1978–79 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record20–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaL. A. Sports Arena
1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA153 .833255  .833
USC144 .778209  .690
Oregon State117 .6111810  .643
Washington State108 .556189  .667
Arizona108 .5561611  .593
Arizona State711 .3891215  .444
Oregon711 .3891215  .444
Stanford612 .3331215  .444
Washington612 .3331116  .407
California414 .222621  .222
As of April 15, 1979[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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 schools fifth appearance all-time.

Roster

1978–79 USC Trojans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 44 Cliff Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoCastlemont 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

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.
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