1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented the Florida State University during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season.

1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Conference
Record22–9 (7–5 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaTully Gymnasium
Seasons
1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville 12 0   1.000 33 3   .917
Virginia Tech 8 4   .667 21 8   .724
Florida State 7 5   .583 22 9   .710
Memphis State 5 7   .417 13 14   .481
Saint Louis 4 8   .333 12 15   .444
Cincinnati 3 9   .250 13 15   .464
Tulane 3 9   .250 10 17   .370
1980 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Greg Collinsworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Titusville, Florida
G Mickey Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Dania, Florida
G Tony Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Lexington, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
Florida A&M W 101–63  1–0
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
December 2*
Jacksonville L 76–77  1–1
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
December 6*
at South Florida W 80–71  2–1
Bayfront Center 
Tampa, Florida
December 8*
Florida W 87–70  3–1
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
December 20*
Minnesota W 112–91  4–1
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
December 29*
at Western Kentucky W 67–65  5–1
E.A. Diddle Arena 
 
December 31
vs. Tulane W 108–97  6–1
(1–0)
 
Miami, Florida
January 4
at St. Louis W 75–73  7–1
(2–0)
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
January 7*
South Florida W 84–69  8–1
(2–0)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 10
at Memphis W 74–69  9–1
(3–0)
Mid-South Coliseum 
 
January 12
at Tulane L 79–80  9–2
(3–1)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
 
January 14*
South Carolina Aiken W 82–69  10–2
(3–1)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 19*
at Marquette L 64–74  10–3
(3–1)
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 21
Virginia Tech L 77–79  10–4
(3–2)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 27
at Louisville L 73–79  10–5
(3–3)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
February 2
at Cincinnati W 54–52  11–5
(4–3)
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 4*
Auburn W 73–69  12–5
(4–3)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 7
Memphis State W 55–54  13–5
(5–3)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 9
Cincinnati W 77–74  14–5
(6–3)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 11*
at Florida Southern W 85–78  15–5
(6–3)
 
 
February 14
St. Louis W 71–69  16–5
(7–3)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 16*
at Jacksonville W 64–55  17–5
(7–3)
 
Jacksonville, Florida
February 18*
Cleveland State W 88–83  18–5
(7–3)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 20*
UAB W 89–87  19–5
(7–3)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 22
at Virginia Tech L 76–78  19–6
(7–4)
Cassell Coliseum 
 
February 24
Louisville L 75–83  19–7
(7–5)
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Metro tournament
February 28
at Tulane W 85–73  20–7
(7–5)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
March 1
vs. Cincinnati W 79–69  21–7
(7–5)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
March 2
at Louisville L 72–81  21–8
(7–5)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
March 7*
vs. Toledo W 94–91  22–8
(7–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
 
March 9*
vs. No. 4 Kentucky L 78–97  22–9
(7–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1979–80 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "2009–10 Florida State Seminoles Basketball Media Guide". FSU digital.com.