1979–80 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

1979–80 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
1979–80 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
SWC Regular season and SWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	26–8 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach	Shelby Metcalf (17th season);
Home arena	G. Rollie White Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1979–80 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Shelby Metcalf and played their home games at G. Rollie White Coliseum in College Station, Texas. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Aggies won the SWC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 6 seed in the Midwest region, Texas A&M beat No. 11 seed Bradley in the opening round and upset No. 3 seed North Carolina in the second round before falling to No. 2 seed and eventual National champion Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen.^[1] The Aggies finished with a record of 26–8 (14–2 SWC).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	34	Rynn Wright	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr

Head coach

Shelby Metcalf

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1979*	No. 14	vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout	L 52–78	0–1	Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska
Dec 1, 1979*	No. 14	vs. Lamar Great Alaska Shootout	L 60–61	0–2	Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska
Dec 2, 1979*	No. 14	vs. Pacific Great Alaska Shootout	W 82–66	1–2	Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska
SWC Tournament
Feb 27, 1980*		vs. Texas Tech Semifinals	W 61–51	23–7	HemisFair Arena San Antonio, Texas
Feb 28, 1980*		vs. Arkansas Championship game	W 52–50	24–7	HemisFair Arena San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 7, 1980*	(6 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Bradley First round	W 55–53	25–7	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
Mar 8, 1980*	(6 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 15 North Carolina Second round	W 78–61 ^2OT	26–7	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
Mar 14, 1980*	(6 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 2 Louisville Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 55–66 ^{OT^[1]}	26–8	The Summit Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Louisiana State, Louisville Gain Final". The Washington Post. March 15, 1980. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[louisville-1] "Louisiana State, Louisville Gain Final". The Washington Post. March 15, 1980. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[2] "1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[3] "1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[4] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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Venues	DeWare Field House (1924–1954) G. Rollie White Coliseum (1954–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Texas
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