1977–78 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 1977–78 BYU Cougars Basketball Western Athletic Conference WAC 12–18 6–8 Frank Arnold 3rd Marriott Center The 1977–78 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented the Brigham Young University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1977–78 college basketball season. The Cougars finished the season with a record of 12–18, 6–8 in the Western Athletic Conference Roster 1977 BYU Cougars y Scott Runia 20 G 6 1 170 Salt Lake City, Utah Danny Ainge 22 G 6 5 188 Fr Eugene, Oregon y Greg Anderson 23 G 6 2 165 Salt Lake City, Utah Greg Ballif 24 G 6 3 190 Provo, Utah Mike May 30 G 6 1 185 Canoga Park, California Steve Anderson 31 F 6 6 212 Rancho Palos Verdes, California Keith Rice 32 F 6 5 200 Portland, Oregon Kevin Nielsen 40 F 6 7 190 Provo, Utah Mark Stroud 40 F 6 9 185 Pocatello, Idaho Glen Roberts 43 F 6 5 200 Riverton, Utah Larry Cheesman 45 F 6 6 190 Provo, Utah Paul Vos 50 F 7 0 220 Sr Waalre, Netherlands Dave McGuire 52 C 7 0 225 West Covina, California Alan Taylor 53 G 6 10 240 Granada Hills, California Frank Arnold https://byucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/season/1977-1978 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| Regular season Nov 26, 1977 yes yes 6 UCLA 73–75 0–1 Pauley Pavilion 12,202 Los Angeles, CA Nov 28, 1977 yes Long Beach State 100–91 1–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Nov 29, 1977 yes yes Nevada 66–100 1–2 Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada Dec 3, 1977 yes yes Idaho State 87–94 1–3 ASISU Minidome Pocatello, Idaho Dec 9, 1977 yes Montana Cougar Classic 72–76 1–4 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Dec 10, 1977 yes Cal State Fullerton Cougar Classic 75–80 1–5 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Dec 13, 1977 yes McNeese State 78–68 2–5 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Dec 16, 1977 yes yes Illinois 74–81 2–6 Assembly Hall 8,612 Champaign, Illinois Dec 17, 1977 yes yes Bradley 86–79 3–6 Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois Dec 21, 1977 yes yes Utah State 89–91 3–7 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Dec 23, 1977 yes yes San Diego State 88–104 3–8 San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California Dec 28, 1977 yes yes 2 North Carolina Rainbow Classic 81–94 3–9 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 4,794 Honolulu, Hawaii Dec 29, 1977 yes yes Rhode Island Rainbow Classic 87–92 3–10 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Dec 30, 1977 yes yes Hawaii Rainbow Classic 88–78 4–10 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Jan 3, 1978 yes Weber State 81–76 5–10 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Jan 5, 1978 yes Utah State 85–84 6–10 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Jan 12, 1978 yes Wyoming 82–89 6–11 0–1 War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming Jan 14, 1978 yes Colorado State 66–76 6–12 0–2 Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado Jan 19, 1978 Arizona 87–86 7–12 1–2 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Jan 21, 1978 Arizona State 96–89 8–12 2–2 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Jan 26, 1978 yes 14 New Mexico 82–95 8–13 2–3 University Arena 18,211 Albuquerque, New Mexico Jan 28, 1978 yes UTEP 78–76 9–13 3–3 Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas Feb 4, 1978 Utah 76–89 9–14 3–4 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Feb 10, 1978 Colorado State 98–81 10–14 4–4 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Feb 11, 1978 Wyoming 76–56 11–14 5–4 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Feb 16, 1978 yes Arizona State 75–76 11–15 5–5 Desert Financial Arena Tempe, Arizona Feb 18, 1978 yes Arizona 90–104 11–16 5–6 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Feb 23, 1978 UTEP 73–64 12–16 6–6 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Feb 25, 1978 5 New Mexico 68–71 12–17 6–7 Marriott Center 22,998 Provo, Utah Mar 4, 1978 yes 14 Utah 74–81 12–18 6–8 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Mountain Time 1977-78 BYU Cougars Men's Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/brigham-young/men/1978-schedule.html 2025-03-23 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com enhttps://byucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/season/1977-1978 1977-1978 Men's Basketball Schedule byucougars.com April 3, 2025 References Category:BYU Cougars men's basketball seasons BYU BYU Cougars men's basketball BYU Cougars men's basketball