# 1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University as a member of the Eastern Athletic Association during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Young, then in his seven season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 3, 1979* | | Drexel | W 69–62 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,910) Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 7, 1979* | | Manhattan | W 67–57 | 2–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 8, 1979* | | Saint Peter's | W 58–50 | 3–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 11, 1979 | | UMass | W 84–68 | 4–0 (1–0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 15, 1979* | | No. 15 St. John's | L 64–75 | 4–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 22, 1979 | | Villanova | L 64–75 | 4–2 (1–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 28, 1979* | | at Minnesota | L 59–98 | 4–3 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 29, 1979* | | at Loyola (IL) | L 87–98 | 4–4 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 5, 1980 | | at UMass | W 76–70 | 5–4 (2–1) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Jan 8, 1980* | | Lehigh | W 81–63 | 6–4 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 12, 1980 | | George Washington | W 69–59 | 7–4 (3–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 15, 1980* | | Cleveland State | L 69–78 | 7–5 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 17, 1980* | | Long Island | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 19, 1980* | | at Penn State | L 66–75 | 7–7 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 21, 1980* | | at Columbia | W 65–49 | 8–7 | Levien Gymnasium Manhattan, NY |
| Jan 24, 1980* | | Syracuse | L 66–69 | 8–8 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 27, 1980 | | at Duquesne | W 75–73 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (4–1) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 29, 1980* | | Biscayne | W 78–58 | 10–8 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 2, 1980 | | at George Washington | L 71–76 | 10–9 (4–2) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 5, 1980* | | at Princeton | L 63–65 | 10–10 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| Feb 9, 1980 | | West Virginia | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (5–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 12, 1980 | | at Villanova | L 68–70 | 11–11 (5–3) | Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 14, 1980* | | No. 11 North Carolina | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 11–12 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 16, 1980* | | at Fordham | L 39–42 | 11–13 | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York |
| Feb 20, 1980* | | Seton Hall | W 75–66 | 12–13 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 23, 1980 | | Pittsburgh | W 83–76 | 13–13 (6–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| EAAC Tournament ||||||
| Feb 26, 1980 | (3) | (6) St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals | W 76–74 | 14–13 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 29, 1980 | (3) | vs. (7) West Virginia Semifinals | L 66–77 | 14–14 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 5 | 105 | Daryl Strickland | Washington Bullets |