1979–80 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
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SWAC tournament champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 28–2 (10–0 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Physical Education Complex |
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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[edit]
1979–80 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results[edit]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
References[edit]
- ^ "From This Victory, Portents of a Defeat". The Washington Post. March 19, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "1979–80 Alcorn State Braves Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "2020-21 Multi-Sport Record Book" (PDF). Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.