Officials were ordered to more strictly enforce foul rules already on the books, including bench decorum, hand-checking and charging fouls.
Any mistaken attempt to call a time-out after a team runs out of time-outs results in a technical foul and two free throws for the opposing team. The rule would figure prominently in the outcome of the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Season headlinesedit
ESPN launched in November as the first all-sports television network.[2] It took advantage of college basketball's rapidly growing popularity to begin a highly profitable relationship with the NCAA which greatly expanded television coverage of college basketball in the United States.[2]
The basketball-centered original Big East Conference began play.[2] Working closely with ESPN, it rapidly developed a reputation as a powerhouse of college basketball and a dominating force in the sport.[2]
^"Basketball Notes". The Spartanburg Herald-Journal. January 16, 1980. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
^"King resigns Tulsa post". Lawrence Journal-World. February 2, 1980. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
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The 1979 80 NCAA Division I men s basketball season began on November 17 1979 progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament championship game on March 24 1980 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis The Louisville Cardinals won their first NCAA national championship with a 59 54 victory over the UCLA Bruins 1979 80 NCAA Division I men s basketball seasonPreseason AP No 1Indiana Hoosiers 1 NCAA Tournament1980Tournament datesMarch 6 24 1980National ChampionshipMarket Square ArenaIndianapolisNCAA ChampionsLouisville CardinalsHelms National ChampionsLouisville CardinalsOther championsVirginia Cavaliers NIT Player of the Year Naismith Wooden Mark Aguirre DePaul Naismith Darrell Griffith Louisville Wooden Player of the Year Helms Darrell Griffith Louisville 1978 791980 81 Contents 1 Rule changes 2 Season headlines 3 Season outlook 3 1 Pre season polls 4 Regular season 4 1 Conference winners and tournaments 4 2 Informal championships 4 3 Statistical leaders 5 Post Season tournaments 5 1 NCAA tournament 5 1 1 Final Four 5 2 National Invitation tournament 5 2 1 NIT semifinals and final 6 Awards 6 1 Consensus All American teams 6 2 Major player of the year awards 6 3 Major coach of the year awards 6 4 Other major awards 7 Coaching changes 8 ReferencesRule changes editOfficials were ordered to more strictly enforce foul rules already on the books including bench decorum hand checking and charging fouls Any mistaken attempt to call a time out after a team runs out of time outs results in a technical foul and two free throws for the opposing team The rule would figure prominently in the outcome of the 1993 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament Season headlines editESPN launched in November as the first all sports television network 2 It took advantage of college basketball s rapidly growing popularity to begin a highly profitable relationship with the NCAA which greatly expanded television coverage of college basketball in the United States 2 The basketball centered original Big East Conference began play 2 Working closely with ESPN it rapidly developed a reputation as a powerhouse of college basketball and a dominating force in the sport 2 The NCAA tournament expanded from 40 to 48 teams 3 ESPN televised 23 games of the 1980 NCAA tournament becoming the first television network to broadcast the early rounds of an NCAA Tournament 3 Louisville s doctors of dunk brought Denny Crum his first NCAA title with a 59 54 win over surprise finalist UCLA and coach Larry Brown Wooden Award winner Darrell Griffith was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player The first year of the Ralph Sampson era ended with a Virginia Cavaliers National Invitation Tournament championship a 58 55 win over Minnesota Sampson a 7 foot 4 inch 224 cm freshman center was named the tournament s Most Valuable Player Season outlook editPre season polls edit Main article 1979 80 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankings The top 20 from the AP Poll and UPI Coaches Poll during the pre season 4 Associated Press Ranking Team1 Indiana 28 2 Kentucky 5 3 Duke 18 4 Ohio State 7 5 Notre Dame 1 6 North Carolina7 Louisiana State8 UCLA9 DePaul10 Louisville11 Purdue12 Syracuse13 Virginia14 Texas A amp M15 Brigham Young16 St John s17 Oregon State18 Marquette19 Georgetown20 Kansas UPI CoachesRanking Team1 Indiana2 Ohio State3 Notre Dame4 North Carolina5 Kentucky6 