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1979–80 Baylor Bears basketball team

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1979–80 Baylor Bears men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record11–16 (6–10 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaHeart O' Texas Coliseum
Seasons
1979–80 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M 14 2   .875 26 8   .765
Arkansas 13 3   .813 21 8   .724
Texas 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Texas Tech 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Houston 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
SMU 7 9   .438 16 12   .571
Baylor 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Rice 4 12   .250 7 19   .269
TCU 2 14   .125 7 19   .269
1980 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
at BYU L 58–100  0–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
December 3*
at UTEP L 64–81  0–2
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
December 5*
New Mexico State L 71–75  0–3
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 8*
at Kentucky L 46–80  0–4
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
December 11*
McMurry W 83–69  1–4
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 15*
Oklahoma City W 102–92  2–4
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 17*
Trinity W 84–48  3–4
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 21*
vs. Louisiana L 83–96  3–5
Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
December 22*
vs. Long Beach State W 87–80  4–5
Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
December 29*
Davidson W 76–67  5–5
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 5
at Texas A&M L 57–74  5–6
(0–1)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
January 8
SMU L 72–78  5–7
(0–2)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 12
Rice W 73–63  6–7
(1–2)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 15
at Arkansas L 57–71  6–8
(1–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 19
at Texas Tech L 67–69  6–9
(1–4)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
January 22
Texas W 62–48  7–9
(2–4)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 26
at Houston L 71–82  7–10
(2–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
January 28
TCU W 85–73  8–10
(3–5)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 30
Texas A&M L 50–59  8–11
(3–6)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 2
at Rice W 60–57  9–11
(4–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
February 4
at SMU L 69–73  9–12
(4–7)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 7
Arkansas L 51–70  9–13
(4–8)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 9
Texas Tech W 79–56  10–13
(5–8)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 12
at Texas L 61–99  10–14
(5–9)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
February 16
Houston L 58–60  10–15
(5–10)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 22
at TCU W 67–59  11–15
(6–10)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Southwest tournament
February 25
(7) at (6) SMU
First round
L 83–86  11–16
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1979–80 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Baylor Basketball - The Review" (PDF). BaylorBears.com. Baylor University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.