1978-79 Topps Basketball Cards
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Product Details
For the second consecutive season, 1978-79 Topps Basketball opted for a standard-sized, 132-card set.
Once again, the small series left no room for subsets.
1978-79 Topps Basketball Set Details
The 1978-79 Topps Basketball card fronts show two pictures of each player. The larger game-action shot takes up most of the card, with a smaller headshot inside a circle in the lower right corner. The city, team name and player's name are placed along the left side of the larger photo, but oriented horizontally. The player's position appears below the smaller picture.
The backs feature blocks of information presented vertically. A basketball that appears to be in play in a drawing contains the card number, with the player's name and vital stats to the right. Below that is a short write-up and then complete year-by-year statistics. At the bottom, Star Stats highlights the player's highest-scoring NBA game.
All-Star players are once again noted on their regular cards. A black box is added near the bottom of the card's front with the info about which team. One thing worth pointing out is that Rick Barry's card features a reverse negative image. Topps likely flipped the picture to keep his legs from being cut off by the smaller headshot, but the "Warriors" on his jersey is backward as a result.
Key rookie cards in the set include Jack Sikma, Dennis Johnson, Marques Johnson, Bernard King, Norm Nixon and Walter Davis.
Key 1978-79 Topps Basketball Cards:
- Julius Erving #130 - Buy on eBay
- Pete Maravich #80 - Buy on eBay
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #110 - Buy on eBay
- Dennis Johnson RC #78 - Buy on eBay
- Bernard King RC #75 - Buy on eBay
Set Checklist
1978-79 Topps Basketball Checklist
Base Set Checklist
2 Doug Collins - Philadelphia 76ers
3 Jamaal Wilkes - Los Angeles Lakers
4 Wilbur Holland - Chicago Bulls
5 Bob McAdoo - New York Knicks
6 Lucius Allen - Kansas City Kings
7 Wes Unseld - Washington Bullets
8 Dave Meyers - Milwaukee Bucks
9 Austin Carr - Cleveland Cavaliers
10 Walter Davis - Phoenix Suns AS
11 John Williamson - New Jersey Nets
12 E.C. Coleman - Golden State Warriors
13 Calvin Murphy - Houston Rockets
14 Bobby Jones - Denver Nuggets
15 Chris Ford - Detroit Pistons
16 Kermit Washington - Boston Celtics
17 Butch Beard - New York Knicks
18 Steve Mix - Philadelphia 76ers
19 Marvin Webster - Seattle SuperSonics
20 George Gervin - San Antonio Spurs AS
21 Steve Hawes - Atlanta Hawks
22 Johnny Davis - Portland Trail Blazers RC
23 Swen Nater - Buffalo Braves
24 Lou Hudson - Los Angeles Lakers
25 Elvin Hayes - Washington Bullets
26 Nate Archibald - Buffalo Braves
27 James Edwards - Indiana Pacers RC
28 Howard Porter - New Jersey Nets
29 Quinn Buckner - Milwaukee Bucks RC
30 Leonard Robinson - New Orleans Jazz AS
31 Jim Cleamons - New York Knicks
32 Campy Russell - Cleveland Cavaliers
33 Phil Smith - Golden State Warriors
34 Darryl Dawkins - Philadelphia 76ers
35 Don Buse - Phoenix Suns
36 Mickey Johnson - Chicago Bulls
37 Mike Gale - San Antonio Spurs
38 Moses Malone - Houston Rockets
39 Gus Williams - Seattle SuperSonics
40 Dave Cowens - Boston Celtics
41 Bobby Wilkerson - Denver Nuggets RC
42 Wilbert Jones - Buffalo Braves
