1977–78 Utah Utes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1977–78 Utah Utes men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 23–6 (12–2 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Special Events Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 New Mexico | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 24 | – | 4 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Utah | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1977–78 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1977–78 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jerry Pimm, and played their home games at the Special Events Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Dec 1, 1977* | Loyola Marymount | W 85–77 | 1–0 | Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 3, 1977* | No. 20 | USC | W 93–67 | 2–0 | Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Dec 9, 1977* | No. 14 | Kent State | W 50–47 | 3–0 | Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Feb 23, 1978* | No. 5 New Mexico | W 95–92 | 20–5 (10–2) | Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 25, 1978 | UTEP | W 68–52 | 21–5 (11–2) | Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Mar 4, 1978 | No. 19 | BYU | W 81–74 | 22–5 (12–2) | Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1978* | No. 14 | vs. Missouri First round | W 86–79 2OT[2] | 23–5 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Mar 17, 1978* | No. 14 | vs. No. 6 Notre Dame Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 56–69[3] | 23–6 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. |
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Rankings
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1977-78 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "DePaul, Utah Win". The New York Times. March 13, 1978. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Notre Dame and DePaul Reach Final in Midwest". The New York Times. March 18, 1978. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "1977–78 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.