1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1979–80 college basketball season.

1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
1979–80 record29–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainKyle Macy
Home arenaRupp Arena
1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Kentucky153 .833  296  .829
No. 3 LSU144 .778  266  .813
Alabama126 .667  1812  .600
Tennessee126 .667  1811  .621
Ole Miss99 .500  1713  .567
Mississippi State711 .389  1314  .481
Vanderbilt711 .389  1313  .500
Georgia711 .389  1413  .519
Auburn513 .278  1018  .357
Florida216 .111  721  .250
1980 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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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