# 1979–80 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1979-80 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1979–80 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1 | No. 7 | Florida | W 112–81 | 1–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 3* | No. 6 | New Orleans | W 104–78 | 2–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 5* | No. 6 | at Tulane | W 80–79 | 3–0 (1–0) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| December 15* | No. 6 | Maine | W 103–81 | 4–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 20* | No. 7 | at No. 20 Arkansas | W 56–55 | 5–0 (1–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| December 22* | No. 7 | Tulane | W 95–85 | 6–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 28* | No. 5 | Boston University | W 92–72 | 7–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 29* | No. 5 | Delaware | W 92–64 | 8–0 (1–0) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 2 | No. 4 | at Vanderbilt | L 66–77 | 8–1 (1–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 5 | No. 4 | Mississippi State | W 80–58 | 9–1 (2–1) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 7 | No. 6 | Alabama | L 56–57 | 9–2 (2–2) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 12 | No. 6 | at Georgia | L 71–72 | 9–3 (2–3) | Georgia Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| January 16 | No. 14 | Auburn | W 93–82 | 10–3 (3–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 19 | No. 14 | at No. 20 Tennessee | W 75–74 | 11–3 (4–3) | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| January 20* | No. 14 | at No. 1 DePaul | L 73–78 | 11–4 (4–3) | Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois |
| January 23 | No. 11 | Ole Miss | W 72–66 | 12–4 (5–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 26 | No. 11 | at Florida | W 66–58 | 13–4 (6–3) | Alligator Alley Gainesville, Florida |
| January 28 | No. 10 | at No. 3 Kentucky | W 65–60 | 14–4 (7–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 30 | No. 10 | Vanderbilt | W 83–81 | 15–4 (8–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 2 | No. 10 | at Mississippi State | W 75–63 | 16–4 (9–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| February 6 | No. 6 | at Alabama | W 68–66 | 17–4 (10–3) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 9 | No. 6 | Georgia | W 96–77 | 18–4 (11–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 13 | No. 6 | at Auburn | W 50–44 | 19–4 (12–3) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| February 16 | No. 6 | Tennessee | W 73–66 | 20–4 (13–3) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 21 | No. 5 | at Ole Miss | W 77–74 | 21–4 (14–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| February 23 | No. 5 | No. 3 Kentucky | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 21–5 (14–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| February 28 | (2) No. 5 | vs. (10) Florida Quarterfinals | W 95–82 | 22–5 (14–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| February 29 | (2) No. 5 | at (3) Alabama Semifinals | W 73–66 | 23–5 (14–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 1 | (2) No. 5 | vs. (1) No. 2 Kentucky Championship | W 80–78 | 24–5 (14–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 9 | (1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (8 MW) Alcorn State First Round | W 98–88 | 25–5 (14–4) | UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas |
| March 14 | (1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (5 MW) No. 16 Missouri Sweet Sixteen | W 68–63 | 26–5 (14–4) | The Summit Houston, Texas |
| March 16 | (1 MW) No. 3 | vs. (2 MW) No. 2 Louisville Elite Eight | L 66–86 | 26–6 (14–4) | The Summit Houston, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 36 | DeWayne Scales | New York Knicks |