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1979–80 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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1979–80 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record21–8 (13–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaBarnhill Arena
(Capacity: 9,000)
Seasons
1979–80 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M 14 2   .875 26 8   .765
Arkansas 13 3   .813 21 8   .724
Texas 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Texas Tech 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Houston 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
SMU 7 9   .438 16 12   .571
Baylor 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Rice 4 12   .250 7 19   .269
TCU 2 14   .125 7 19   .269
1980 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1979–80 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was Eddie Sutton's sixth season as head coach of the Hogs. The Razorbacks finished second in the Southwest Conference regular season standings with a conference record of 13–3 and an overall record of 21–8.[1][2]

The Razorbacks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, Arkansas's eighth appearance in the tournament overall and fourth consecutive appearance, following appearances in the 1978 Final Four and the 1979 Elite Eight.[3] The Hogs were defeated by Kansas State in the first round of the tournament.[4]

Arkansas entered the AP Poll at #20 on December 10, 1979, rising to #19 on December 26 before consecutive losses knocked the Hogs out of the poll for the rest of the season.[5][6]

Sophomore center Scott Hastings was named to the All-SWC First Team.[7]

The 1979–80 season is also noteworthy for featuring the longest game in Razorback history, an 84–90 triple-overtime loss at Houston.[8]

Roster

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1979–80 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 20 Alan Zahn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Manzano High School Albuquerque, New Mexico
C 44 Scott Hastings 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Independence High School Independence, Kansas
G 24 U.S. Reed 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Pine Bluff High School Pine Bluff, Arkansas
G 34 Mike Young 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Central Noble High School Wolf Lake, Indiana
G/F 12 Brad Friess 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Anderson High School Austin, Texas
G 21 Keith Hilliard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Douglass High School
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Memphis, Tennessee
F 43 Greg Skulman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Ozark High School
Westark Junior College
Ozark, Arkansas
C 45 Carey Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Fr Canton High School
Mississippi State
Canton, Mississippi
G/F 40 Tony Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Farragut High School Chicago, Illinois
F 42 Keith Peterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Parkview High School Little Rock, Arkansas
F 33 Leroy Sutton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr John Adams High School South Bend, Indiana
C 50 James Crockett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr West Helena High School West Helena, Arkansas
F 30 Scott Horrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Marmaduke High School Marmaduke, Arkansas
G 10 Eugene Nash (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 164 lb (74 kg) So Rivercrest High School Tyronza, Arkansas
G Russ Pennell
Fr Pittsburg High School Pittsburg, Kansas
F 52 David Richardson
N/A N/A
Head coach

Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 17, 2022

Schedule and results

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Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[9]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1979*
Loyola Marymount W 76–66  1–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 3, 1979*
Centenary W 65–53  2–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 5, 1979*
Missouri–St. Louis W 79–50  3–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 8, 1979*
at Centenary W 70–62  4–0
 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Exhibition
December 10, 1979*
Athletes in Action W 68–67 OT 4–0
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Regular season
December 15, 1979*
No. 20 Mississippi W 67–59  5–0
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, Arkansas
December 17, 1979*
No. 20 Oklahoma City W 86–68  6–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 20, 1979*
No. 20 No. 6 LSU L 55–56  6–1
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, Arkansas
December 28, 1979*
No. 19 at Memphis State L 67–74  6–2
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
December 30, 1979*
Kansas State L 57–66  6–3
Pine Bluff Convention Center 
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
January 3, 1980
SMU W 84–69  7–3
(1–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 5, 1980*
Louisiana–Monroe W 74–51  8–3
(1–0)
Pine Bluff Convention Center 
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
January 8, 1980
at TCU W 70–58  9–3
(2–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
January 12, 1980
 NBC
at Texas W 55–50  10–3
(3–0)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
January 15, 1980
Baylor W 71–57  11–3
(4–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 19, 1980
Houston W 60–57  12–3
(5–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 22, 1980
at Texas A&M L 39–45  12–4
(5–1)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
January 26, 1980
Rice W 73–64  13–4
(6–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 28, 1980
at Texas Tech W 71–69 OT 14–4
(7–1)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
February 2, 1980
Texas W 60–59  15–4
(8–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 4, 1980
TCU W 74–47  16–4
(9–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 7, 1980
at Baylor W 70–51  17–4
(10–1)
Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 9, 1980
at Houston L 84–90 3OT 17–5
(10–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
February 12, 1980
Texas A&M W 45–44  18–5
(11–2)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 16, 1980
at Rice W 77–73  19–5
(12–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
February 18, 1980
at SMU L 58–62  19–6
(12–3)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
February 23, 1980
Texas Tech W 84–60  20–6
(13–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
SWC tournament
February 29, 1980*
(2) vs. (3) Texas
Semifinals
W 64–62  21–6
(13–3)
San Antonio Convention Center Arena 
San Antonio, Texas
March 1, 1980*
(2) vs. (1) Texas A&M
Championship
L 50–52  21–7
(13–3)
San Antonio Convention Center Arena 
San Antonio, Texas
NCAA tournament
March 6, 1980*
(MW10) vs. (MW7) Kansas State
First Round
L 53–71  21–8
(13–3)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1979-80 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "1979-80 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "HogStats.com :: Year-by-Year Results". HogStats.com. HogStats.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1979-80 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. HogStats.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Arkansas AP Men's Basketball Poll Summary | College Poll Archive". CollegePollArchive.com. College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Arkansas 1980 AP Men's Basketball Rankings | College Poll Archive". CollegePollArchive.com. College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  7. ^ 2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Fayetteville, Arkansas: The University of Arkansas. 2021. pp. 106–111. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "HogStats.com :: Box Score:: 1979-80 :: Houston vs. Arkansas in Houston, TX (2/9/1980)". HogStats.com. HogStats.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "HogStats.com :: 1979-80 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.