The 1978–79 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Gary Colson. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–10 (later adjusted to 23–9), 10–4 in WCAC play to finish second in the regular season standings. Pepperdine received a bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves beat No. 8 seed Utah before falling to No. 1 seed UCLA, 76–71.[1]
| 1978–79 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball | |
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| Conference | West Coast Athletic Conference |
| Record | 23–9 (10–4 WCAC) |
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| Home arena | Firestone Fieldhouse |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 San Francisco | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Nov 24, 1978* |
vs. No. 10 Indiana Great Alaska Shootout |
W 59–58 | 1–0 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska | |||||||
| Nov 25, 1978* |
vs. No. 12 NC State Great Alaska Shootout |
L 62–91 | 1–1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska | |||||||
| Nov 26, 1978* |
vs. Lamar Great Alaska Shootout |
W 75–74 | 2–1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska | |||||||
| WCAC Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Feb 23, 1979 |
at San Francisco | L 69–72 | 20–8 (10–3) |
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
| Feb 24, 1979 |
at Santa Clara | L 74–85 | 20–9 (10–4) |
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | |||||||
| Feb 26, 1979* |
Centenary | W 104–86 | 21–9 |
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 9, 1979* |
vs. Utah First round |
W 92–88 OT | 22–9 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
| Mar 11, 1979* |
vs. No. 2 UCLA Second round |
L 71–76 | 22–10 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "U.C.L.A. and DePaul Triumphant in West". The New York Times. March 12, 1979. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2023.