The 1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1979–80 academic year. This was their first season as a member of the original Big East Conference, and it saw the beginning of the great Georgetown-Syracuse rivalry that would be a defining feature of the original Big East for the rest of its 34-season existence. The Orangemen finished with an overall record of 26–4 (5–1 Big East). In the 1980 NCAA Tournament Syracuse opened with a 97–83 win over Villanova. But they lost in the Sweet Sixteen vs Iowa 88–77.
| 1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen basketball | |
|---|---|
NCAA tournament, Regional Semifinals | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 26–4 (5–1 Big East) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Manley Field House |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Syracuse | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 St. John's | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 24 | – | 5 | .828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Georgetown† | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1980 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| December 1* |
No. 12 | Cornell | W 107–66 | 1–0 |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| December 5* |
No. 11 | St. Francis | W 93–60 | 2–0 |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| December 7* |
No. 11 | Le Moyne | W 107–61 | 3–0 |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| December 8* |
No. 11 | Illinois State | W 72–70 OT | 4–0 |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| December 15* |
No. 10 | at Penn State | W 85–72 | 5–0 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| December 22* |
No. 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 73–66 | 6–0 |
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| December 28* |
No. 9 | vs. Cornell | W 99–64 | 7–0 |
Rochester War Memorial Rochester, NY | ||||||
| December 29* |
No. 9 | vs. Villanova | W 92–84 | 8–0 |
Rochester War Memorial Rochester, NY | ||||||
| January 2* |
No. 9 | Canisius | W 81–49 | 9–0 |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| January 5 |
No. 9 | Seton Hall | W 99–76 | 10–0 (1–0) |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| January 7* |
No. 9 | at West Virginia | W 72–69 | 11–0 (1–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | ||||||
| January 9* |
No. 5 | Baltimore | W 94–64 | 12–0 (1–0) |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| January 11* |
No. 5 | at Rhode Island | W 64–54 | 13–0 (1–0) |
Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | ||||||
| January 13* |
No. 5 | at No. 20 Purdue | W 66–61 | 14–0 (1–0) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
| January 19* |
No. 3 | at Old Dominion | L 67–68 | 14–1 (1–0) |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
| January 21* |
No. 6 | Detroit | W 89–83 | 15–1 (1–0) |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| January 24* |
No. 6 | at Rutgers | W 69–66 | 16–1 (1–0) |
Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ | ||||||
| January 26 |
No. 6 | Connecticut | W 99–89 | 17–1 (2–0) |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| January 30* |
No. 4 | Temple | W 93–77 | 18–1 (2–0) |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| February 2 |
No. 4 | at Providence | W 89–69 | 19–1 (3–0) |
Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | ||||||
| February 4* |
No. 2 | Siena | W 99–64 | 20–1 (3–0) |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| February 9* |
No. 2 | St. Bonaventure | W 105–80 | 21–1 (3–0) |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| February 12 |
No. 2 | Georgetown Rivalry |
L 50–52 | 21–2 (3–1) |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| February 16 |
No. 2 | at No. 7 St. John's | W 72–71 | 22–2 (4–1) |
Alumni Hall Queens, NY | ||||||
| February 20* |
No. 2 | at Niagara | W 107–82 | 23–2 (4–1) |
Niagara University Student Center Niagara Falls, NY | ||||||
| February 23 |
No. 4 | at Boston College | W 85–77 | 24–2 (5–1) |
Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ||||||
| Big East tournament | |||||||||||
| February 28 |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (4) Connecticut Semifinals |
W 92–61 | 25–2 (5–1) |
Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | ||||||
| February 28 |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (3) No. 20 Georgetown Championship/Rivalry |
L 81–87 | 25–3 (5–1) |
Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9 |
(1 E) No. 6 | vs. No. 8 E Villanova Second round |
W 97–83 | 26–3 (5–1) |
Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | ||||||
| March 14 |
(1 E) No. 6 | vs. (5 E) Iowa Sweet Sixteen |
L 77–88 | 26–4 (5–1) |
The Spectrum (17,569) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ↑ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ↑ "1979–80 Syracuse Oranges Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1979–80 Men's basketball Schedule". Cuse.com.