1979–80 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represents the University of Iowa in the 1979–80 college basketball season. The team is led by head coach Lute Olson. They finished with a 20–8 (10–8 Big Ten) record the previous season. In the NCAA Tournament Iowa was in the East bracket. On the weekend of December 22/23 1979 Iowa played in the Dayton, Ohio Classic.
Roster
| No. |
|
Position |
Year |
Player |
| 52 |
|
F |
Jr |
Steve Waite |
| 32 |
|
F |
Jr |
Vince Brookins |
| 54 |
|
C |
Jr |
Steve Krafcisin |
| 34 |
|
G |
So |
Kevin Boyle |
| 30 |
|
G |
So |
Kenny Arnold |
| 12 |
|
G |
Sr |
Ronnie Lester |
| 24 |
|
G |
Fr |
Bob Hansen |
| 44 |
|
F |
Fr |
Mark Gannon |
|
Schedule
|
Big Ten Conference Standing: 4th
|
| Date |
Opponent* |
Rank* |
Location |
Time# |
Result |
Overall |
Conference |
|
Regular Season Games
|
| December 1, 1979 |
Northern Illinois |
|
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 86–43 |
1–0 |
0–0 |
| December 3, 1979 |
Colorado State |
|
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 113–66 |
2–0 |
0–0 |
| December 6, 1979 |
Northern Iowa |
#20 |
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 78–46 |
3–0 |
0–0 |
| December 8, 1979 |
Detroit |
#20 |
Detroit, MI |
|
W 80–54 |
4–0 |
0–0 |
| December 11, 1979 |
Wichita State |
#17 |
Wichita, KS |
|
W 81–62 |
5–0 |
0–0 |
| December 15, 1979 |
Iowa State |
#17 |
Ames, IA |
|
W 67–64 |
6–0 |
0–0 |
| December 22, 1979 |
Mississippi State |
#13 |
Dayton, OH |
|
W 81–62 |
7–0 |
0–0 |
| December 23, 1979 |
Dayton |
#13 |
Dayton, OH |
|
W 61–54 |
8–0 |
0–0 |
| December 29, 1979 |
Drake |
#11 |
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 77–66 |
9–0 |
0–0 |
| January 3, 1980 |
#20 Illinois |
#10 |
Champaign, IL |
|
W 72–71 |
10–0 |
1–0 |
| January 5, 1980 |
Michigan |
#10 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
|
L 68–65 |
10–1 |
1–1 |
| January 10, 1980 |
#3 Ohio State |
#12 |
Iowa City, IA |
|
L 77–71 |
10–2 |
1–2 |
| January 12, 1980 |
Wisconsin |
#12 |
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 66–65 |
11–2 |
2–2 |
| January 17, 1980 |
#19 Indiana |
#13 |
Bloomington, IN |
|
L 81–69 |
11–3 |
2–3 |
| January 19, 1980 |
Michigan State |
#13 |
East Lansing, MI |
|
L 75–67 |
11–4 |
2–4 |
| January 24, 1980 |
Northwestern |
|
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 86–64 |
12–4 |
3–4 |
| January 26, 1980 |
Minnesota |
|
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 80–73 |
13–4 |
4–4 |
| January 31, 1980 |
#17 Purdue |
|
West Lafayette, IN |
|
L 70–56 |
13–5 |
4–5 |
| February 2, 1980 |
Minnesota |
|
Minneapolis, MN |
|
W 73–63 |
14–5 |
5–5 |
| February 7, 1980 |
Michigan State |
|
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 44–39 OT |
15–5 |
6–5 |
| February 9, 1980 |
#12 Purdue |
|
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 74–59 |
16–5 |
7–5 |
| February 14, 1980 |
Indiana |
#20 |
Iowa City, IA |
|
L 66–55 |
16–6 |
7–6 |
| February 16, 1980 |
Northwestern |
#20 |
Evanston, IL |
|
W 60–58 |
17–6 |
8–6 |
| February 21, 1980 |
Wisconsin |
|
Madison, WI |
|
L 62–58 |
17–7 |
8–7 |
| February 23, 1980 |
#9 Ohio State |
|
Columbus, OH |
|
L 70–69 |
17–8 |
8–8 |
| February 28, 1980 |
Michigan |
|
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 83–67 |
18–8 |
9–8 |
| March 1, 1980 |
Illinois |
|
Iowa City, IA |
|
W 75–71 |
19–8 |
10–8 |
|
NCAA Tournament
|
| March 6, 1980 |
Virginia Commonwealth |
|
Greensboro, NC |
|
W 86–72 |
20–8 |
10–8 |
| March 8, 1980 |
North Carolina State |
|
Greensboro, NC |
|
W 77–64 |
21–8 |
10–8 |
| March 14, 1980 |
#6 Syracuse |
|
Philadelphia, PA |
|
W 88–77 |
22–8 |
10–8 |
| March 16, 1980 |
#11 Georgetown |
|
Philadelphia, PA |
|
W 81–80 |
23–8 |
10–8 |
| March 22, 1980 |
#2 Louisville |
|
Indianapolis, IN |
|
L 80–72 |
23–9 |
10–8 |
| March 24, 1980 |
#20 Purdue |
|
Indianapolis, IN |
|
L 75–58 |
23–10 |
10–8 |
| *Rank according to AP Top 20 Poll. #All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD. |
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