1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1979–80 season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 17–8. The Warriors would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Villanova.

1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 59–77 vs. Villanova
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record18–9
Head coach
Home arenaMECCA Arena
Seasons
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

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1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 43 Robert Byrd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Tony Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Argo, Illinois
G 21 Artie Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bronx, New York
F 0 Oliver Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr DeLand, Florida
C 45 Dean Marquardt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 33 Terrell Schlundt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Antigo, Wisconsin
G 23 Mike Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
F 42 Mark Worgull 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 31 Sam Worthen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 4
Fresno State W 57–54  1–0
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 8
Michigan L 60–63  1–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 15
Wisconsin L 56–57  1–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 22
at Illinois W 80–78  2–2
Assembly Hall (12,618)
Champaign, Illinois
December 28
Saint Mary's W 100–74  3–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 29
Rhode Island L 57–64  3–3
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 2
Cleveland State W 93–69  4–3
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 4
Brown W 80–49  5–3
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 7
at Long Beach State L 69–77  5–4
Long Beach Arena 
 
January 12
No. 2 DePaul L 85–92  5–5
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 15
Maine W 87–77  6–5
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 17
at Xavier W 75–62  7–5
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
January 19
Florida State W 74–64  8–5
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 22
at Louisville L 63–76  8–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
January 26
at South Carolina W 80–65  9–6
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 2
at Oral Roberts L 101–102  9–7
Mabee Center 
 
February 5
Creighton W 81–71  10–7
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 7
at Loyola W 90–84  11–7
Alumni Gym 
 
February 10
vs. No. 10 Duke W 80–77  12–7
Alliant Energy Center 
Dane County, WI
February 12
Xavier W 82–70  13–7
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 16
Daytona W 73–64  14–7
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 20
at Stetson L 72–77  14–8
Edmunds Center 
 
February 24
at No. 10 Notre Dame W 77–74  15–8
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
February 27
at Detroit W 80–76  16–8
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
February 29
Air Force W 70–50  17–8
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
NCAA Tournament
March 7
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Villanova
First Round
L 59–77  17–9
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 26 Sam Worthen Chicago Bulls
7 142 Robert Byrd Chicago Bulls

References

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  1. ^ "1979–80 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.