1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	26–4 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (10th season)
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
^#5 Oregon State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	3		.897
No. 18 Arizona State	15	–	3		.833			22	–	7		.759
Washington State	14	–	4		.778			22	–	6		.786
*UCLA	12	–	6		.667			17	–	9		.654
Washington	9	–	9		.500			18	–	10		.643
Arizona	6	–	12		.333			12	–	15		.444
USC	5	–	13		.278			12	–	15		.444
Oregon	5	–	13		.278			10	–	17		.370
Stanford	5	–	13		.278			7	–	19		.269
California	3	–	15		.167			8	–	19		.296
As of April 15, 1980^[1] *Oregon State vacated all tournament games (0–1) due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (16-2, 26-4) ^UCLA vacated all tournament games (5–1) due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (22-10, 12-6) Rankings from AP Poll

After winning their first 26 games of the season, Oregon State fell to No. 5 Arizona State in the regular season finale to finish at 26–1 (17–1 Pac-10), repeating as conference champion, and were ranked second in both polls. Despite dropping the regular season finale, they did not drop in the rankings, and were seeded No. 1 in the West region of the NCAA tournament.

The Beavers received an opening round bye, and were shocked by No. 8 seed Kansas State, 50–48,^[2] at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats would reach the Elite Eight before falling to eventual runner-up North Carolina. Oregon State finished the season at 26–2.

Roster

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 22 Ray Blume 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G 32 Lester Conner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Oakland, California F/C 55 Steve Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr San Bernardino, California	Head coach Ralph Miller Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Source:^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 7, 1979*		at Hawaii	W 75–74	1–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 8, 1979*		at Hawaii	W 92–62	2–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 14, 1979*		at Portland	L 86–94	2–1	Howard Hall  Portland, Oregon
Dec 15, 1979*		Portland State	W 92–71	3–1	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 17, 1979*		Montana State	W 105–80	4–1	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 1, 1980		Oregon	W 67–55	26–3 (16–2)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
NCAA Tournament
Mar 8, 1980*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (10 W) Lamar Second round	L 77–81	26–4	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific.

Source:^[4][5]

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

• Ray Blume – AP Second-team All-American
• Steve Johnson – AP Honorable mention All-American

References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. "Kansas State Wins By 50-48". The New York Times. March 15, 1981. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
3. "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
4. "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
5. "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.