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

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.

1979–80 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament
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

Roster

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

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.