1979–80 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1979–80 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Texas A&M †
14
–
2
.875
26
–
8
.765
Arkansas
13
–
3
.813
21
–
8
.724
Texas
10
–
6
.625
19
–
11
.633
Texas Tech
8
–
8
.500
16
–
13
.552
Houston
8
–
8
.500
14
–
14
.500
SMU
7
–
9
.438
16
–
12
.571
Baylor
6
–
10
.375
11
–
16
.407
Rice
4
–
12
.250
7
–
19
.269
TCU
2
–
14
.125
7
–
19
.269
† 1980 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
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.[ 1] [ 2]
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 .[ 3] The Hogs were defeated by Kansas State in the first round of the tournament.[ 4]
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.[ 5] [ 6]
Sophomore center Scott Hastings was named to the All-SWC First Team.[ 7]
The 1979–80 season is also noteworthy for featuring the longest game in Razorback history, an 84–90 triple-overtime loss at Houston .[ 8]
Roster
1979–80 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
20
Alan Zahn
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Manzano High School
Albuquerque, New Mexico
C
44
Scott Hastings
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Independence High School
Independence, Kansas
G
24
U.S. Reed
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Pine Bluff High School
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
G
34
Mike Young
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Central Noble High School
Wolf Lake, Indiana
G/F
12
Brad Friess
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Anderson High School
Austin, Texas
G
21
Keith Hilliard
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Jr
Douglass High School Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Memphis, Tennessee
F
43
Greg Skulman
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
So
Ozark High School Westark Junior College
Ozark, Arkansas
C
45
Carey Kelly
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
RS Fr
Canton High School Mississippi State
Canton, Mississippi
G/F
40
Tony Brown
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Farragut High School
Chicago, Illinois
F
42
Keith Peterson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
So
Parkview High School
Little Rock, Arkansas
F
33
Leroy Sutton
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
Fr
John Adams High School
South Bend, Indiana
C
50
James Crockett
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
West Helena High School
West Helena, Arkansas
F
30
Scott Horrell
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Marmaduke High School
Marmaduke, Arkansas
G
10
Eugene Nash (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
164 lb (74 kg)
So
Rivercrest High School
Tyronza, Arkansas
G
Russ Pennell
—
—
Fr
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas
F
52
David Richardson
—
—
N/A
N/A
Head coach
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State )
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: August 17, 2022
Schedule and results
Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[ 9]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1979 *
Loyola Marymount
W 76–66
1–0
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 3, 1979 *
Centenary
W 65–53
2–0
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 5, 1979 *
Missouri–St. Louis
W 79–50
3–0
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 8, 1979 *
at Centenary
W 70–62
4–0
Shreveport, Louisiana
Exhibition
December 10, 1979 *
Athletes in Action
W 68–67 OT
4–0
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Regular season
December 15, 1979 *
No. 20
Mississippi
W 67–59
5–0
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
December 17, 1979 *
No. 20
Oklahoma City
W 86–68
6–0
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 20, 1979 *
No. 20
No. 6 LSU
L 55–56
6–1
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
December 28, 1979 *
No. 19
at Memphis State
L 67–74
6–2
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
December 30, 1979 *
Kansas State
L 57–66
6–3
Pine Bluff Convention Center Pine Bluff, Arkansas
January 3, 1980
SMU
W 84–69
7–3 (1–0)
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 5, 1980 *
Louisiana–Monroe
W 74–51
8–3 (1–0)
Pine Bluff Convention Center Pine Bluff, Arkansas
January 8, 1980
at TCU
W 70–58
9–3 (2–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
January 12, 1980 NBC
at Texas
W 55–50
10–3 (3–0)
Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
January 15, 1980
Baylor
W 71–57
11–3 (4–0)
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 19, 1980
Houston
W 60–57
12–3 (5–0)
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 22, 1980
at Texas A&M
L 39–45
12–4 (5–1)
G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
January 26, 1980
Rice
W 73–64
13–4 (6–1)
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 28, 1980
at Texas Tech
W 71–69 OT
14–4 (7–1)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
February 2, 1980
Texas
W 60–59
15–4 (8–1)
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 4, 1980
TCU
W 74–47
16–4 (9–1)
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 7, 1980
at Baylor
W 70–51
17–4 (10–1)
Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum Waco, Texas
February 9, 1980
at Houston
L 84–90 3OT
17–5 (10–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
February 12, 1980
Texas A&M
W 45–44
18–5 (11–2)
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 16, 1980
at Rice
W 77–73
19–5 (12–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
February 18, 1980
at SMU
L 58–62
19–6 (12–3)
Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
February 23, 1980
Texas Tech
W 84–60
20–6 (13–3)
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
SWC tournament
February 29, 1980 *
(2)
vs. (3) Texas Semifinals
W 64–62
21–6 (13–3)
San Antonio Convention Center Arena San Antonio, Texas
March 1, 1980 *
(2)
vs. (1) Texas A&M Championship
L 50–52
21–7 (13–3)
San Antonio Convention Center Arena San Antonio, Texas
NCAA tournament
March 6, 1980 *
(MW10)
vs. (MW7) Kansas State First Round
L 53–71
21–8 (13–3)
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
^ "HogStats.com :: 1979-80 Arkansas Basketball Schedule" . HogStats.com . Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ "1979-80 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com" . Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ "HogStats.com :: Year-by-Year Results" . HogStats.com . HogStats.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ "HogStats.com :: 1979-80 Arkansas Basketball Schedule" . HogStats.com . HogStats.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ "Arkansas AP Men's Basketball Poll Summary | College Poll Archive" . CollegePollArchive.com . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ "Arkansas 1980 AP Men's Basketball Rankings | College Poll Archive" . CollegePollArchive.com . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ 2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide (PDF) . Fayetteville, Arkansas: The University of Arkansas. 2021. pp. 106–111. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ "HogStats.com :: Box Score:: 1979-80 :: Houston vs. Arkansas in Houston, TX (2/9/1980)" . HogStats.com . HogStats.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022 .
^ "HogStats.com :: 1979-80 Arkansas Basketball Schedule" . HogStats.com . Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
Venues People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics