1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Regional semifinals, L 68–83 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record25–6 (11–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Garner (3rd season)
CaptainLarry Drew
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
1979–80 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Missouri 11 – 3   .786 25 – 6   .806
Kansas State † 8 – 6   .571 22 – 9   .710
Nebraska 8 – 6   .571 18 – 13   .581
Kansas 7 – 7   .500 15 – 14   .517
Colorado 7 – 7   .500 17 – 10   .630
Oklahoma 6 – 8   .429 15 – 12   .556
Iowa State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407
Oklahoma State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 17   .370
† 1980 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by legendary coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big 8 regular season title by three games, but were upset in the semifinal round of the Big 8 Tournament. Missouri reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Louisiana State to finish with a 25–6 record (11–3 Big 8).

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 30, 1979*
 Texas State W 86–70  1–0
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 1, 1979*
 South Dakota State W 80–60  2–0
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 4, 1979*
 at Illinois
Show-Me Classic 		W 67–66 OT 3–0
 Assembly Hall (14,004)
Champaign, Illinois
Dec 7, 1979*
 George Washington W 89–73  4–0
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 8, 1979*
 Arkansas State
Show-Me Classic 		W 86–67  5–0
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 10, 1979*
 ESPN 		Southern California W 78–75  6–0
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 12, 1979*
 No. 19 at Butler W 64–60  7–0
 Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 15, 1979*
 No. 19 Northern Arizona W 112–64  8–0
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 17, 1979*
 No. 19 Oral Roberts W 84–73  9–0
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 21, 1979*
 No. 16 at Saint Louis W 77–75  10–0
 St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 2, 1980*
 ESPN 		No. 12 No. 3 DePaul L 79–92  10–1
 Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 5, 1980*
 No. 12 Lamar W 71–60  11–1
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 9, 1980
 No. 13 at Kansas
Border War 		L 66–69  11–2
(0–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 12, 1980
 No. 13 at Nebraska W 84–63  12–2
(1–1) 		Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 16, 1980
 No. 15 Iowa State W 85–70  13–2
(2–1) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 19, 1980
 No. 15 at Oklahoma State W 69–64  14–2
(3–1) 		Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 23, 1980
 No. 10 Colorado W 78–45  15–2
(4–1) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 26, 1980
 No. 10 at Oklahoma L 73–78  15–3
(4–2) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
January 30, 1980
 No. 14 No. 20 Kansas State L 64–66  15–4
(4–3) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 2, 1980
 No. 14 Nebraska W 73–60  16–4
(5–3) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 6, 1980
 No. 15 at Iowa State W 84–70  17–4
(6–3) 		Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 9, 1980
 No. 15 Kansas
Border War 		W 88–65  18–4
(7–3) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 13, 1980
 No. 14 at Colorado W 83–68  19–4
(8–3) 		Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 16, 1980
 No. 14 Oklahoma State W 93–81  20–4
(9–3) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 20, 1980
 No. 13 Oklahoma W 81–69  21–4
(10–3) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 23, 1980
 No. 13 at Kansas State W 67–65  22–4
(11–3) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Big 12 Tournament
Feb 26, 1980*
 No. 11 vs. Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals 		W 82–69  23–4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 27, 1980*
 No. 11 vs. Kansas
Semifinals 		L 71–80  23–5
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 6, 1980*
 (5) No. 16 vs. (12) San Jose State
First Round 		W 61–51  24–5
 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 8, 1980*
 (5) No. 16 vs. (4) No. 9 Notre Dame
Second Round 		W 87–84 OT 25–5
 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 14, 1980*
 (5) No. 16 vs. (1) No. 3 Louisiana State L 63–68  25–6
 The Summit 
Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

[2]

Awards

All Big Eight: Curtis Berry, Larry Drew[3]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 866–867. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.