1978–79 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

1978–79 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–11 (5–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaJacksonville Memorial Coliseum
1978–79 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Alabama100 1.000207  .741
South Florida64 .6001414  .500
UNC Charlotte64 .6001611  .593
Jacksonville55 .5001911  .633
New Orleans37 .3001116  .407
Georgia State010 .000720  .259
1979 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978–79 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University as members of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by first-year head coach Tates Locke, played their home games at Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.

After finishing fourth in the Sun Belt regular season standings, Jacksonville won the conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. The team was beaten by No. 8 seed Virginia Tech, 70–53, in the opening round to end the season 19–11 (5–5 Sun Belt). This season closed out the most successful decade in program history, as four of the school's five NCAA tournament appearances all-time occurred during the 1970s.