1978–79 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented University of Utah in the 1978–79 college basketball season.

1978–79 Utah Utes men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	20–10 (9–3 WAC)
Head coach	Jerry Pimm (5th season)
Home arena	Special Events Center
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU	10	–	2		.833			20	–	8		.714
Utah	9	–	3		.750			20	–	10		.667
New Mexico	8	–	4		.667			19	–	10		.655
Wyoming	5	–	7		.417			15	–	12		.556
San Diego State	4	–	8		.333			15	–	12		.556
UTEP	3	–	9		.250			11	–	15		.423
Colorado State	3	–	9		.250			11	–	16		.407
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1978–79 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 23 Danny Vranes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Salt Lake City, Utah F/C 42 Tom Chambers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Ogden, Utah	Head coach Jerry Pimm (Southern California) 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 25, 1978*		Boise State	W 75–56	1–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 3, 1979		at San Diego State	W 100–87	20–9 (9–3)	San Diego Sports Arena  San Diego, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 9, 1979*		vs. Pepperdine	L 88–92 OT	20–10	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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