1979-1980 Schedule/Results
Season Record (24-5) (5-1 Big East)
Postseason – NCAA Second Round
Big East Regular Season Tri-Champions
Head Coach - Lou Carnesecca (12th Year 256-90)
Assistant Coaches - Carmine Calzonetti, Ron Rutledge
Co-Captains - Reggie Carter, Bernard Rencher
DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
LOCATION |
TV |
HIGH SCORERS |
Fri 11/23 |
POLISH NATIONAL TEAM (EXHIBITION) |
W 78-65 |
|
Alumni Hall |
|
Curtis Redding-18 |
Fri 11/30 |
Joe Lapchick Tournament vs. ORAL ROBERTS(First Round) & |
W 90-78 |
(1-0) |
Alumni Hall |
|
Wayne McKoy-20 |
Sat 12/1 |
Joe Lapchick Tournament vs. MICHIGAN STATE (Championship Game) & |
W 88-73 |
(2-0) |
Alumni HallAttn - 6,008 |
|
Reggie Carter-22 |
Tue 12/4 |
Tennessee |
L 80-97 |
(2-1) |
Stokely Athletics CenterAttn - 12,700 |
|
Reggie Carter-21 |
Sat 12/8 |
ARMY |
W 84-61 |
(3-1) |
Alumni Hall |
|
Reggie Carter-16 |
Tue 12/11 |
COLUMBIA |
W 91-75 |
(4-1) |
Alumni Hall |
|
Bernard Rencher-19 |
Sat 12/15 |
Rutgers |
W 75-64 |
(5-1) |
Rutgers Athletic CenterAttn - 7,525 |
|
McKoy/Carter-15 |
Sun 12/23 |
CENTENARY |
W 92-72 |
(6-1) |
Alumni Hall |
|
Wayne McKoy-24 |
Wed 12/26 |
ECAC Holiday Festival vs. Lafayette (First Round) * |
W 68-58 |
(7-1) |
Madison Square GardenAttn - 10,466 |
|
Wayne McKoy-18 |
Fri 12/28 |
ECAC Holiday Festival vs. Boston College (Finals) * |
W 78-70 |
(8-1) |
Madison Square GardenAttn - 15,270 |
|
Ron Plair-16 |
Sat 1/5 |
CONNECTICUT # |
W 83-73 |
(9-1) (1-0) |
Alumni HallAttn - 5,099 |
BETV |
Bernard Rencher-17 |
Tue 1/8 |
Princeton |
W 44-42 |
(10-1) |
Jadwin GymAttn - 2,051 |
|
Reggie Carter-13 |
Sat 1/12 |
SETON HALL # |
W 97-64 |
(11-1) (2-0) |
Alumni HallAttn - 4,726 |
BETV |
Wayne McKoy-21 |
Mon 1/14 |
ST.JOSEPH'S (PA) |
W 72-55 |
(12-1) |
Alumni Hall |
SPCH |
Reggie Carter-17 |
Wed 1/16 |
Boston College # |
W 66-63 |
(13-1) (3-0) |
Roberts CenterAttn - 4,200 |
BETV |
Reggie Carter-23 |
Sat 1/19 |
Georgetown # |
W 71-69 |
(14-1) (4-0) |
McDonough GymAttn - 4,619 |
NBC |
Reggie Carter-21
|
Tue 1/22 |
MANHATTAN |
W 88-64 |
(15-1) |
Alumni HallAttn - 3,802 |
|
Wayne McKoy-17
|
Thu 1/24 |
DAVIDSON |
W 67-48 |
(16-1) |
Alumni HallAttn - 4,154 |
|
Reggie Carter-11 |
Sat 1/26 |
VILLANOVA |
W 81-75 |
(17-1) |
Alumni HallAttn - 6,232 |
|
Wayne McKoy-20 |
Mon 1/28 |
Niagara |
W 87-63 |
(18-1) |
Buffalo AuditoriumAttn - 7,523 |
|
David Russell-16 |
Fri 2/1 |
Rhode Island |
W 64-63 |
(19-1) |
Providence Civic CenterAttn - 5,710 |
|
Reggie Carter-17 |
Sun 2/3 |
LOUISVILLE |
L 71-76 |
(19-2) |
Alumni HallAttn - 6,168 |
NBC |
Reggie Carter-22 |
Tue 2/5 |
BALTIMORE COLLEGE |
W 89-73 |
(20-2) |
Alumni HallAttn - 5,147 |
|
Wayne McKoy-18 |
Sat 2/9 |
FORDHAM |
W 78-60 |
(21-2) |
Alumni Hall |
|
Bernard Rencher-17 |
Sat 2/16 |
SYRACUSE # |
L 71-72 |
(21-3) (4-1) |
Alumni HallAttn - 6,432 |
NBC |
David Russell-19 |
Tue 2/19 |
Temple |
W 63-58 (OT) |
(22-3) |
The PalestraAttn - 5,771 |
|
Curtis Redding-17 |
Sat 2/23 |
Providence # |
W 68-62 |
(23-3) (5-1) |
Providence Civic CenterAttn - 7,639 |
BETV |
Frank Gilroy-15 |
Thu 2/28 |
BIG EAST Quarterfinals vs. Providence $ |
W 48-44 |
(24-3) |
Providence Civic CenterAttn - 6,312 |
|
David Russell-17 |
Fri 2/29 |
BIG EAST Semifinals vs. Georgetown $ |
L 66-76 |
(24-4) |
Providence Civic CenterAttn - 12,017 |
|
David Russell-17 |
Sat 3/8 |
NCAA MIDEAST Second Round vs. Purdue % |
L 72-87 |
(24-5) |
Mackey ArenaAttn - 12,532 |
NBC |
Carter/Redding-17 |
HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS
& Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament, Jamaica, New York (St. John's, Oral Roberts, Michigan State, Princeton)
* ECAC Holiday Festival, New York City, New York (St. John's, Lafayette, Boston College, Georgetown)
# Indicates BIG EAST Conference game
$ Big East Conference Tournament, Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA Tournament First Round Bye
% NCAA Tournament Second Round, West Lafayette, Indiana
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