1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
| 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| Preseason AP No. 1 | Indiana Hoosiers[1] |
| NCAA Tournament | 1980 |
| Tournament dates | March 6, 1980 – March 24, 1980 |
| National Championship | Market Square Arena Indianapolis |
| NCAA Champions | Louisville Cardinals |
| Helms National Champions | Louisville Cardinals |
| Other champions | Virginia Cavaliers (NIT) |
| Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) | Mark Aguirre, DePaul (Wooden) Darrell Griffith, Louisville (Naismith) |
The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 17, 1979, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 24, 1980, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The Louisville Cardinals won their first NCAA national championship with a 59–54 victory over the UCLA Bruins.
Rule changes
- Officials were ordered to more strictly enforce foul rules already on the books, including bench decorum, hand-checking and charging fouls.
- An excessive time-out will result in two free throws (technical foul), a rule which would figure prominently in the outcome of the 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP and UPI polls during the pre-season.[2]
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Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Note: From 1975 to 1982, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a loosely organized sports federation of Northeastern colleges and universities, organized Division I ECAC regional tournaments for those of its members that were independents in basketball. Each 1980 tournament winner received an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in the same way that the tournament champions of conventional athletic conferences did. The ECAC North was a separate, conventional conference.[24]
Statistical leaders
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Murphy | Southern | 32.1 | Larry Smith | Alcorn St. | 15.1 | Steve Johnson | Oregon St. | 71.0 | Brian Magid | G. Washington | 92.9 | |||
| Lewis Lloyd | Drake | 30.2 | Lewis Lloyd | Drake | 15.0 | Ron Charles | Michigan St. | 67.6 | Randy Nesbit | The Citadel | 92.5 | |||
| Harry Kelly | TX Southern | 29.0 | Rickey Brown | Mississippi St. | 14.4 | Cherokee Rhone | Centenary | 66.6 | Kyle Macy | Kentucky | 91.2 | |||
| Ken Page | New Mexico | 28.0 | Monti Davis | Tenn. St. | 13.3 | Roosevelt Bouie | Syracuse | 65.4 | Greg Manning | Maryland | 90.8 | |||
| James Tillman | Eastern Kentucky | 27.2 | Gary Hooker | Murray St. | 12.3 | Murray Brown | Florida St. | 64.6 | Eddie White | Gonzaga | 89.2 | |||
Post-Season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Louisville's "doctors of dunk" brought Denny Crum his first NCAA title with a 59–54 win over surprise finalist UCLA and coach Larry Brown. Wooden Award winner Darrell Griffith was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
Final Four
Played at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana
| National Semifinals | National Finals | ||||||||
| E5 | Iowa | 72 | |||||||
| MW2 | Louisville | 80 | |||||||
| MW2 | Louisville | 59 | |||||||
| W8 | UCLA | 54 | |||||||
| ME6 | Purdue | 62 | |||||||
| W8 | UCLA | 67 | |||||||
- Third Place – Purdue 75, Iowa 58
National Invitation Tournament
The first year of the Ralph Sampson era ended with a Virginia Cavaliers NIT Championship – a 58–55 win over Minnesota. 7'4 freshman Sampson was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
NIT semifinals and final
Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| UNLV | 71 | ||||||||
| Virginia | 90 | ||||||||
| Virginia | 58 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 55 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 65 | ||||||||
| Illinois | 63 | ||||||||
- Third Place – Illinois 84, UNLV 74
Awards
Consensus All-American teams
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | F | Sophomore | DePaul |
| Michael Brooks | F | Senior | La Salle |
| Joe Barry Carroll | C | Senior | Purdue |
| Darrell Griffith | G | Senior | Louisville |
| Kyle Macy | G | Senior | Kentucky |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gminski | C | Senior | Duke |
| Albert King | F | Junior | Maryland |
| Mike O'Koren | F | Senior | North Carolina |
| Kelvin Ransey | G | Senior | Ohio State |
| Sam Worthen | G | Senior | Marquette |
Major player of the year awards
- Wooden Award: Darrell Griffith, Louisville
- Naismith Award: Mark Aguirre, DePaul
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Mark Aguirre, DePaul
- UPI Player of the Year: Mark Aguirre, DePaul
- NABC Player of the Year: Michael Brooks, La Salle
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Mark Aguirre, DePaul
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: Mark Aguirre, DePaul
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Darrell Griffith, Louisville
Major coach of the year awards
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul
- Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Ray Meyer, DePaul
- NABC Coach of the Year: Lute Olson, Iowa
- UPI Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Lute Olson, Iowa
Other major awards
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Jim Sweeney, Boston College
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Michael Brooks, La Salle
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Jeff Ruland, Iona
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[25]
References
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- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
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- ^ 2008–09 WCC Men's Basketball Media Guide, West Coast Conference, retrieved 2010-08-01
- ^ Varsity Pride: ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments This was also the inaugural season of the [Original Big East Conference].
- ^ [1980–81 Street and Smith College Basketball Preview]
- ^ 2009–2010 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, Updated August 21, 2010
- ^ The Week (november 28–30)
- ^ "Basketball Notes". The Spartanburg Herald-Journal. January 16, 1980. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ "King resigns Tulsa post". Lawrence Journal-World. February 2, 1980. Retrieved August 31, 2010.