1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 Basketball 1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Eastern Athletic Association EAA 14–14 7–3 Tom Young 7th Louis Brown Athletic Center The 1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University as a member of the Eastern Athletic Association during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Young, then in his seven season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey. Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights| Regular season Dec 3, 1979 yes Drexel 69–62 OT 1–0 Louis Brown Athletic Center 3,910 Piscataway, NJ Dec 7, 1979 yes 1979 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 67–57 2–0 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Dec 8, 1979 yes 1979 men Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 58–50 3–0 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Dec 11, 1979 1979 none UMass Minutemen UMass 84–68 4–0 1–0 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Dec 15, 1979 yes 15 St. John's 64–75 4–1 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Dec 22, 1979 Villanova 64–75 4–2 1–1 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Dec 28, 1979 yes yes Minnesota 59–98 4–3 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Dec 29, 1979 yes yes 1979 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) 87–98 4–4 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Jan 5, 1980 yes UMass 76–70 5–4 2–1 Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts Jan 8, 1980 yes 1979 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh 81–63 6–4 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Jan 12, 1980 1979 men George Washington Colonials George Washington 69–59 7–4 3–1 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Jan 15, 1980 yes 1979 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State 69–78 7–5 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Jan 17, 1980 yes 1979 men Long Island Blackbirds Long Island 67–68 OT 7–6 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Jan 19, 1980 yes yes Penn State 66–75 7–7 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania Jan 21, 1980 yes yes 1979 men Columbia Lions Columbia 65–49 8–7 Levien Gymnasium Manhattan, NY Jan 24, 1980 yes Syracuse 66–69 8–8 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Jan 27, 1980 yes Duquesne 75–73 OT 9–8 4–1 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jan 29, 1980 yes Biscayne 78–58 10–8 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Feb 2, 1980 yes George Washington 71–76 10–9 4–2 Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D. C. Feb 5, 1980 yes yes Princeton 63–65 10–10 Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ Feb 9, 1980 1979 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 82–80 OT 11–10 5–2 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Feb 12, 1980 yes Villanova 68–70 11–11 5–3 Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania Feb 14, 1980 yes 11 North Carolina 70–73 OT 11–12 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Feb 16, 1980 yes yes Fordham 39–42 11–13 Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York Feb 20, 1980 yes 1979 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 75–66 12–13 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Feb 23, 1980 1979 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh 83–76 13–13 6–3 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |- !colspan=12 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|EAAC Tournament Feb 26, 1980 3 6 1979 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals 76–74 14–13 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Feb 29, 1980 3 yes 7 West Virginia Semifinals 66–77 14–14 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania AP Poll Eastern Time https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/rutgers/1980-schedule.html 1979–80 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Team players drafted into the NBA 1980 NBA Draft Rutgers Scarlet Knights Round Pick Player NBA club 5 105 Daryl Strickland Washington Bulletshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1980.html 1980 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com References Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball seasons Rutgers Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball