1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.

1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 17
Record26–3 (13–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Neil McCarthy (5th season)
Home arenaDee Events Center
1979–80 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Weber State131 .929263  .897
Idaho95 .6431710  .630
Montana86 .5711711  .607
Montana State77 .5001412  .538
Nevada59 .3571019  .345
Idaho State59 .357917  .346
Northern Arizona59 .3571412  .538
Boise State410 .2861016  .385
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

They were 24–2 overall in the regular season and 13–1 in conference play, won the regular season title (by four games), and the conference tournament. The sole conference loss was at Idaho, the league runner-up, which broke an 18-game winning streak and dropped Weber's poll ranking (AP, UPI) from 15 to 17.

The Wildcats appeared in the first five finals of the conference tournament and this was the third consecutive title.

Ranked seventeenth in both major polls, Weber State earned the Big Sky's berth in the expanded 48-team NCAA tournament. They were seeded seventh in the West region and hosted the subregional in Ogden, but were upset by a point by Lamar.

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