1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

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1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Penn Quakers logo.svg
Ivy League champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIvy League
1979–80 record17–12 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
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1979–80 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 11 3   .786 17 12   .586
Princeton 11 3   .786 15 15   .500
9 5   .643 12 14   .462
Yale 8 6   .571 16 10   .615
Harvard 6 8   .429 11 15   .423
Columbia 5 9   .357 10 16   .385
Dartmouth 3 11   .214 6 20   .231
Cornell 3 11   .214 5 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 4*
at Wake Forest L 58–88  0–1
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 7*
vs. Davidson L 62–71  0–2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
December 8*
vs. Oklahoma L 76–91  0–3
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
December 11*
Duke L 56–70  0–4
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 15*
Navy W 69–54  1–4
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 22*
at Saints Francis W 68–52  2–4
Maurice Stokes Athletic Center 
Loretto, Pennsylvania
January 5
Princeton W 58–42  3–4
(1–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 8*
Temple W 59–46  4–4
(1–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 11
W 64–47  5–4
(2–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 12
Yale W 84–64  6–4
(3–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16*
at Virginia L 39–69  6–5
(3–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
January 19*
Villanova L 51–65  6–6
(3–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 23*
Saint Joseph's L 56–60  6–7
(3–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 26*
Richmond W 84–78  7–7
(3–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 1
Cornell W 75–50  8–7
(4–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 2
Columbia W 62–57  9–7
(5–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 8
at Dartmouth W 51–46  10–7
(6–0)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH
February 9
at Harvard W 88–79  11–7
(7–0)
Malkin Athletic Center 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 12*
La Salle L 73–80  11–8
(7–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 15
at Yale W 73–68  12–8
(8–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 16
at Brown L 58–71  12–9
(8–1)
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
February 22
Harvard W 84–73  13–9
(9–1)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23
Dartmouth W 84–50  14–9
(10–1)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 26
at Princeton L 69–70  14–10
(10–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
February 29
at Columbia L 51–55  14–11
(10–3)
Levien Gymnasium 
Manhattan, NY
March 1
at Cornell W 67–46  15–11
(11–3)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
March 3
Princeton W 50–49  16–11
(12–3)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 6*
vs. Washington State
NCAA Tournament • First Round
W 62–55  17–11
(12–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
March 9*
vs. Duke
NCAA Tournament • Second Round
L 42–52  17–12
(12–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. ^ "1979–80 Penn Quakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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