1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball
WAC champion
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	24–5 (13–1 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Arnold
Assistant coaches	Roger Reid Harry Anderson
Home arena	Marriott Center
Seasons← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979-80 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

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

Roster

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

Roger Reid

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	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.

References

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

v t e BYU Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Smith Fieldhouse (1951–1971) Marriott Center (1971–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Utah In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Pep band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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