1979β80 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 | 26β6 (14β4 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | LSU Assembly Center |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kentucky | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 LSU β | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1980 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
The 1979-80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1979β80 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.
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
December 1 |
No. 7 | Florida | W 112β81 | 1β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 3* |
No. 6 | New Orleans | W 104β78 | 2β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 5* |
No. 6 | at Tulane | W 80β79 | 3β0 (1β0) |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
December 15* |
No. 6 | Maine | W 103β81 | 4β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 20* |
No. 7 | at No. 20 Arkansas | W 56β55 | 5β0 (1β0) |
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||||
December 22* |
No. 7 | Tulane | W 95β85 | 6β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 28* |
No. 5 | Boston University | W 92β72 | 7β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 29* |
No. 5 | Delaware | W 92β64 | 8β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 2 |
No. 4 | at Vanderbilt | L 66β77 | 8β1 (1β1) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
January 5 |
No. 4 | Mississippi State | W 80β58 | 9β1 (2β1) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 7 |
No. 6 | Alabama | L 56β57 | 9β2 (2β2) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 12 |
No. 6 | at Georgia | L 71β72 | 9β3 (2β3) |
Georgia Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
January 16 |
No. 14 | Auburn | W 93β82 | 10β3 (3β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 19 |
No. 14 | at No. 20 Tennessee | W 75β74 | 11β3 (4β3) |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
January 20* |
No. 14 | at No. 1 DePaul | L 73β78 | 11β4 (4β3) |
Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
January 23 |
No. 11 | Ole Miss | W 72β66 | 12β4 (5β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 26 |
No. 11 | at Florida | W 66β58 | 13β4 (6β3) |
Alligator Alley Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
January 28 |
No. 10 | at No. 3 Kentucky | W 65β60 | 14β4 (7β3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
January 30 |
No. 10 | Vanderbilt | W 83β81 | 15β4 (8β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
February 2 |
No. 10 | at Mississippi State | W 75β63 | 16β4 (9β3) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
February 6 |
No. 6 | at Alabama | W 68β66 | 17β4 (10β3) |
Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
February 9 |
No. 6 | Georgia | W 96β77 | 18β4 (11β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
February 13 |
No. 6 | at Auburn | W 50β44 | 19β4 (12β3) |
BeardβEavesβMemorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
February 16 |
No. 6 | Tennessee | W 73β66 | 20β4 (13β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
February 21 |
No. 5 | at Ole Miss | W 77β74 | 21β4 (14β3) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
February 23 |
No. 5 | No. 3 Kentucky | L 74β76 OT | 21β5 (14β4) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
February 28 |
(2) No. 5 | vs. (10) Florida Quarterfinals |
W 95β82 | 22β5 (14β4) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
February 29 |
(2) No. 5 | at (3) Alabama Semifinals |
W 73β66 | 23β5 (14β4) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
March 1 |
(2) No. 5 | vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky Championship |
W 80β78 | 24β5 (14β4) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9 |
(1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (8 MW)
Alcorn State First Round |
W 98β88 | 25β5 (14β4) |
UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas | ||||||
March 14 |
(1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (5 MW) No. 16
Missouri Sweet Sixteen |
W 68β63 | 26β5 (14β4) |
The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
March 16 |
(1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (2 MW) No. 2
Louisville Elite Eight |
L 66β86 | 26β6 (14β4) |
The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 36 | DeWayne Scales | New York Knicks |
1979β80 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 | 26β6 (14β4 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | LSU Assembly Center |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kentucky | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 LSU β | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1980 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
The 1979-80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1979β80 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.
1979β80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
December 1 |
No. 7 | Florida | W 112β81 | 1β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 3* |
No. 6 | New Orleans | W 104β78 | 2β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 5* |
No. 6 | at Tulane | W 80β79 | 3β0 (1β0) |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
December 15* |
No. 6 | Maine | W 103β81 | 4β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 20* |
No. 7 | at No. 20 Arkansas | W 56β55 | 5β0 (1β0) |
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||||
December 22* |
No. 7 | Tulane | W 95β85 | 6β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 28* |
No. 5 | Boston University | W 92β72 | 7β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
December 29* |
No. 5 | Delaware | W 92β64 | 8β0 (1β0) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 2 |
No. 4 | at Vanderbilt | L 66β77 | 8β1 (1β1) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
January 5 |
No. 4 | Mississippi State | W 80β58 | 9β1 (2β1) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 7 |
No. 6 | Alabama | L 56β57 | 9β2 (2β2) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 12 |
No. 6 | at Georgia | L 71β72 | 9β3 (2β3) |
Georgia Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
January 16 |
No. 14 | Auburn | W 93β82 | 10β3 (3β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 19 |
No. 14 | at No. 20 Tennessee | W 75β74 | 11β3 (4β3) |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
January 20* |
No. 14 | at No. 1 DePaul | L 73β78 | 11β4 (4β3) |
Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
January 23 |
No. 11 | Ole Miss | W 72β66 | 12β4 (5β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
January 26 |
No. 11 | at Florida | W 66β58 | 13β4 (6β3) |
Alligator Alley Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
January 28 |
No. 10 | at No. 3 Kentucky | W 65β60 | 14β4 (7β3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
January 30 |
No. 10 | Vanderbilt | W 83β81 | 15β4 (8β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
February 2 |
No. 10 | at Mississippi State | W 75β63 | 16β4 (9β3) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
February 6 |
No. 6 | at Alabama | W 68β66 | 17β4 (10β3) |
Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
February 9 |
No. 6 | Georgia | W 96β77 | 18β4 (11β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
February 13 |
No. 6 | at Auburn | W 50β44 | 19β4 (12β3) |
BeardβEavesβMemorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
February 16 |
No. 6 | Tennessee | W 73β66 | 20β4 (13β3) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
February 21 |
No. 5 | at Ole Miss | W 77β74 | 21β4 (14β3) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
February 23 |
No. 5 | No. 3 Kentucky | L 74β76 OT | 21β5 (14β4) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
February 28 |
(2) No. 5 | vs. (10) Florida Quarterfinals |
W 95β82 | 22β5 (14β4) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
February 29 |
(2) No. 5 | at (3) Alabama Semifinals |
W 73β66 | 23β5 (14β4) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
March 1 |
(2) No. 5 | vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky Championship |
W 80β78 | 24β5 (14β4) |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9 |
(1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (8 MW)
Alcorn State First Round |
W 98β88 | 25β5 (14β4) |
UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas | ||||||
March 14 |
(1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (5 MW) No. 16
Missouri Sweet Sixteen |
W 68β63 | 26β5 (14β4) |
The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
March 16 |
(1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (2 MW) No. 2
Louisville Elite Eight |
L 66β86 | 26β6 (14β4) |
The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 36 | DeWayne Scales | New York Knicks |