1979–80 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

1979–80 Alcorn State Braves basketball
1979–80 Alcorn State Braves basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	28–2 (10–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Davey Whitney (11th season);
Home arena	Physical Education Complex
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alcorn State †	8	–	0	1.000	28	–	2	.933
Grambling	6	–	4	.600	22	–	8	.733
Jackson State	3	–	5	.375	15	–	14	.517
Southern	3	–	6	.333	14	–	15	.483
Texas Southern	2	–	7	.222	9	–	17	.346
Prairie View		–		–	10	–	18	.357
Mississippi Valley State		–		–	3	–	24	.111

† 1980 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 28–2, 8–0 in SWAC. They won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. The Braves defeated No. 9 seed South Alabama, 70–62, and then played No. 1 seed LSU tough before falling, 98–88.^[1]

Roster

1979–80 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Larry Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Simmons	Rolling Fork, Mississippi

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1979*		vs. Southern Mississippi	W 77–71	1–0	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Dec 1, 1979*		vs. Mississippi State	L 80–83	1–1	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Dec 3, 1979*		at North Carolina A&T	W 108–86	2–1	Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 8, 1979*		Little Rock	W 95–55	3–1	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Dec 10, 1979*		at Howard	W 95–48	4–1	Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Dec 13, 1979*		South Carolina State	W 103–68	5–1	Physical Education Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Dec 28, 1979*		at South Alabama	W 82–77	8–1	Mobile Municipal Auditorium Mobile, Alabama
SWAC tournament
Mar 1, 1980*	(1)	at (4) Southern Semifinals	W 116–92	26–1	Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1980*	(1)	vs. (2) Grambling Championship game	W 83–61	27–1	Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi
NCAA tournament
Mar 7, 1980*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) South Alabama First round	W 70–62	28–1	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
Mar 9, 1980*	(8 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Louisiana State Second round	L 88–98	28–2	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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