Duke7 UCLA8 Louisiana State9 DePaulVirginia11 Purdue12 Syracuse13 Texas A amp M14 Louisville15 St John s16 Oregon State17 Brigham Young18 Iowa19 Marquette20 UNLVRegular season editConference winners and tournaments edit Conference Regular season winner 5 Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winnerAtlantic Coast Conference Maryland Albert King Maryland 6 1980 ACC men s basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina DukeBig East Conference Georgetown St John s amp Syracuse John Duren Georgetown 7 1980 Big East men s basketball tournament Providence Civic Center Providence Rhode Island GeorgetownBig Eight Conference Missouri Rolando Blackman Kansas State 8 1980 Big Eight Conference men s basketball tournament Kemper Arena Kansas City Missouri Semifinals and Finals Kansas StateBig Sky Conference Weber State Don Newman Idaho 9 1980 Big Sky Conference men s basketball tournament Dee Events Center Ogden Utah Weber StateBig Ten Conference Indiana None Selected No TournamentEast Coast Conference St Joseph s East Lafayette West Michael Brooks La Salle 1980 East Coast Conference men s basketball tournament The Palestra Philadelphia La SalleEastern Athletic Association Eastern 8 Villanova Duquesne amp Rutgers Earl Belcher St Bonaventure 10 1980 Eastern 8 men s basketball tournament Civic Arena Pittsburgh VillanovaEastern College AthleticConference ECAC Division I ECAC membersplayed as independentsduring the regular season see note 1980 ECAC Metro Region tournament Nassau Coliseum Uniondale New York Iona1980 ECAC South men s basketball tournament Hampton Coliseum Hampton Virginia Old DominionECAC North Boston University amp Northeastern Rufus Harris Maine amp Ron Perry Holy Cross 11 1980 ECAC North men s basketball tournament Hart Center Worcester Massachusetts Holy CrossIvy League Penn Peter Moss Brown 12 No TournamentMetro Conference Louisville Darrell Griffith Louisville 1980 Metro Conference men s basketball tournament Freedom Hall Louisville Kentucky LouisvilleMid American Conference Toledo Jim Swaney Toledo 13 1980 MAC men s basketball tournament Crisler Arena Ann Arbor Michigan ToledoMid Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A amp T State James Ratiff Howard 1979 MEAC men s basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina North Carolina A amp T StateMidwestern City Conference Loyola IL Calvin Garrett Oral Roberts 14 1980 Midwestern City Conference men s basketball tournament Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville Indiana Oral RobertsMissouri Valley Conference Bradley Lewis Lloyd Drake 15 1980 Missouri Valley Conference men s basketball tournament Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria Illinois BradleyOhio Valley Conference Murray State amp Western Kentucky Gary Hooker Murray State 16 1980 Ohio Valley Conference men s basketball tournament E A Diddle Arena Bowling Green Kentucky Western KentuckyPacific 10 Conference Oregon State Don Collins Washington State 17 No TournamentPacific Coast Athletic Association Utah State Dean Hunger Utah State 18 1980 PCAA men s basketball tournament Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim California San Jose StateSoutheastern Conference Kentucky Kyle Macy Kentucky 19 1980 SEC men s basketball tournament Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham Alabama LSUSouthern Conference Furman Jonathan Moore Furman 20 1980 Southern Conference men s basketball tournament Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke Virginia FurmanSouthland Conference Lamar Andrew Toney Southwestern Louisiana 21 No TournamentSouthwest Conference Texas A amp M Terry Teagle Baylor 22 1980 Southwest Conference men s basketball tournament HemisFair Arena San Antonio Texas Texas A amp MSouthwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State Larry Smith Alcorn State 23 1980 SWAC men s basketball tournament Alcorn StateSun Belt Conference South Alabama James Ray Jacksonville 24 1980 Sun Belt Conference men s basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte North Carolina Semifinals and Finals VCUTrans America Athletic Conference Northeast Louisiana George Lett Centenary 25 1980 TAAC men s basketball tournament Ewing Coliseum Monroe Louisiana CentenaryWest Coast Athletic Conference St Mary s amp San Francisco Kurt Rambis Santa Clara 26 No TournamentWestern Athletic Conference BYU None Selected No TournamentNote From 1975 to 1982 the Eastern College Athletic Conference ECAC a loosely organized sports federation of Northeastern colleges and universities organized Division I ECAC regional tournaments for those of its members that were independents