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1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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Senior guard Bruce Collins was a unanimous selection to the all-conference team, becoming the seventh player to be named in three consecutive years. Joining him for a second straight year was senior forward David Johnson. On the second team was senior center Richard Smith and senior guard Mark
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A four-year starter, Collins scored over two thousand points for the Wildcats, including 32 in his final game, the NCAA loss to Lamar. He was edged out for
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Mattos; forward Gerald Mattinson and sophomore reserve guard Todd Harper were honorable mention.
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in conference play, won the regular season title (by four games), and the
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winning streak and dropped Weber's poll ranking (AP, UPI) from 15 to 17.
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of Idaho, which had finished last in each of the previous five seasons.
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The Wildcats appeared in the first five finals of the
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Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky champions
Big Sky Conference
Neil McCarthy
Dee Events Center
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1980–81
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Weber State
Idaho
Montana
Montana State
Nevada
Idaho State
Northern Arizona
Boise State
Conference tournament
AP poll
Weber State College
1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Big Sky Conference
Wildcats
Neil McCarthy
Dee Events Center
Ogden, Utah
conference tournament
Idaho
conference tournament

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