1979–80 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
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1979–80 Lamar Cardinals basketball | |
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Southland Conference champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 22–11 (8–2 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | McDonald Gym |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana-Lafayette |
5 | – | 5 | .500 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State |
5 | – | 5 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech |
4 | – | 6 | .400 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Arlington |
3 | – | 7 | .300 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP poll[1] |
The 1979–80 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 30, 1979* |
vs. Long Beach State
Great Alaska Shootout |
L 85–98 | 0–1 |
Fort Richardson, Alaska
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Dec 1, 1979* |
vs. Texas A&M Great Alaska Shootout |
W 61–60 | 1–1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,200) Fort Richardson, Alaska | |||||||
Dec 2, 1979* |
vs. Bradley Great Alaska Shootout |
L 75–82 | 1–2 |
Buckner Fieldhouse (1,200) Fort Richardson, Alaska | |||||||
Dec 2, 1979* |
Texas Southern
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W 98–88 OT | 2–2 |
McDonald Gym (4,200) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Dec 8, 1979* |
West Georgia
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W 98–88 | 3–2 |
McDonald Gym (4,200) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Dec 11, 1979* |
at Texas–Pan American
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L 65–70 | 3–3 |
Pan American Fieldhouse (4,500) Edinburg, Texas | |||||||
Dec 13, 1979* |
at Texas Tech
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L 68–83 | 3–4 |
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (4,332) Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
Dec 15, 1979* |
Northwest Missouri State | W 64–61 | 4–4 |
McDonald Gym (2,000) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Dec 18, 1979* |
Texas A&I | W 94–81 | 5–4 |
McDonald Gym (2,600) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Dec 21, 1979* |
vs. Northern Illinois Holiday Festival |
W 83–81 | 6–4 |
Horton Fieldhouse (2,013) Normal, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 22, 1979* |
at Northern Illinois Holiday Festival |
L 64–96 | 6–5 |
Horton Fieldhouse (3,117) Normal, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 29, 1979* |
at Arizona | L 57–61 | 6–6 |
McKale Center (10,590) Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Jan 3, 1980* |
Oklahoma City
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W 102–82 | 7–6 |
McDonald Gym (3,500) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Jan 5, 1980* |
at No. 12 Missouri | L 60–71 | 7–7 |
Hearnes Center (9,407) Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
Jan 7, 1980* |
Wisconsin–Parkside | W 63–45 | 8–7 |
McDonald Gym (3,330) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Jan 9, 1980* |
South Carolina State
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W 63–45 | 9–7 |
McDonald Gym (4,200) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Jan 12, 1980* |
at Portland State | W 141–84 | 10–7 |
Viking Pavilion (1,600) Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Jan 15, 1980* |
at No. 1 DePaul | L 61–63 | 10–8 |
Chicago, Illinois
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Jan 19, 1980* |
Texas–Pan American | W 86–79 | 11–8 |
McDonald Gym (4,800) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Jan 21, 1980* |
Portland State | W 99–78 | 12–8 |
McDonald Gym (4,200) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Southland Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 26, 1980 |
Louisiana Tech | W 70–64 | 13–8 (1–0) |
McDonald Gym (5,000) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Jan 28, 1980 |
at Arkansas State
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W 52–48 | 14–8 (2–0) |
Indian Fieldhouse (4,448) Jonesboro, Arkansas | |||||||
Feb 2, 1980 |
Texas–Arlington | W 118–81 | 15–8 (3–0) |
McDonald Gym (5,000) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Feb 4, 1980 |
Texas–Arlington | W 118–81 | 16–8 (4–0) |
McDonald Gym (5,000) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Feb 4, 1980 |
at Southwestern Louisiana
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L 64–75 | 16–9 (4–1) |
Blackham Coliseum (6,261) Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 9, 1980 |
at Louisiana Tech | W 85–75 | 17–9 (5–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium (1,797)
Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 11, 1980 |
McNeese | W 105–82 | 18–9 (6–1) |
McDonald Gym (5,000) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Feb 16, 1980 |
Arkansas State | W 80–53 | 19–9 (7–1) |
McDonald Gym (5,000) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Feb 18, 1980 |
at Texas–Arlington | W 99–82 | 20–9 (8–1) |
Texas Hall (1,449) Arlington, Texas | |||||||
Feb 23, 1980 |
Southwestern Louisiana | W 90–87 | 21–9 (8–1) |
McDonald Gym (5,000) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Feb 25, 1980 |
at McNeese | L 85–95 | 20–10 (8–2) |
Lake Charles Civic Center (5,500)
Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||||||
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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Mar 6, 1980* |
(10 W) | vs. (7 W) No. 17 Weber State First round |
W 87–86 | 21–10 |
Dee Events Center (11,505) Ogden, Utah | ||||||
Mar 8, 1980* |
(10 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 5 Oregon State Second round |
W 81–77 | 22–10 |
Dee Events Center (11,551) Ogden, Utah | ||||||
Mar 13, 1980* |
(10 W) | vs. (6 W) Clemson West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 66–74 | 22–11 |
McKale Center (7,729) Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from .
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References
- ^ "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "1979-80 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c "FINAL 1980 CUMULATIVE BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT". NCAA. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2023.