1979–80 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1979-80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1979–80 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center.

1979–80 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
Record	26–6 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Ron Abernathy (4th season) Rick Huckabay (1st season)
Home arena	LSU Assembly Center
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

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]

Roster

1979–80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 22 Brian Bergeron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Port Allen, Louisiana C 34 Tyrone Black 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana C 44 Andy Campbell 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Hackham West, South Australia G/F 32 Howard Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana C 43 Greg Cook 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Roselle, New Jersey G/F 25 Joe Costello 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Arlington, Texas F 40 Durand Macklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky G 21 Ethan Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 31 DeWayne Scales 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas G 10 Willie Sims 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Long Island City, New York	Head coach Dale Brown Assistant coach(es) Ron Abernathy Rick Huckabay Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2022-Jan-16

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1	No. 7	Florida	W 112–81	1–0 (1–0)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 3*	No. 6	New Orleans	W 104–78	2–0 (1–0)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 5*	No. 6	at Tulane	W 80–79	3–0 (1–0)	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
December 15*	No. 6	Maine	W 103–81	4–0 (1–0)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 20*	No. 7	at No. 20 Arkansas	W 56–55	5–0 (1–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 22*	No. 7	Tulane	W 95–85	6–0 (1–0)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 28*	No. 5	Boston University	W 92–72	7–0 (1–0)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 29*	No. 5	Delaware	W 92–64	8–0 (1–0)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 2	No. 4	at Vanderbilt	L 66–77	8–1 (1–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
January 5	No. 4	Mississippi State	W 80–58	9–1 (2–1)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 7	No. 6	Alabama	L 56–57	9–2 (2–2)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 12	No. 6	at Georgia	L 71–72	9–3 (2–3)	Georgia Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
January 16	No. 14	Auburn	W 93–82	10–3 (3–3)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 19	No. 14	at No. 20 Tennessee	W 75–74	11–3 (4–3)	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
January 20*	No. 14	at No. 1 DePaul	L 73–78	11–4 (4–3)	Alumni Hall  Chicago, Illinois
January 23	No. 11	Ole Miss	W 72–66	12–4 (5–3)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 26	No. 11	at Florida	W 66–58	13–4 (6–3)	Alligator Alley  Gainesville, Florida
January 28	No. 10	at No. 3 Kentucky	W 65–60	14–4 (7–3)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
January 30	No. 10	Vanderbilt	W 83–81	15–4 (8–3)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 2	No. 10	at Mississippi State	W 75–63	16–4 (9–3)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
February 6	No. 6	at Alabama	W 68–66	17–4 (10–3)	Memorial Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 9	No. 6	Georgia	W 96–77	18–4 (11–3)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 13	No. 6	at Auburn	W 50–44	19–4 (12–3)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
February 16	No. 6	Tennessee	W 73–66	20–4 (13–3)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 21	No. 5	at Ole Miss	W 77–74	21–4 (14–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
February 23	No. 5	No. 3 Kentucky	L 74–76 ^OT	21–5 (14–4)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC tournament
February 28	(2) No. 5	vs. (10) Florida Quarterfinals	W 95–82	22–5 (14–4)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
February 29	(2) No. 5	at (3) Alabama Semifinals	W 73–66	23–5 (14–4)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
March 1	(2) No. 5	vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky Championship	W 80–78	24–5 (14–4)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
March 9	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (8 MW) Alcorn State First Round	W 98–88	25–5 (14–4)	UNT Coliseum  Denton, Texas
March 14	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (5 MW) No. 16 Missouri Sweet Sixteen	W 68–63	26–5 (14–4)	The Summit  Houston, Texas
March 16	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (2 MW) No. 2 Louisville Elite Eight	L 66–86	26–6 (14–4)	The Summit  Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1980 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	36	DeWayne Scales	New York Knicks

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1979–80 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "1980 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.