1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1979–80 season.

1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
NIT, First Round, L 49–53 vs. Alabama
Conference	Independent
Record	18–10
Head coach	Dick Harter (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Perry Clark (2nd season)
Home arena	Rec Hall

1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–			–			26	–	2		.929
No. 19 Iona*		–			–			28	–	4		.875
Old Dominion		–			–			25	–	5		.833
No. 9 Notre Dame		–			–			23	–	8		.742
Tennessee State		–			–			19	–	7		.731
UNLV		–			–			23	–	9		.719
Saint Peter's		–			–			22	–	9		.710
Cleveland State		–			–			18	–	8		.692
James Madison		–			–			18	–	8		.692
Illinois State		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Marquette		–			–			18	–	9		.667
UNC Wilmington		–			–			19	–	10		.655
Penn State		–			–			18	–	10		.643
Southern Mississippi		–			–			17	–	10		.630
South Carolina		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Campbell		–			–			15	–	12		.556
East Carolina		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Stetson		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Long Island		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Detroit		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Navy		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Wagner		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Siena		–			–			14	–	14		.500
Dayton		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			13	–	14		.481
North Texas State		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Richmond		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Baltimore		–			–			12	–	15		.444
William & Mary		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Fordham**		–			–			12	–	16		.429
St. Francis (Pa.)		–			–			12	–	16		.429
St. Francis (N.Y.)		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Fairfield		–			–			11	–	16		.407
Army		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Milwaukee		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Towson State		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Valparaiso		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Catholic		–			–			8	–	19		.296
Robert Morris		–			–			7	–	19		.269
George Mason		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Portland State		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Manhattan		–			–			4	–	22		.154
Baptist		–			–			2	–	23		.080
* –Iona's 1980 NCAA Tournament games were vacated due to NCAA sanctions; disputed record 29–5. **Disputed record 11–17. Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1979–80 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 43 Frank Brickowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Bayville, New York	Head coach Dick Harter Assistant coach(es) Perry Clark 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
December 2		Indiana (PA)	W 99–57	1–0	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 3		at Maryland	L 55–56	1–1	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
December 5		Muhlenberg	W 85–41	2–1	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 8		West Virginia	W 68–66 OT	3–1	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 15		Syracuse	L 72–85	3–2	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 19		Temple	L 48–74	3–3	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 22		at Colgate	W 38–37	4–3	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
December 26		vs. BYU	L 50–58	4–4	Memorial Coliseum  Portland, OR
December 28		vs. Idaho	L 46–50	4–5	Memorial Coliseum  Portland, OR
December 29		vs. Texas Tech	W 47–46	5–5	Memorial Coliseum  Portland, OR
January 3		Ursinus	W 87–55	6–5	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 5		at Pittsburgh	L 50–54	6–6	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 10		at St. Bonaventure	L 75–89	6–7	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, NY
January 12		Duquesne	W 62–52	7–7	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 14		Delaware	W 85–53	8–7	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16		at West Virginia	W 75–71	9–7	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
January 19		Rutgers	W 75–66	10–7	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 21		Johns Hopkins	W 64–38	11–7	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 26		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 60–52	12–7	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 28		Richmond	W 71–61	13–7	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 31		at Duquesne	L 55–56	13–8	Mellon Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 2		at Villanova	L 53–93	13–9	Villanova Field House  Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 4		at Vermont	W 53–40	14–9	Patrick Gym  Burlington, Vermont
February 9		at Navy	W 51–44	15–9	Halsey Field House  Annapolis, Maryland
February 13		Pittsburgh	W 66-53	16–9	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 16		at George Washington	W 63-53	17–9	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, DC
February 20		Massachusetts	W 50-36	18–9	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
March 5		at Alabama NIT First round	L 49-53	18–10	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex  Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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