1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball
1978–79 BYU Cougars men's basketball
WAC champion
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	20-8 (10-2 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Arnold;
Assistant coaches	Roger Reid; Harry Anderson;
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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

Roger Reid

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

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

[1] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wac/1979.html

[2] "1978-79 BYU Cougars Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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Venues	Smith Fieldhouse (1951–1971) Marriott Center (1971–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Utah In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Pep band
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