1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1979–80 season.

1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
NIT, First Round, L 49–53 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
1979–80 record18–10
Head coach
Home arenaRec Hall
1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 DePaul    262  .929
No. 9 Notre Dame    238  .742
Tennessee State    197  .731
UNLV    239  .719
Cleveland State    188  .692
Illinois State    209  .690
Marquette    189  .667
UNC Wilmington    1910  .655
Penn State    1810  .643
Southern Mississippi    1710  .630
South Carolina    1611  .593
Campbell    1512  .556
East Carolina    1512  .556
Stetson    1512  .556
Detroit    1413  .519
Dayton    1314  .481
North Texas State    1314  .481
Milwaukee    917  .346
Valparaiso    818  .308
Portland State    521  .192
Charleston Southern    223  .080
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 43 Frank Brickowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)232 lb (105 kg) Jr Bayville, New York
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 2
Indiana (PA) W 99–57  1–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 3
at Maryland L 55–56  1–1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 5
Muhlenberg W 85–41  2–1
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 8
West Virginia W 68–66 OT 3–1
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 15
Syracuse L 72–85  3–2
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 19
Temple L 48–74  3–3
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 22
at Colgate W 38–37  4–3
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
December 26
vs. BYU L 50–58  4–4
 
Portland, OR
December 28
vs. Idaho L 46–50  4–5
 
Portland, OR
December 29
vs. Texas Tech W 47–46  5–5
 
Portland, OR
January 3
Ursinus W 87–55  6–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 5
at Pittsburgh L 50–54  6–6
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 10
at St. Bonaventure L 75–89  6–7
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 12
Duquesne W 62–52  7–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 14
Delaware W 85–53  8–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16
at West Virginia W 75–71  9–7
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 19
Rutgers W 75–66  10–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 21
John Hopkins W 64–38  11–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 26
Fairleigh Dickinson W 60–52  12–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 28
Richmond W 71–61  13–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 31
at Duquesne L 55–56  13–8
Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 2
at Villanova L 53–93  13–9
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 4
at Vermont W 53–40  14–9
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
February 9
at Navy W 51–44  15–9
Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, Maryland
February 13
Pittsburgh W 66-53  16–9
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 16
at George Washington W 63-53  17–9
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, DC
February 20
Massachusetts W 50-36  18–9
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 5
at Alabama
NIT First round
L 49-53  18–10
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[1]

References

  1. "1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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