1979–80 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 1979–80 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and led by future National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach Gene Keady.[1] WKU won the OVC regular season and tournament championships and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.[2] Craig McCormick and Bill Bryant made the All-OVC Team, and McCormick was selected as OVC Tournament MVP.[3]

1979–80 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
OVC Tournament Champion
Ohio Valley Conference Champion
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1979–80 record21–8 (10–2 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachClem Haskins
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
1979–80 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Kentucky102 .833  218  .724
Murray State102 .833  238  .742
Morehead State75 .583  1512  .556
Eastern Kentucky75 .583  1512  .556
Middle Tennessee57 .417  1313  .500
Austin Peay210 .167  818  .308
Tennessee Tech111 .083  521  .192
1980 OVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1979*
Rollins W 104–73  1–0
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/3/1979*
at Illinois State L 55–66  1–1
Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
12/6/1979*
at Duquesne L 73–84  1–2
Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/8/1979*
Florida A&M W 87–60  2–2
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/13/1979*
vs. Evansville
Holiday Classic
W 75–61  3–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
12/14/1979*
at No. 12 Louisville
Holiday Classic
L 74–96  3–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
12/29/1979*
Florida State L 65–67  3–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/3/1980*
Butler W 66–62  4–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/5/1980*
at Louisiana Tech W 63–59  5–4
Memorial Gym 
Ruston, LA
1/7/1980*
East Tennessee W 71–59  6–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/10/1980*
Akron W 92–58  7–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/12/1980
Tennessee Tech W 97–72  8–4 (1-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/17/1980
Murray State W 68–48  9–4 (2-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/19/1980
at Austin Peay W 95–71  10–4 (3-0)
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, TN
1/21/1980*
Dayton W 71–65  11–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/24/1980
at Middle Tennessee W 62–58  12–4 (4-0)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
1/26/1980
at Eastern Kentucky L 82–84  12–5 (4-1)
Alumni Coliseum 
Richmond, KY
1/31/1980
Morehead State W 86–79  13–5 (5-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/2/1980
Eastern Kentucky W 74–62  14–5 (6-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/7/1980*
at Akron W 70–68  15–5
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
2/9/1980
at Tennessee Tech W 75–56  16–5 (7-1)
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
2/11/1980
at Morehead State L 73–76  16–6 (7-2)
Wetherby Gymnasium 
Morehead, KY
2/14/1980
Austin Peay W 70–51  17–6 (8-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/16/1980
at Murray State W 56–55  18–6 (9-2)
Racer Arena 
Murray, KY
2/21/1980
Middle Tennessee W 81–79 3OT 19–6 (10-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1980*
at South Carolina L 65–73 2OT 19–7
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
1980 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2/28/1980
No. (O1) No. (O4)  Eastern Kentucky
Semifinals
W 84–83 OT 20–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
3/1/1980
No. (O1) No. (O2)  Murray State
Finals
W 54–51  21–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
3/7/1980*
No. (ME10) No. (ME7) Virginia Tech
Mideast Region First Round
L 85–89 OT 21–8
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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