1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University as a member of the Eastern Athletic Association during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Young, then in his seven season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey.

1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
ConferenceEastern Athletic Association
Record14–14 (7–3 EAA)
Head coach
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
1979–80 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Villanova 7 3   .700 23 8   .742
Duquesne 6 3   .667 18 10   .643
Rutgers 6 3   .667 14 14   .500
Pittsburgh 5 4   .556 17 12   .586
George Washington 5 5   .500 15 11   .577
St. Bonaventure 1 3   .250 16 11   .593
West Virginia 4 4   .500 15 14   .517
UMass 0 9   .000 2 24   .077
1980 Eastern 8 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1979*
Drexel W 69–62 OT 1–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,910)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 7, 1979*
Manhattan W 67–57  2–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 8, 1979*
Saint Peter's W 58–50  3–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 11, 1979
UMass W 84–68  4–0
(1–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 15, 1979*
No. 15 St. John's L 64–75  4–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 22, 1979
Villanova L 64–75  4–2
(1–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 28, 1979*
at Minnesota L 59–98  4–3
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 29, 1979*
at Loyola (IL) L 87–98  4–4
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 5, 1980
at UMass W 76–70  5–4
(2–1)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 8, 1980*
Lehigh W 81–63  6–4
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 12, 1980
George Washington W 69–59  7–4
(3–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 15, 1980*
Cleveland State L 69–78  7–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 17, 1980*
Long Island L 67–68 OT 7–6
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 19, 1980*
at Penn State L 66–75  7–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 21, 1980*
at Columbia W 65–49  8–7
Levien Gymnasium 
Manhattan, NY
Jan 24, 1980*
Syracuse L 66–69  8–8
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 27, 1980
at Duquesne W 75–73 OT 9–8
(4–1)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 1980*
Biscayne W 78–58  10–8
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 2, 1980
at George Washington L 71–76  10–9
(4–2)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D. C.
Feb 5, 1980*
at Princeton L 63–65  10–10
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
Feb 9, 1980
West Virginia W 82–80 OT 11–10
(5–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 12, 1980
at Villanova L 68–70  11–11
(5–3)
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1980*
No. 11 North Carolina L 70–73 OT 11–12
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 16, 1980*
at Fordham L 39–42  11–13
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, New York
Feb 20, 1980*
Seton Hall W 75–66  12–13
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 23, 1980
Pittsburgh W 83–76  13–13
(6–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
EAAC Tournament
Feb 26, 1980
(3) (6) St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals
W 76–74  14–13
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 29, 1980
(3) vs. (7) West Virginia
Semifinals
L 66–77  14–14
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
5 105 Daryl Strickland Washington Bullets

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References

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  1. ^ "1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.