43 Charlie Scott - Los Angeles Lakers
44 John Drew - Atlanta Hawks
45 Earl Monroe - New York Knicks
46 John Shumate - Detroit Pistons
47 Earl Tatum - Indiana Pacers
48 Mitch Kupchak - Washington Bullets
49 Ron Boone - Kansas City Kings
50 Maurice Lucas - Portland Trail Blazers AS
51 Louie Dampier - San Antonio Spurs
52 Aaron James - New Orleans Jazz
53 John Mengelt - Chicago Bulls
54 Garfield Heard - Phoenix Suns
55 George Johnson - New Jersey Nets
56 Junior Bridgeman - Milwaukee Bucks
57 Elmore Smith - Cleveland Cavaliers
58 Rudy Tomjanovich - Houston Rockets
59 Fred Brown - Seattle SuperSonics
60 Rick Barry - Golden State Warriors
61 Dave Bing - Boston Celtics
62 Anthony Roberts - Denver Nuggets
63 Norm Nixon - Los Angeles Lakers RC
64 Leon Douglas - Detroit Pistons RC
65 Henry Bibby - Philadelphia 76ers
66 Lonnie Shelton - New York Knicks
68 Tom Henderson - Washington Bullets
69 Dan Roundfield - Indiana Pacers
70 Armond Hill - Atlanta Hawks RC
71 Larry Kenon - San Antonio Spurs
72 Billy Knight - Buffalo Braves
73 Artis Gilmore - Chicago Bulls
74 Lionel Hollins - Portland Trail Blazers
75 Bernard King - New Jersey Nets RC
76 Brian Winters - Milwaukee Bucks
77 Alvan Adams - Phoenix Suns
78 Dennis Johnson - Seattle SuperSonics RC
79 Scott Wedman - Kansas City Kings
80 Pete Maravich - New Orleans Jazz AS
81 Dan Issel - Denver Nuggets
82 M.L. Carr - Detroit Pistons
83 Walt Frazier - Cleveland Cavaliers
84 Dwight Jones - Houston Rockets
85 Jo Jo White - Boston Celtics
86 Robert Parish - Golden State Warriors
87 Charlie Criss - Atlanta Hawks RC
88 Jim McMillian - New York Knicks
89 Chuck Williams - Buffalo Braves
90 George McGinnis - Philadelphia 76ers
91 Billy Paultz - San Antonio Spurs
92 Bob Dandridge - Washington Bullets
93 Ricky Sobers - Indiana Pacers
94 Paul Silas - Seattle SuperSonics
95 Gail Goodrich - New Orleans Jazz
96 Tim Bassett - New Jersey Nets
97 Ron Lee - Phoenix Suns
98 Bob Gross - Portland Trail Blazers
99 Sam Lacey - Kansas City Kings
100 David Thompson - Denver Nuggets AS
101 John Gianelli - Milwaukee Bucks
102 Norm Van Lier - Chicago Bulls
103 Caldwell Jones - Philadelphia 76ers
104 Eric Money - Detroit Pistons
105 Jim Chones - Cleveland Cavaliers
106 John Lucas - Houston Rockets
107 Spencer Haywood - New York Knicks
108 Eddie Johnson - Atlanta Hawks RC
109 Sidney Wicks - Boston Celtics
110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Los Angeles Lakers AS
111 Sonny Parker - Golden State Warriors RC
112 Randy Smith - Buffalo Braves
113 Kevin Grevey - Washington Bullets
114 Rich Kelley - New Orleans Jazz
115 Scott May - Chicago Bulls
116 Lloyd Free - Philadelphia 76ers
117 Jack Sikma - Seattle SuperSonics RC
118 Kevin Porter - New Jersey Nets
119 Darnell Hillman - Denver Nuggets
120 Paul Westphal - Phoenix Suns AS
121 Richard Washington - Kansas City Kings
122 Dave Twardzik - Portland Trail Blazers
123 Mike Bantom - Indiana Pacers
124 Mike Newlin - Houston Rockets
125 Bob Lanier - Detroit Pistons
126 Marques Johnson - Milwaukee Bucks RC
127 Foots Walker - Cleveland Cavaliers RC
128 Cedric Maxwell - Boston Celtics RC
129 Ray Williams - New York Knicks RC
130 Julius Erving - Philadelphia 76ers AS
131 Clifford Ray - Golden State Warriors
132 Adrian Dantley - Los Angeles Lakers
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