1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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

1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record29–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainKyle Macy
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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

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