1979–80 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented University of Utah in the 1979–80 college basketball season.

1979–80 Utah Utes men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	18–10 (10–4 WAC)
Head coach	Jerry Pimm (6th season)
Home arena	Special Events Center

1979-80 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU	13	–	1		.929			24	–	5		.828
UTEP	10	–	4		.714			20	–	8		.714
Utah	10	–	4		.714			18	–	10		.643
Wyoming	5	–	9		.357			18	–	10		.643
Colorado State	5	–	9		.357			10	–	17		.370
Hawaii	4	–	10		.286			13	–	14		.481
New Mexico	3	–	11		.214			7	–	21		.250
San Diego State	3	–	11		.214			6	–	21		.222
Air Force		–			–			8	–	17		.320
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1979–80 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 20 Pace Mannion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Paradise, Nevada F 23 Danny Vranes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Salt Lake City, Utah F/C 42 Tom Chambers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ogden, Utah	Head coach Jerry Pimm (Southern California) 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
November 30*		Midwestern	L 69–70	1–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
December 1*		at Weber State	L 79–91	1–1	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
December 4*		Utah State	W 88–74	2–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
December 7*		Cal State Fullerton	W 65–53	3–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
December 8*		Connecticut	W 73–66	4–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
December 12*		Nevada	W 71–68	5–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
December 14*		vs. Oklahoma	L 68–69	5–2	War Memorial Gymnasium
December 15*		vs. Pacific	W 82–73	6–2	War Memorial Gymnasium
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.