SU Men’s Basketball honors 1977-78 Team

Funk, soul, and psychedelics built the era called the 70s, it was determined who would become the top cat of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
History, regime, technical strategies, and all were introduced in the era of wins for the Southern University basketball team. On rivalry weekend against Grambling State University, legends brought together was formed to be honored on the court that they once adored and nostalgically miss.
Southern University saluted the 1977-78 SWAC Champion men’s basketball team during halftime of the SU-Grambling men’s game Saturday, Feb. 7 at the F.G. Clark Center.
Led by head coach Carl Stewart, the 77-78 team finished 26-2 overall and posted an 11-1 record in the SWAC. The Jaguars averaged 94.7 points per game and won its games during the season by a margin of 13.5 points per game. Frankie Sanders of Dayton, Ohio finished as the teams top scorer and rebounder with his set aerodynamic ways, averaging a double – double of 27.4 points and 10.5 rebounds.
Southern’s 77-78 men’s basketball team also featured seven players – including Sanders, former SU head coach and longtime Ben Jobe who initiated the future Ben Jobe Award and assistant coach Tommy Green and Gregory “Pop” Green – who were drafted into the NBA and 10 players who went on to play professionally.
The 77-78 Jaguars made it to the top of heights during the legendary era, an appearance in the NCAA Division II playoff in Troy, Alabama and holds the distinction of scoring a season high 149 points in a 48-point win over Dillard University.
The festivities are apart of Southern basketball’s alumni weekend, which includes an alumni game featuring former Jaguars men’s and women’s basketball players on Friday night. Southern hosts Grambling in a Southwestern Athletic Conference hoops doubleheader, which begins with women’s basketball action at 3 p.m.
Cox Sports Television broadcasted the in-state rivalry game between Southern and Grambling, the true rivalry of such schools. Tickets were $15 for reserved seats and $10 for general admission seating. Fans are encouraged to contact the SU Ticket office at 225-771-3171 for more details for future reference.