1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record14–14 (10–6 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaLoyola Memorial Gymnasium
1979–80 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
San Francisco115 .688227  .759
Loyola Marymount106 .6251414  .500
Pepperdine97 .5631710  .630
Portland97 .5631711  .607
Saint Mary's97 .5631314  .481
Gonzaga88 .5001313  .500
Santa Clara88 .5001314  .481
Seattle79 .4381116  .407
San Diego115 .063520  .200
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach Ron Jacobs. They played their home games at Loyola Memorial Gymnasium in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Athletic Conference.

LMU went 10–6 in conference regular season games to finish second in the standings, but received the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the West region, the Lions were beaten by No. 5 seed Arizona State, 99–71 in the opening round.

Roster

1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Mike Dunlap 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SrLathrop Fairbanks, Alaska
G Dan Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr   
F Jim McCloskey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr   
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Dec 1, 1979*
    at Arkansas L 66–76  0–1
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Dec 3, 1979*
    at Oklahoma L 82–87  0–2
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 6, 1979*
    at UC Santa Barbara W 69–53  1–2
    The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, California
    Dec 8, 1979*
    at Fresno State L 59–62  1–3
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Dec 12, 1979*
    Azusa Pacific L 64–65  1–4
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    Dec 15, 1979*
    vs. No. 16 Georgetown
    Nike Cage Classic
    L 63–69  1–5
    University Arena (5,221)
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Dec 16, 1979*
    at New Mexico
    Nike Cage Classic
    W 71–70  2–5
    University Arena 
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Dec 19, 1979*
    Cal State Los Angeles W 72–46  3–5
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    Dec 22, 1979*
    at Cal State Fullerton W 77–67  4–5
    Titan Gym 
    Fullerton, California
    Dec 28, 1979*
    vs. UNLV
    Holiday Classic
    L 87–105  4–6
    Las Vegas Convention Center 
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Dec 29, 1979*
    vs. Michigan State
    Holiday Classic
    L 65–82  4–7
    Las Vegas Convention Center 
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    WCAC regular season
    Jan 4, 1980
    at Saint Mary's W 104–100  5–7
    (1–0)
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Jan 5, 1980
    at Santa Clara W 108–94  6–7
    (2–0)
    Toso Pavilion 
    Santa Clara, California
    Jan 12, 1980
    at Pepperdine L 74–88  6–8
    (2–1)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Jan 18, 1980
    San Diego W 83–80  7–8
    (3–1)
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    Jan 19, 1980
    San Francisco L 75–89  7–9
    (3–2)
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    Jan 25, 1980
    at Gonzaga W 92–80  8–9
    (4–2)
    Kennedy Pavilion 
    Spokane, Washington
    Feb 1, 1980
    Portland L 75–89  8–10
    (4–3)
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    Feb 2, 1980
    Seattle L 84–86  8–11
    (4–4)
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    Feb 7, 1980
    at San Francisco L 90–92  8–12
    (4–5)
    War Memorial Gymnasium 
    San Francisco, California
    Feb 9, 1980
    at San Diego W 100–82  9–12
    (5–5)
    USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Feb 12, 1980
    Pepperdine W 85–84  10–12
    (6–5)
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    Feb 16, 1980
    Gonzaga W 84–79  11–12
    (7–5)
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    Feb 22, 1980
    at Portland L 77–92  11–13
    (7–6)
    Howard Hall 
    Portland, Oregon
    Feb 24, 1980
    at Seattle W 86–82  12–13
    (8–6)
    Climate Pledge Arena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Feb 29, 1980
    Santa Clara W 87–81  13–13
    (9–6)
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    Mar 1, 1980
    Saint Mary's W 95–81  14–13
    (10–6)
    Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
    Los Angeles, California
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 7, 1980*
     ESPN
    (12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 18 Arizona State
    First round
    L 71–99  14–14
    ASU Activity Center 
    Tempe, Arizona
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Sources[1][2]

    References

    1. "1979-80 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
    2. "Loyola Marymount Men's Basketball 2022-23 Media Almanac". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. p. 90. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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