1979–80 LSU Tigers basketball team
American college basketball season
1979–80 LSU Tigers basketball | |
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SEC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 26–6 (14–4 SEC) |
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Home arena | LSU Assembly Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kentucky | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 LSU † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1979-80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1979–80 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
December 1 | No. 7 | Florida | W 112–81 | 1–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 3* | No. 6 | New Orleans | W 104–78 | 2–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 5* | No. 6 | at Tulane | W 80–79 | 3–0 (1–0) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
December 15* | No. 6 | Maine | W 103–81 | 4–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 20* | No. 7 | at No. 20 Arkansas | W 56–55 | 5–0 (1–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||||
December 22* | No. 7 | Tulane | W 95–85 | 6–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 28* | No. 5 | Boston University | W 92–72 | 7–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 29* | No. 5 | Delaware | W 92–64 | 8–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 2 | No. 4 | at Vanderbilt | L 66–77 | 8–1 (1–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
January 5 | No. 4 | Mississippi State | W 80–58 | 9–1 (2–1) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 7 | No. 6 | Alabama | L 56–57 | 9–2 (2–2) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 12 | No. 6 | at Georgia | L 71–72 | 9–3 (2–3) | Georgia Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
January 16 | No. 14 | Auburn | W 93–82 | 10–3 (3–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 19 | No. 14 | at No. 20 Tennessee | W 75–74 | 11–3 (4–3) | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
January 20* | No. 14 | at No. 1 DePaul | L 73–78 | 11–4 (4–3) | Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
January 23 | No. 11 | Ole Miss | W 72–66 | 12–4 (5–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 26 | No. 11 | at Florida | W 66–58 | 13–4 (6–3) | Alligator Alley Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
January 28 | No. 10 | at No. 3 Kentucky | W 65–60 | 14–4 (7–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
January 30 | No. 10 | Vanderbilt | W 83–81 | 15–4 (8–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
February 2 | No. 10 | at Mississippi State | W 75–63 | 16–4 (9–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
February 6 | No. 6 | at Alabama | W 68–66 | 17–4 (10–3) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
February 9 | No. 6 | Georgia | W 96–77 | 18–4 (11–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
February 13 | No. 6 | at Auburn | W 50–44 | 19–4 (12–3) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
February 16 | No. 6 | Tennessee | W 73–66 | 20–4 (13–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
February 21 | No. 5 | at Ole Miss | W 77–74 | 21–4 (14–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
February 23 | No. 5 | No. 3 Kentucky | L 74–76 OT | 21–5 (14–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
February 28 | (2) No. 5 | vs. (10) Florida Quarterfinals | W 95–82 | 22–5 (14–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
February 29 | (2) No. 5 | at (3) Alabama Semifinals | W 73–66 | 23–5 (14–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
March 1 | (2) No. 5 | vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky Championship | W 80–78 | 24–5 (14–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9 | (1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (8 MW) Alcorn State First Round | W 98–88 | 25–5 (14–4) | UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas | ||||||
March 14 | (1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (5 MW) No. 16 Missouri Sweet Sixteen | W 68–63 | 26–5 (14–4) | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
March 16 | (1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (2 MW) No. 2 Louisville Elite Eight | L 66–86 | 26–6 (14–4) | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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Rankings
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 36 | DeWayne Scales | New York Knicks |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1979–80 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1980 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.