1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1979–80 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1980 Big Eight Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Regional Semifinals, L 68–83 vs.
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 16
1979–80 record	25–6 (11–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (13th season);
Captain	Larry Drew
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season.

Roster[]

All Big Eight: Curtis Berry, Larry Drew ^[2]

1979–80 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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]

v t Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Rothwell Gymnasium (1906–1929) Brewer Fieldhouse (1929–1972) Hearnes Center (1972–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)
Rivalries	Illinois Kansas
Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1920–21 1921–22 1976–77 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1993–94 1996–97 1999–2000 2001–02 2002–03 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 2021–22
Premo-Porretta national championships in bold