1979–80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1979–80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #7
AP #7
1979–80 record 21-8 (13-5 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (9th year)
Captain Butch Carter
Mike Woodson
Home arena Assembly Hall
1979–80 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 Indiana 13 5   .722     21 8   .724
#10 Ohio State 12 6   .667     21 8   .724
#20 Purdue 11 7   .611     23 10   .697
Iowa 10 8   .556     23 10   .697
Minnesota 10 8   .556     21 11   .656
Illinois 8 10   .444     22 13   .629
Michigan 8 10   .444     17 13   .567
Wisconsin 7 11   .389     15 14   .517
Michigan State 6 12   .333     12 15   .444
Northwestern 5 13   .278     10 17   .370
Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1979-80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 9th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21-8 and a conference record of 13-5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. After missing out on the previous NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1980 NCAA Tournament as a 2-seed; the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, but they lost to the 6-seed Purdue Boilermakers.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
11Isiah ThomasG61Fr.Chicago, Illinois
20 Jim ThomasG63Fr.Fort Lauderdale, Florida
23Chuck FranzG62Fr.Clarksville, Indiana
24Randy WittmanG/F66RS So.Indianapolis, Indiana
30Ted KitchelF68RS So.Galveston, Indiana
31Tony BrownG62Fr.Chicago, Illinois
32Landon TurnerF/C610So.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Eric KirchnerF67Jr.Edelstein, Illinois
34Steve RisleyF68Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana
40Glen GrunwaldF69RS Sr.Franklin Park, Illinois
41Butch CarterG65Sr.Middletown, Ohio
42Mike WoodsonF65Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
44Phil IsenbargerF68Jr.Muncie, Indiana
45Ray TolbertF/C69Jr.Anderson, Indiana
54Steve BouchieF68Fr.Washington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
12/1/1979*
#1 Miami (OH) W 80-52  1-0
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/7/1979*
#1 Xavier
Indiana Classic
W 92-66  2-0
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/8/1979*
#1 UTEP
Indiana Classic
W 75-43  3-0
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/11/1979*
#1 #16 Georgetown W 76-69  4-0
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1979*
#1 at #5 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 58-69  4-1
Rupp Arena
Lexington, KY
12/18/1979*
#5 vs. Toledo W 80-56  5-1
Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
12/22/1979*
#5 #8 North Carolina L 57-61  5-2
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/28/1979*
#10 vs. Tennessee W 70-68  6-2
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, CA
12/29/1979*
#10 vs. Brown W 61-52  7-2
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, CA
1/3/1980
#11 at #5 Ohio State L 58-59  7-3 (0-1)
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH
1/5/1980
#11 at Wisconsin L 50-52  7-4 (0-2)
Wisconsin Field House
Madison, WI
1/10/1980
#19 Michigan W 63-61 OT 8-4 (1-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/12/1980
#19 Michigan State W 72-64  9-4 (2-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/17/1980
#19 #13 Iowa W 81-69  10-4 (3-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/19/1980
#19 at Northwestern W 81-72  11-4 (4-2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, IL
1/24/1980
#16 at Minnesota L 47-55  11-5 (4-3)
Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN
1/26/1980
#16 #17 Purdue
Rivalry
W 69-58  12-5 (5-3)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/31/1980
#18 Illinois
Rivalry
W 60-54  13-5 (6-3)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/2/1980
#18 at #17 Purdue
Rivalry
L 51-56  13-6 (6-4)
Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, IN
2/7/1980
#20 Northwestern W 83-69  14-6 (7-4)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/9/1980
#20 at Illinois
Rivalry
L 68-89  14-7 (7-5)
Assembly Hall
Champaign, IL
2/14/1980
at #20 Iowa W 66-55  15-7 (8-5)
Iowa Field House
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1980
Minnesota W 67-54  16-7 (9-5)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/21/1980
#19 at Michigan State W 75-72  17-7 (10-5)
Jenison Fieldhouse
East Lansing, MI
2/23/1980
#19 at Michigan W 65-61  18-7 (11-5)
Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, MI
2/28/1980
#13 Wisconsin W 61-52  19-7 (12-5)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
3/2/1980
#13 #9 Ohio State W 76-73 OT 20-7 (13-5)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/9/1980*
#7 (2) vs. #(7) Virginia Tech
Second Round
W 68-59  21-7 (13-5)
E. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY
3/13/1980*
#7 (2) vs. #20 (6) Purdue
Sweet Sixteen
L 69-76  21-8 (13-5)
Rupp Arena
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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