1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1980 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 4
1979–80 record	29–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (8th season);
Captain	Kyle Macy
Home arena	Rupp Arena

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
November 17* no, 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 no, no	No. 2	Auburn	W 67–65	12–1 (2–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 5 no, no	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 no, no	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 no, no	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 no, no	No. 3	at No. 5 LSU	W 76–74	26–4 (15–3)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 28* no, no	No. 2	vs. Auburn SEC Tournament • Quarterfinals	W 69–61	27–4	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
February 29* no, no	No. 2	vs. Ole Miss SEC Tournament • Semifinals	W 70–67	28–4	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
March 1* no, no	No. 2	vs. No. 5 LSU SEC Tournament • Final	L 78–80	28–5	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
March 8* no, no	No. 4	vs. Florida State NCAA Tournament • First Round	W 97–78	29–5	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
March 13* no, no	No. 4	vs. No. 14 Duke NCAA Tournament • Second Round	L 54–55	29–6	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
"All-Time Results". Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2012-12-26.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "All-Time Results". Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2012-12-26.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Statistical leaders
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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]