1979–80 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1979–80 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1979–80 record15–14 (7–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
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 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster[]

  • Darnell Valentine
  • Ricky Ross
  • Tony Guy
  • John Crawford
  • Douglas Booty Neal
  • Dave Magley
  • Chester Giles
  • Keith Douglas
  • Art Housey
  • Kelly Knight
  • Randolph Carroll
  • Mark Snow
  • Mac Stallcup
  • Mark Knight
  • George Thompson

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Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
No. 20 Nevada W 93-75  1-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 3*
No. 20 at Oral Roberts L 72-75  1-1
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 5*
No. 19 at SMU L 88-89  1-2
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
December 8*
No. 19 San Diego State W 79-66  2-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 10*
No. 19 Cal State Bakersfield W 93-53  3-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 12*
No. 5 Kentucky L 56-57  3-3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 22*
Birmingham-Southern W 90-64  4-3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 27*
at Pepperdine L 89-96  4-4
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 29*
at Arizona State L 65-73  4-5
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 31*
at Arizona W 78-60  5-5
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 5*
Wisconsin-Oshkosh W 109-72  6-5
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 9
No. 13 Missouri
Border War
W 69-66  7-5
(1-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 12
at Iowa State L 66-68  7-6
(1-1)
James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 16
at Nebraska L 57-64  7-7
(1-2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
January 19
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 52-61  7-8
(1-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 23*
at Oklahoma W 72-67  8-8
(2-3)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 26
Colorado W 75-61  9-8
(3-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 30
at Oklahoma State L 67-71  9-9
(3-4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 2
Iowa State W 72-61  10-9
(4-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 5
Nebraska L 56-61  10-10
(4-5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 7*
at Iona L 77-81  10-11
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 9
at No. 15 Missouri
Border War
L 65-88  10-12
(4-6)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 13
Oklahoma W 69-66  11-12
(5-6)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 16
at No. 19 Kansas State W 48-46  12-12
(6-6)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 20
at Colorado L 72-81  12-13
(6-7)
Coors Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, CO
February 23
Oklahoma State W 84-74  13-13
(7-7)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 26
vs. Colorado
Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
W 75-65  14-13
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
February 27
vs. No. 11 Missouri
Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals
Border War
W 80-71  15-13
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
February 28
vs. Kansas State
Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Game
Sunflower Showdown
L 58-79  15-14
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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