1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season

1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

NIT, First Round, L 49–53 vs. Alabama

Conference| Independent
Record| 18–10
Head coach|

* Dick Harter (2nd season)

Home arena| Rec Hall

Seasons

<- 1978–79

1980–81 ->

1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 1 DePaul |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 26 | - | 2  |  | .929
No. 9 Notre Dame |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 23 | - | 8  |  | .742
Tennessee State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 19 | - | 7  |  | .731
UNLV |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 23 | - | 9  |  | .719
Cleveland State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 8  |  | .692
Illinois State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 9  |  | .690
Marquette |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 9  |  | .667
UNC Wilmington |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 19 | - | 10  |  | .655
Penn State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 10  |  | .643
Southern Mississippi |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 10  |  | .630
South Carolina |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 11  |  | .593
Campbell |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 12  |  | .556
East Carolina |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 12  |  | .556
Stetson |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 12  |  | .556
Detroit |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 13  |  | .519
Dayton |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 14  |  | .481
North Texas State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 14  |  | .481
Milwaukee |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 17  |  | .346
Valparaiso |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 8 | - | 18  |  | .308
Portland State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 5 | - | 21  |  | .192
Charleston Southern |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 2 | - | 23  |  | .080
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1979–80 season.

## Roster[edit]

1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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F | 43  | Frank Brickowski | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 232 lb (105 kg) | Jr | Bayville, New York

Head coach

* Dick Harter

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

## Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site
city, state

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December 2
|  | Indiana (PA) | W 99–57 | 1–0
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 3
|  | at Maryland | L 55–56 | 1–1
| Cole Field House
College Park, Maryland
December 5
|  | Muhlenberg | W 85–41 | 2–1
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 8
|  | West Virginia | W 68–66 OT | 3–1
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 15
|  | Syracuse | L 72–85 | 3–2
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 19
|  | Temple | L 48–74 | 3–3
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 22
|  | at Colgate | W 38–37 | 4–3
| Cotterell Court
Hamilton, NY
December 26
|  | vs. BYU | L 50–58 | 4–4
| Memorial Coliseum
Portland, OR
December 28
|  | vs. Idaho | L 46–50 | 4–5
| Memorial Coliseum
Portland, OR
December 29
|  | vs. Texas Tech | W 47–46 | 5–5
| Memorial Coliseum
Portland, OR
January 3
|  | Ursinus | W 87–55 | 6–5
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 5
|  | at Pittsburgh | L 50–54 | 6–6
| Fitzgerald Field House
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 10
|  | at St. Bonaventure | L 75–89 | 6–7
| Reilly Center
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 12
|  | Duquesne | W 62–52 | 7–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 14
|  | Delaware | W 85–53 | 8–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16
|  | at West Virginia | W 75–71 | 9–7
| WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
January 19
|  | Rutgers | W 75–66 | 10–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 21
|  | Johns Hopkins | W 64–38 | 11–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 26
|  | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 60–52 | 12–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 28
|  | Richmond | W 71–61 | 13–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 31
|  | at Duquesne | L 55–56 | 13–8
| Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 2
|  | at Villanova | L 53–93 | 13–9
| Villanova Field House
Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 4
|  | at Vermont | W 53–40 | 14–9
| Patrick Gym
Burlington, Vermont
February 9
|  | at Navy | W 51–44 | 15–9
| Halsey Field House
Annapolis, Maryland
February 13
|  | Pittsburgh | W 66-53 | 16–9
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 16
|  | at George Washington | W 63-53 | 17–9
| Charles E. Smith Center
Washington, DC
February 20
|  | Massachusetts | W 50-36 | 18–9
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 5
|  | at Alabama
NIT First round | L 49-53 | 18–10
| Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
Birmingham, AL

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

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