1979–80 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

1979–80 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	16–12 (7–9 SWC)
Head coach	Sonny Allen (5th season)
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

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 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. This is Sonny Allen final year at SMU. The Mustangs finished with a record of 16-12, 7-9 in their conference.

Roster

1979–80 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Brad Branson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr North Fort Myers, Florida	Head coach Sonny Allen 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 1*		Tulane	W 78–68	1–0	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
December 3*		Texas Lutheran	W 123–91	2–0	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
December 5*		Kansas	W 89–88	3–0	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
December 8*		Colorado	W 86–65	4–0	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
December 15*		Texas Arlington	W 77–76	5–0	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
December 17*		Georgia State	W 119–92	6–0	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
December 19*		Texas Wesleyan	W 112–85	7–0	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
December 21*		vs. Purdue	L 60–85	7–1	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
December 22*		vs. California	W 97–88	8–1	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
December 29*		at Vanderbilt	L 77–88	8–2	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
January 3		at Arkansas	L 69–84	8–3 (0–1)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 5		Texas	L 75–85	8–4 (0–2)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
January 8		at Baylor	W 78–72	9–4 (1–2)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 12		at Houston	L 81–96	9–5 (1–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
January 15		Texas A&M	L 56–63	9–6 (1–4)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
January 19		TCU	L 89–92	9–7 (1–5)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
January 22		at Rice	W 85–83	10–7 (2–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, Texas
January 26		Texas Tech	W 76–75	11–7 (3–5)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
January 30		at Texas	L 80–113	11–8 (3–6)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
February 2		Houston	L 70–71	11–9 (3–7)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
February 4		Baylor	W 73–69	12–9 (4–7)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
February 6		at Texas A&M	L 56–67	12–10 (4–8)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
February 9		at TCU	W 76–57	13–10 (5–8)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
February 12		Rice	W 82–81	14–10 (6–8)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
February 16		at Texas Tech	L 59–62	14–11 (6–9)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
February 19		Arkansas	W 62–58	15–11 (7–9)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
Southwest tournament
February 25		vs. Baylor	W 86–83	16–11 (7–9)	HemisFair Arena  San Antonio, Texas
February 26		vs. Texas Tech	L 65–73	16–12 (7–9)	HemisFair Arena  San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	45	Brad Branson	Detroit Pistons

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References

1. "1979–80 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
2. "Results" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
3. "1980 NBA Draft". DatabaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.