1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 17
Record26–3 (13–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaDee Events Center
1979–80 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Weber State 13 1   .929 26 3   .897
Idaho 9 5   .643 17 10   .630
Montana 8 6   .571 17 11   .607
Montana State 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Nevada 5 9   .357 10 19   .345
Idaho State 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Northern Arizona 5 9   .357 14 12   .538
Boise State 4 10   .286 10 16   .385
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.

They were 24–2 overall in the regular season and 13–1 in conference play, won the regular season title (by four games), and the conference tournament. The sole conference loss was at Idaho, the league runner-up, which broke an 18-game winning streak and dropped Weber's poll ranking (AP, UPI) from 15 to 17.

The Wildcats appeared in the first five finals of the conference tournament and this was the third consecutive title.

Ranked seventeenth in both major polls, Weber State earned the Big Sky's berth in the expanded 48-team NCAA tournament. They were seeded seventh in the West region and hosted the subregional in Ogden, but were upset by a point by Lamar.