1979–80 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1979–80 Arkansas Razorbacks File:Arkansas wordmark 2014.png 150 Southwest Conference SWC 21–8 13–3 Eddie Sutton 6th Barnhill Arena(Capacity: 9,000) NCAA tournament First Round 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.HogStats.com :: 1979-80 Arkansas Basketball Schedule http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1979-80 HogStats.com 17 August 20221979-80 Southwest Conference Season Summary College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/swc/1980.html Sports-Reference.com 17 August 2022 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.HogStats.com :: Year-by-Year Results http://www.hogstats.com/results.php HogStats.com 17 August 2022 The Hogs were defeated by Kansas State in the first round of the tournament.HogStats.com :: 1979-80 Arkansas Basketball Schedule http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1979-80 HogStats.com 17 August 2022 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.November 2025 Sophomore center Scott Hastings was named to the All-SWC First Team.2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide 2021 The University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas 106–111 https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/stats/mbb/2021-22/Section_5_History_Through_2020-21.pdf 17 August 2022 The 1979–80 season is also noteworthy for featuring the longest game in Razorback history, an 84–90 triple-overtime loss at Houston.HogStats.com :: Box Score:: 1979-80 :: Houston vs. Arkansas in Houston, TX (2/9/1980) http://www.hogstats.com/boxscore.php?date=1980-02-09 HogStats.com 18 August 2022 Roster 1979 Arkansas Razorbacks y y Alan Zahn 20 F 6 7 200 Sr Albuquerque, New Mexico Manzano High School Scott Hastings y basketball 44 C 6 10 235 So Independence, Kansas Independence High School U.S. Reed y 24 G 6 2 175 Jr Pine Bluff, Arkansas Pine Bluff High School Mike Young 34 G 6 4 185 Jr Wolf Lake, Indiana Central Noble High School Brad Friess 12 G/F 6 6 200 So Austin, Texas Anderson High School Keith Hilliard 21 G 6 2 188 Jr Memphis, Tennessee Douglass High SchoolNortheastern Oklahoma A&M Greg Skulman 43 F 6 5 199 So Ozark, Arkansas Ozark High SchoolWestark Junior College Carey Kelly 45 C 6 7 218 F y Canton, Mississippi Canton High SchoolMississippi State Tony Brown 40 G/F 6 6 195 So Chicago, Illinois Farragut High School Keith Peterson 42 F 6 6 217 So Little Rock, Arkansas Parkview High School Leroy Sutton 33 F 6 6 206 Fr South Bend, Indiana John Adams High School James Crockett 50 C 6 9 220 Jr West Helena, Arkansas West Helena High School Scott Horrell 30 F 6 8 215 Fr Marmaduke, Arkansas Marmaduke High School Eugene Nash 10 G 6 0 164 So Tyronza, Arkansas Rivercrest High School W Russ Pennell y G Fr Pittsburg, Kansas Pittsburg High School David Richardson 52 F N/A N/A http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1979-80 August 17, 2022 Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State) Schedule and results Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.HogStats.com :: 1979-80 Arkansas Basketball Schedule http://www.hogstats.com/schedule.php?season=1979-80 HogStats.com 17 August 2022 no no |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| Regular season December 1, 1979 yes Loyola Marymount 76–66 1–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 3, 1979 yes 1979 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 65–53 2–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 5, 1979 yes Missouri–St. Louis 79–50 3–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 8, 1979 yes yes Centenary 70–62 4–0 Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| Exhibition December 10, 1979 yes Athletes in Action 68–67 OT 4–0 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| Regular season December 15, 1979 yes 20 Mississippi 67–59 5–0 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas December 17, 1979 yes 20 1979 men Oklahoma City Stars Oklahoma City 86–68 6–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 20, 1979 yes 20 6 1979 men LSU Tigers LSU 55–56 6–1 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas December 28, 1979 yes yes 19 1979 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State 67–74 6–2 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee December 30, 1979 yes Kansas State 57–66 6–3 Pine Bluff Convention Center Pine Bluff, Arkansas January 3, 1980 SMU 84–69 7–3 1–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 5, 1980 yes 1979 men Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Louisiana–Monroe 74–51 8–3 1–0 Pine Bluff Convention Center Pine Bluff, Arkansas January 8, 1980 yes 1979 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU 70–58 9–3 2–0 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas January 12, 1980 yes 1979 men Texas Longhorns Texas 55–50 NBC 10–3 3–0 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas January 15, 1980 1979 men Baylor Bears Baylor 71–57 11–3 4–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 19, 1980 1979 men Houston Cougars Houston 60–57 12–3 5–0 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 22, 1980 yes Texas A&M 39–45 12–4 5–1 G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas January 26, 1980 1979 men Rice Owls Rice 73–64 13–4 6–1 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 28, 1980 yes Texas Tech 71–69 OT 14–4 7–1 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas February 2, 1980 Texas 60–59 15–4 8–1 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 4, 1980 TCU 74–47 16–4 9–1 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 7, 1980 yes Baylor 70–51 17–4 10–1 Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum Waco, Texas February 9, 1980 yes Houston 84–90 3OT 17–5 10–2 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas February 12, 1980 Texas A&M 45–44 18–5 11–2 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 16, 1980 yes Rice 77–73 19–5 12–2 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas February 18, 1980 yes SMU 58–62 19–6 12–3 Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas February 23, 1980 Texas Tech 84–60 20–6 13–3 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| SWC tournament February 29, 1980 yes yes 3 2 Texas Semifinals 64–62 21–6 13–3 San Antonio Convention Center Arena San Antonio, Texas March 1, 1980 yes yes 1 2 Texas A&M Championship 50–52 21–7 13–3 San Antonio Convention Center Arena San Antonio, Texas |- !colspan=12 style=Arkansas Razorbacks| NCAA tournament March 6, 1980 yes yes MW7 MW10 Kansas State First Round 53–71 21–8 13–3 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska AP Poll Central Time References Arkansas Razorbacks Category:Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball seasons Arkansas