1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record17–12 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
1979–80 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 11 – 3   .786 17 – 12   .586
Princeton 11 – 3   .786 15 – 15   .500
Brown 9 – 5   .643 12 – 14   .462
Yale 8 – 6   .571 16 – 10   .615
Harvard 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423
Columbia 5 – 9   .357 10 – 16   .385
Dartmouth 3 – 11   .214 6 – 20   .231
Cornell 3 – 11   .214 5 – 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bob Weinhauer, the Quakers played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia. A year after reaching the Final Four, Penn again finished as Ivy League champions by defeating co-champion Princeton in a play-in game to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Mideast region, the Quakers defeated No. 5 seed Washington State in the opening round, before losing to No. 4 seed Duke in the second round.

Roster

1981–82 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 11 Paul Little 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 4*
 at Wake Forest L 58–88  0–1
 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 7*
 vs. Davidson L 62–71  0–2
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
December 8*
 vs. Oklahoma L 76–91  0–3
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
December 11*
 Duke L 56–70  0–4
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 15*
 Navy W 69–54  1–4
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 22*
 at Saints Francis W 68–52  2–4
 Maurice Stokes Athletic Center 
Loretto, Pennsylvania
January 5
 Princeton W 58–42  3–4
(1–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 8*
 Temple W 59–46  4–4
(1–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 11
 Brown W 64–47  5–4
(2–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 12
 Yale W 84–64  6–4
(3–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16*
 at Virginia L 39–69  6–5
(3–0) 		University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
January 19*
 Villanova L 51–65  6–6
(3–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 23*
 Saint Joseph's L 56–60  6–7
(3–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 26*
 Richmond W 84–78  7–7
(3–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 1
 Cornell W 75–50  8–7
(4–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 2
 Columbia W 62–57  9–7
(5–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 8
 at Dartmouth W 51–46  10–7
(6–0) 		Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH
February 9
 at Harvard W 88–79  11–7
(7–0) 		Malkin Athletic Center 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 12*
 La Salle L 73–80  11–8
(7–0) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 15
 at Yale W 73–68  12–8
(8–0) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 16
 at Brown L 58–71  12–9
(8–1) 		Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
February 22
 Harvard W 84–73  13–9
(9–1) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23
 Dartmouth W 84–50  14–9
(10–1) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 26
 at Princeton L 69–70  14–10
(10–2) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
February 29
 at Columbia L 51–55  14–11
(10–3) 		Levien Gymnasium 
Manhattan, NY
March 1
 at Cornell W 67–46  15–11
(11–3) 		Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
March 3*
 Princeton
Ivy League Play-in game 		W 50–49  16–11
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 6*
 vs. Washington State
NCAA Tournament • First Round 		W 62–55  17–11
(12–3) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
March 9*
 vs. Duke
NCAA Tournament • Second Round 		L 42–52  17–12
(12–3) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. ^ "1979–80 Penn Quakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.