# 1979–80 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Roster

* Darnell Valentine
* Ricky Ross
* Tony Guy
* John Crawford
* Douglas Booty Neal
* Dave Magley
* Chester Giles
* Keith Douglas
* Art Housey
* Kelly Knight
* Randolph Carroll
* Mark Snow
* Mac Stallcup
* Mark Knight
* George Thompson

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 29* | No. 20 | Nevada | W 93-75 | 1-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 3* | No. 20 | at Oral Roberts | L 72-75 | 1-1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| December 5* | No. 19 | at SMU | L 88-89 | 1-2 | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX |
| December 8* | No. 19 | San Diego State | W 79-66 | 2-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 10* | No. 19 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 93-53 | 3-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 12* | | No. 5 Kentucky | L 56-57 | 3-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 22* | | Birmingham-Southern | W 90-64 | 4-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 27* | | at Pepperdine | L 89-96 | 4-4 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| December 29* | | at Arizona State | L 65-73 | 4-5 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 31* | | at Arizona | W 78-60 | 5-5 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| January 5* | | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | W 109-72 | 6-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 9 | | No. 13 Missouri Border War | W 69-66 | 7-5 (1-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 12 | | at Iowa State | L 66-68 | 7-6 (1-1) | James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| January 16 | | at Nebraska | L 57-64 | 7-7 (1-2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| January 19 | | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 52-61 | 7-8 (1-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 23* | | at Oklahoma | W 72-67 | 8-8 (2-3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 26 | | Colorado | W 75-61 | 9-8 (3-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 30 | | at Oklahoma State | L 67-71 | 9-9 (3-4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 2 | | Iowa State | W 72-61 | 10-9 (4-4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 5 | | Nebraska | L 56-61 | 10-10 (4-5) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 7* | | at Iona | L 77-81 | 10-11 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| February 9 | | at No. 15 Missouri Border War | L 65-88 | 10-12 (4-6) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| February 13 | | Oklahoma | W 69-66 | 11-12 (5-6) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 16 | | at No. 19 Kansas State | W 48-46 | 12-12 (6-6) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| February 20 | | at Colorado | L 72-81 | 12-13 (6-7) | Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO |
| February 23 | | Oklahoma State | W 84-74 | 13-13 (7-7) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 26 | | vs. Colorado Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinals | W 75-65 | 14-13 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| February 27 | | vs. No. 11 Missouri Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals Border War | W 80-71 | 15-13 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| February 28 | | vs. Kansas State Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament championship Game Sunflower Showdown | L 58-79 | 15-14 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||