1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 4
Record	29–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (8th season);
Captain	Kyle Macy
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1979–80 college basketball season.

1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	29	–	6	.829
No. 3 LSU †	14	–	4	.778	26	–	6	.813
Alabama	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee	12	–	6	.667	18	–	11	.621
Ole Miss	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	13	–	13	.500
Georgia	7	–	11	.389	14	–	13	.519
Auburn	5	–	13	.278	10	–	18	.357
Florida	2	–	16	.111	7	–	21	.250

† 1980 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Schedule edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 17* 1:00, TVS	No. 2	vs. No. 3 Duke	L 76–82 ^OT	0–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
November 30* no, no	No. 2	vs. Bradley Great Alaska Shootout	W 79–58	1–1	Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK
December 1* no, no	No. 2	vs. Alaska Great Alaska Shootout	W 97–68	2–1	Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK
December 2* no, no	No. 2	vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout	W 57–50	3–1	Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK
December 8* no, no	No. 5	Baylor	W 80–46	4–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 10* no, no	No. 5	South Carolina	W 126–81	5–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 12* no, no	No. 5	at Kansas	W 57–56	6–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 15* no, no	No. 5	No. 1 Indiana Indiana–Kentucky basketball rivalry	W 69–58	7–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 17 no, no	No. 5	at Georgia	W 95–69	8–1 (1–0)	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
December 21* no, no	No. 3	California UK Invitation Tournament	W 78–52	9–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 22* no, no	No. 3	No. 9 Purdue UK Invitation Tournament • Final	W 61–60	10–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 29* no, no	No. 2	vs. No. 3 Notre Dame	W 86–80	11–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
January 2 9:00 p.m., Chesley-TPC^[2]	No. 2	Auburn	W 67–65	12–1 (2–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 5 no, NBC/TVS^[3]	No. 2	at Tennessee	L 47–49	12–2 (2–1)	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
January 9 no, no	No. 4	at Ole Miss	W 79–73	13–2 (3–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
January 12 no, no	No. 4	Alabama	L 64–78	13–3 (3–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 17 9:00 p.m., Chesley-TPC^[2]	No. 6	at Florida	W 76–63	14–3 (4–2)	Florida Gymnasium Gainesville, FL
January 19 no, no	No. 6	Vanderbilt	W 106–90	15–3 (5–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 23 no, no	No. 5	at Mississippi State	W 89–67	16–3 (6–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 26 no, no	No. 5	Georgia	W 56–49	17–3 (7–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 28 9:00 p.m., Chesley-TPC^[2]	No. 5	No. 11 LSU	L 60–65	17–4 (7–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 30 no, no	No. 3	at Auburn	W 64–62	18–4 (8–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
February 2 no, no	No. 3	Tennessee	W 83–75	19–4 (9–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 6 no, no	No. 5	Ole Miss	W 86–72	20–4 (10–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 9 no, no	No. 5	at Alabama	W 72–63	21–4 (11–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 13 no, no	No. 5	Florida	W 95–70	22–4 (12–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 15 no, no	No. 5	Vanderbilt	W 91–73	23–4 (13–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 17* no, no	No. 5	at UNLV	W 74–69	24–4	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV
February 20 no, no	No. 3	Mississippi State	W 71–65	25–4 (14–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 24 2:30, NBC	No. 3	at No. 5 LSU	W 76–74	26–4 (15–3)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
February 28 9:00, Chesley-TPC^[2]	(1) No. 2	vs. (9) Auburn Quarterfinals	W 69–61	27–4	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (13,429) Birmingham, AL
February 29 9:00, Chesley-TPC^[2]	(1) No. 2	vs. (5) Ole Miss Semifinals	W 70–67	28–4	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (13,482) Birmingham, AL
March 1* 8:30, Chesley-TPC^[2]	(1) No. 2	vs. (2) No. 5 LSU Championship	L 78–80	28–5	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (8,400) Birmingham, AL
NCAA Tournament
March 9* 3:00 PM, NBC	(1 ME) No. 4	vs. (8) Florida State Second round	W 97–78	29–5	E.A. Diddle Arena (12,100) Bowling Green, KY
March 13* 9:37 PM, NBC	(1 ME) No. 4	vs. (4 ME) No. 14 Duke Sweet Sixteen	L 54–55	29–6	Rupp Arena (23,380) Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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References edit

^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Television slate set". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. July 17, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ "NBC Plays 80 Games For Regional, National TV". Kentucky New Era. November 27, 1979. p. 31. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ "All-Time Results". Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

[1] sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[kne07171979-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Television slate set". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. July 17, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Google Books.

[kne11271979-3] "NBC Plays 80 Games For Regional, National TV". Kentucky New Era. November 27, 1979. p. 31. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.

[4] "All-Time Results". Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

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