They finished the season 11–16, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in seventh place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to Kansas State, falling 101-87.
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The 1979 80 Iowa State Cyclones men s basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1979 80 NCAA Division I men s basketball season The Cyclones were coached by Lynn Nance who was in his fourth and final season with the Cyclones They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames Iowa Nance resigned on January 29 1980 Assistants Rick Samuels and Reggie Warford took over for the remainder of the season 2 1979 80 Iowa State Cyclones men s basketballConferenceBig Eight ConferenceRecord11 16 5 9 Big Eight Head coachLynn Nance 4th season Assistant coachesRick Samuels Reggie WarfordHome arenaHilton ColiseumSeasons 1978 791980 81 1979 80 Big Eight Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 16 Missouri 11 3 786 25 6 806Kansas State 8 6 571 22 9 710Nebraska 8 6 571 18 13 581Kansas 7 7 500 15 14 517Colorado 7 7 500 17 10 630Oklahoma 6 8 429 15 12 556Iowa State 5 9 357 11 16 407Oklahoma State 4 10 286 10 17 370 1980 Big Eight tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll 1 They finished the season 11 16 5 9 in Big Eight play to finish in seventh place The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to Kansas State falling 101 87 Roster Edit1979 80 Iowa State Cyclones men s basketball teamPlayers Coaches 3 Pos Name Height Weight Year HometownC Joe Ashley 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 240 lb 109 kg Fr Pierre SDF Bill Buchanan 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg Jr Campbellsville KYF Flemming Danielsen 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 180 lb 82 kg Fr Copenhagen DenmarkF Robert Estes 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg So Liberty MOC Ron Falenschek 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 235 lb 107 kg Fr Brainerd MNF Bob Fowler 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg Sr Westland MIC Chuck Harmison 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg Sr Ames IAG Charles Harris 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr Macon GAScott Howard G Doug Jones 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg Fr Prior Lake MNJohn Kunnert 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m G Guy Minnifield 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 170 lb 77 kg Fr Lexington KYG Lefty Moore 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr Detroit MIG Jon Ness 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 180 lb 82 kg Jr Story City IAG John Tillo 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg Sr Sioux City IAC Dean Uthoff 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 250 lb 113 kg Sr Cedar Rapids IA Head coachLynn NanceAssistant coach es Rick Samuels Reggie WarfordLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtSchedule and results EditDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular SeasonNovember 30 1979 7 35 pm St Cloud State W 93 71 1 0 Hilton Coliseum 6 800 Ames IADecember 3 1979 7 00 pm at No 5 Notre Dame L 77 87 1 1 Athletic amp Convocation Center 11 345 Notre Dame INDecember 5 1979 7 35 pm Missouri Kansas City W 121 82 2 1 Hilton Coliseum 6 500 Ames IADecember 8 1979 7 35 pm at Drake Iowa Big Four L 66 87 2 2 Veterans Memorial Auditorium 12 100 Des Moines IADecember 10 1979 7 35 pm Roosevelt W 125 60 3 2 Hilton Coliseum 5 000 Ames IADecember 15 1979 7 35 pm WOI KWWL No 17 Iowa CyHawk Rivalry L 64 67 3 3 Hilton Coliseum 14 000 Ames IADecember 18 1979 7 35 pm Mississippi State L 63 84 3 4 Hilton Coliseum 6 000 Ames IADecember 20 1979 7 35 pm Eastern Montana MSU Billings W 76 73 4 4 Hilton Coliseum 3 500 Ames IADecember 22 1979 7 35 pm Nebraska Omaha L 68 69 OT 4 5 Hilton Coliseum 3 500 Ames IADecember 26 1979 8 00 pm vs Florida Gator Bowl Classic Semifinals L 59 63 4 6 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 8 635 Jacksonville FLDecember 27 1979 6 15 pm vs William amp Mary Gator Bowl Classic Consolation W 56 55 5 6 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 9 481 Jacksonville FLJanuary 3 1980 7 30 pm MacMurray W 88 58 6 6 Hilton Coliseum 3 100 Ames IAJanuary 9 1980 7 35 pm Nebraska L 50 58 6 7 0 1 Hilton Coliseum 6 827 Ames IAJanuary 12 1980 7 35 pm Kansas W 67 66 7 7 1 1 Hilton Coliseum 9 535 Ames IAJanuary 16 1980 8 05 pm at No 15 Missouri L 70 85 7 8 1 2 Hearnes Center Columbia MOJanuary 19 1980 12 40 pm Big Eight Oklahoma L 78 93 7 9 1 3 Hilton Coliseum Ames IAJanuary 23 1980 7 35 pm at Kansas State L 63 73 7 10 1 4 Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan KSJanuary 26 1980 2 38 pm Big Eight Oklahoma State W 69 60 8 10 2 4 Hilton Coliseum Ames IAJanuary 30 1980 8 35 pm at Colorado L 68 78 8 11 2 5 Coors Events Center Boulder COFebruary 2 1980 7 35 pm at Kansas L 61 72 8 12 2 6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence KSFebruary 6 1980 7 35 pm No 15 Missouri L 70 84 8 13 2 7 Hilton Coliseum Ames IAFebruary 9 1980 7 35 pm at Nebraska L 66 69 8 14 2 8 Devaney Sports Center Lincoln NEFebruary 13 1980 7 35 pm No 19 Kansas State W 66 58 9 14 3 8 Hilton Coliseum Ames IAFebruary 16 1980 4 05 pm at Oklahoma W 66 61 10 14 4 8 Lloyd Noble Center Norman OKFebruary 19 1980 7 35 pm at Oklahoma State L 67 69 10 15 4 9 Gallagher Hall 4 700 Stillwater OKFebruary 23 1980 7 35 pm Colorado W 66 65 11 15 5 9 Hilton Coliseum Ames IABig Eight tournamentFebruary 26 1980 7 35 pm 7 at 2 Kansas State Big Eight tournament quarterfinals L 87 101 11 16 Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan KS Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Central Time 4 References Edit sports reference com 1979 80 Big Eight Conference Season Summary January 30 1980 Page 17 of 22 Des Moines Iowa Jan 30 1980 ProQuest Historical Newspapers U S North Central Collection 1979 80 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats Iowa State Men s Basketball All Time Results PDF Iowa State University Athletic Department Retrieved April 18 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 80 Iowa State Cyclones men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1170922123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,