1979–80 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

1979–80 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record18-9 (11-2 PCAA)
Head coach
Home arenaDee Glen Smith Spectrum
Seasons
1979–80 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 11 – 2   .846 18 – 9   .667
Long Beach State 11 – 3   .786 22 – 12   .647
Fresno State 8 – 4   .667 17 – 7   .708
San Jose State† 7 – 6   .538 17 – 12   .586
Pacific 7 – 7   .500 15 – 16   .484
UC Santa Barbara[note 1] 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407
Cal State Fullerton 4 – 10   .286 10 – 17   .370
UC Irvine[note 2] 1 – 13   .071 9 – 18   .333
† 1980 PCAA tournament winner

The 1979–80 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Clemson.

Roster

1979–80 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 30 Dean Hunger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kaysville, Utah
Head coach
  • Rod Tueller
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
 Weber State W 92–84  1–0
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
December 4*
 at Utah L 74–88  1–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 6*
 at Weber State L 73–79  1–2
 Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
December 10*
 Nevada W 113–95  2–2
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
December 13*
 Idaho State W 87–77  3–2
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
December 15*
 at Colorado L 79–84  3–3
 CU Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
December 19*
 Utah W 96–88  4–3
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
December 22*
 BYU L 84–89  4–4
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
December 28*
 vs. La Salle W 89–88  5–4
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
December 29*
 at New Mexico W 117–83  6–4
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
January 5*
 Redlands W 101–59  7–4
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
January 10
 Fresno State W 78–65  8–4
(1–0) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
January 12
 Pacific W 90–86  9–4
(2–0) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
January 17
 at UC-Santa Barbara W 88–84  10–4
(3–0) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
January 19
 at Long Beach State W 100–92  11–4
(4–0) 		Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
January 24
 San Jose State W 95–92  12–4
(5–0) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
January 27
 at San Jose State L 67–69  12–5
(5–1) 		San Jose Civic Auditorium 
San Jose, California
January 31
 Cal State Fullerton L 88–96  12–6
(5–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
February 2
 UC-Irvine W 98–81  13–6
(6–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
February 7
 at UC-Irvine W 87–83 OT 14–6
(7–2) 		Crawford Hall 
Irvine, California
February 9
 at Cal State Fullerton W 69–67  15–6
(8–2) 		Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
February 12*
 at BYU L 83–84  15–7
(8–2) 		Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
February 14
 Long Beach State W 96–90  16–7
(9–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
February 16
 UC-Santa Barbara W 54–51  17–7
(10–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
February 21
 at Pacific W 91–78  18–7
(11–2) 		Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium 
Stockton, California
PCAA tournament
February 29
 vs. San Jose State L 68–94  18–8
(11–2) 		The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
NCAA Tournament
March 6*
 vs. Clemson
First round 		L 73–76  18–9
(11–2) 		Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Notes

  1. ^ Wins vacated by PCAA but still recognized by NCAA.
  2. ^ UC Irvine claims two losses against UC Santa Barbara that were vacated by PCAA as wins.

References

  1. ^ "1979–80 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1979-80 Utah State University Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University.