1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Mideast Regional – Second Round, L 54–55 vs. Duke
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#4
1979–80 record	29–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall
Captain	Kyle Macy
Home arena	Rupp Arena
« 1978–79	1980–81 »

The 1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1979–80 college basketball season.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
November 17* no, TVS	vs. Duke	L 76–82 ^OT	0–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
November 30* no, no	vs. Bradley Great Alaska Shootout	W 79–58	1–1	Anchorage, AK
December 1* no, no	vs. Alaska Great Alaska Shootout	W 97–68	2–1	Anchorage, AK
December 2* no, no	vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout	W 57–50	3–1	Anchorage, AK
December 8* no, no	Baylor	W 80–46	4–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 10* no, no	South Carolina	W 126–81	5–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 12* no, no	at Kansas	W 57–56	6–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 15* no, no	Indiana Indiana–Kentucky basketball rivalry	W 69–58	7–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 17 no, no	at Georgia	W 95–69	8–1 (1–0)	Atlanta, GA
December 21* no, no	California UK Invitation Tournament	W 78–52	9–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 22* no, no	Purdue UK Invitation Tournament • Final	W 61–60	10–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 29* no, no	vs. Notre Dame	W 86–80	11–1	Louisville, KY
January 2 no, no	Auburn	W 67–65	12–1 (2–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 5 no, no	at Tennessee	L 47–49	12–2 (2–1)	Knoxville, TN
January 9 no, no	at Ole Miss	W 79–73	13–2 (3–1)	Oxford, MS
January 12 no, no	Alabama	L 64–78	13–3 (3–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 17 no, no	at Florida	W 76–63	14–3 (4–2)	Gainesville, FL
January 19 no, no	Vanderbilt	W 106–90	15–3 (5–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 23 no, no	at Mississippi State	W 89–67	16–3 (6–2)	Starkville, MS
January 26 no, no	Georgia	W 56–49	17–3 (7–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 28 no, no	LSU	L 60–65	17–4 (7–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 30 no, no	at Auburn	W 64–62	18–4 (8–3)	Auburn, AL
February 2 no, no	Tennessee	W 83–75	19–4 (9–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 6 no, no	Ole Miss	W 86–72	20–4 (10–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 9 no, no	at Alabama	W 72–63	21–4 (11–3)	Tuscaloosa, AL
February 13 no, no	Florida	W 95–70	22–4 (12–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 15 no, no	Vanderbilt	W 91–73	23–4 (13–3)	Nashville, TN
February 17* no, no	at UNLV	W 74–69	24–4	Las Vegas, NV
February 20 no, no	Mississippi State	W 71–65	25–4 (14–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 24 no, no	at LSU	W 76–74	26–4 (15–3)	Baton Rouge, LA
February 28* no, no	vs. Auburn SEC Tournament • Quarterfinals	W 69–61	27–4	Birmingham, AL
February 29* no, no	vs. Ole Miss SEC Tournament • Semifinals	W 70–67	28–4	Birmingham, AL
March 1* no, no	vs. LSU SEC Tournament • Final	L 78–80	28–5	Birmingham, AL
March 8* no, no	vs. Florida State NCAA Tournament • First Round	W 97–78	29–5	Bowling Green, KY
March 13* no, no	vs. Duke NCAA Tournament • Second Round	L 54–55	29–6	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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[1] All-Time Results

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Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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