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1979–80 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team

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1979–80 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–19 (2–14 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaDaniel-Meyer Coliseum
Seasons
1979–80 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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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)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
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

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  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.