1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

1979–80 ECAC North men's basketball standings
	† 1980 ECAC North Tournament winner ;

1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	ECAC North
1979–80 record	4–22 (0–0 ECAC North)
Head coach	Gerry Friel (11th season);
Home arena	Lundholm Gym
	Seasons ← →

The 1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eleventh year head coach Gerry Friel, played their home games at Lundholm Gym and were members of the ECAC North, however the conference did not conduct conference play for the 1979–80 season. They finished the season 4–22 to finish in tenth place. They did not qualify for the ECAC North Tournament.

Roster[]

Name	Position	Height	Year	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG%	FT%
Jack Burns	Forward	6–7	So.	12.5	3.0	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	52.5%	66.7%
Dana Chapman	Guard	6–1	Jr.	19.7	9.6	1.6	1.1	0.8	0.0	40.4%	70.8%
A.J. DeFusco	Guard/Forward	N/A	Fr.	2.8	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	14.3%	N/A
Robin Dixon	Guard	6–3	Fr.	23.0	10.1	2.4	1.8	0.8	0.3	42.5%	60.6%
Paul Dufour	Guard	6–2	Sr.	30.8	10.6	2.2	2.2	1.0	0.0	50.4%	83.3%
Chris Gildea	Forward	6–6	So.	18.2	4.3	2.8	1.4	0.4	0.2	49.4%	69.8%
Karl Hicks	Forward	6–5	So.	12.7	3.3	2.0	0.5	0.3	0.1	37.5%	88.2%
Mike Keeler	Center	6–8	So.	31.1	10.8	7.1	0.4	0.5	1.6	47.9%	54.3%
Randy Kinzly	Guard	6–2	So.	20.8	4.7	1.7	2.6	0.7	0.0	51.9%	83.7%
Bob Neely	Forward	6–4	Fr.	25.9	7.0	4.6	0.9	1.0	0.6	36.3%	68.5%
Brady Otey	Forward	6–4	So.	13.5	3.9	2.2	0.6	0.5	0.1	30.7%	51.6%
John Quinn	Center	6–8	Jr.	9.2	2.0	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.1	45.9%	50.0%
Joe Rainis	Center	6–9	Fr.	10.7	1.9	1.4	0.4	0.0	0.1	35.7%	60.0%

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov. 30, 1979*	vs. Brown Tap–Off Tournament	L 56–67	0–1	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
Dec. 1, 1979*	vs. Robert Morris Brown Tap–Off Tournament	W 58–55	1–1	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
Dec. 4, 1979*	at Connecticut	L 62–71	1–2	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Dec. 7, 1979*	at Springfield	L 70–84	1–3	Blake Arena Springfield, MA
Dec. 12, 1979	Maine	L 55–70	1–4	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
Dec. 15, 1979*	at Saint Peter's	L 34–72	1–5	Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
Dec. 28, 1979*	vs. Austin Peay Poinsettia Classic	L 60–69	1–6	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
Dec. 29, 1979*	vs. Evansville Poinsettia Classic	L 72–86	1–7	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
Jan. 3, 1980*	Connecticut	W 67–59	2–7	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
Jan. 5, 1980*	vs. Boston College	L 69–97	2–8	Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME
Jan. 7, 1980*	at Providence	L 48–71	2–9	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
Jan. 11, 1980	Vermont	L 70–84	2–10	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
Jan. 17, 1980*	Saint Anselm	L 50–52	2–11	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
Jan. 19, 1980	at Boston University	L 59–82	2–12	Case Gym Boston, MA
Jan. 23, 1980*	at Yale	L 62–81	2–13	John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
Jan. 28, 1980	Northeastern	L 63–73	2–14	Cabot Center Boston, MA
Jan. 30, 1980	Rhode Island	L 63–86	2–15	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
Feb. 1, 1980	Colgate	L 58–59	2–16	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
Feb. 5, 1980	at Maine	L 54–65	2–17	Alfond Arena Orono, ME
Feb. 7, 1980	at Holy Cross	L 86–97	2–18	Hart Center Worcester, MA
Feb. 10, 1980	Northeastern	L 68–69	2–19	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
Feb. 12, 1980*	at Dartmouth	W 55–54	3–19	Alumni Gym Hanover, NH
Feb 16, 1980	Boston University	L 76–102	3–20	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
Feb 18, 1980*	at UMass	L 63–69	3–21	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
Feb 21, 1980	at Vermont	L 76–103	3–22	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
Feb 23, 1980*	Siena	W 72–70	4–22	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

v t New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Lundholm Gym (1938–present) Whittemore Center (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth
People
	1943–44 1944–45 1979–80 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

1979–80 ECAC North men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston University	19	–	7	.731	21	–	9	.700
Northeastern	19	–	7	.731	19	–	8	.704
Holy Cross †	16	–	10	.615	19	–	11	.633
Rhode Island	14	–	12	.538	15	–	13	.536
Maine	14	–	12	.538	15	–	13	.536
Canisius	13	–	13	.500	13	–	14	.481
Vermont	4	–	4	.500	12	–	15	.444
Niagara	11	–	15	.423	11	–	16	.407
Colgate	8	–	17	.320	8	–	17	.320
New Hampshire	4	–	22	.154	4	–	22	.154

† 1980 ECAC North Tournament winner

1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

Roster[]

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