1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

1979–80 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[1]

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

Roster

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	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.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1979–80 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2009–10 Florida State Seminoles Basketball Media Guide". FSU digital.com.

[1] sports-reference.com 1979-80 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "1979–80 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "2009–10 Florida State Seminoles Basketball Media Guide". FSU digital.com.

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v t e Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Venues	Tully Gymnasium (1956–1981) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1981–present)
Rivalries	Florida
Culture & lore	Sammy Seminole FSU Hymns
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics