1979–80 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team

1979–80 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–19 (2–14 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Killingsworth
Home arena	Daniel-Meyer 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 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. They finished with a record of 7-19, 2-14 in their conference.

Roster

1979–80 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 25 Jeff Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois 20 Scott Blackwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Fayetteville, Arkansas 21 Warren Bridges 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Winter Haven, Florida 34 Nick Cucinella 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Escondido, CA 42 Larry Frevert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Raytown, MO 30 Kenny Hart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hopkinsville, Kentucky 22 Jim Hund 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mascoutah, Illinois 35 Deckery Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Nasseu, Bahamas 31 Darrel Lovett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr LaGrange, GA 40 Cuney Luke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr El Plaso, Texas 32 Joe Mansbury 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana 33 Eric Summers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Greenboro, North Carolina 41 Ty Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Richmond, Indiana 23 Ed Wineinger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana	Head coach Jim Killingsworth 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
Regular season
December 1*		Texas-Arlington	W 103–98	1–0	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
December 8*		at North Texas	L 79–84	1–1	Super Pit
December 10*		Illinois	L 64–79	1–2	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,110) Fort Worth, Texas
December 17*		Oregon Tech	W 84–77	2–2	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
December 19*		Georgia State	W 99–82	3–2	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
December 21*		at Fresno State	L 49–83	3–3	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
December 22*		vs. Georgia State	W 119–76	4–3	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
December 29*		NE Missouri State	W 89–71	5–3	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
January 3		Texas A&M	L 63–69	5–4 (0–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
January 5		at Rice	L 47–57	5–5 (0–2)	Rice Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
January 8		Arkansas	L 58–60	5–6 (0–3)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
January 12		Texas Tech	L 65–84	5–7 (0–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
January 13*		Notre Dame	L 68–85	5–8 (0–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
January 15		at Texas	L 65–95	5–9 (0–5)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
January 19		at SMU	W 92–89	6–9 (1–5)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
January 22		Houston	W 71–69	7–9 (2–5)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
January 28		at Baylor	L 73–85	7–10 (2–6)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
January 30		Rice	L 59–60	7–11 (2–7)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
February 2		at Texas Tech	L 42–57	7–12 (2–8)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
February 4		at Arkansas	L 47–74	7–13 (2–9)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 6		Texas	L 62–90	7–14 (2–10)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
February 9		SMU	L 57–76	7–15 (2–11)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
February 12		at Houston	L 59–87	7–16 (2–12)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
February 19		at Texas A&M	L 48–57	7–17 (2–13)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
February 22		Baylor	L 59–67	7–18 (2–14)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Southwest tournament
February 25	(9)	vs. (4) Texas Tech First Round	L 52–71	7–19 (2–14)	HemisFair Arena  San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. "1979–80 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
2. "TCU History" (PDF). Texas Christian University. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.