1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2026 August 2023 1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats Basketball UNH Wildcats.png 150 ECAC North ECAC North 4–22 0–0 Gerry Friel 11th Lundholm Gym The 1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/new-hampshire/men/1980-schedule.html 1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results Basketball Reference August 6, 2026 The Wildcats, led by eleventh year head coach Gerry Friel,https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/gerry-friel-1.html Gerry Friel Coaching Record Basketball Reference August 6, 2026 played their home games at Lundholm Gym and were members of the ECAC North, however the conference did not conduct conference play for the 1979–80 season.August 2026 They finished the season 4–22 to finish in tenth place. They did not qualify for the ECAC North tournament.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/ecac-north/men/1980.html 1979–80 Men's Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference North Season Summary Basketball Reference August 6, 2026 Roster Name Position Height Year Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk FG% FT% Jack Burns Forward 6–7 So. 12.5 3.0 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 52.5% 66.7% Dana Chapman Guard 6–1 Jr. 19.7 9.6 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.0 40.4% 70.8% A.J. DeFusco Guard/Forward N/A Fr. 2.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 14.3% N/A Robin Dixon Guard 6–3 Fr. 23.0 10.1 2.4 1.8 0.8 0.3 42.5% 60.6% Paul Dufour Guard 6–2 Sr. 30.8 10.6 2.2 2.2 1.0 0.0 50.4% 83.3% Chris Gildea Forward 6–6 So. 18.2 4.3 2.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 49.4% 69.8% Karl Hicks Forward 6–5 So. 12.7 3.3 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 37.5% 88.2% Mike Keeler Center 6–8 So. 31.1 10.8 7.1 0.4 0.5 1.6 47.9% 54.3% Randy Kinzly Guard 6–2 So. 20.8 4.7 1.7 2.6 0.7 0.0 51.9% 83.7% Bob Neely Forward 6–4 Fr. 25.9 7.0 4.6 0.9 1.0 0.6 36.3% 68.5% Brady Otey Forward 6–4 So. 13.5 3.9 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 30.7% 51.6% John Quinn Center 6–8 Jr. 9.2 2.0 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 45.9% 50.0% Joe Rainis Center 6–9 Fr. 10.7 1.9 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 35.7% 60.0% Schedule no no 1979-80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1980 no yes no |- !colspan=9| Regular season Nov. 30, 1979 yes yes no Brown Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Brown Tap–Off Tournament 56–67 0–1 Dec. 1, 1979 yes yes no Robert Morris Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Brown Tap–Off Tournament 58–55 1–1 Dec. 4, 1979 yes yes no Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 62–71 1–2 Dec. 7, 1979 yes yes no Springfield Blake Arena Springfield, MA 70–84 1–3 Dec. 12, 1979 no Maine Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 55–70 1–4 Dec. 15, 1979 yes yes no Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ 34–72 1–5 Dec. 28, 1979 yes yes no Austin Peay Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC Poinsettia Classic 60–69 1–6 Dec. 29, 1979 yes yes no Evansville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC Poinsettia Classic 72–86 1–7 Jan. 3, 1980 yes no Connecticut Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 67–59 2–7 Jan. 5, 1980 yes yes no Boston College Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME 69–97 2–8 Jan. 7, 1980 yes yes no Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 48–71 2–9 Jan. 11, 1980 no Vermont Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 70–84 2–10 Jan. 17, 1980 yes no Saint Anselm Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 50–52 2–11 Jan. 19, 1980 yes no Boston University Case Gym Boston, MA 59–82 2–12 Jan. 23, 1980 yes yes no Yale John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT 62–81 2–13 Jan. 28, 1980 no Northeastern Cabot Center Boston, MA 63–73 2–14 Jan. 30, 1980 no Rhode Island Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 63–86 2–15 Feb. 1, 1980 no Colgate Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY 58–59 2–16 Feb. 5, 1980 yes no Maine Alfond Arena Orono, ME 54–65 2–17 Feb. 7, 1980 yes no Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 86–97 2–18 Feb. 10, 1980 no Northeastern Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 68–69 2–19 Feb. 12, 1980 yes yes no Dartmouth Alumni Gym Hanover, NH 55–54 3–19 Feb 16, 1980 no Boston University Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 76–102 3–20 Feb 18, 1980 yes yes no UMass Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 63–69 3–21 Feb 21, 1980 yes no Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, VT 76–103 3–22 Feb 23, 1980 yes no Siena Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 72–70 4–22 AP Poll Eastern Time References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball seasons Wild Wild