1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record29–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainKyle Macy
Home arenaRupp Arena
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 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1979–80 college basketball season.

Schedule

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.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "NBC Plays 80 Games For Regional, National TV". Kentucky New Era. November 27, 1979. p. 31. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "All-Time Results". Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2012.