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.
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 20–9 (14–4 Pac-10) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | L. A. Sports Arena |
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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] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
Rankings
editReferences
edit- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "1978-79 USC Trojans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "U.C.L.A and DePaul Triumphant in West". The New York Times. March 12, 1979. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "1978-79 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "2019-20 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide". USC Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2023.