1979–80 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jack Hartman and played their home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats, poised to win the conference regular season after winning 8 of 10 to begin Big Eight play, finished second in the conference regular season standings. K-State rebounded to win the Big Eight tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. The Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Arkansas in the opening round, then fell to No. 2 seed and eventual National champion Louisville, 71–69 in overtime.[2] Kansas State finished with a record of 22–9 (8–6 Big Eight).

1979–80 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record22–9 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coachLon Kruger (1st season)
Home arenaAhearn Field House
Seasons
1979–80 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Missouri 11 3   .786 25 6   .806
Kansas State 8 6   .571 22 9   .710
Nebraska 8 6   .571 18 13   .581
Kansas 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Colorado 7 7   .500 17 10   .630
Oklahoma 6 8   .429 15 12   .556
Iowa State 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
1980 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1979–80 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Glenn Marshall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri
G 12 Tim Jankovich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Manhattan, Kansas
G 20 Fred Barton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Edwardsville, Illinois
G 25 Rolando Blackman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
G/F 32 Tyrone Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 35 Billy Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mt. Healthy, Ohio
F 40 Manley Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Portland, Oregon
F 45 Ed Nealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Bonner Springs, Kansas
F/C 52 Jari Willis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Colorado Springs, Colorado
C 53 Greg Prudhoe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So East Peoria, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1979*
Northern Iowa W 84–38  1–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 3, 1979*
Portland State W 72–57  2–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 5, 1979*
Oklahoma City W 83–65  3–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 8, 1979*
Wisconsin–Parkside W 90–77  4–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 10, 1979*
South Dakota W 91–59  5–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 12, 1979*
Arizona State W 63–50  6–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 15, 1979*
at Southern Illinois W 75–69  7–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 17, 1979*
at Cal State Bakersfield W 106–53  8–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 22, 1979*
at Minnesota L 61–78  8–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 30, 1979*
at No. 19 Arkansas W 66–57  9–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 2, 1980*
Long Beach State W 90–67  10–1
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 5, 1980*
at No. 15 Louisville L 73–85  10–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 9, 1980
at Oklahoma State W 60–59  11–2
(1–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 12, 1980
Oklahoma L 62–72  11–3
(1–1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 16, 1980
at Colorado W 71–65  12–3
(2–1)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Jan 19, 1980
at Kansas W 61–52  13–3
(3–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 23, 1980
Iowa State W 73–63  14–3
(4–1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 26, 1980
Nebraska W 66–64  15–3
(5–1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 30, 1980
No. 20 at No. 14 Missouri W 66–64  16–3
(6–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 2, 1980
No. 20 at Oklahoma L 55–56  16–4
(6–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1980
Colorado W 62–61  17–4
(7–2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 9, 1980
Oklahoma State W 82–72  18–4
(8–2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 13, 1980
at Iowa State L 58–66  18–5
(8–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 16, 1980
Kansas L 46–48  18–6
(8–4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 20, 1980
at Nebraska L 58–70  18–7
(8–5)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 23, 1980
No. 13 Missouri L 65–67  18–8
(8–6)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Big Eight Tournament
Feb 26, 1980*
vs. Iowa State
Quarterfinals
W 101–87  19–8
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 27, 1980*
vs. Nebraska
Semifinals
W 60–59  20–8
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 28, 1980*
vs. Kansas
Championship game
W 79–58[4]  21–8
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 6, 1980*
(7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Arkansas
First round
W 71–53  22–8
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 8, 1980*
(7 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 2 Louisville
Second round
L 69–71 OT 22–9
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA REACH N.C.A.A. FINAL FOUR". The New York Times. March 22, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster". Kansas State University Athletics. February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "THE WEEK (FEB. 25-MARCH 2)". Sports Illustrated. March 10, 1980. Retrieved February 19, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kansas State University Athletics. February 19, 2023.
  6. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 866–867. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.