1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The 1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1979–80 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's 5th season at BYU. The Cougars finished the regular season with a record of 24–5, 13–1 in the Western Athletic Conference. The team's sole conference loss was by a 53–56 score against Wyoming.

1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball
WAC champion
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record24–5 (13–1 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
1979-80 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 13 1   .929 24 5   .828
UTEP 10 4   .714 20 8   .714
Utah 10 4   .714 18 10   .643
Wyoming 5 9   .357 18 10   .643
Colorado State 5 9   .357 10 17   .370
Hawaii 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
New Mexico 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
San Diego State 3 11   .214 6 21   .222
Air Force   8 17   .320
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Junior Guard Danny Ainge was leading scorer, averaging 19.1 points per game. Center Alan Taylor with 12.5 rebounds per game.[2]

Roster

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1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 22 Danny Ainge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Eugene, Oregon
F 34 Fred Roberts 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Riverton, Utah
F 35 Devin Durrant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Provo, Utah
C 50 Greg Kite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Houston, TX
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
Regular Season
November 30*
Illinois L 76–86  0–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
December 1*
Baylor W 100–58  1–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
December 7*
at Tulsa W 73–71  2–1
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 8*
at Oral Roberts W 76–75  3–1
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 11*
Cal State Fullerton W 80–64  4–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
December 14*
UC-Santa Barbara W 87–65  5–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
December 15*
La Salle W 108–106  6–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
December 18*
at Long Beach State L 76–78  6–2
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
December 22*
at Utah State W 89–84  7–2
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
December 26*
vs. Penn State W 58–50  8–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
December 27*
vs. Oregon State L 71–86  8–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
December 28*
vs. Charlotte W 104–91  9–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
January 3
at New Mexico W 75–63  10–3
(1–0)
The Pit/Bob King Court 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 5
at UTEP W 70–69  11–3
(2–0)
Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
January 12
Utah W 89–72  12–3
(3–0)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
January 17
Wyoming L 53–56  12–4
(3–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
January 19
Colorado State W 104–82  13–4
(4–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
January 24
at San Diego State W 123–91  14–4
(5–1)
San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
January 26
at Hawaii W 34–33  15–4
(6–1)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 31
UTEP W 89–81  16–4
(7–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
February 2
New Mexico W 89–68  17–4
(8–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
February 9
at Utah W 83–82  18–4
(9–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
February 12*
Utah State W 84–83  19–4
(9–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
February 16*
Alaska W 93–59  20–4
(9–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
February 21
at Colorado State W 111–86  21–4
(10–1)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
February 23
at Wyoming W 39–30  22–4
(11–1)
War Memorial Fieldhouse 
Laramie, Wyoming
February 28
Hawaii W 107–82  23–4
(12–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
March 1
San Diego State W 114–81  24–4
(13–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
NCAA Tournament
March 8*
at Clemson L 66–71  24–5
(13–1)
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wac/1980.html
  2. ^ "1979-80 BYU Cougars Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "1979-80 BYU Cougars Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.