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1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team


The 1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
ConferencePac-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record26–4 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaGill Coliseum
Seasons
← 1978–79
1980–81 →
1979–80 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
^#5 Oregon State 16 – 2   .889 26 – 3   .897
No. 18 Arizona State 15 – 3   .833 22 – 7   .759
Washington State 14 – 4   .778 22 – 6   .786
*UCLA 12 – 6   .667 17 – 9   .654
Washington 9 – 9   .500 18 – 10   .643
Arizona 6 – 12   .333 12 – 15   .444
USC 5 – 13   .278 12 – 15   .444
Oregon 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
Stanford 5 – 13   .278 7 – 19   .269
California 3 – 15   .167 8 – 19   .296
As of April 15, 1980[1]
*Oregon State vacated all tournament games (0–1) due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (16-2, 26-4)
^UCLA vacated all tournament games (5–1) due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (22-10, 12-6)
Rankings from AP Poll

After winning their first 26 games of the season, Oregon State fell to No. 5 Arizona State in the regular season finale to finish at 26–1 (17–1 Pac-10), repeating as conference champion, and were ranked second in both polls. Despite dropping the regular season finale, they did not drop in the rankings, and were seeded No. 1 in the West region of the NCAA tournament.

The Beavers received an opening round bye, and were shocked by No. 8 seed Kansas State, 50–48,[2] at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats would reach the Elite Eight before falling to eventual runner-up North Carolina. Oregon State finished the season at 26–2.

Roster edit

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 22 Ray Blume 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr
G 32 Lester Conner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Oakland, California
F/C 55 Steve Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr San Bernardino, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
Source:[3]

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 7, 1979*
 at Hawaii W 75–74  1–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 8, 1979*
 at Hawaii W 92–62  2–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 14, 1979*
 at Portland L 86–94  2–1
 Howard Hall 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 15, 1979*
 Portland State W 92–71  3–1
 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 17, 1979*
 Montana State W 105–80  4–1
 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 1, 1980
 Oregon W 67–55  26–3
(16–2) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
NCAA Tournament
Mar 8, 1980*
 (2 W) No. 5 vs. (10 W) Lamar
Second round 		L 77–81  26–4
 Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific.
Source:[4][5]

Rankings edit

Main article: 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Kansas State Wins By 50-48". The New York Times. March 15, 1981. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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