1979–80 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
American college basketball season
1979–80 Tennessee Volunteers basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Second round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 18–11 (12–6 SEC) |
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Home arena | Stokely Athletic Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kentucky | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 LSU † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1979–80 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1979–80 college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at the Stokely Athletic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 18–11 (12–6 SEC, T-3rd) and received an at-large bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament as the 7 seed in the East region. After an opening round win over No. 10 seed Furman, Tennessee was defeated by No. 2 seed Maryland, 86–75.
This was the second of five straight seasons of NCAA Tournament basketball for the Tennessee men's program.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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SEC tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 28, 1980* Chesley-TPC | vs. Ole Miss Quarterfinals | L 74–76 | 17–10 | BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1980* | (7 E) | vs. (10 E) Furman First round | W 80–69 | 18–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 8, 1980* | (7 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 8 Maryland Second round | L 75–86 | 18–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 15 | Reggie Johnson | San Antonio Spurs |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 867–868. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.