1979–80 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1979–80 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Shelby Metcalf and played their home games at G. Rollie White Coliseum in College Station, Texas. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Aggies won the SWC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 6 seed in the Midwest region, Texas A&M beat No. 11 seed Bradley in the opening round and upset No. 3 seed North Carolina in the second round before falling to No. 2 seed and eventual National champion Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen. The Aggies finished with a record of 26–8 (14–2 SWC).

1979–80 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
SWC Regular season and SWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record26–8 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach
  • Shelby Metcalf (17th season)
Home arenaG. Rollie White Coliseum
1979–80 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas A&M142 .875268  .765
Arkansas133 .813218  .724
Texas106 .6251911  .633
Texas Tech88 .5001613  .552
Houston88 .5001414  .500
SMU79 .4381612  .571
Baylor610 .3751116  .407
Rice412 .250719  .269
TCU214 .125719  .269
1980 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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