1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
ConferencePac-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record26–4 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaGill Coliseum
1979–80 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
^#5 Oregon State162 .889263  .897
No. 18 Arizona State153 .833227  .759
Washington State144 .778226  .786
*UCLA126 .667179  .654
Washington99 .5001810  .643
Arizona612 .3331215  .444
USC513 .2781215  .444
Oregon513 .2781017  .370
Stanford513 .278719  .269
California315 .167819  .296
As of April 15, 1980[1]
*Oregon State vacated all tournament games (0–1) due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (16-2, 26-4)
^UCLA vacated all tournament games (5–1) due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (22-10, 12-6)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.

After winning their first 26 games of the season, Oregon State fell to No. 5 Arizona State in the regular season finale to finish at 26–1 (17–1 Pac-10), repeating as conference champion, and were ranked second in both polls. Despite dropping the regular season finale, they did not drop in the rankings, and were seeded No. 1 in the West region of the NCAA tournament.

The Beavers received an opening round bye, and were shocked by No. 8 seed Kansas State, 50–48,[2] at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats would reach the Elite Eight before falling to eventual runner-up North Carolina. Oregon State finished the season at 26–2.

Roster

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 22 Ray Blume 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G 32 Lester Conner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Oakland, California
F/C 55 Steve Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr San Bernardino, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
    Source:[3]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Dec 7, 1979*
    at Hawaii W 75–74  1–0
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 8, 1979*
    at Hawaii W 92–62  2–0
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 14, 1979*
    at Portland L 86–94  2–1
    Howard Hall 
    Portland, Oregon
    Dec 15, 1979*
    Portland State W 92–71  3–1
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Dec 17, 1979*
    Montana State W 105–80  4–1
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Mar 1, 1980
    Oregon W 67–55  26–3
    (16–2)
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 8, 1980*
    (2 W) No. 5 vs. (10 W) Lamar
    Second round
    L 77–81  26–4
    Dee Events Center 
    Ogden, Utah
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Pacific.
    Source:[4][5]

    Rankings

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
    2. "Kansas State Wins By 50-48". The New York Times. March 15, 1981. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
    3. "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
    4. "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
    5. "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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