1978–79 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

1978–79 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
1978–79 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	11–15 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bus Connor (6th season);
Home arena	Bronco Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State †	10	–	4	.714	25	–	9	.735
Northern Arizona	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
Idaho State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	13	.519
Montana	7	–	7	.500	14	–	13	.519
Gonzaga	7	–	7	.500	16	–	10	.615
Montana State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	11	.577
Boise State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Idaho	4	–	10	.286	11	–	15	.423

† Conference tournament winner

The 1978–79 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by sixth-year head coach Bus Connor and played their home games on campus at Bronco Gymnasium in Boise, Idaho.

They finished the regular season at 11–15 overall, with a 6–8 record in the Big Sky Conference, tied for sixth in the standings.^[1]^[2]

No Broncos were named to the all-conference team; forward Sean McKenna was on the second team, and guard Fred Williams was honorable mention.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "College basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 26, 1979. p. 4B.
^ "Big Sky Conference: final standing". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 26, 1979. p. 26.
^ "3 Wildcats on all-Big Sky team". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 7, 1979. p. E4.
^ "Cathey named All-Big Sky". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1979. p. C1.
^ "All league: Newman on Big Sky second unit". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 7, 1979. p. 3B.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1978–79 basketball season

[ergcbs-1] "College basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 26, 1979. p. 4B.

[fnlstgs-2] "Big Sky Conference: final standing". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 26, 1979. p. 26.

[twabgs-3] "3 Wildcats on all-Big Sky team". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 7, 1979. p. E4.

[dnabs-4] "Cathey named All-Big Sky". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1979. p. C1.

[nosnt-5] "All league: Newman on Big Sky second unit". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 7, 1979. p. 3B.

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