American college basketball season
1979–80 Auburn Tigers men's basketball |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 10–18 (5–13 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Assistant coaches | - Herbert Greene
- Mack McCarthy
- Herman Williams
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Captains | - Bubba Price (2nd year)
- Rich Valavicius (2nd year)
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Home arena | Memorial Coliseum |
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1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
No. 4 Kentucky | 15 | – | 3 | | .833 | | | 29 | – | 6 | | .829 |
No. 3 LSU † | 14 | – | 4 | | .778 | | | 26 | – | 6 | | .813 |
Alabama | 12 | – | 6 | | .667 | | | 18 | – | 12 | | .600 |
Tennessee | 12 | – | 6 | | .667 | | | 18 | – | 11 | | .621 |
Ole Miss | 9 | – | 9 | | .500 | | | 17 | – | 13 | | .567 |
Mississippi State | 7 | – | 11 | | .389 | | | 13 | – | 14 | | .481 |
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | | .389 | | | 13 | – | 13 | | .500 |
Georgia | 7 | – | 11 | | .389 | | | 14 | – | 13 | | .519 |
Auburn | 5 | – | 13 | | .278 | | | 10 | – | 18 | | .357 |
Florida | 2 | – | 16 | | .111 | | | 7 | – | 21 | | .250 |
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† 1980 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1979–80 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1979–80 college basketball season. The team was coached by Sonny Smith, who was in his second season.
Newcomers to the team this season included freshman signees Darrell Lockhart, Frank Poindexter, Alvin Mumphord, and Byron Henson.
The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 10–18, 5–13 in SEC play. They defeated Georgia in the opening round of the SEC tournament, but lost to Kentucky in the next round.[2]
Roster
1979–80 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Previous school | Hometown | G | 3 | Taylor Hart | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | So | Eufaula High School | Eufaula, AL | G | 4 | Lewis Card | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | So | Auburn High School | Auburn, AL | F | 14 | Roy McGrew | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | So | Fairfield High School | Fairfield, AL | G | 21 | Bubba Price | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sr | Carver High School | Birmingham, AL | G | 22 | Eric Stringer | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr | Oxford High School | Hobson City, AL | F | 41 | Benny Anthony | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sr | Bainbridge High School | Bainbridge, GA | F | 42 | Rich Valavicius | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sr | Hammond High School | Hammond, IN | F | 44 | Earl Banks | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jr | Holy Family High School | Birmingham, AL | C | 45 | Bobby Cattage | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | Jr | J.O. Johnson High School | Huntsville, AL | C | 32 | Darrell Lockhart | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | Fr | Robert E. Lee High School | Thomaston, GA | C | 33 | Frank Poindexter | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | — | Fr | | G | 24 | Alvin Mumphord | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | — | Fr | | G | 3 | Byron Henson | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | — | Fr | | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
Injured Current redshirt |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/men/1980-schedule.html
- ^ "1979 Southeastern Conference tournament program". March 1979.
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