1978–79 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during the 1978–79 men's college basketball season. The Aggies were led by head coach Dutch Belnap and played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah. After finishing second in the conference regular season standings, Utah State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Southern California.

1978–79 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	19–11 (9–5 PCAA)
Head coach	Dutch Belnap
Home arena	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Pacific †	11	–	3		.786			18	–	12		.600
Utah State	9	–	5		.643			19	–	11		.633
Fresno State	9	–	5		.643			16	–	12		.571
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	7		.500			16	–	11		.593
Long Beach State	7	–	7		.500			16	–	12		.571
UC Santa Barbara^[note 1]	6	–	8		.429			12	–	15		.444
San Jose State	4	–	10		.286			7	–	20		.259
UC Irvine^[note 2]	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
† 1979 PCAA tournament winner As of March 18, 1978^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1978–79 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Keith McDonald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oakland, California F 30 Dean Hunger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kaysville, Utah	Head coach Dutch Belnap Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1978*		at Utah	L 81–84	0–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 1, 1978*		vs. Iona Carrier Classic	L 61–73	0–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Dec 2, 1978*		vs. Western Michigan Carrier Classic	W 93–85	1–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, New York
Dec 6, 1978*		at Brigham Young	L 80–99	1–3	Marriott Center  Provo, Utah
Dec 9, 1978*		Boise State	W 84–75	2–3	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 11, 1978*		Colorado	W 91–70	3–3	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 16, 1978*		at Weber State	W 76–70	4–3	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Dec 18, 1978*		Portland State	W 94–68	5–3	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 23, 1978*		Weber State	L 64–73	5–4	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 3, 1979*		Utah	W 80–72	6–4	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 6, 1979*		BYU	W 84–68	7–4	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 9, 1979		Fresno State	W 56–49	8–4 (1–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 11, 1979		at Pacific	L 82–86	8–5 (1–1)	Pacific Pavilion  Stockton, California
PCAA tournament
Mar 1, 1979*		vs. San Jose State Quarterfinals	W 85–78	18–9	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, California
Mar 2, 1979*		vs. Fresno State Semifinals	W 81–74	19–9	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, California
Mar 3, 1979*		vs. Pacific Championship game	L 73–82	19–10	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 9, 1979*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Southern California First round	L 67–86	19–11	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Notes

1. UC Santa Barbara was forced to vacated all wins during the 1978–79 season due to the use of ineligible players. UC Santa Barbara Record Book still includes win and loss totals.
2. Two losses against UC Santa Barbara included in win count per UC Irvine Record Book.

References

1. "1978-79 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". Retrieved July 21, 2017.
2. "1978–79 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "1978-79 Utah State University Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University.