1979–80 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1979–80 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished with a 23–10 (10–8 Big Ten) record, and reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament as champions of the East Region. To date, this is Iowa's most recent appearance in the NCAA Final Four in men's basketball.

1979–80 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–10 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPRonnie Lester
Home arenaIowa Field House
Seasons
1979–80 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Indiana 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
No. 10 Ohio State 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
No. 20 Purdue 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Iowa 10 8   .556 23 10   .697
Minnesota 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Illinois 8 10   .444 22 13   .629
Michigan 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Wisconsin 7 11   .389 15 14   .517
Michigan State 6 12   .333 12 15   .444
Northwestern 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1979–80 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 23 Mike Arens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 30 Kenny Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 14 Greg Boyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mundelein, Illinois
F 40 Kevin Boyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 32 Vince Brookins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio
F 20 Jon Darsee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So West Des Moines, Iowa
F 44 Mark Gannon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Iowa City, Iowa
G 10 Tom Grogan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Kansas City, Kansas
G 24 Bob Hansen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Des Moines, Iowa
F 50 Mike Heller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. Paul, Minnesota
F 42 Mike Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Elgin, Illinois
C 54 Steve Krafcisin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Ronnie Lester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 52 Steve Waite 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Iowa City, Iowa
Head coach

Lute Olson

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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1979*
Northern Illinois W 86–43  1–0
 15  Krafcisin   8  Krafcisin   4  Tied  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
December 3, 1979*
Colorado State W 113–66  2–0
 19  Krafcisin   9  Krafcisin   9  Arnold  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
December 6, 1979*
No. 20 Northern Iowa W 78–46  3–0
 21  Lester   8  Boyle   7  Hansen  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
December 8, 1979*
No. 20 at Detroit W 80–54  4–0
 26  Lester   15  Waite   3  Tied  Calihan Hall (6,123)
Detroit, MI
December 11, 1979*
No. 17 at Wichita State W 81–62  5–0
 23  Lester   9  Arnold   3  Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,535)
Wichita, KS
December 15, 1979*
No. 17 at Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
W 67–64  6–0
 23  Lester   9  Waite   5  Lester  Hilton Coliseum (14,000)
Ames, IA
December 21, 1979*
No. 13 vs. Mississippi State
UD Invitational Tournament Semifinals
W 81–62  7–0
 18  Arnold   11  Waite   8  Arnold  University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
December 22, 1979*
No. 13 at Dayton
UD Invitational Tournament Finals
W 61–54  8–0
 17  Arnold   8  Krafcisin   4  Arnold  University of Dayton Arena (10,612)
Dayton, OH
December 29, 1979*
No. 11 Drake W 77–66  9–0
 20  Brookins   14  Brookins   6  Boyle  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
January 3, 1980
No. 10 at No. 20 Illinois W 72–71  10–0
(1–0)
 21  Boyle   7  Tied   4  Boyle  Assembly Hall (10,839)
Champaign, IL
January 5, 1980
No. 10 at Michigan L 65–68  10–1
(1–1)
 25  Brookins   6  Krafcisin   3  Tied  Crisler Arena (11,047)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 10, 1980
No. 12 No. 3 Ohio State L 71–77  10–2
(1–2)
 14  Tied   12  Tied   6  Boyle  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
January 12, 1980
No. 12 Wisconsin W 66–65  11–2
(2–2)
 15  Krafcisin   9  Krafcisin   4  Tied  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
January 17, 1980
No. 13 at No. 19 Indiana L 69–81  11–3
