1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented the Florida State University during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season.

1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	22–9 (7–5 Metro)
Head coach	Joe Williams (2nd season)
Home arena	Tully Gymnasium

1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Louisville †	12	–	0		1.000			33	–	3		.917
Virginia Tech	8	–	4		.667			21	–	8		.724
Florida State	7	–	5		.583			22	–	9		.710
Memphis State	5	–	7		.417			13	–	14		.481
Saint Louis	4	–	8		.333			12	–	15		.444
Cincinnati	3	–	9		.250			13	–	15		.464
Tulane	3	–	9		.250			10	–	17		.370
† 1980 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Greg Collinsworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Titusville, Florida G Mickey Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Dania, Florida G Tony Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Lexington, Kentucky	Head coach Joe Williams Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 30*		Florida A&M	W 101–63	1–0	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
December 2*		Jacksonville	L 76–77	1–1	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
December 6*		at South Florida	W 80–71	2–1	Bayfront Center  Tampa, Florida
December 8*		Florida	W 87–70	3–1	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
December 20*		Minnesota	W 112–91	4–1	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
December 29*		at Western Kentucky	W 67–65	5–1	E.A. Diddle Arena
December 31		vs. Tulane	W 108–97	6–1 (1–0)	Miami, Florida
January 4		at St. Louis	W 75–73	7–1 (2–0)	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, Missouri
January 7*		South Florida	W 84–69	8–1 (2–0)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
January 10		at Memphis	W 74–69	9–1 (3–0)	Mid-South Coliseum
January 12		at Tulane	L 79–80	9–2 (3–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
January 14*		South Carolina Aiken	W 82–69	10–2 (3–1)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
January 19*		at Marquette	L 64–74	10–3 (3–1)	MECCA Arena  Milwaukee, WI
January 21		Virginia Tech	L 77–79	10–4 (3–2)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
January 27		at Louisville	L 73–79	10–5 (3–3)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
February 2		at Cincinnati	W 54–52	11–5 (4–3)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 4*		Auburn	W 73–69	12–5 (4–3)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
February 7		Memphis State	W 55–54	13–5 (5–3)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
February 9		Cincinnati	W 77–74	14–5 (6–3)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
February 11*		at Florida Southern	W 85–78	15–5 (6–3)
February 14		St. Louis	W 71–69	16–5 (7–3)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
February 16*		at Jacksonville	W 64–55	17–5 (7–3)	Jacksonville, Florida
February 18*		Cleveland State	W 88–83	18–5 (7–3)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
February 20*		UAB	W 89–87	19–5 (7–3)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
February 22		at Virginia Tech	L 76–78	19–6 (7–4)	Cassell Coliseum
February 24		Louisville	L 75–83	19–7 (7–5)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
Metro tournament
February 28		at Tulane	W 85–73	20–7 (7–5)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
March 1		vs. Cincinnati	W 79–69	21–7 (7–5)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
March 2		at Louisville	L 72–81	21–8 (7–5)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
March 7*		vs. Toledo	W 94–91	22–8 (7–5)	E. A. Diddle Arena
March 9*		vs. No. 4 Kentucky	L 78–97	22–9 (7–5)	E. A. Diddle Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.