1979–80 LSU Tigers basketball team

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1979–80 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record26–6 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLSU Assembly Center
Seasons
1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

1979–80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 22 Brian Bergeron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Port Allen, Louisiana
C 34 Tyrone Black 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C 44 Andy Campbell 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Hackham West, South Australia
G/F 32 Howard Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C 43 Greg Cook 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Roselle, New Jersey
G/F 25 Joe Costello 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Arlington, Texas
F 40 Durand Macklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
G 21 Ethan Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 31 DeWayne Scales 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 10 Willie Sims 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Long Island City, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2022-Jan-16

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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.

[2]

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 36 DeWayne Scales New York Knicks

[3]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1979–80 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1980 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.