1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
ConferencePac-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record26–4 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaGill Coliseum
1979–80 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
^#5 Oregon State162 .889263  .897
No. 18 Arizona State153 .833227  .759
Washington State144 .778226  .786
*UCLA126 .667179  .654
Washington99 .5001810  .643
Arizona612 .3331215  .444
USC513 .2781215  .444
Oregon513 .2781017  .370
Stanford513 .278719  .269
California315 .167819  .296
As of April 15, 1980[1]
*Oregon State vacated all tournament games (0–1) due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (16-2, 26-4)
^UCLA vacated all tournament games (5–1) due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (22-10, 12-6)
Rankings from AP Poll

After winning their first 26 games of the season, Oregon State fell to No. 5 Arizona State in the regular season finale to finish at 26–1 (17–1 Pac-10), repeating as conference champion, and were ranked second in both polls. Despite dropping the regular season finale, they did not drop in the rankings, and were seeded No. 1 in the West region of the NCAA tournament.

The Beavers received an opening round bye, and were shocked by No. 8 seed Kansas State, 50–48,[2] at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats would reach the Elite Eight before falling to eventual runner-up North Carolina. Oregon State finished the season at 26–2.

Roster

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 22 Ray Blume 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G 32 Lester Conner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Oakland, California
F/C 55 Steve Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr San Bernardino, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
    Source:[3]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Dec 7, 1979*
    at Hawaii W 75–74  1–0
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 8, 1979*
    at Hawaii W 92–62  2–0
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 14, 1979*
    at Portland L 86–94  2–1
    Howard Hall 
    Portland, Oregon
    Dec 15, 1979*
    Portland State W 92–71  3–1
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Dec 17, 1979*
    Montana State W 105–80  4–1
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Mar 1, 1980
    Oregon W 67–55  26–3
    (16–2)
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 8, 1980*
    (2 W) No. 5 vs. (10 W) Lamar
    Second round
    L 77–81  26–4
    Dee Events Center 
    Ogden, Utah
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Pacific.
    Source:[4][5]

    Rankings

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
    2. "Kansas State Wins By 50-48". The New York Times. March 15, 1981. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
    3. "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
    4. "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
    5. "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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