1979–80 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Kentucky 10 2   .833 21 8   .724
Murray State 10 2   .833 23 8   .742
Morehead State 7 5   .583 15 12   .556
Eastern Kentucky 7 5   .583 15 12   .556
Middle Tennessee 5 7   .417 13 13   .500
Austin Peay State 2 10   .167 8 18   .308
Tennessee Tech 1 11   .083 5 21   .192
1980 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1979–80 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and led by future National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach Gene Keady.[1] WKU won the OVC regular season and tournament championships and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.[2] Craig McCormick and Bill Bryant made the All-OVC Team, and McCormick was selected as OVC Tournament MVP.[3]

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/1/1979*
Rollins W 104–73  1–0
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/3/1979*
at Illinois State L 55–66  1–1
Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
12/6/1979*
at Duquesne L 73–84  1–2
Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/8/1979*
Florida A&M W 87–60  2–2
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/13/1979*
vs. Evansville
Holiday Classic
W 75–61  3–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
12/14/1979*
at No. 12 Louisville
Holiday Classic
L 74–96  3–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
12/29/1979*
Florida State L 65–67  3–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/3/1980*
Butler W 66–62  4–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/5/1980*
at Louisiana Tech W 63–59  5–4
Memorial Gym 
Ruston, LA
1/7/1980*
East Tennessee W 71–59  6–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/10/1980*
Akron W 92–58  7–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/12/1980
Tennessee Tech W 97–72  8–4 (1-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/17/1980
Murray State W 68–48  9–4 (2-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/19/1980
at Austin Peay W 95–71  10–4 (3-0)
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, TN
1/21/1980*
Dayton W 71–65  11–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/24/1980
at Middle Tennessee W 62–58  12–4 (4-0)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
1/26/1980
at Eastern Kentucky L 82–84  12–5 (4-1)
Alumni Coliseum 
Richmond, KY
1/31/1980
Morehead State W 86–79  13–5 (5-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/2/1980
Eastern Kentucky W 74–62  14–5 (6-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/7/1980*
at Akron W 70–68  15–5
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
2/9/1980
at Tennessee Tech W 75–56  16–5 (7-1)
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
2/11/1980
at Morehead State L 73–76  16–6 (7-2)
Wetherby Gymnasium 
Morehead, KY
2/14/1980
Austin Peay W 70–51  17–6 (8-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/16/1980
at Murray State W 56–55  18–6 (9-2)
Racer Arena 
Murray, KY
2/21/1980
Middle Tennessee W 81–79 3OT 19–6 (10-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1980*
at South Carolina L 65–73 2OT 19–7
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
1980 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2/28/1980
(1) (4) Eastern Kentucky
Semifinals
W 84–83 OT 20–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
3/1/1980
(1) (2) Murray State
Championship
W 54–51  21–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
3/7/1980*
(10 ME) (7 ME) Virginia Tech
First Round
L 85–89 OT 21–8
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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