1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen Big East Conference Big East 6 6 26–4 5–1 Jim Boeheim 4th Manley Field House NCAA tournament Regional Semifinals The 1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1979–80 academic year. This was their first season as a member of the original Big East Conference, and it saw the beginning of the great Georgetown-Syracuse rivalry that would be a defining feature of the original Big East for the rest of its 34-season existence. The Orangemen finished with an overall record of 26–4 (5–1 Big East). In the 1980 NCAA Tournament Syracuse opened with a 97–83 win over Villanova. But they lost in the Sweet Sixteen vs Iowa 88–77. Schedule |- !colspan=6 style=Syracuse Orange| Regular season December 1 yes 12 Cornell 107–66 1–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY December 5 yes 11 St. Francis 93–60 2–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY December 7 yes 11 Le Moyne 107–61 3–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY December 8 yes 11 Illinois State 72–70 OT 4–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY December 15 yes 10 yes Penn State 85–72 5–0 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania December 22 yes 10 yes Pittsburgh 73–66 6–0 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania December 28 yes 9 yes Cornell 99–64 7–0 Rochester War Memorial Rochester, NY December 29 yes 9 yes Villanova 92–84 8–0 Rochester War Memorial Rochester, NY January 2 yes 9 Canisius 81–49 9–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY January 5 9 Seton Hall 99–76 10–0 1–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY January 7 yes 9 yes West Virginia 72–69 11–0 1–0 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV January 9 yes 5 Baltimore 94–64 12–0 1–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY January 11 yes 5 yes Rhode Island 64–54 13–0 1–0 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI January 13 yes 5 yes 20 Purdue 66–61 14–0 1–0 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 19 yes 3 yes Old Dominion 67–68 14–1 1–0 Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia January 21 yes 6 Detroit 89–83 15–1 1–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY January 24 yes 6 yes Rutgers 69–66 16–1 1–0 Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ January 26 6 Connecticut 99–89 17–1 2–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY January 30 yes 4 Temple 93–77 18–1 2–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY February 2 4 yes Providence 89–69 19–1 3–0 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI February 4 yes 2 Siena 99–64 20–1 3–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY February 9 yes 2 St. Bonaventure 105–80 21–1 3–0 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY February 12 2 Georgetown Rivalry 50–52 21–2 3–1 Manley Field House Syracuse, NY February 16 2 yes 7 St. John's 72–71 22–2 4–1 Alumni Hall Queens, NY February 20 yes 2 yes Niagara 107–82 23–2 4–1 Niagara University Student Center Niagara Falls, NY February 23 4 yes Boston College 85–77 24–2 5–1 Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |- !colspan=9 style=Syracuse Orangemen| Big East tournament February 28 1 3 yes 4 Connecticut Semifinals 92–61 25–2 5–1 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI February 28 1 3 yes 3 20 Georgetown Championship/Rivalry 81–87 25–3 5–1 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orangemen|NCAA Tournament March 9 1 E 6 yes 8 E Villanova Second round 97–83 26–3 5–1 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI March 14 1 E 6 yes 5 E Iowa Sweet Sixteen 77–88 26–4 5–1 The Spectrum 17,569 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/syracuse/1980-schedule.html 1979–80 Syracuse Oranges Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comhttps://cuse.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1979-80 1979–80 Men's basketball Schedule Cuse.com References Syracuse Category:Syracuse Orange men's basketball seasons Syracuse Syracuse Orange Syracuse Orange