1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	16–10 (8–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Carazo (5th season)
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

1979–80 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Penn	11	–	3		.786			17	–	12		.586
Princeton	11	–	3		.786			15	–	15		.500
Brown	9	–	5		.643			12	–	14		.462
Yale	8	–	6		.571			16	–	10		.615
Harvard	6	–	8		.429			11	–	15		.423
Columbia	5	–	9		.357			10	–	16		.385
Dartmouth	3	–	11		.214			6	–	20		.231
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			5	–	19		.208
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 5th year head coach Ray Carazo, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 16–10, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.[2]

Roster

1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 15 Joe Conway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Elizabeth, NJ C 32 Tim Daaleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Westfield, NJ G 5 Mike Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Uncasville, NY F Steve Leondis 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) — Fr G 12 Regis O'Keefe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr F 22 Doug Stratton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Osmond, Nebraska F 26 Lynn Kassem Moussa 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) — Jr Osmond, Nebraska	Head coach Ray Carazo Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*		at Connecticut	L 75–83	0–1	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
December 4*		Fordham	W 106–102 ^2OT	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 8*		Holy Cross	L 87–97	1–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 10		at Brown	W 69–58	2–2 (1–0)	Marvel Gymnasium  Providence, RI
December 27*		at U. S. International	L 79–83	2–3 (1–0)
January 5*		Middlebury	W 114–74	3–3 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 11		at Princeton	L 57–65	3–4 (1–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
January 12		at Penn	L 64–84	3–5 (1–2)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 15*		Army	W 64–63	4–5 (1–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 19*		at Navy	W 60–58	5–5 (1–2)	Halsey Field House  Annapolis, Maryland
January 23*		New Hampshire	W 81–62	6–5 (1–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 26*		Fairfield	W 77–72	7–5 (1–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 29		Harvard	W 86–75	8–5 (2–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 30*		Colgate	W 83–68	9–5 (2–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 2		Dartmouth	W 80–67	10–5 (3–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 4*		at North Carolina	L 74–85	10–6 (3–2)	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, NC
February 8		at Cornell	W 75–70	11–6 (4–2)	Barton Hall  Ithaca, NY
February 9		at Columbia	W 94–88	12–6 (5–2)	Levien Gymnasium  Morningside Heights, Manhattan
February 12		Brown	W 84–74	13–6 (6–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 15		Penn	L 68–73	13–7 (6–3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 16		Princeton	L 57–61	13–8 (6–4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 18*		Union	W 68–62	14–8 (6–4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 22		Columbia	W 84–81	15–8 (7–4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 23		Cornell	L 93–98 ^OT	15–9 (7–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 29		at Dartmouth	W 55–51	16–9 (8–5)	Alumni Gymnasium  Hanover, NH
March 1		at Harvard	L 85–86	16–10 (8–6)	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1979-80 Ivy Group Season Summary
2. "1979—1980" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved May 20, 2020.^[dead link‍]
3. "1979–80 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
4. "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.