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1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eleventh year head coach Gerry Friel, played their home games at Lundholm Gym and were members of the ECAC North, however the conference did not conduct conference play for the 1979–80 season. They finished the season 4–22 to finish in tenth place. They did not qualify for the ECAC North tournament.
Roster
| Name
|
Position
|
Height
|
Year
|
Min
|
Pts
|
Reb
|
Ast
|
Stl
|
Blk
|
FG%
|
FT%
|
| Jack Burns
|
Forward
|
6–7
|
So.
|
12.5
|
3.0
|
1.8
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
52.5%
|
66.7%
|
| Dana Chapman
|
Guard
|
6–1
|
Jr.
|
19.7
|
9.6
|
1.6
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
0.0
|
40.4%
|
70.8%
|
| A.J. DeFusco
|
Guard/Forward
|
N/A
|
Fr.
|
2.8
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
14.3%
|
N/A
|
| Robin Dixon
|
Guard
|
6–3
|
Fr.
|
23.0
|
10.1
|
2.4
|
1.8
|
0.8
|
0.3
|
42.5%
|
60.6%
|
| Paul Dufour
|
Guard
|
6–2
|
Sr.
|
30.8
|
10.6
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
50.4%
|
83.3%
|
| Chris Gildea
|
Forward
|
6–6
|
So.
|
18.2
|
4.3
|
2.8
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
0.2
|
49.4%
|
69.8%
|
| Karl Hicks
|
Forward
|
6–5
|
So.
|
12.7
|
3.3
|
2.0
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
37.5%
|
88.2%
|
| Mike Keeler
|
Center
|
6–8
|
So.
|
31.1
|
10.8
|
7.1
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
1.6
|
47.9%
|
54.3%
|
| Randy Kinzly
|
Guard
|
6–2
|
So.
|
20.8
|
4.7
|
1.7
|
2.6
|
0.7
|
0.0
|
51.9%
|
83.7%
|
| Bob Neely
|
Forward
|
6–4
|
Fr.
|
25.9
|
7.0
|
4.6
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
0.6
|
36.3%
|
68.5%
|
| Brady Otey
|
Forward
|
6–4
|
So.
|
13.5
|
3.9
|
2.2
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
30.7%
|
51.6%
|
| John Quinn
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Center
|
6–8
|
Jr.
|
9.2
|
2.0
|
1.7
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
45.9%
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50.0%
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| Joe Rainis
|
Center
|
6–9
|
Fr.
|
10.7
|
1.9
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
35.7%
|
60.0%
|
Schedule
Date
time, TV
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Site
city, state
|
| Regular season
|
Nov. 30, 1979*
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vs. Brown
Brown Tap–Off Tournament
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L 56–67
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0–1
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Providence Civic Center
Providence, RI
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Dec. 1, 1979*
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vs. Robert Morris
Brown Tap–Off Tournament
|
W 58–55
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1–1
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Providence Civic Center
Providence, RI
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Dec. 4, 1979*
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at Connecticut
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L 62–71
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1–2
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Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, CT
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Dec. 7, 1979*
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at Springfield
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L 70–84
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1–3
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Blake Arena
Springfield, MA
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Dec. 12, 1979
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Maine
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L 55–70
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1–4
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Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
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Dec. 15, 1979*
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at Saint Peter's
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L 34–72
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1–5
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Yanitelli Center
Jersey City, NJ
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Dec. 28, 1979*
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vs. Austin Peay
Poinsettia Classic
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L 60–69
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1–6
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Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
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Dec. 29, 1979*
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vs. Evansville
Poinsettia Classic
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L 72–86
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1–7
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Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
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Jan. 3, 1980*
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Connecticut
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W 67–59
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2–7
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Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
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Jan. 5, 1980*
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vs. Boston College
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L 69–97
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2–8
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Cumberland County Civic Center
Portland, ME
|
Jan. 7, 1980*
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at Providence
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L 48–71
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2–9
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Providence Civic Center
Providence, RI
|
Jan. 11, 1980
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Vermont
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L 70–84
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2–10
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Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
|
Jan. 17, 1980*
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Saint Anselm
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L 50–52
|
2–11
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Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
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Jan. 19, 1980
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at Boston University
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L 59–82
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2–12
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Case Gym
Boston, MA
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Jan. 23, 1980*
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at Yale
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L 62–81
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2–13
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John J. Lee Amphitheater
New Haven, CT
|
Jan. 28, 1980
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Northeastern
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L 63–73
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2–14
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Cabot Center
Boston, MA
|
Jan. 30, 1980
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Rhode Island
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L 63–86
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2–15
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Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
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Feb. 1, 1980
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Colgate
|
L 58–59
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2–16
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Cotterell Court
Hamilton, NY
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Feb. 5, 1980
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at Maine
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L 54–65
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2–17
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Alfond Arena
Orono, ME
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Feb. 7, 1980
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at Holy Cross
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L 86–97
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2–18
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Hart Center
Worcester, MA
|
Feb. 10, 1980
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Northeastern
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L 68–69
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2–19
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Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
|
Feb. 12, 1980*
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at Dartmouth
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W 55–54
|
3–19
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Alumni Gym
Hanover, NH
|
Feb 16, 1980
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Boston University
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L 76–102
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3–20
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Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
|
Feb 18, 1980*
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at UMass
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L 63–69
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3–21
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Curry Hicks Cage
Amherst, MA
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Feb 21, 1980
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at Vermont
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L 76–103
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3–22
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Patrick Gym
Burlington, VT
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Feb 23, 1980*
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Siena
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W 72–70
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4–22
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Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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