1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bob Weinhauer, the Quakers played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia. A year after reaching the Final Four, Penn again finished as Ivy League champions by defeating co-champion Princeton in a play-in game to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Mideast region, the Quakers defeated No. 5 seed Washington State in the opening round, before losing to No. 4 seed Duke in the second round.

1979–80 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record17–12 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
1979–80 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Penn113 .7861712  .586
Princeton113 .7861515  .500
Brown95 .6431214  .462
Yale86 .5711610  .615
Harvard68 .4291115  .423
Columbia59 .3571016  .385
Dartmouth311 .214620  .231
Cornell311 .214519  .208
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1981–82 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 11 Paul Little 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    December 4*
    at Wake Forest L 58–88  0–1
    Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
    Winston-Salem, NC
    December 7*
    vs. Davidson L 62–71  0–2
    Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, NC
    December 8*
    vs. Oklahoma L 76–91  0–3
    Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, NC
    December 11*
    Duke L 56–70  0–4
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    December 15*
    Navy W 69–54  1–4
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    December 22*
    at Saints Francis W 68–52  2–4
    Maurice Stokes Athletic Center 
    Loretto, Pennsylvania
    January 5
    Princeton W 58–42  3–4
    (1–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 8*
    Temple W 59–46  4–4
    (1–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 11
    Brown W 64–47  5–4
    (2–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 12
    Yale W 84–64  6–4
    (3–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 16*
    at Virginia L 39–69  6–5
    (3–0)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    January 19*
    Villanova L 51–65  6–6
    (3–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 23*
    Saint Joseph's L 56–60  6–7
    (3–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 26*
    Richmond W 84–78  7–7
    (3–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 1
    Cornell W 75–50  8–7
    (4–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 2
    Columbia W 62–57  9–7
    (5–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 8
    at Dartmouth W 51–46  10–7
    (6–0)
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Hanover, NH
    February 9
    at Harvard W 88–79  11–7
    (7–0)
    Malkin Athletic Center 
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    February 12*
    La Salle L 73–80  11–8
    (7–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 15
    at Yale W 73–68  12–8
    (8–0)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    February 16
    at Brown L 58–71  12–9
    (8–1)
    Marvel Gymnasium 
    Providence, RI
    February 22
    Harvard W 84–73  13–9
    (9–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 23
    Dartmouth W 84–50  14–9
    (10–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 26
    at Princeton L 69–70  14–10
    (10–2)
    Jadwin Gymnasium 
    Princeton, NJ
    February 29
    at Columbia L 51–55  14–11
    (10–3)
    Levien Gymnasium 
    Manhattan, NY
    March 1
    at Cornell W 67–46  15–11
    (11–3)
    Barton Hall 
    Ithaca, NY
    March 3*
    Princeton
    Ivy League Play-in game
    W 50–49  16–11
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    March 6*
    vs. Washington State
    NCAA Tournament • First Round
    W 62–55  17–11
    (12–3)
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    March 9*
    vs. Duke
    NCAA Tournament • Second Round
    L 42–52  17–12
    (12–3)
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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