1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
| 1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 10–16 (4–10 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Bronco Gymnasium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Weber State † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 26 | – | 3 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by seventh-year head coach Bus Connor and played their home games on campus at Bronco Gymnasium in Boise, Idaho.
They finished the regular season at 10–16 overall, with a 4–10 record in the Big Sky Conference, last in the standings.[1] BSU defeated rival Idaho in overtime in the Kibbie Dome on January 12;[2] it was the Vandals' only home loss of the season and their last at home for over three years.[3]
Connor announced his resignation, effective at the end of the season, with five games remaining.[4][5][6] The Broncos lost four straight, then defeated Nevada in the finale on February 23 at Boise.[7] Dave Leach, an assistant at Oregon State under Ralph Miller, became head coach in mid-March.[8][9][10]
No Broncos were named to the all-conference team; center Dave Richardson and guard Dave Williams were honorable mention.[11][12][13]
References
- ^ "College standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 25, 1980. p. 4B.
- ^ Barrows, Bob (January 13, 1980). "Unsinkable Broncos outlast Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 5D.
- ^ Killen, John (February 13, 1983). "SNAP! Montana breaks it all to stop Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "Connor quits Boise post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 9, 1980. p. 9.
- ^ "Vandals topple Boise". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 11, 1980. p. 24.
- ^ Humphrey, Bud (February 13, 1980). "Head coach Connor resigns". The University Arbiter. (Boise, Idaho). (Boise State University). p. 1.
- ^ "Vandals roll to win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 25, 1980. p. 23.
- ^ "Boise State names Leach as new coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 16, 1980. p. 7C.
- ^ "Dave Leach gets job as BSU cage coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1980. p. 11D.
- ^ Humphrey, Bud (March 19, 1980). "New basketball coach named". The University Arbiter. (Boise, Idaho). (Boise State University). p. 1.
- ^ "Newman named All Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 6, 1980. p. 3C.
- ^ "Collins, Newman picked for Big Sky All-Stars". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 6, 1980. p. 25.
- ^ "Collins tops all Big Sky cage team". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 6, 1981. p. D1.
External links
- Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1979–80 basketball season
