# 1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach Ron Jacobs. They played their home games at Loyola Memorial Gymnasium in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Athletic Conference.
LMU went 10–6 in conference regular season games to finish second in the standings, but received the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the West region, the Lions were beaten by No. 5 seed Arizona State, 99–71 in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1979* | | at Arkansas | L 66–76 | 0–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 3, 1979* | | at Oklahoma | L 82–87 | 0–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 6, 1979* | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 69–53 | 1–2 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Dec 8, 1979* | | at Fresno State | L 59–62 | 1–3 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Dec 12, 1979* | | Azusa Pacific | L 64–65 | 1–4 | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 15, 1979* | | vs. No. 16 Georgetown Nike Cage Classic | L 63–69 | 1–5 | University Arena (5,221) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 16, 1979* | | at New Mexico Nike Cage Classic | W 71–70 | 2–5 | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 19, 1979* | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 72–46 | 3–5 | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 22, 1979* | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 77–67 | 4–5 | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| Dec 28, 1979* | | vs. UNLV Holiday Classic | L 87–105 | 4–6 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 29, 1979* | | vs. Michigan State Holiday Classic | L 65–82 | 4–7 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| WCAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 1980 | | at Saint Mary's | W 104–100 | 5–7 (1–0) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Jan 5, 1980 | | at Santa Clara | W 108–94 | 6–7 (2–0) | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California |
| Jan 12, 1980 | | at Pepperdine | L 74–88 | 6–8 (2–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 18, 1980 | | San Diego | W 83–80 | 7–8 (3–1) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 19, 1980 | | San Francisco | L 75–89 | 7–9 (3–2) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 25, 1980 | | at Gonzaga | W 92–80 | 8–9 (4–2) | Kennedy Pavilion Spokane, Washington |
| Feb 1, 1980 | | Portland | L 75–89 | 8–10 (4–3) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 2, 1980 | | Seattle | L 84–86 | 8–11 (4–4) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 7, 1980 | | at San Francisco | L 90–92 | 8–12 (4–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Feb 9, 1980 | | at San Diego | W 100–82 | 9–12 (5–5) | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Feb 12, 1980 | | Pepperdine | W 85–84 | 10–12 (6–5) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 16, 1980 | | Gonzaga | W 84–79 | 11–12 (7–5) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 22, 1980 | | at Portland | L 77–92 | 11–13 (7–6) | Howard Hall Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 24, 1980 | | at Seattle | W 86–82 | 12–13 (8–6) | Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 29, 1980 | | Santa Clara | W 87–81 | 13–13 (9–6) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 1, 1980 | | Saint Mary's | W 95–81 | 14–13 (10–6) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1980* ESPN | (12 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 18 Arizona State First round | L 71–99 | 14–14 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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