British Columbia Thunderbirds - 1979-80 Season
| Head Coach: | Peter Mullins (18th season)
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| League: | Canada West
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Summary of team record for the season
| Conference Record | CIAU Record | Overall Record |
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| W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG |
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| 11-9 | 0.550 | 1517-1393 | 75.8 - 69.7 | 12-13 | 0.480 | 1887-1795 | 75.5 - 71.8 | 12-13 | 0.480 | 1887-1795 | 75.5 - 71.8 |
Player roster
Awards presented
| Peter Mullins
| Canada West Coach of the Year
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| Brad Findlay
| Canada West Second Team All-Star
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| Bob Forsyth
| Canada West First Team All-Star
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Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Fri Nov 30, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Winnipeg | Loss | 92-94 | OT | Pacific Rim Classic |
| Sat Dec 1, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Calgary | Loss | 63-85 | | Pacific Rim Classic |
| Thu Dec 27, 1979 | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg | Loss | 79-83 | OT | Wesmen Classic |
| Fri Dec 28, 1979 | Winnipeg, MB | StFX | Loss | 57-70 | | Wesmen Classic |
| Sat Dec 29, 1979 | Winnipeg, MB | Waterloo | Win | 79-70 | Stats | Wesmen Classic |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Fri Nov 16, 1979 | Vancouver, BC | Saskatchewan | Win | 95-51 | | |
| Sat Nov 17, 1979 | Vancouver, BC | Saskatchewan | Win | 97-52 | | |
| Fri Nov 23, 1979 | Vancouver, BC | Calgary | Win | 75-69 | | |
| Sat Nov 24, 1979 | Vancouver, BC | Calgary | Loss | 73-78 | | |
| Fri Jan 11, 1980 | Edmonton, AB | Alberta | Loss | 59-64 | | |
| Sat Jan 12, 1980 | Edmonton, AB | Alberta | Loss | 67-76 | | |
| Fri Jan 18, 1980 | Vancouver, BC | Victoria | Loss | 75-81 | OT | |
| Sat Jan 19, 1980 | Vancouver, BC | Victoria | Loss | 76-85 | | |
| Fri Jan 25, 1980 | Vancouver, BC | Lethbridge | Win | 84-78 | | |
| Sat Jan 26, 1980 | Vancouver, BC | Lethbridge | Win | 78-71 | | |
| Fri Feb 1, 1980 | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatchewan | Win | 76-64 | | |
| Sat Feb 2, 1980 | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatchewan | Win | 84-73 | | |
| Fri Feb 8, 1980 | Calgary, AB | Calgary | Loss | 64-77 | | |
| Sat Feb 9, 1980 | Calgary, AB | Calgary | Win | 78-75 | | |
| Fri Feb 15, 1980 | Vancouver, BC | Alberta | Win | 88-58 | | |
| Sat Feb 16, 1980 | Vancouver, BC | Alberta | Win | 64-51 | | |
| Fri Feb 22, 1980 | Victoria, BC | Victoria | Loss | 66-72 | | |
| Sat Feb 23, 1980 | Victoria, BC | Victoria | Loss | 69-72 | | |
| Fri Feb 29, 1980 | Lethbridge, AB | Lethbridge | Win | 80-73 | | |
| Sat Mar 1, 1980 | Lethbridge, AB | Lethbridge | Loss | 69-73 | | |
Season scoring summary for league games only
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG |
| Bob Forsyth | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 169-333 | 50.8 | 45-58 | 77.6 | 56-100 | 156 | 7.8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 19.1 |
| John Doughty | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 106-220 | 48.2 | 39-50 | 78.0 | 28-76 | 104 | 5.2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 12.6 |
| John Stark | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 97-221 | 43.9 | 48-62 | 77.4 | 25-15 | 40 | 2.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 12.1 |
| Rob Cholyk | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 107-240 | 44.6 | 27-36 | 75.0 | 31-67 | 98 | 4.9 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 12.1 |
| Brad Findlay | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 106-231 | 45.9 | 12-19 | 63.2 | 49-72 | 121 | 6.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 11.2 |
| Gilbert Puder | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 3-5 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 |
| John Croockewit | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 19-48 | 39.6 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 7-20 | 27 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2.0 |
| Bert Halverson | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 17-30 | 56.7 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 6-17 | 23 | 1.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.9 |
| Ross Marshall | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 14-22 | 63.6 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1.7 |
| Burt Dennis | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 11-25 | 44.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 7-12 | 19 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.2 |
| Jim Coady | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 0-4 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.1 |
| Jamie Boyle | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 3-2 | 5 | 0.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.8 |
| * Team Totals | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 661-1406 | 47.0 | 195-272 | 71.7 | 218-393 | 611 | 30.6 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1517 | 75.8 |