# 1979–80 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented the Arizona State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Ned Wulk's 23rd season as head coach. The Sun Devils defeated Loyola Marymount in the first round to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the Ohio State, 75–89.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 3* | at Houston | W 78–65 | 1–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| December 7* | Southern Illinois | W 92–74 | 2–0 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 8 | USC | L 66–77 | 2–1 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 12* | at Kansas State | L 50–63 | 2–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| December 14* | vs. Santa Clara | W 91–74 | 3–2 | Stokely Center |
| December 15* | at Tennessee | L 79–82 | 3–3 | Stokely Center |
| December 20 | Washington State | W 75–74 | 4–3 (1–0) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 22 | Washington | W 69–56 | 6–3 (2–0) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 27 | Arizona | W 85–78 | 7–3 (3–0) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 29* | Kansas | W 73–65 | 8–3 (3–0) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| January 4 | at Stanford | W 70–64 | 9–3 (4–0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| January 5 | at California | W 74–63 | 10–3 (5–0) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| January 10 | Oregon | W 104–77 | 11–3 (6–0) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| January 12 | Oregon State | L 59–63 | 11–4 (6–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| January 17 | at UCLA | W 78–76 | 12–4 (7–1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| January 18 | at USC | W 81–75 | 13–4 (8–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| January 22* | Grand Canyon | W 80–68 | 14–4 (8–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| January 26 | at Arizona | W 97–72 | 15–4 (9–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| January 31 | California | W 69–58 | 16–4 (10–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| February 2 | Stanford | W 93–80 | 17–4 (11–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| February 7 | at Oregon State | L 75–82 | 17–5 (11–2) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| February 9 | at Oregon | W 88–65 | 18–5 (12–2) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| February 16 | USC | W 67–57 | 19–5 (13–2) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| February 18 | UCLA | W 92–80 | 20–5 (14–2) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| February 23 | Arizona | W 78–72 | 21–5 (15–2) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| February 28 | at Washington State | L 58–71 | 20–6 (14–3) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington |
| March 1 | at Washington | W 75–61 | 21–6 (15–3) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 7 | vs. Loyola Marymount | W 99–71 | 22–6 (15–3) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| March 8 | vs. Ohio State | L 75–89 | 22–7 (15–3) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Byron Scott – Pac-10 Freshman of the Year