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1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1979–80 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team

1979–80 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team

FieldValue
modebasketball
year1979–80
teamKentucky Wildcats
logo
logo_size150
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
short_confSEC
CoachRank3
APRank4
record29–6
conf_record15–3
head_coachJoe B. Hall
hc_year8th
captainKyle Macy
stadiumRupp Arena
championSEC regular season champions
bowlNCAA tournament
bowl_resultSweet Sixteen

The 1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1979–80 college basketball season. The Wildcats were coached by Joe. B. Hall, who was in his 8th season. Kentucky finished with an overall record of 29–6 (15–3 SEC) and were invited to the 1980 NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. In their opening round match up they easily defeated Florida St. 97–78. But in their Sweet 16 game Kentucky was upset by #4 seed Duke 55–54.

Schedule

|- !colspan=6 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=6 style=| SEC Tournament |- !colspan=6 style=| NCAA Tournament

References

References

  1. (July 17, 1979). "Television slate set". [[Kentucky New Era]].
  2. (November 27, 1979). "NBC Plays 80 Games For Regional, National TV". [[Kentucky New Era]].
  3. "All-Time Results".
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