1977–78 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
1977–78 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball | |
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PCAA tournament champions | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
Record | 23–9 (9–5 PCAA) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Titan Gym (Capacity: 4,000) |
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1978 PCAA tournament winner As of March 18, 1978[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1977–78 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by head coach Bobby Dye, played their home games at the Titan Gym, in Fullerton, California, as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 23–9, 9–5 in PCAA play to finish in third place. In the championship game of the PCAA tournament, they defeated Long Beach State to win the tournament and receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the school’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 4 at-large (4L) seed in the West region, they upset New Mexico and San Francisco to reach the regional final. Despite a valiant effort, the Titans fell to Arkansas in the Elite Eight.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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PCAA regular season | |||||||||||
Feb 4, 1978 | Fresno State | W 54–48 | 15–5 (6–2) | Titan Gym Fullerton, California | |||||||
Feb 9, 1978 | at Long Beach State | L 84–88 | 15–6 (6–3) | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California | |||||||
Feb 11, 1978 | San Diego State | L 70–76 | 15–7 (6–4) | Titan Gym Fullerton, California | |||||||
Feb 16, 1978 | at Pacific | L 62–71 | 15–8 (6–5) | Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California | |||||||
Feb 18, 1978 | at San Jose State | W 80–78 | 16–8 (7–5) | Independence High School San Jose, California | |||||||
Feb 23, 1978 | UC Irvine | W 83–75 | 17–8 (8–5) | Titan Gym Fullerton, California | |||||||
Feb 25, 1978 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 85–67 | 18–8 (9–5) | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, California | |||||||
PCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 1978* | San Jose State Quarterfinals | W 88–78 | 19–8 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
Mar 3, 1978* | San Diego State Semifinals | W 64–50 | 20–8 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
Mar 4, 1978* | vs. Long Beach State Championship game | W 64–53 | 21–8 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1978* | (W 4L) | vs. (W 2Q) No. 5 New Mexico First Round | W 90–85 | 22–8 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona | ||||||
Mar 16, 1978* | (W 4L) | vs. (W 3Q) No. 11 San Francisco West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 75–72 | 23–8 | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Mar 18, 1978* | (W 4L) | vs. (W 2L) No. 5 Arkansas West Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 58–61 | 23–9 | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source:[3] [4]
References
- ^ "1978-78 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "CLOSE, BUT NO GLASS SLIPPER". Sports Illustrated. March 27, 1978. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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(help) - ^ "1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule - Cal State Fullerton Athletics". Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "CSU Fullerton Titans 1977–78 Statistics". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2023.