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1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

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1979–80 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record14–14 (10–6 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaLoyola Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
1979–80 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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  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.