1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1979–80 BYU Cougars Western Athletic Conference WAC 12 12 24–5 13–1 Frank Arnold Roger Reid Harry Anderson Marriott Center WAC champion NCAA Tournament First round 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 56–53 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.1979-80 BYU Cougars Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/brigham-young/1980.html sports-reference.com June 22, 2021 Roster 1979 BYU Cougars y Danny Ainge 22 G 6 5 190 Jr Eugene, Oregon y Fred Roberts y 34 F 6 10 220 So Riverton, Utah Devin Durrant y 35 F 6 7 195 So Provo, UtahGreg Kite y 50 C 6 11 245 Fr Houston, TX Roger Reid Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| Regular Season November 30 yes Illinois 76–86 0–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah December 1 yes Baylor 100–58 1–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah December 7 yes yes Tulsa 73–71 2–1 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma December 8 yes yes Oral Roberts 76–75 3–1 Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma December 11 yes Cal State Fullerton 80–64 4–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah December 14 yes UC-Santa Barbara 87–65 5–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah December 15 yes La Salle 108–106 6–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah December 18 yes yes Long Beach State 76–78 6–2 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California December 22 yes yes Utah State 89–84 7–2 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah December 26 yes yes Penn State 58–50 8–2 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR December 27 yes yes Oregon State 71–86 8–3 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR December 28 yes yes Charlotte 104–91 9–3 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR January 3 yes New Mexico 75–63 10–3 1–0 The Pit/Bob King Court Albuquerque, New Mexico January 5 yes UTEP 70–69 11–3 2–0 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas January 12 Utah 89–72 12–3 3–0 Marriott Center Provo, Utah January 17 Wyoming 53–56 12–4 3–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah January 19 Colorado State 104–82 13–4 4–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah January 24 yes San Diego State 123–91 14–4 5–1 San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California January 26 yes Hawaii 34–33 15–4 6–1 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii January 31 UTEP 89–81 16–4 7–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah February 2 New Mexico 89–68 17–4 8–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah February 9 yes Utah 83–82 18–4 9–1 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah February 12 yes Utah State 84–83 19–4 9–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah February 16 yes Alaska 93–59 20–4 9–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah February 21 yes Colorado State 111–86 21–4 10–1 Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado February 23 yes Wyoming 39–30 22–4 11–1 War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming February 28 Hawaii 107–82 23–4 12–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah March 1 San Diego State 114–81 24–4 13–1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah |- !colspan=12 style=BYU Cougars|NCAA Tournament March 8 yes yes Clemson 66–71 24–5 13–1 Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 1979-80 BYU Cougars Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/brigham-young/1980-schedule.html sports-reference.com June 22, 2021 References Category:BYU Cougars men's basketball seasons Byu Category:1979 in sports in Utah Category:1980 in sports in Utah