1979–80 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

1979–80 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
1979–80 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
Record	22–7 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ned Wulk (23rd season);
Home arena	ASU Activity Center
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
^#5 Oregon State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	3	.897
No. 18 Arizona State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
Washington State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
*UCLA	12	–	6	.667	17	–	9	.654
Washington	9	–	9	.500	18	–	10	.643
Arizona	6	–	12	.333	12	–	15	.444
USC	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
Oregon	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Stanford	5	–	13	.278	7	–	19	.269
California	3	–	15	.167	8	–	19	.296

As of April 15, 1980^[1] *Oregon State vacated all tournament games (0–1) due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (16-2, 26-4) ^UCLA vacated all tournament games (5–1) due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (22-10, 12-6) Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented the Arizona State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Ned Wulk's 23rd season as head coach. The Sun Devils defeated Loyola Marymount in the first round to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the Ohio State, 75–89.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Fat Lever	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Tucson, Arizona
C	53	Alton Lister	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Dallas, Texas
C	52	Kurt Nimphius	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	11	Byron Scott	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Inglewood, California
F	30	Sam Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Ned Wulk

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 3*	at Houston	W 78–65	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
December 7*	Southern Illinois	W 92–74	2–0	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
December 8	USC	L 66–77	2–1	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
December 12*	at Kansas State	L 50–63	2–2	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
December 14*	vs. Santa Clara	W 91–74	3–2	Stokely Center
December 15*	at Tennessee	L 79–82	3–3	Stokely Center
December 20	Washington State	W 75–74	4–3 (1–0)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
December 22	Washington	W 69–56	6–3 (2–0)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
December 27	Arizona	W 85–78	7–3 (3–0)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
December 29*	Kansas	W 73–65	8–3 (3–0)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
January 4	at Stanford	W 70–64	9–3 (4–0)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
January 5	at California	W 74–63	10–3 (5–0)	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
January 10	Oregon	W 104–77	11–3 (6–0)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
January 12	Oregon State	L 59–63	11–4 (6–1)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
January 17	at UCLA	W 78–76	12–4 (7–1)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
January 18	at USC	W 81–75	13–4 (8–1)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
January 22*	Grand Canyon	W 80–68	14–4 (8–1)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
January 26	at Arizona	W 97–72	15–4 (9–1)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
January 31	California	W 69–58	16–4 (10–1)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
February 2	Stanford	W 93–80	17–4 (11–1)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
February 7	at Oregon State	L 75–82	17–5 (11–2)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
February 9	at Oregon	W 88–65	18–5 (12–2)	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
February 16	USC	W 67–57	19–5 (13–2)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
February 18	UCLA	W 92–80	20–5 (14–2)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
February 23	Arizona	W 78–72	21–5 (15–2)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
February 28	at Washington State	L 58–71	20–6 (14–3)	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington
March 1	at Washington	W 75–61	21–6 (15–3)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
NCAA Tournament
March 7	vs. Loyola Marymount	W 99–71	22–6 (15–3)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
March 8	vs. Ohio State	L 75–89	22–7 (15–3)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

Byron Scott – Pac-10 Freshman of the Year

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "1979-80 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "1979-80 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

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