1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	16–10 (8–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Carazo (5th season)
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	11	–	3	.786	17	–	12	.586
Princeton	11	–	3	.786	15	–	15	.500
Brown	9	–	5	.643	12	–	14	.462
Yale	8	–	6	.571	16	–	10	.615
Harvard	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Dartmouth	3	–	11	.214	6	–	20	.231
Cornell	3	–	11	.214	5	–	19	.208

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 5th year head coach Ray Carazo, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 16–10, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	15	Joe Conway	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Elizabeth, NJ
C	32	Tim Daaleman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Westfield, NJ
G	5	Mike Hill	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Uncasville, NY
F		Steve Leondis	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	—	Fr
G	12	Regis O'Keefe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	22	Doug Stratton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Osmond, Nebraska
F	26	Lynn Kassem Moussa	8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)	—	Jr	Osmond, Nebraska

Head coach

Ray Carazo

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*	at Connecticut	L 75–83	0–1	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
December 4*	Fordham	W 106–102	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
December 8*	Holy Cross	L 87–97	1–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
December 10	at Brown	W 69–58	2–2 (1–0)	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
December 27*	at U. S. International	L 79–83	2–3 (1–0)
January 5*	Middlebury	W 114–74	3–3 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 11	at Princeton	L 57–65	3–4 (1–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
January 12	at Penn	L 64–84	3–5 (1–2)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 15*	Army	W 64–63	4–5 (1–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 19*	at Navy	W 60–58	5–5 (1–2)	Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland
January 23*	New Hampshire	W 81–62	6–5 (1–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 26*	Fairfield	W 77–72	7–5 (1–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 29	Harvard	W 86–75	8–5 (2–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 30*	Colgate	W 83–68	9–5 (2–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 2	Dartmouth	W 80–67	10–5 (3–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 4*	at North Carolina	L 74–85	10–6 (3–2)	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 8	at Cornell	W 75–70	11–6 (4–2)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
February 9	at Columbia	W 94–88	12–6 (5–2)	Levien Gymnasium Morningside Heights, Manhattan
February 12	Brown	W 84–74	13–6 (6–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 15	Penn	L 68–73	13–7 (6–3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 16	Princeton	L 57–61	13–8 (6–4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 18*	Union	W 68–62	14–8 (6–4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 22	Columbia	W 84–81	15–8 (7–4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 23	Cornell	L 93–98	15–9 (7–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 29	at Dartmouth	W 55–51	16–9 (8–5)	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
March 1	at Harvard	L 85–86	16–10 (8–6)	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

sports-reference.com 1979-80 Ivy Group Season Summary
"1979—1980" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
"1979–80 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.

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