1978–79 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

1978–79 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–7 (10–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaJaguar Gym
Mobile Municipal Auditorium
1978–79 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 10 0   1.000 20 7   .741
South Florida 6 4   .600 14 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 6 4   .600 16 11   .593
Jacksonville 5 5   .500 19 11   .633
New Orleans 3 7   .300 11 16   .407
Georgia State 0 10   .000 7 20   .259
1979 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978–79 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Cliff Ellis, in his fourth year as head coach. They played their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–7, 10–0 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They were upset by Jacksonville in the Sun Belt tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. In the second round, the Jaguars lost to Louisville, 69–66.