# 1979–80 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

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 | Center | 6–8 | Jr. | 9.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 45.9% | 50.0% |
| 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* | vs. Brown Brown Tap–Off Tournament | L 56–67 | 0–1 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| Dec. 1, 1979* | vs. Robert Morris Brown Tap–Off Tournament | W 58–55 | 1–1 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| Dec. 4, 1979* | at Connecticut | L 62–71 | 1–2 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| Dec. 7, 1979* | at Springfield | L 70–84 | 1–3 | Blake Arena Springfield, MA |
| Dec. 12, 1979 | Maine | L 55–70 | 1–4 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| Dec. 15, 1979* | at Saint Peter's | L 34–72 | 1–5 | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ |
| Dec. 28, 1979* | vs. Austin Peay Poinsettia Classic | L 60–69 | 1–6 | Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC |
| Dec. 29, 1979* | vs. Evansville Poinsettia Classic | L 72–86 | 1–7 | Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC |
| Jan. 3, 1980* | Connecticut | W 67–59 | 2–7 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| Jan. 5, 1980* | vs. Boston College | L 69–97 | 2–8 | Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME |
| Jan. 7, 1980* | at Providence | L 48–71 | 2–9 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| Jan. 11, 1980 | Vermont | L 70–84 | 2–10 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| Jan. 17, 1980* | Saint Anselm | L 50–52 | 2–11 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| Jan. 19, 1980 | at Boston University | L 59–82 | 2–12 | Case Gym Boston, MA |
| Jan. 23, 1980* | at Yale | L 62–81 | 2–13 | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| Jan. 28, 1980 | Northeastern | L 63–73 | 2–14 | Cabot Center Boston, MA |
| Jan. 30, 1980 | Rhode Island | L 63–86 | 2–15 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| Feb. 1, 1980 | Colgate | L 58–59 | 2–16 | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| Feb. 5, 1980 | at Maine | L 54–65 | 2–17 | Alfond Arena Orono, ME |
| Feb. 7, 1980 | at Holy Cross | L 86–97 | 2–18 | Hart Center Worcester, MA |
| Feb. 10, 1980 | Northeastern | L 68–69 | 2–19 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| Feb. 12, 1980* | at Dartmouth | W 55–54 | 3–19 | Alumni Gym Hanover, NH |
| Feb 16, 1980 | Boston University | L 76–102 | 3–20 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| Feb 18, 1980* | at UMass | L 63–69 | 3–21 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Feb 21, 1980 | at Vermont | L 76–103 | 3–22 | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| Feb 23, 1980* | Siena | W 72–70 | 4–22 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||