1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceECAC North
1979–80 record4–22 (0–0 ECAC North)
Head coachGerry Friel (11th season)
Home arenaLundholm Gym
1979–80 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Boston University197 .731  219  .700
Northeastern197 .731  198  .704
Holy Cross1610 .615  1911  .633
Rhode Island1412 .538  1513  .536
Maine1412 .538  1513  .536
Canisius1313 .500  1314  .481
Vermont1214 .462  1215  .444
Niagara1115 .423  1116  .407
Colgate817 .320  817  .320
New Hampshire422 .154  422  .154
† 1980 ECAC North Tournament winner

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
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.
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