1979–80 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 1979–80 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. This is Sonny Allen final year at SMU. The Mustangs finished with a record of 16-12, 7-9 in their conference.

1979–80 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record16–12 (7–9 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
1979–80 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M 14 2   .875 26 8   .765
Arkansas 13 3   .813 21 8   .724
Texas 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Texas Tech 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Houston 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
SMU 7 9   .438 16 12   .571
Baylor 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Rice 4 12   .250 7 19   .269
TCU 2 14   .125 7 19   .269
1980 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1979–80 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Brad Branson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr North Fort Myers, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
Tulane W 78–68  1–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 3*
Texas Lutheran W 123–91  2–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 5*
Kansas W 89–88  3–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 8*
Colorado W 86–65  4–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 15*
Texas Arlington W 77–76  5–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 17*
Georgia State W 119–92  6–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 19*
Texas Wesleyan W 112–85  7–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 21*
vs. Purdue L 60–85  7–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
December 22*
vs. California W 97–88  8–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
December 29*
at Vanderbilt L 77–88  8–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 3
at Arkansas L 69–84  8–3
(0–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 5
Texas L 75–85  8–4
(0–2)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 8
at Baylor W 78–72  9–4
(1–2)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 12
at Houston L 81–96  9–5
(1–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
January 15
Texas A&M L 56–63  9–6
(1–4)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 19
TCU L 89–92  9–7
(1–5)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 22
at Rice W 85–83  10–7
(2–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
January 26
Texas Tech W 76–75  11–7
(3–5)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 30
at Texas L 80–113  11–8
(3–6)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
February 2
Houston L 70–71  11–9
(3–7)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 4
Baylor W 73–69  12–9
(4–7)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 6
at Texas A&M L 56–67  12–10
(4–8)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
February 9
at TCU W 76–57  13–10
(5–8)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
February 12
Rice W 82–81  14–10
(6–8)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 16
at Texas Tech L 59–62  14–11
(6–9)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
February 19
Arkansas W 62–58  15–11
(7–9)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
Southwest tournament
February 25
vs. Baylor W 86–83  16–11
(7–9)
HemisFair Arena 
San Antonio, Texas
February 26
vs. Texas Tech L 65–73  16–12
(7–9)
HemisFair Arena 
San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 45 Brad Branson Detroit Pistons

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References

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  1. ^ "1979–80 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Results" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "1980 NBA Draft". DatabaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.