1979–80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1979–80 Indiana Hoosiers 1979-1997 Indiana logo.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7 7 21–8 13–5 Bobby Knight 9th Butch Carter Mike Woodson Assembly Hall Big Ten Champions NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Sweet Sixteen 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.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 16, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown11Isiah ThomasG6–1Fr.Chicago, Illinois20Jim ThomasG6–3Fr.Fort Lauderdale, Florida23Chuck FranzG6–2Fr.Clarksville, Indiana24Randy WittmanG/F6–6RS So.Indianapolis, Indiana30Ted KitchelF6–8RS So.Galveston, Indiana31Tony BrownG6–2Fr.Chicago, Illinois32Landon TurnerF/C6–10So.Indianapolis, Indiana33Eric KirchnerF6–7Jr.Edelstein, Illinois34Steve RisleyF6–8Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana40Glen GrunwaldF6–9RS Sr.Franklin Park, Illinois41Butch CarterG6–5Sr.Middletown, Ohio42Mike WoodsonF6–5Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana44Phil IsenbargerF6–8Jr.Muncie, Indiana45Ray TolbertF/C6–9Jr.Anderson, Indiana54Steve BouchieF6–8Fr.Washington, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/1/1979 yes 1 Miami (OH) Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 80–52 1–0 12/7/1979 yes 1 Xavier Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 92–66 2–0 12/8/1979 yes 1 UTEP Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 75–43 3–0 12/11/1979 yes 1 Georgetown 16 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 76–69 4–0 12/15/1979 yes yes 1 Kentucky 5 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 58–69 4–1 12/18/1979 yes yes 5 Toledo Market Square Arena Indianapolis 80–56 5–1 12/22/1979 yes 5 North Carolina 8 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 57–61 5–2 12/28/1979 yes yes 10 Tennessee San Diego Sports Arena San Diego 70–68 6–2 12/29/1979 yes yes 10 Brown San Diego Sports Arena San Diego 61–52 7–2 1/3/1980 yes 11 Ohio State 5 St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 58–59 7–3 (0–1) 1/5/1980 yes 11 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 50–52 7–4 (0–2) 1/10/1980 19 Michigan Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 63–61 OT 8–4 (1–2) 1/12/1980 19 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 72–64 9–4 (2–2) 1/17/1980 19 Iowa 13 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 81–69 10–4 (3–2) 1/19/1980 yes 19 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 81–72 11–4 (4–2) 1/24/1980 yes 16 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 47–55 11–5 (4–3) 1/26/1980 16 Purdue 17 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 69–58 12–5 (5–3) 1/31/1980 18 Illinois Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 60–54 13–5 (6–3) 2/2/1980 yes 18 Purdue 17 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 51–56 13–6 (6–4) 2/7/1980 20 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 83–69 14–6 (7–4) 2/9/1980 yes 20 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 68–89 14–7 (7–5) 2/14/1980 yes Iowa 20 Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 66–55 15–7 (8–5) 2/16/1980 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 67–54 16–7 (9–5) 2/21/1980 yes 19 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 75–72 17–7 (10–5) 2/23/1980 yes 19 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 65–61 18–7 (11–5) 2/28/1980 13 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 61–52 19–7 (12–5) 3/2/1980 13 Ohio State 9 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 76–73 OT 20–7 (13–5) |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament 3/9/1980 yes yes 7 (2) Virginia Tech (7) E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky Second round 68–59 21–7 (13–5) 3/13/1980 yes yes 7 (2) Purdue 20 (6) Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Sweet Sixteen 69–76 21–8 (13–5) AP Poll References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Indiana Indiana Hoosiers Category:1980 in sports in Indiana