54 Pernell Tookes F 6-6 185 Fr Orlando (Boone)
Lettermen from the 2001-02 FSU Basketball Media Guide, page 242
1978-79 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Dave Cowens 18 C-Coach Boston Celtics
Harry Davis 40 F Cleveland Cavaliers
Noles in the Pros - 2
1979 Schedule and Results
AP |
UPI |
AP |
UPI |
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| ECKERD COLLEGE | W 116-71 | ||||||||||
| WESTERN KENTUCKY | W 70-59 | ||||||||||
| AUBURN | W 71-70 | ||||||||||
| FLORIDA Jacksonville, Fl |
W 68-61 | ||||||||||
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | W 106-75 | ||||||||||
| DAYTON Dayton Invitational |
L 80-97 | ||||||||||
| PENN STATE Dayton Invitational, Dayton, Oh |
L 57-64 | ||||||||||
| ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM | W 85-66 | ||||||||||
| JACKSONVILLE | L 68-71 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN Old Dominion Classic, Norfolk, Va |
W 96-83 | ||||||||||
| OLD DOMINION 2 OT, Old Dominion Classic |
L 76-80 | ||||||||||
| TULANE | L 60-74 | ||||||||||
| SAINT LOUIS | W 61-59 | ||||||||||
| MEMPHIS STATE OT |
W 93-86 | ||||||||||
| LOUISVILLE | L 65-67 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 79-73 | ||||||||||
| GEORGE WASHINGTON | W 71-68 | ||||||||||
| CINCINNATI | W 80-77 | ||||||||||
| TULANE | W 89-84 | ||||||||||
| LOUISVILLE | L 71-84 | ||||||||||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 84-81 | ||||||||||
| SOUTH ALABAMA | L 61-78 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA TECH | L 72-75 | ||||||||||
| SAINT LOUIS | W 84-79 | ||||||||||
| CINCINNATI | W 76-71 | ||||||||||
| MEMPHIS STATE | W 90-87 | ||||||||||
| TULANE Metro, Memphis, Tn |
W 101-92 | ||||||||||
| MEMPHIS STATE Metro |
W 35-34 | ||||||||||
| VIRGINIA TECH Metro Championship, Memphis, Tn |
L 60-68 | ||||||||||
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 19-10 9- 1 7- 7 3- 2
VS METRO CONF 7- 3 4- 1 3- 2 0- 0
AGAINST TOP 25 0- 2 0- 1 0- 1 0- 0
1978-79 - 30 Point Club
Name Date Opponent FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS
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Murray Brown 12/04/78 AUBURN 16 17 10 14 42
Murray Brown 03/01/79 TULANE 12 15 10 15 34
Murray Brown 02/25/79 MEMPHIS STATE 11 15 11 13 33
Murray Brown 01/29/79 TULANE 11 14 9 11 31
Murray Brown 03/03/79 VIRGINIA TECH 13 20 4 7 30
1978-79 - 15 Rebound Club
Name Date Opponent TOTAL
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None
1978-79 - 10 Assist Club
Name Date Opponent Assists
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Tony Jackson 01/18/79 MEMPHIS STATE 11
Tony Jackson 01/25/79 GEORGE WASHINGTON 10
1978-79 EOY Stats
From the 1979-80 FSU Men's Basketball Media Guide, page 24
Name GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG REB AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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Murray Brown 29 29 1010 237 343 .691 155 218 .711 629 21.7 242 8.3 92 4 20 61 25 22
Ed Chatman 29 12 764 122 270 .452 51 80 .638 295 10.2 127 4.4 69 1 29 57 13 42
Kris Anderson 24 22 775 105 179 .587 66 81 .815 276 11.5 175 7.3 70 1 29 53 10 17
Tony Jackson 29 29 1039 106 281 .377 43 83 .518 255 8.8 72 2.5 88 4 158 122 0 58
James Bozeman 29 24 616 94 207 .454 36 55 .655 224 7.7 89 3.1 97 7 19 43 5 23
Bobby Parks 29 17 736 80 160 .500 48 60 .800 208 7.2 42 1.4 80 3 97 61 3 32
Hank Mann 29 10 518 72 161 .447 23 42 .548 167 5.8 96 3.3 71 2 10 39 2 16
Pernell Tookes 25 244 31 68 .456 11 19 .579 73 2.9 67 2.7 40 0 6 16 3 5
Mickey Dillard 2 2 66 13 26 .500 14 16 .875 40 20.0 8 4.0 5 0 5 8 0 4
Donnie Kuhl 12 62 15 19 .789 2 2 1.00 32 2.7 10 0.8 12 0 3 7 0 2
Jerry Cox 7 21 4 7 .571 7 9 .778 15 2.1 2 0.3 11 1 2 10 0 2
Greg Collinsworth 6 24 3 7 .429 5 7 .714 11 1.8 8 1.3 2 0 1 8 0 0
Team 84 0.0
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FSU 29 882 1728 .510 461 672 .686 2225 76.7 1022 35.2 637 23 379 485 61 223
Opp 29 829 1656 .501 476 674 .706 2134 73.6 892 30.8 626 35 316 459 84 193
1978-79 Game Stats
FLORIDA STATE 116, ECKERD COLLEGE 71
11/27/78, TALLAHASSEE, FL
NAME GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
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Mickey Dillard g 27 9 13 5 6 23 1 2 3 3 2 3 0 3
James Bozeman 19 7 8 1 4 15 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1
Pernell Tookes 16 5 8 3 3 13 3 4 7 4 3 2 0 0
Hank Mann f 19 6 11 0 0 12 3 3 6 2 0 2 0 0
Murray Brown c 17 5 7 0 0 10 3 3 6 4 0 2 3 0
Tony Jackson g 31 5 9 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 5
Donnie Kuhl 15 5 6 0 0 10 1 2 3 3 0 2 0 0
Ed Chatman f 25 4 14 0 0 8 3 4 7 3 2 0 0 2
Bobby Parks 13 3 4 2 2 8 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1
Jerry Cox 8 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 1
Greg Collinsworth 10 1 4 1 3 3 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 0
Team 2 3 5
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FSU 5 200 51 85 14 20 116 20 26 46 27 17 21 4 13
Opp 200 21 60 29 36 71 10 19 29 22 2 27 0 2
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECKERD COLLEGE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN KENTUCKY | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| AUBURN |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| FLORIDA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| DAYTON |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| PENN STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| JACKSONVILLE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
| 1 | 2 | OT | 2-OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||||
| OLD DOMINION |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| TULANE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| SAINT LOUIS |
| 1 | 2 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||
| MEMPHIS STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOUISVILLE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGIA TECH | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| GEORGE WASHINGTON |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| CINCINNATI |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TULANE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| LOUISVILLE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSONVILLE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| SOUTH ALABAMA |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| GEORGIA TECH |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT LOUIS | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINCINNATI | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEMPHIS STATE | |||
| FLORIDA STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| TULANE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| MEMPHIS STATE |
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | |||
| VIRGINIA TECH |