1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions Basketball 150 Independent 18–10 Dick Harter 2nd Perry Clark 2nd Rec Hall NIT First Round, L 49–53 vs. Alabama 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1979–80 season. Roster 1979 Penn State Nittany Lions y Frank Brickowski 43 F 6 9 232 Jr Bayville, New York y Craig Buffie 12 G 6 3 185 So Bloomington, Indiana Dick Harter Perry Clark Schedule December 2 Indiana (PA) 99–57 1–0 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania December 3 yes Maryland 55–56 1–1 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland December 5 Muhlenberg 85–41 2–1 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania December 8 West Virginia 68–66 OT 3–1 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania December 15 Syracuse 72–85 3–2 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania December 19 Temple 48–74 3–3 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania December 22 yes Colgate 38–37 4–3 Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY December 26 yes BYU 50–58 4–4 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR December 28 yes Idaho 46–50 4–5 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR December 29 yes Texas Tech 47–46 5–5 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR January 3 Ursinus 87–55 6–5 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania January 5 yes Pittsburgh 50–54 6–6 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania January 10 yes St. Bonaventure 75–89 6–7 Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY January 12 Duquesne 62–52 7–7 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania January 14 Delaware 85–53 8–7 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania January 16 yes West Virginia 75–71 9–7 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV January 19 Rutgers 75–66 10–7 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania January 21 Johns Hopkins 64–38 11–7 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania January 26 Fairleigh Dickinson 60–52 12–7 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania January 28 Richmond 71–61 13–7 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania January 31 yes Duquesne 55–56 13–8 Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania February 2 yes Villanova 53–93 13–9 Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania February 4 yes Vermont 53–40 14–9 Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont February 9 yes Navy 51–44 15–9 Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland February 13 Pittsburgh 66-53 16–9 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania February 16 yes George Washington 63-53 17–9 Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC February 20 Massachusetts 50-36 18–9 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania March 5 yes Alabama NIT First round 49-53 18–10 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/penn-state/1980-schedule.html 1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com April 13, 2019 References Category:Penn State Nittany Lions basketball seasons Penn State Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions basketball Penn State Nittany Lions basketball