1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Regional Semifinals
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record26–4 (5–1 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaManley Field House
Seasons
1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Syracuse 5 – 1   .833 26 – 4   .867
No. 13 St. John's 5 – 1   .833 24 – 5   .828
No. 11 Georgetown† 5 – 1   .833 26 – 6   .813
Connecticut 3 – 3   .500 20 – 9   .690
Boston College 2 – 4   .333 19 – 10   .655
Seton Hall 1 – 5   .167 14 – 13   .519
Providence 0 – 6   .000 11 – 16   .407
† 1980 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1979–80 academic year. This was their first season as a member of the Big East Conference.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1*
 No. 12 Cornell W 107–66  1–0
 Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 5*
 No. 11 St. Francis W 93–60  2–0
 Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 7*
 No. 11 Le Moyne W 107–61  3–0
 Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 8*
 No. 11 Illinois State W 72–70 OT 4–0
 Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 15*
 No. 10 at Penn State W 85–72  5–0
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 22*
 No. 10 at Pittsburgh W 73–66  6–0
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 28*
 No. 9 vs. Cornell W 99–64  7–0
 Rochester War Memorial 
Rochester, NY
December 29*
 No. 9 vs. Villanova W 92–84  8–0
 Rochester War Memorial 
Rochester, NY
January 2*
 No. 9 Canisius W 81–49  9–0
 Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 5
 No. 9 Seton Hall W 99–76  10–0
(1–0) 		Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 7*
 No. 9 at West Virginia W 72–69  11–0
(1–0) 		WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 9*
 No. 5 Baltimore W 94–64  12–0
(1–0) 		Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 11*
 No. 5 at Rhode Island W 64–54  13–0
(1–0) 		Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 13*
 No. 5 at No. 20 Purdue W 66–61  14–0
(1–0) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 19*
 No. 3 at Old Dominion L 67–68  14–1
(1–0) 		Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
January 21*
 No. 6 Detroit W 89–83  15–1
(1–0) 		Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 24*
 No. 6 at Rutgers W 69–66  16–1
(1–0) 		Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 26
 No. 6 Connecticut W 99–89  17–1
(2–0) 		Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 30*
 No. 4 Temple W 93–77  18–1
(2–0) 		Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 2
 No. 4 at Providence W 89–69  19–1
(3–0) 		Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
February 4*
 No. 2 Siena W 99–64  20–1
(3–0) 		Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 9*
 No. 2 St. Bonaventure W 105–80  21–1
(3–0) 		Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 12
 No. 2 Georgetown L 50–52  21–2
(3–1) 		Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 16
 No. 2 at No. 7 St. John's W 72–71  22–2
(4–1) 		Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
February 20*
 No. 2 at Niagara W 107–82  23–2
(4–1) 		Niagara University Student Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
February 23
 No. 4 at Boston College W 85–77  24–2
(5–1) 		Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Big East tournament
February 28
 (1) No. 3 vs. (4) Connecticut
Semifinals 		W 92–61  25–2
(5–1) 		Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
February 28
 (1) No. 3 vs. (3) No. 20 Georgetown
Championship 		L 81–87  25–3
(5–1) 		Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
NCAA Tournament
March 9
 (1 E) No. 6 vs. No. 8 E Villanova
Second round 		W 97–83  26–3
(5–1) 		Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
March 14
 (1 E) No. 6 vs. (5 E) Iowa
Sweet Sixteen 		L 77–88  26–4
(5–1) 		The Spectrum (17,569)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1979–80 Syracuse Oranges Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1979–80 Men's basketball Schedule". Cuse.com.