The 1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1979–80 college basketball season.
| 1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
|---|---|
SEC regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 29–6 (15–3 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Kyle Macy |
| Home arena | Rupp Arena |
| 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 † | 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 17* 1:00, TVS |
No. 2 | vs. No. 3 Duke | L 76–82 OT | 0–1 |
Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA | ||||||
| November 30* no, no |
No. 2 | vs. Bradley Great Alaska Shootout |
W 79–58 | 1–1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK | ||||||
| December 1* no, no |
No. 2 | vs. Alaska Great Alaska Shootout |
W 97–68 | 2–1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK | ||||||
| December 2* no, no |
No. 2 | vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout |
W 57–50 | 3–1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK | ||||||
| December 8* no, no |
No. 5 | Baylor | W 80–46 | 4–1 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 10* no, no |
No. 5 | South Carolina | W 126–81 | 5–1 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 12* no, no |
No. 5 | at Kansas | W 57–56 | 6–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 15* no, no |
No. 5 | No. 1 Indiana Indiana–Kentucky basketball rivalry |
W 69–58 | 7–1 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 17 no, no |
No. 5 | at Georgia | W 95–69 | 8–1 (1–0) |
Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
| December 21* no, no |
No. 3 | California UK Invitation Tournament |
W 78–52 | 9–1 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 22* no, no |
No. 3 | No. 9 Purdue UK Invitation Tournament • Final |
W 61–60 | 10–1 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 29* no, no |
No. 2 | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame | W 86–80 | 11–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
| January 2 9:00 p.m., Chesley-TPC[2] |
No. 2 | Auburn | W 67–65 | 12–1 (2–0) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 5 no, NBC/TVS[3] |
No. 2 | at Tennessee | L 47–49 | 12–2 (2–1) |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN | ||||||
| January 9 no, no |
No. 4 | at Ole Miss | W 79–73 | 13–2 (3–1) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS | ||||||
| January 12 no, no |
No. 4 | Alabama | L 64–78 | 13–3 (3–2) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 17 9:00 p.m., Chesley-TPC[2] |
No. 6 | at Florida | W 76–63 | 14–3 (4–2) |
Florida Gymnasium Gainesville, FL | ||||||
| January 19 no, no |
No. 6 | Vanderbilt | W 106–90 | 15–3 (5–2) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 23 no, no |
No. 5 | at Mississippi State | W 89–67 | 16–3 (6–2) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | ||||||
| January 26 no, no |
No. 5 | Georgia | W 56–49 | 17–3 (7–2) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 28 9:00 p.m., Chesley-TPC[2] |
No. 5 | No. 11 LSU | L 60–65 | 17–4 (7–3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 30 no, no |
No. 3 | at Auburn | W 64–62 | 18–4 (8–3) |
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL | ||||||
| February 2 no, no |
No. 3 | Tennessee | W 83–75 | 19–4 (9–3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| February 6 no, no |
No. 5 | Ole Miss | W 86–72 | 20–4 (10–3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| February 9 no, no |
No. 5 | at Alabama | W 72–63 | 21–4 (11–3) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
| February 13 no, no |
No. 5 | Florida | W 95–70 | 22–4 (12–3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| February 15 no, no |
No. 5 | Vanderbilt | W 91–73 | 23–4 (13–3) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
| February 17* no, no |
No. 5 | at UNLV | W 74–69 | 24–4 |
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
| February 20 no, no |
No. 3 | Mississippi State | W 71–65 | 25–4 (14–3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| February 24 2:30, NBC |
No. 3 | at No. 5 LSU | W 76–74 | 26–4 (15–3) |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
| SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
| February 28 9:00, Chesley-TPC[2] |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (9) Auburn Quarterfinals |
W 69–61 | 27–4 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (13,429) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
| February 29 9:00, Chesley-TPC[2] |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (5) Ole Miss Semifinals |
W 70–67 | 28–4 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (13,482) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
| March 1* 8:30, Chesley-TPC[2] |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (2) No. 5 LSU Championship |
L 78–80 | 28–5 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (8,400) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9* 3:00 PM, NBC |
(1 ME) No. 4 | vs. (8) Florida State Second round |
W 97–78 | 29–5 |
E.A. Diddle Arena (12,100) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
| March 13* 9:37 PM, NBC |
(1 ME) No. 4 | vs. (4 ME) No. 14 Duke Sweet Sixteen |
L 54–55 | 29–6 |
Rupp Arena (23,380) Lexington, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ a b c d e f "Television slate set". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. July 17, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "NBC Plays 80 Games For Regional, National TV". Kentucky New Era. November 27, 1979. p. 31. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "All-Time Results". Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2012.