1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by seventh-year head coach Bus Connor and played their home games on campus at Bronco Gymnasium in Boise, Idaho.

1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	10–16 (4–10 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bus Connor (7th season)
Home arena	Bronco Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 Weber State †	13	–	1		.929			26	–	3		.897
Idaho	9	–	5		.643			17	–	10		.630
Montana	8	–	6		.571			17	–	11		.607
Montana State	7	–	7		.500			14	–	12		.538
Nevada	5	–	9		.357			10	–	19		.345
Idaho State	5	–	9		.357			9	–	17		.346
Northern Arizona	5	–	9		.357			14	–	12		.538
Boise State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	16		.385
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

They finished the regular season at 10–16 overall, with a 4–10 record in the Big Sky Conference, last in the standings.^[1] BSU defeated rival Idaho in overtime in the Kibbie Dome on January 12;^[2] it was the Vandals' only home loss of the season and their last at home for over three years.^[3]

Connor announced his resignation, effective at the end of the season, with five games remaining.^[4][5][6] The Broncos lost four straight, then defeated Nevada in the finale on February 23 at Boise.^[7] Dave Leach, an assistant at Oregon State under Ralph Miller, became head coach in mid-March.^[8][9][10]

No Broncos were named to the all-conference team; center Dave Richardson and guard Dave Williams were honorable mention.^[11][12][13]

References

1. "College standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 25, 1980. p. 4B.
2. Barrows, Bob (January 13, 1980). "Unsinkable Broncos outlast Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 5D.
3. Killen, John (February 13, 1983). "SNAP! Montana breaks it all to stop Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
4. "Connor quits Boise post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 9, 1980. p. 9.
5. "Vandals topple Boise". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 11, 1980. p. 24.
6. Humphrey, Bud (February 13, 1980). "Head coach Connor resigns". The University Arbiter. (Boise, Idaho). (Boise State University). p. 1.
7. "Vandals roll to win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 25, 1980. p. 23.
8. "Boise State names Leach as new coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 16, 1980. p. 7C.
9. "Dave Leach gets job as BSU cage coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1980. p. 11D.
10. Humphrey, Bud (March 19, 1980). "New basketball coach named". The University Arbiter. (Boise, Idaho). (Boise State University). p. 1.
11. "Newman named All Big Sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 6, 1980. p. 3C.
12. "Collins, Newman picked for Big Sky All-Stars". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 6, 1980. p. 25.
13. "Collins tops all Big Sky cage team". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 6, 1981. p. D1.

External links

• Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1979–80 basketball season