1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Regional Semifinals
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record26–4 (5–1 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaManley Field House
1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Syracuse51 .833264  .867
No. 13 St. John's51 .833245  .828
No. 11 Georgetown51 .833266  .813
Connecticut33 .500209  .690
Boston College24 .3331910  .655
Seton Hall15 .1671413  .519
Providence06 .0001116  .407
1980 Big East tournament winner
As of March 24, 1980[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1979–80 academic year. This was their first season as a member of the Big East Conference.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1*
No. 12 Cornell W 107–66  1–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 5*
No. 11 St. Francis W 93–60  2–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 7*
No. 11 Le Moyne W 107–61  3–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 8*
No. 11 Illinois State W 72–70 OT 4–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 15*
No. 10 at Penn State W 85–72  5–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 22*
No. 10 at Pittsburgh W 73–66  6–0
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 28*
No. 9 vs. Cornell W 99–64  7–0
Rochester War Memorial 
Rochester, NY
December 29*
No. 9 vs. Villanova W 92–84  8–0
Rochester War Memorial 
Rochester, NY
January 2*
No. 9 Canisius W 81–49  9–0
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 5
No. 9 Seton Hall W 99–76  10–0
(1–0)
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 7*
No. 9 at West Virginia W 72–69  11–0
(1–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 9*
No. 5 Baltimore W 94–64  12–0
(1–0)
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 11*
No. 5 at Rhode Island W 64–54  13–0
(1–0)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
January 13*
No. 5 at No. 20 Purdue W 66–61  14–0
(1–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 19*
No. 3 at Old Dominion L 67–68  14–1
(1–0)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
January 21*
No. 6 Detroit W 89–83  15–1
(1–0)
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 24*
No. 6 at Rutgers W 69–66  16–1
(1–0)
Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 26
No. 6 Connecticut W 99–89  17–1
(2–0)
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 30*
No. 4 Temple W 93–77  18–1
(2–0)
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 2
No. 4 at Providence W 89–69  19–1
(3–0)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
February 4*
No. 2 Siena W 99–64  20–1
(3–0)
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 9*
No. 2 St. Bonaventure W 105–80  21–1
(3–0)
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 12
No. 2 Georgetown L 50–52  21–2
(3–1)
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 16
No. 2 at No. 7 St. John's W 72–71  22–2
(4–1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
February 20*
No. 2 at Niagara W 107–82  23–2
(4–1)
Niagara University Student Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
February 23
No. 4 at Boston College W 85–77  24–2
(5–1)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Big East tournament
February 28
(1) No. 3 vs. (4) Connecticut
Semifinals
W 92–61  25–2
(5–1)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
February 28
(1) No. 3 vs. (3) No. 20 Georgetown
Championship
L 81–87  25–3
(5–1)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
NCAA Tournament
March 9
(1 E) No. 6 vs. No. 8 E Villanova
Second round
W 97–83  26–3
(5–1)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
March 14
(1 E) No. 6 vs. (5 E) Iowa
Sweet Sixteen
L 77–88  26–4
(5–1)
The Spectrum (17,569)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. "1979–80 Syracuse Oranges Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "1979–80 Men's basketball Schedule". Cuse.com.
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