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1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1978–79
team	Indiana Hoosiers
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	22–12
conf_record	10–8
head_coach	Bobby Knight
hc_year	8th
asst_coach1	Gerry Gimelstob
asst_coach2	Jim Crews
asst_coach3	Tom Miller
captain	Mike Woodson
stadium	Assembly Hall
bowl	[National Invitation Tournament](1979-national-invitation-tournament)
bowl_result	[Champions](1979-national-invitation-tournament)

The 1978–79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 8th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–12 and a conference record of 10–8, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. Coming off an NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance, Indiana missed out on an invitation to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. Instead, IU was invited to participate in the 1979 NIT, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the championship game and won their first NIT title.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
20	Steve Reish	G	6–2	Fr.	Union City, Indiana
23	Don Cox	G/F	6–6	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
24	Randy Wittman	G/F	6–6	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
25	Tommy Baker	G	6–2	So.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
30	Ted Kitchel	F	6–8	Fr.	Galveston, Indiana
31	Scott Eells	F	6–9	Sr.	Hoopeston, Illinois
32	Landon Turner	F/C	6–10	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
33	Eric Kirchner	F	6–7	So.	Edelstein, Illinois
34	Steve Risley	F	6–8	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
40	Glen Grunwald	F	6–9	Jr.	Franklin Park, Illinois
41	Butch Carter	G	6–5	Jr.	Middletown, Ohio
42	Mike Woodson	F	6–5	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
43	Jim Roberson	C	6–9	Sr.	Rochester, New York
44	Phil Isenbarger	F	6–8	So.	Muncie, Indiana
45	Ray Tolbert	F/C	6–9	So.	Anderson, Indiana

Schedule/Results

|- !colspan=8| Regular Season |-

|- !colspan=8| NIT

Notes

During the NIT, Indiana and Ohio State both received byes during the quarterfinals and advanced directly to the semifinals.

Awards and honors

Butch Carter, NIT co-Most Valuable Player
Ray Tolbert, NIT co-Most Valuable Player

References

"Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar.

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