1977–78 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his sixth season as head coach. An independent, Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 23-8. Knocked out of the ECAC South-Upstate Region tournament in the semifinals, the team missed an NCAA tournament bid for the second consecutive season. The Hoyas instead appeared in the 1978 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), their second straight NIT appearance, and finished in fourth place.

1977–78 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record23–8
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Stein (5th season)
  • Bob Grier (1st season)
CaptainDerrick Jackson (1st year)
Home arenaMcDonough Gymnasium
1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW 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
St. Bonaventure – –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
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
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
Long Island – –8–18  .308
Saint Peter's – –8–18  .308
Charleston Southern – –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
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