1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	14–14 (10–6 WCAC)
Head coach	Rob Jacobs (1st season)
Home arena	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium

1979–80 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
San Francisco	11	–	5		.688			22	–	7		.759
Loyola Marymount	10	–	6		.625			14	–	14		.500
Pepperdine	9	–	7		.563			17	–	10		.630
Portland	9	–	7		.563			17	–	11		.607
Saint Mary's	9	–	7		.563			13	–	14		.481
Gonzaga	8	–	8		.500			13	–	13		.500
Santa Clara	8	–	8		.500			13	–	14		.481
Seattle	7	–	9		.438			11	–	16		.407
San Diego	1	–	15		.063			5	–	20		.200
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach Ron Jacobs. They played their home games at Loyola Memorial Gymnasium in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Athletic Conference.

LMU went 10–6 in conference regular season games to finish second in the standings, but received the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the West region, the Lions were beaten by No. 5 seed Arizona State, 99–71 in the opening round.

Roster

1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 10 Mike Dunlap 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr Lathrop Fairbanks, Alaska G Dan Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr     F Jim McCloskey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr	Head coach Ron Jacobs Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1979*		at Arkansas	L 66–76	0–1	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 3, 1979*		at Oklahoma	L 82–87	0–2	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 1979*		at UC Santa Barbara	W 69–53	1–2	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Dec 8, 1979*		at Fresno State	L 59–62	1–3	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
Dec 12, 1979*		Azusa Pacific	L 64–65	1–4	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Dec 15, 1979*		vs. No. 16 Georgetown Nike Cage Classic	L 63–69	1–5	University Arena (5,221) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 16, 1979*		at New Mexico Nike Cage Classic	W 71–70	2–5	University Arena  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 19, 1979*		Cal State Los Angeles	W 72–46	3–5	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Dec 22, 1979*		at Cal State Fullerton	W 77–67	4–5	Titan Gym  Fullerton, California
Dec 28, 1979*		vs. UNLV Holiday Classic	L 87–105	4–6	Las Vegas Convention Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 29, 1979*		vs. Michigan State Holiday Classic	L 65–82	4–7	Las Vegas Convention Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
WCAC regular season
Jan 4, 1980		at Saint Mary's	W 104–100	5–7 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Jan 5, 1980		at Santa Clara	W 108–94	6–7 (2–0)	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Jan 12, 1980		at Pepperdine	L 74–88	6–8 (2–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 18, 1980		San Diego	W 83–80	7–8 (3–1)	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Jan 19, 1980		San Francisco	L 75–89	7–9 (3–2)	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Jan 25, 1980		at Gonzaga	W 92–80	8–9 (4–2)	Kennedy Pavilion  Spokane, Washington
Feb 1, 1980		Portland	L 75–89	8–10 (4–3)	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Feb 2, 1980		Seattle	L 84–86	8–11 (4–4)	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Feb 7, 1980		at San Francisco	L 90–92	8–12 (4–5)	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Feb 9, 1980		at San Diego	W 100–82	9–12 (5–5)	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Feb 12, 1980		Pepperdine	W 85–84	10–12 (6–5)	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Feb 16, 1980		Gonzaga	W 84–79	11–12 (7–5)	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Feb 22, 1980		at Portland	L 77–92	11–13 (7–6)	Howard Hall  Portland, Oregon
Feb 24, 1980		at Seattle	W 86–82	12–13 (8–6)	Climate Pledge Arena  Seattle, Washington
Feb 29, 1980		Santa Clara	W 87–81	13–13 (9–6)	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Mar 1, 1980		Saint Mary's	W 95–81	14–13 (10–6)	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 7, 1980*  ESPN	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 18 Arizona State First round	L 71–99	14–14	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[1][2]

References

1. "1979-80 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
2. "Loyola Marymount Men's Basketball 2022-23 Media Almanac". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. p. 90. Retrieved May 7, 2023.