in basketball Each 1980 tournament winner received an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament in the same way that the tournament champions of conventional athletic conferences did The ECAC North was a separate conventional conference 27 Informal championships edit Conference Regular season winner Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winnerPhiladelphia Big 5 Saint Joseph s None selected No TournamentStatistical leaders edit Points per game Rebounds per game Field goal percentage Free throw percentagePlayer School PPG Player School RPG Player School FG Player School FT Tony Murphy Southern 32 1 Larry Smith Alcorn St 15 1 Steve Johnson Oregon St 71 0 Brian Magid George Washington 92 9Lewis Lloyd Drake 30 2 Lewis Lloyd Drake 15 0 Ron Charles Michigan St 67 6 Randy Nesbit The Citadel 92 5Harry Kelly TX Southern 29 0 Rickey Brown Mississippi St 14 4 Cherokee Rhone Centenary 66 6 Kyle Macy Kentucky 91 2Ken Page New Mexico 28 0 Monti Davis Tenn St 13 3 Roosevelt Bouie Syracuse 65 4 Greg Manning Maryland 90 8James Tillman Eastern Kentucky 27 2 Gary Hooker Murray St 12 3 Murray Brown Florida St 64 6 Eddie White Gonzaga 89 2Post Season tournaments editNCAA tournament edit Main article 1980 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament Final Four edit Played at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis Indiana National semifinalsNational finals E5Iowa72MW2Louisville80MW2Louisville59W8UCLA54ME6Purdue62W8UCLA67Third Place Purdue 75 Iowa 58National Invitation tournament edit Main article 1980 National Invitation Tournament NIT semifinals and final edit Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City SemifinalsFinals UNLV71 Virginia90 Virginia58 Minnesota55 Minnesota65 Illinois63Third Place Illinois 84 UNLV 74Awards editConsensus All American teams edit Main article 1980 NCAA Men s Basketball All Americans Consensus First Team Player Position Class TeamMark Aguirre F Sophomore DePaulMichael Brooks F Senior La SalleJoe Barry Carroll C Senior PurdueDarrell Griffith G Senior LouisvilleKyle Macy G Senior Kentucky Consensus Second Team Player Position Class TeamMike Gminski C Senior DukeAlbert King F Junior MarylandMike O Koren F Senior North CarolinaKelvin Ransey G Senior Ohio StateSam Worthen G Senior MarquetteMajor player of the year awards edit Wooden Award Darrell Griffith Louisville Naismith Award Mark Aguirre DePaul Helms Player of the Year Darrell Griffith Louisville Associated Press Player of the Year Mark Aguirre DePaul UPI Player of the Year Mark Aguirre DePaul NABC Player of the Year Michael Brooks La Salle Oscar Robertson Trophy USBWA Mark Aguirre DePaul Adolph Rupp Trophy Mark Aguirre DePaul Sporting News Player of the Year Darrell Griffith LouisvilleMajor coach of the year awards edit Associated Press Coach of the Year Ray Meyer DePaul Henry Iba Award USBWA Ray Meyer DePaul NABC Coach of the Year Lute Olson Iowa UPI Coach of the Year Ray Meyer DePaul Sporting News Coach of the Year Lute Olson IowaOther major awards edit Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Best player under 6 0 Jim Sweeney Boston College Robert V Geasey Trophy Top player in Philadelphia Big 5 Michael Brooks La Salle NIT Haggerty Award Top player in New York City metro area Jeff Ruland IonaCoaching changes editA number of teams changed coaches during the season and after the season ended 28 Team FormerCoach InterimCoach NewCoach ReasonAlabama C M Newton Wimp Sanderson Newton resigned to take the same position at Southeastern Conference rival VanderbiltAkron Ken Cunningham Bob RupertArmy Mike Krzyzewski Pete GaudetBaptist David Reese Phil CarterBoise State Bus Connor Dave LeachCal State Fullerton Bobby Dye George McQuarnColorado State Jim Williams Tony McAndrewsCornell Ben Bluitt Tom MillerDuke Bill Foster Mike Krzyzewski 29 Duke hired the untested Krzyzewski after a 9 17 season at Army Fairleigh Dickinson Al Lobalbo Don FeeleyFlorida Ed Visscher Norm SloanGeorge Mason John Linn Joe HarringtonGeorgia Southern J B Scearce John NelsonHofstra Joe Harrington Dick BergIona Jim Valvano Pat KennedyIowa State Lynn Nance Rick Samuels Johnny Orr Nance resigned mid season after an 8 10 start Lafayette Roy Chipman Will RackleyLamar Billy Tubbs Pat FosterLoyola IL Jerry Lyne Gene SullivanLoyola Marymount Ron Jacobs Ed GoorjianMichigan Johnny Orr Bill FriederNavy Bob Hamilton Paul EvansNebraska Joe Cipriano Moe Iba Iba took the helm after Cipriano died of cancer in November 1980 30 Nevada Reno Jim Carey Sonny AllenNiagara Dan Raskin Peter LonerganNC State Norm Sloan Jim Valvano Sloan resigned at NC State to take over at Florida his alma mater to rebuild the Gators as they moved into their new arena Northwestern Louisiana Tynes Hildebrand Wayne YatesOhio Dale Bandy Danny NeeOklahoma Dave Bliss Billy TubbsPittsburgh Tim Grgurich Roy ChipmanPurdue Lee Rose Gene KeadySan Francisco Dan Belluomini Pete BarrySouth Carolina Frank McGuire Bill Foster Hall of Fame coach McGuire retired after 30 years of coaching South Carolina State Tim Autry Johnny JonesSouth Florida Chip Conner Gordon Gibbons Lee Rose Conner was fired in January 31 and later replaced with Rose fresh off of a Final Four at Purdue Southern Methodist Sonny Allen Dave BlissSouthern Utah Stan Jack Tom McCrackenTennessee Tech Cliff Malpass Tom DeatonTulsa Jim King Bill Franey Nolan Richardson King resigned due to family concerns in February 32 Tulsa hired reigning NJCAA championship coach Richardson UC Irvine Tim Tift Bill MulliganValparaiso Ken Rochlitz Tom SmithWestern Kentucky Gene Keady Clem HaskinsWisconsin Milwaukee Bob Gottlieb Bob VoightReferences edit 1980 Preseason AP Men s Basketball Poll AP Poll Archive Retrieved July 31 2010 a b c d Hartzell Larry The 1978 79 Season Hardwood History March 22 2011 Accessed April 6 2021 a b Burnsed Brian A Brief History of Men s College Basketball Champion Fall 2018 Accessed April 6 2021 Archived from the original on April 13 2021 Retrieved April 7 2021 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia The Complete History of the Men s Game Random House 2009 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 2009 NCAA Men s Basketball Record Book Conferences Section PDF NCAA 2009 Retrieved August 1 2010 2008 09 ACC Men s Basketball Media Guide Year by Year section Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 Big East Men s Basketball Media Guide Awards section Archived 2009 04 28 at the Wayback Machine Big East Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 Big 12 Men s Basketball Media Guide Awards section Big 12 Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 Men s Basketball Award Winners Big Sky Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 A 10 men s basketball media guide Awards section Archived 2011 05 23 at the Wayback Machine Atlantic 10 Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 America East Men s Basketball Players of the Year America East Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 Men s Ivy League Outstanding performers Archived 2008 04 29 at the Wayback Machine Ivy League retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 MAC Men s Basketball Media Guide Records Section Mid American Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 Horizon League Men s Basketball Record Book Archived 2011 05 23 at the Wayback Machine Horizon League retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 MVC Men s Basketball Media Guide Honors Section Missouri Valley Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 OVC men s basketball media guide Ohio Valley Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 Pacific 10 Men s Basketball Media Guide Honors Section Archived 2011 05 23 at the Wayback Machine Pacific 10 Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 Big West Men s Basketball Media Guide Archived 2011 07 16 at the Wayback Machine Big West Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 SEC Men s Basketball Record Book Southeastern Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 SoCon Men s Basketball Media Guide Honors Section Southern Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 Southland Conference Men s Basketball Media Guide Southland Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 Teagle Metcalf get top SWC honors Fort Worth Star Telegram February 27 1980 p 33 Retrieved December 28 2022 via Newspapers com 2006 07 SWAC Men s Basketball Media Guide 2007 08 Sun Belt Men s Basketball Media Guide Sun Belt Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 Atlantic Sun men s basketball record book Atlantic Sun Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 2008 09 WCC Men s Basketball Media Guide Archived 2011 05 23 at the Wayback Machine West Coast Conference retrieved 2010 08 01 Varsity Pride ECAC Men s Basketball Tournaments This was also the inaugural season of the Original Big East Conference 1980 81 Street and Smith College Basketball Preview 2009 2010 ACC Men s Basketball Media Guide Archived 2010 12 31 at the Wayback Machine Updated August 21 2010 The Week november 28 30 Basketball Notes The Spartanburg Herald Journal January 16 1980 Retrieved August 31 2010 King resigns Tulsa post Lawrence Journal World February 2 1980 Retrieved August 31 2010 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