(2–3)
 16  Krafcisin   10  Krafcisin   5  Tied  Assembly Hall (17,136)
Bloomington, IN
January 19, 1980
No. 13 at Michigan State L 67–75  11–4
(2–4)
 16  Tied   10  Krafcisin   6  Arnold  Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004)
East Lansing, MI
January 24, 1980
Northwestern W 86–64  12–4
(3–4)
 24  Boyle   10  Krafcisin   7  Arnold  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
January 26, 1980
Minnesota W 80–73  13–4
(4–4)
 27  Arnold   10  Waite   7  Boyle  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
January 31, 1980
at No. 17 Purdue L 56–70  13–5
(4–5)
 17  Krafcisin   10  Krafcisin   3  Hansen  Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
February 2, 1980
at Minnesota W 73–63  14–5
(5–5)
 19  Arnold   9  Krafcisin   4  Arnold  Williams Arena (17,506)
Minneapolis, MN
February 7, 1980
Michigan State W 44–39 OT 15–5
(6–5)
 20  Krafcisin   6  Waite   6  Arnold  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
February 9, 1980
No. 12 Purdue W 74–59  16–5
(7–5)
 20  Arnold   12  Boyle   6  Arnold  Iowa Field House (13,366)
Iowa City, IA
February 14, 1980
No. 20 Indiana L 55–66  16–6
(7–6)
 13  Hansen   8  Tied   7  Arnold  Iowa Field House (13,366)
Iowa City, IA
February 16, 1980
No. 20 at Northwestern W 60–58  17–6
(8–6)
 15  Boyle   8  Krafcisin   4  Arnold  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,679)
Evanston, IL
February 21, 1980
No. 12 at Wisconsin L 58–62  17–7
(8–7)
 23  Krafcisin   5  Krafcisin   5  Boyle  Wisconsin Field House (13,365)
Madison, WI
February 23, 1980
at No. 11 Ohio State L 69–70  17–8
(8–8)
 20  Krafcisin   11  Waite   6  Hansen  St. John Arena (13,591)
Columbus, OH
February 28, 1980
Michigan W 83–67  18–8
(9–8)
 23  Krafcisin   9  Krafcisin   8  Arnold  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
March 1, 1980
Illinois W 75–71  19–8
(10–8)
 15  Lester   11  Boyle   5  Tied  Iowa Field House (13,365)
Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament
March 6, 1980*
(5 E) vs. (12 E) Virginia Commonwealth
First round
W 86–72  20–8
 23  Arnold   10  Waite   8  Lester  Greensboro Memorial Coliseum (6,865)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 1980*
(5 E) vs. (4 E) No. 19 North Carolina State
Second Round
W 77–64  21–8
 18  Arnold   7  Boyle   4  Lester  Greensboro Memorial Coliseum (13,210)
Greensboro, NC
March 14, 1980*
(5 E) vs. (1 E) No. 3 Syracuse
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 88–77[2]  22–8
 21  Brookins   5  Tied   7  Lester  The Spectrum (17,569)
Philadelphia, PA
March 16, 1980*
(5 E) vs. (3 E) No. 20 Georgetown
East Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 81–80[3][4][5][6]  23–8
 22  Brookins   4  Tied   9  Lester  The Spectrum (15,981)
Philadelphia, PA
March 22, 1980*
(5 E) vs. (2 MW) No. 4 Louisville
National semifinal – Final Four
L 72–80[7]  23–9
 20  Arnold   7  Boyle   5  Tied  Market Square Arena (16,637)
Indianapolis, IN
March 24, 1980*
(5 E) vs. (6 ME) No. 18 Purdue
Third Place game
L 58–75  23–10
 19  Arnold   7  Tied   3  Tied  Market Square Arena (16,637)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East, MW=Midwest, ME-Mideast.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Team players in the 1980 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 10 Ronnie Lester Portland Trail Blazers

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References

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  1. ^ "1980 NCAA Final Four program". March 1980. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "Iowa Gains Final With 88-77 Victory". The Washington Post. March 15, 1980. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Iowa Trips Georgetown, 81-80". The Washington Post. March 17, 1980. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Georgetown Beaten, 81-80; Iowa Topples Georgetown 'Craziest Season'". The New York Times. March 17, 1980. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Spectacular Hawkeyes head for Inday" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 17, 1980. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "GLORY DAY FOR THE MEN OF I-O-WAY". Sports Illustrated. March 24, 1980. Retrieved July 11, 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. ^ "UCLA, Louisville Move to NCAA Title Game". The Washington Post. March 23, 1980. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.