1979–80 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season.

1979–80 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	13–15 (3–9 Metro)
Head coach	Ed Badger
Home arena	Riverfront Coliseum

1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Louisville †	12	–	0		1.000			33	–	3		.917
Virginia Tech	8	–	4		.667			21	–	8		.724
Florida State	7	–	5		.583			22	–	9		.710
Memphis State	5	–	7		.417			13	–	14		.481
Saint Louis	4	–	8		.333			12	–	15		.444
Cincinnati	3	–	9		.250			13	–	15		.464
Tulane	3	–	9		.250			10	–	17		.370
† 1980 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1979–80 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Jeff Bentley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Mason, Ohio G David Kennedy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pittsburgh, PA G Eddie Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Queens, New York	Head coach Ed Badger 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*		vs. Mississippi State	L 72–87	0–1	Mississippi Coast Coliseum  Biloxi, Mississippi
December 1*		vs. Southern Mississippi	L 84–86	0–2	Mississippi Coast Coliseum  Biloxi, Mississippi
December 6*		Augustana (SD)	W 78–62	1–2	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 8*		at North Carolina	L 62–68	1–3	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
December 12*		Miami (OH)	W 75–73	2–3	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 17*		Cal Poly SLO	W 82–57	3–3	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 19*		Pittsburgh	W 61–60	4–3	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 22*		Temple	W 68–64	5–3	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 28*		vs. South Carolina	W 69–62	6–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
December 29*		at Duke	L 75–87 OT	6–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 5*		at Dayton	W 69–68	7–4	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
January 7		Memphis	W 74–64	8–4 (1–0)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 16		Tulane	W 59–58	9–4 (2–0)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 19		Virginia Tech	L 59–61	9–5 (2–1)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 22		St. Louis	W 71–57	10–5 (3–1)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 26		at Virginia Tech	L 57–97	10–6 (3–2)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
January 28		at Tulane	L 64–69	10–7 (3–3)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
February 2		Florida State	L 52–54	10–8 (3–4)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 4*		at Xavier	L 69–77	10–9 (3–4)	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 6		at No. 3 Louisville	L 73–88	10–10 (3–5)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
February 9		at Florida State	L 74–77	10–11 (3–6)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
February 14		at Memphis	L 59–61	10–12 (3–7)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
February 16		Louisville	L 73–88	10–13 (3–8)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 18*		Loyola (IL)	W 75–70	11–13 (3–8)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 21		at St. Louis	L 86–92	11–14 (3–9)	The Checkerdome  St. Louis, Missouri
February 26*		North Carolina A&T	W 72–64	11–15 (3–9)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
Metro Tournament
February 28		vs. Virginia Tech	W 65–51	12–15 (3–9)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
March 1		vs. Florida State	L 69–79	12–16 (3–9)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.