1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball | |
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Conference | Metro Conference |
Record | 22–9 (7–5 Metro) |
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Home arena | Tully Gymnasium |
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Louisville † | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 3 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented the Florida State University during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 30* | Florida A&M | W 101–63 | 1–0 | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
December 2* | Jacksonville | L 76–77 | 1–1 | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
December 6* | at South Florida | W 80–71 | 2–1 | Bayfront Center Tampa, Florida | |||||||
December 8* | Florida | W 87–70 | 3–1 | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
December 20* | Minnesota | W 112–91 | 4–1 | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
December 29* | at Western Kentucky | W 67–65 | 5–1 | E.A. Diddle Arena | |||||||
December 31 | vs. Tulane | W 108–97 | 6–1 (1–0) | Miami, Florida | |||||||
January 4 | at St. Louis | W 75–73 | 7–1 (2–0) | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
January 7* | South Florida | W 84–69 | 8–1 (2–0) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
January 10 | at Memphis | W 74–69 | 9–1 (3–0) | Mid-South Coliseum | |||||||
January 12 | at Tulane | L 79–80 | 9–2 (3–1) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena | |||||||
January 14* | South Carolina Aiken | W 82–69 | 10–2 (3–1) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
January 19* | at Marquette | L 64–74 | 10–3 (3–1) | MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
January 21 | Virginia Tech | L 77–79 | 10–4 (3–2) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
January 27 | at Louisville | L 73–79 | 10–5 (3–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
February 2 | at Cincinnati | W 54–52 | 11–5 (4–3) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
February 4* | Auburn | W 73–69 | 12–5 (4–3) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
February 7 | Memphis State | W 55–54 | 13–5 (5–3) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
February 9 | Cincinnati | W 77–74 | 14–5 (6–3) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
February 11* | at Florida Southern | W 85–78 | 15–5 (6–3) | | |||||||
February 14 | St. Louis | W 71–69 | 16–5 (7–3) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
February 16* | at Jacksonville | W 64–55 | 17–5 (7–3) | Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||
February 18* | Cleveland State | W 88–83 | 18–5 (7–3) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
February 20* | UAB | W 89–87 | 19–5 (7–3) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
February 22 | at Virginia Tech | L 76–78 | 19–6 (7–4) | Cassell Coliseum | |||||||
February 24 | Louisville | L 75–83 | 19–7 (7–5) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
Metro tournament | |||||||||||
February 28 | at Tulane | W 85–73 | 20–7 (7–5) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
March 1 | vs. Cincinnati | W 79–69 | 21–7 (7–5) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
March 2 | at Louisville | L 72–81 | 21–8 (7–5) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 7* | vs. Toledo | W 94–91 | 22–8 (7–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena | |||||||
March 9* | vs. No. 4 Kentucky | L 78–97 | 22–9 (7–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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