1979–80 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by head coach George Blaney, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the East Coast Athletic Conference – North. They finished the season 19–11, 4–0 in ECAC-South play to finish in third place. They defeated Vermont, Maine, and Boston University to win the ECAC North tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the East region, they lost to Iona in the opening round, 84–78.[1]

1979–80 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceEast Coast Athletic Conference
Record19–11 (4–0 ECAC-N)
Head coach
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
1979–80 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University 19 7   .731 21 9   .700
Northeastern 19 7   .731 19 8   .704
Holy Cross 16 10   .615 19 11   .633
Rhode Island 14 12   .538 15 13   .536
Maine 14 12   .538 15 13   .536
Canisius 13 13   .500 13 14   .481
Vermont 4 4   .500 12 15   .444
Niagara 11 15   .423 11 16   .407
Colgate 8 17   .320 8 17   .320
New Hampshire 4 22   .154 4 22   .154
1980 ECAC North tournament winner

Roster

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1979–80 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Ron Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Catholic Memorial Boston, Massachusetts
F 20 Garry Witts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Joseph Metuchen, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1979*
Catholic W 57–48  1–0
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 4, 1979*
at Saint Peter's L 62–73  1–1
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, New Jersey
Dec 8, 1979*
at Yale W 97–87  2–1
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 15, 1979*
No. 3 Ohio State L 63–79  2–2
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 18, 1979*
Harvard L 80–81  2–3
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 22, 1979*
Canisius W 89–79  3–3
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 28, 1979*
Assumption
Worcester County Classic
W 122–84  4–3
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 29, 1979*
Hofstra
Worcester County Classic
W 97–84  5–3
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 5, 1980*
St. Francis Brooklyn W 79–53  6–3
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 9, 1980*
at Florida Southern L 81–83  6–4
George W. Jenkins Field House 
Lakeland, Florida
Jan 12, 1980*
at Providence W 59–57  7–4
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 14, 1980*
at Duquesne L 88–103  7–5
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1980*
at Vermont W 76–71  8–5
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, Vermont
Jan 19, 1980*
vs. Rhode Island W 76–73  9–5
Boston Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 1980*
vs. Fairfield W 59–57  10–5
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 26, 1980*
Iona L 67–82  10–6
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 29, 1980*
Dartmouth W 101–69  11–6
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 1, 1980*
vs. Massachusetts
Colonial Classic
W 84–73  12–6
Boston Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 2, 1980*
vs. Boston College
Colonial Classic
L 83–92  12–7
Boston Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 4, 1980*
at Manhattan W 75–56  13–7
Draddy Gymnasium 
Bronx, New York
Feb 7, 1980*
New Hampshire W 97–86  14–7
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 9, 1980*
at Boston College W 72–69  15–7
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 16, 1980*
at Seton Hall L 75–77  15–8
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, New Jersey
Feb 20, 1980*
Connecticut L 70–88  15–9
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 21, 1980*
Fordham W 83–72  16–9
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 1980*
at Georgetown L 78–105  16–10
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
ECAC North tournament
Feb 26, 1980*
Vermont
Quarterfinals
W 90–74  17–10
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 1980*
at Maine
Semifinals
W 73–67  18–10
Alfond Arena 
Orono, Maine
Mar 1, 1980*
Boston University
Championship game
W 81–75  19–10
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
NCAA tournament
Mar 7, 1980*
(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 19 Iona
First round
L 78–84  19–11
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

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  1. ^ "Iona Beats Holy Cross, Meets GU". The Washington Post. March 8, 1980. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - Holy Cross Crusaders - College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "1992-1993 Holy cross Men's Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.