1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball
WAC champion
NCAA Tournament, Second round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record20-8 (10-2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
1978–79 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 10 – 2   .833 20 – 8   .714
Utah 9 – 3   .750 20 – 10   .667
New Mexico 8 – 4   .667 19 – 10   .655
Wyoming 5 – 7   .417 15 – 12   .556
San Diego State 4 – 8   .333 15 – 12   .556
UTEP 3 – 9   .250 11 – 15   .423
Colorado State 3 – 9   .250 11 – 16   .407
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1978–79 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's 4th season at BYU. The Cougars reached the NCAA tournament and finished the season with a record of 20–8, 10–2 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Roster

1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 22 Danny Ainge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Eugene, Oregon
F 34 Fred Roberts 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Riverton, Utah
F 35 Devin Durrant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Provo, Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1978*
 Hawaii W 93–69  1–0
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Nov 25, 1978*
 Portland State W 111–82  2–0
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 1, 1978*
 at Baylor W 92–86  3–0
 Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
Dec 2, 1978*
 at No. 13 Texas L 57–96  3–1
 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec 6, 1978*
 Utah State W 99–80  4–1
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 8, 1978*
 Saint Joseph's W 90–71  5–1
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 9, 1978*
 Purdue W 76–64  6–1
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 14, 1978*
 at Rhode Island L 76–85  6–2
 Providence Civic Center 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 16, 1978*
 at St. John's L 83–90  6–3
 Alumni Hall 
New York, New York
Dec 21, 1978*
 Harvard W 113–72  7–3
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 23, 1978*
 Oral Roberts W 120–104  8–3
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 29, 1978*
 vs. Georgia Tech L 81–83  8–4
 Met Center 
Bloomington, Minnesota
Dec 30, 1978*
 vs. Houston W 84–77  9–4
 Met Center 
Bloomington, Minnesota
Jan 4, 1979*
 Denver W 92–53  10–4
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Jan 6, 1979*
 at Utah State L 68–84  10–5
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 11, 1979
 UTEP W 80–56  11–5
(1–0) 		Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Jan 13, 1979
 New Mexico W 100–83  12–5
(2–0) 		Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Jan 20, 1979
 at Utah W 90–76  13–5
(3–0) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 25, 1979
 at Colorado State W 98–83  14–5
(4–0) 		Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 27, 1979
 at Wyoming L 69–71  14–6
(4–1) 		War Memorial Fieldhouse 
Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 3, 1979
 San Diego State W 88–80  15–6
(5–1) 		Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Feb 9, 1979
 at New Mexico L 65–66  15–7
(5–2) 		University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 10, 1979
 at UTEP W 77–68  16–7
(6–2) 		Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
Feb 17, 1979
 Utah W 76–50  17–7
(7–2) 		Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Feb 22, 1979
 Wyoming W 78–73  18–7
(8–2) 		Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Feb 24, 1979
 Colorado State W 66–61  19–7
(9–2) 		Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Mar 2, 1979
 at San Diego State W 96–95  20–7
(10–2) 		San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1979*
 (5 W) vs. (4 W) No. 19 San Francisco
Second round 		L 63–86  20–8
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wac/1979.html
  2. ^ "1978-79 BYU Cougars Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.