The 1979–80 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and led by future National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach Gene Keady. WKU won the OVC regular season and tournament championships and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020 Craig McCormick and Bill Bryant made the All-OVC Team, and McCormick was selected as OVC Tournament MVP.2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
Schedule 1979-80 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020
!colspan=6| Regular season
!colspan=6| 1980 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
!colspan=6| 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
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