# 1979–80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 9th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21–8 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. After missing out on the previous NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1980 NCAA tournament as a 2-seed; the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, but they lost to the 6-seed Purdue Boilermakers.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 11 | Isiah Thomas | G | 6–1 | Fr. | Chicago, Illinois |
| 20 | Jim Thomas | G | 6–3 | Fr. | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 23 | Chuck Franz | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Clarksville, Indiana |
| 24 | Randy Wittman | G/F | 6–6 | RS So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 30 | Ted Kitchel | F | 6–8 | RS So. | Galveston, Indiana |
| 31 | Tony Brown | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Chicago, Illinois |
| 32 | Landon Turner | F/C | 6–10 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 33 | Eric Kirchner | F | 6–7 | Jr. | Edelstein, Illinois |
| 34 | Steve Risley | F | 6–8 | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 40 | Glen Grunwald | F | 6–9 | RS Sr. | Franklin Park, Illinois |
| 41 | Butch Carter | G | 6–5 | Sr. | Middletown, Ohio |
| 42 | Mike Woodson | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 44 | Phil Isenbarger | F | 6–8 | Jr. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 45 | Ray Tolbert | F/C | 6–9 | Jr. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 54 | Steve Bouchie | F | 6–8 | Fr. | Washington, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1979* | No. 1 | Miami (OH) | W 80–52 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/7/1979* | No. 1 | Xavier Indiana Classic | W 92–66 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/8/1979* | No. 1 | UTEP Indiana Classic | W 75–43 | 3–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/11/1979* | No. 1 | No. 16 Georgetown | W 76–69 | 4–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/15/1979* | No. 1 | at No. 5 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 58–69 | 4–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| 12/18/1979* | No. 5 | vs. Toledo | W 80–56 | 5–1 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis |
| 12/22/1979* | No. 5 | No. 8 North Carolina | L 57–61 | 5–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/28/1979* | No. 10 | vs. Tennessee | W 70–68 | 6–2 | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego |
| 12/29/1979* | No. 10 | vs. Brown | W 61–52 | 7–2 | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego |
| 1/3/1980 | No. 11 | at No. 5 Ohio State | L 58–59 | 7–3 (0–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/5/1980 | No. 11 | at Wisconsin | L 50–52 | 7–4 (0–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/10/1980 | No. 19 | Michigan | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 (1–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/12/1980 | No. 19 | Michigan State | W 72–64 | 9–4 (2–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/17/1980 | No. 19 | No. 13 Iowa | W 81–69 | 10–4 (3–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/19/1980 | No. 19 | at Northwestern | W 81–72 | 11–4 (4–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 1/24/1980 | No. 16 | at Minnesota | L 47–55 | 11–5 (4–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 1/26/1980 | No. 16 | No. 17 Purdue Rivalry | W 69–58 | 12–5 (5–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/31/1980 | No. 18 | Illinois Rivalry | W 60–54 | 13–5 (6–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/2/1980 | No. 18 | at No. 17 Purdue Rivalry | L 51–56 | 13–6 (6–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 2/7/1980 | No. 20 | Northwestern | W 83–69 | 14–6 (7–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/9/1980 | No. 20 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 68–89 | 14–7 (7–5) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/14/1980 | | at No. 20 Iowa | W 66–55 | 15–7 (8–5) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2/16/1980 | | Minnesota | W 67–54 | 16–7 (9–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/21/1980 | No. 19 | at Michigan State | W 75–72 | 17–7 (10–5) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| 2/23/1980 | No. 19 | at Michigan | W 65–61 | 18–7 (11–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/28/1980 | No. 13 | Wisconsin | W 61–52 | 19–7 (12–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/2/1980 | No. 13 | No. 9 Ohio State | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 20–7 (13–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/9/1980* | No. 7 (2) | vs. No. (7) Virginia Tech Second round | W 68–59 | 21–7 (13–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 3/13/1980* | No. 7 (2) | vs. No. 20 (6) Purdue Sweet Sixteen | L 69–76 | 21–8 (13–5) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||