The 1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by legendary coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big 8 regular season title by three games, but were upset in the semifinal round of the Big 8 Tournament. Missouri reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Louisiana State to finish with a 25–6 record (11–3 Big 8).
| 1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball | |
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Big Eight regular season champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Regional semifinals, L 68–83 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 25–6 (11–3 Big 8) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Gary Garner (3rd season) |
| Captain | Larry Drew |
| Home arena | Hearnes Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Missouri | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1980 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
edit- Curtis Berry, Jr.
- Al Hightower Sr.
- Tom Dore Sr.
- Mike Foster Jr.
- Mark Dressler, Sr.
- Larry Drew, Sr.
- Ricky Frazier, Fr.
- Steve Stipanovich, Fr.
- Jon Sundvold, Fr.
- Head coach: Norm Stewart
Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Nov 30, 1979* |
Texas State | W 86–70 | 1–0 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 1, 1979* |
South Dakota State | W 80–60 | 2–0 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 4, 1979* |
at Illinois Show-Me Classic |
W 67–66 OT | 3–0 |
Assembly Hall (14,004) Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
| Dec 7, 1979* |
George Washington | W 89–73 | 4–0 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 8, 1979* |
Arkansas State Show-Me Classic |
W 86–67 | 5–0 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 10, 1979* ESPN |
Southern California | W 78–75 | 6–0 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 12, 1979* |
No. 19 | at Butler | W 64–60 | 7–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
| Dec 15, 1979* |
No. 19 | Northern Arizona | W 112–64 | 8–0 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Dec 17, 1979* |
No. 19 | Oral Roberts | W 84–73 | 9–0 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Dec 21, 1979* |
No. 16 | at Saint Louis | W 77–75 | 10–0 |
St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
| Jan 2, 1980* ESPN |
No. 12 | No. 3 DePaul | L 79–92 | 10–1 |
Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
| Jan 5, 1980* |
No. 12 | Lamar | W 71–60 | 11–1 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Jan 9, 1980 |
No. 13 | at Kansas Border War |
L 66–69 | 11–2 (0–1) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
| Jan 12, 1980 |
No. 13 | at Nebraska | W 84–63 | 12–2 (1–1) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||
| Jan 16, 1980 |
No. 15 | Iowa State | W 85–70 | 13–2 (2–1) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Jan 19, 1980 |
No. 15 | at Oklahoma State | W 69–64 | 14–2 (3–1) |
Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma | ||||||
| Jan 23, 1980 |
No. 10 | Colorado | W 78–45 | 15–2 (4–1) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Jan 26, 1980 |
No. 10 | at Oklahoma | L 73–78 | 15–3 (4–2) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| January 30, 1980 |
No. 14 | No. 20 Kansas State | L 64–66 | 15–4 (4–3) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Feb 2, 1980 |
No. 14 | Nebraska | W 73–60 | 16–4 (5–3) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Feb 6, 1980 |
No. 15 | at Iowa State | W 84–70 | 17–4 (6–3) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa | ||||||
| Feb 9, 1980 |
No. 15 | Kansas Border War |
W 88–65 | 18–4 (7–3) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Feb 13, 1980 |
No. 14 | at Colorado | W 83–68 | 19–4 (8–3) |
Conference Center Boulder, Colorado | ||||||
| Feb 16, 1980 |
No. 14 | Oklahoma State | W 93–81 | 20–4 (9–3) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Feb 20, 1980 |
No. 13 | Oklahoma | W 81–69 | 21–4 (10–3) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| Feb 23, 1980 |
No. 13 | at Kansas State | W 67–65 | 22–4 (11–3) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | ||||||
| Big 12 Tournament | |||||||||||
| Feb 26, 1980* |
No. 11 | vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals |
W 82–69 | 23–4 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| Feb 27, 1980* |
No. 11 | vs. Kansas Semifinals |
L 71–80 | 23–5 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 6, 1980* |
(5) No. 16 | vs. (12) San Jose State First Round |
W 61–51 | 24–5 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||
| Mar 8, 1980* |
(5) No. 16 | vs. (4) No. 9 Notre Dame Second Round |
W 87–84 OT | 25–5 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||
| Mar 14, 1980* |
(5) No. 16 | vs. (1) No. 3 Louisiana State | L 63–68 | 25–6 |
The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings
editAwards
editAll Big Eight: Curtis Berry, Larry Drew[3]
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 866–867. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.