1978–79 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1978–79 Pacific Tigers men's basketball | |
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PCAA Regular season champions PCAA tournament champions | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
Record | 18–12 (11–3 PCAA) |
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Home arena | Pacific Pavilion |
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 → |
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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 Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1978–79 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 7th-year head coach Stan Morrison and played their home games at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium in Stockton, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 2, 1978* | at Portland | L 85–87 | 0–1 | Howard Hall Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Dec 9, 1978* | at Montana State | L 66–83 | 0–2 | Worthington Arena Havre, Montana | |||||||
Dec 11, 1978* | at Montana | L 52–66 | 0–3 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana | |||||||
Dec 15, 1978* | at No. 19 San Francisco | L 57–69 | 0–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
Dec 16, 1978* | vs. No. 15 Nevada-Las Vegas | L 85–95 | 0–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
Dec 28, 1978* | Texas | L 53–70 | 0–6 | Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California | |||||||
Jan 3, 1979* | at Saint Mary's | L 74–77 | 0–7 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California | |||||||
Jan 11, 1979 | Utah State | W 86–82 | 1–7 (1–0) | Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California | |||||||
Jan 13, 1979 | San Jose State | W 86–72 | 2–7 (2–0) | Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California | |||||||
Jan 18, 1979 | at UC Irvine | W 64–54 | 3–7 (3–0) | Crawford Hall Irvine, California | |||||||
Jan 21, 1979 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 63–81 | 3–8 (3–1) | Titan Gym Fullerton, California | |||||||
Jan 24, 1979 | at Fresno State | L 56–66 | 3–9 (3–2) | Selland Arena Fresno, California | |||||||
Jan 26, 1979 | Fresno State | W 57–40 | 4–9 (4–2) | Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California | |||||||
Feb 25, 1979 | at San Jose State | W 96–84 | 15–11 (11–3) | Independence High School San Jose, California | |||||||
PCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 1979* | vs. UC Irvine Quarterfinals | W 57–52 | 16–11 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
Mar 2, 1979* | vs. Long Beach State Semifinals | W 74–69 | 17–11 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
Mar 3, 1979* | vs. Utah State Championship game | W 82–73 | 18–11 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 1979* | (6 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 12 Marquette Second round | L 48–73 | 18–12 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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Notes
References
- ^ "1978-79 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". pacifictigers.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.