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1979–80 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1979-80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1979–80 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center.

1979–80 LSU Tigers basketball
Southeastern Conference
No. 2
No. 3
26–6 (14–4 SEC)
Dale Brown (8th season)
Ron Abernathy (4th season)
Rick Huckabay (1st season)
LSU Assembly Center

The 1979-80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1979–80 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1	No. 7	Florida	W 112–81	1–0(1–0)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 3*	No. 6	New Orleans	W 104–78	2–0(1–0)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 5*	No. 6	at Tulane	W 80–79	3–0(1–0)	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
December 15*	No. 6	Maine	W 103–81	4–0(1–0)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 20*	No. 7	at No. 20 Arkansas	W 56–55	5–0(1–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 22*	No. 7	Tulane	W 95–85	6–0(1–0)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 28*	No. 5	Boston University	W 92–72	7–0(1–0)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 29*	No. 5	Delaware	W 92–64	8–0(1–0)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 2	No. 4	at Vanderbilt	L 66–77	8–1(1–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
January 5	No. 4	Mississippi State	W 80–58	9–1(2–1)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 7	No. 6	Alabama	L 56–57	9–2(2–2)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 12	No. 6	at Georgia	L 71–72	9–3(2–3)	Georgia Coliseum Athens, Georgia
January 16	No. 14	Auburn	W 93–82	10–3(3–3)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 19	No. 14	at No. 20 Tennessee	W 75–74	11–3(4–3)	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
January 20*	No. 14	at No. 1 DePaul	L 73–78	11–4(4–3)	Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois
January 23	No. 11	Ole Miss	W 72–66	12–4(5–3)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 26	No. 11	at Florida	W 66–58	13–4(6–3)	Alligator Alley Gainesville, Florida
January 28	No. 10	at No. 3 Kentucky	W 65–60	14–4(7–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 30	No. 10	Vanderbilt	W 83–81	15–4(8–3)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 2	No. 10	at Mississippi State	W 75–63	16–4(9–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
February 6	No. 6	at Alabama	W 68–66	17–4(10–3)	Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 9	No. 6	Georgia	W 96–77	18–4(11–3)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 13	No. 6	at Auburn	W 50–44	19–4(12–3)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
February 16	No. 6	Tennessee	W 73–66	20–4(13–3)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 21	No. 5	at Ole Miss	W 77–74	21–4(14–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
February 23	No. 5	No. 3 Kentucky	L 74–76 OT	21–5(14–4)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 28	(2) No. 5	vs. (10) Florida Quarterfinals	W 95–82	22–5(14–4)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
February 29	(2) No. 5	at (3) Alabama Semifinals	W 73–66	23–5(14–4)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
March 1	(2) No. 5	vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky Championship	W 80–78	24–5(14–4)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
March 9	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (8 MW) Alcorn State First Round	W 98–88	25–5(14–4)	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
March 14	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (5 MW) No. 16 Missouri Sweet Sixteen	W 68–63	26–5(14–4)	The Summit Houston, Texas
March 16	(1 MW) No. 3	vs. (2 MW) No. 2 Louisville Elite Eight	L 66–86	26–6(14–4)	The Summit Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
2	36	DeWayne Scales	New York Knicks

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