1978–79 USC Trojans men's basketball team

1978–79 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record20–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaL. A. Sports Arena
Seasons
1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 25 – 5   .833
USC 14 – 4   .778 20 – 9   .690
Oregon State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 10   .643
Washington State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 9   .667
Arizona 10 – 8   .556 16 – 11   .593
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 15   .444
Oregon 7 – 11   .389 12 – 15   .444
Stanford 6 – 12   .333 12 – 15   .444
Washington 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407
California 4 – 14   .222 6 – 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 1978–79 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bob Boyd, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The Trojans were 14–4 in the Pac-10 and finished second in the conference regular season standings behind UCLA. USC received a bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's fifth appearance all-time.

Roster

1978–79 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 44 Cliff Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Castlemont Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 30, 1978*
 No. 12 Houston W 88–80  1–0
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 2, 1978*
 No. 12 Utah W 70–56  2–0
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 6, 1978
 No. 11 at Stanford W 57–55  3–0
(1–0) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 13, 1978*
 No. 12 at No. 1 Duke L 65–79  3–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Dec 15, 1978*
 vs. Xavier L 68–75  3–2
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 16, 1978*
 vs. Niagara W 75–68  4–2
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1978*
 No. 7 Kansas W 89–83 OT 5–2
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 26, 1978
 at California W 59–54  6–2
(2–0) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 29, 1978*
 vs. Holy Cross W 78–60  7–2
 Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 30, 1978*
 at Maryland L 79–83  7–3
 Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 5, 1979
 Oregon W 70–64  8–3
(3–0) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 6, 1979
 Oregon State W 76–75  9–3
(4–0) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 13, 1979
 No. 6 UCLA L 86–89  9–4
(4–1) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 1979
 at Arizona State W 69–65  10–4
(5–1) 		ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 20, 1979*
 at Texas L 68–87  10–5
 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Jan 22, 1979
 at Arizona L 72–74  10–6
(5–2) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 27, 1979
 Washington State W 67–61  11–6
(6–2) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 30, 1979
 Washington W 69–59  12–6
(7–2) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 3, 1979
 at Oregon W 87–64  13–6
(8–2) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 5, 1979
 at Oregon State L 67–70  13–7
(8–3) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 9, 1979
 at No. 4 UCLA L 94–102  13–8
(8–4) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 15, 1979
 Arizona W 70–67  14–8
(9–4) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 17, 1979
 Arizona State W 75–59  15–8
(10–4) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 22, 1979
 at Washington State W 71–69  16–8
(11–4) 		Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 24, 1979
 at Washington W 61–59  17–8
(12–4) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Mar 1, 1979
 Stanford W 79–68  18–8
(13–4) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 3, 1979
 California W 86–64  19–8
(14–4) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 9, 1979*
 vs. Utah State
First round 		W 86–67  20–8
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 11, 1979*
 vs. No. 8 DePaul
Second round 		L 78–89[3]  20–9
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

See also: 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "1978-79 USC Trojans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.C.L.A and DePaul Triumphant in West". The New York Times. March 12, 1979. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "1978-79 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "2019-20 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide". USC Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2023.