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The 1979–80 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Valvano, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center. The Gaels won the ECAC Metro Basketball tournament to receive a bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament. As the No. 6 seed in the East region, the Gaels defeated No. 11 seed Holy Cross in the opening round[1] – the first and only NCAA Tournament victory in school history.[2] Iona was narrowly defeated by No. 3 seed Georgetown in the round of 32.[3] As of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, this is the furthest any Iona men's team has ever advanced in the NCAA Tournament.
1979–80 Iona Gaels men's basketball | |
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ECAC Metro tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 29–5 ( ECAC Metro) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Hynes Athletic Center |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Iona | – | – | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | – | – | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | – | – | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | – | – | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | – | – | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | – | – | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis (NY) | – | – | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | – | – | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | – | – | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | – | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | – | – | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Iona vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (29–5) |
On February 21, Iona halted No. 2 Louisville’s 18-game winning streak by dominating the Cardinals, 77–60, at Madison Square Garden.[4] It was the last game Louisville would lose during the season en route to winning the 1980 NCAA Championship. It was the 12th straight of what would end up being a 17-game win streak for the Gaels.
1979–80 Iona Gaels men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 30, 1979* |
vs. No. 14 Texas A&M Great Alaska Shootout |
W 78–52 | 1–0 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
Dec 1, 1979* |
vs. Long Beach State Great Alaska Shootout |
W 86–75 | 2–0 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
Dec 2, 1979* |
vs. No. 2 Kentucky Great Alaska Shootout |
L 50–57 | 2–1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
Dec 8, 1979* |
at Saint Mary's | W 79–73 | 3–1 |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California | |||||||
Dec 11, 1979* |
at San Francisco | L 66–76 | 3–2 |
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
Dec 15, 1979* |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 75–58 | 4–2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Dec 23, 1979* |
Belmont Abbey | W 54–48 | 5–2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Dec 28, 1979* |
Air Force Iona Classic |
W 64–51 | 6–2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Dec 29, 1979* |
St. Bonaventure Iona Classic |
W 75–67 | 7–2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 3, 1980* |
Wichita State | W 84–70 | 8–2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 5, 1980* |
at No. 18 Georgetown | L 84–95 | 8–3 |
McDonough Gymnasium (3,805) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 7, 1980* |
Baltimore | W 68–51 | 9–3 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 12, 1980* |
at Alabama-Birmingham | W 70–65 | 10–3 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 17, 1980* |
McNeese State | W 76–66 | 11–3 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 19, 1980* |
at Niagara | W 88–74 | 12–3 |
Niagara Falls Convention Center Lewiston, New York | |||||||
Jan 21, 1980* |
at Pittsburgh | L 63–75 | 12–4 |
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 23, 1980* |
Colgate | W 54–49 | 13–4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 26, 1980* |
at Holy Cross | W 82–67 | 14–4 |
Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 30, 1980* |
at Wagner | W 77–73 | 15–4 |
Sutter Gymnasium Staten Island, New York | |||||||
Feb 2, 1980* |
at Fordham | W 65–59 | 16–4 |
Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York | |||||||
Feb 4, 1980* |
Saint Peter's | W 65–62 | 17–4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 7, 1980* |
Kansas | W 81–77 | 18–4 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Feb 9, 1980* |
Army | W 67–54 | 19–4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 11, 1980* |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 72–62 | 20–4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 14, 1980* |
at Manhattan | W 70–57 | 21–4 |
Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York | |||||||
Feb 16, 1980* |
at Long Island University | W 85–72 | 22–4 |
Schwartz Athletic Center | |||||||
Feb 18, 1980* |
Siena | W 84–72 | 23–4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 21, 1980* |
No. 2 Louisville | W 77–60[4][6] | 24–4 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Feb 23, 1980* |
at Fairfield | W 74–53 | 25–4 |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
ECAC Metro tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 28, 1980* |
Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals |
W 69–53 | 26–4 |
Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York | |||||||
Feb 29, 1980* |
vs. Siena Semifinals |
W 76–70 | 27–4 |
Alumni Hall Queens, New York | |||||||
Mar 1, 1980* |
vs. Saint Peter's Championship game |
W 64–46 | 28–4 |
Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 1980* |
(6 E) No. 19 | vs. (11 E) Holy Cross First round |
W 84–78[1] | 29–4 |
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
Mar 9, 1980* |
(6 E) No. 19 | vs. (3 E) No. 11 Georgetown First round |
L 71–74[3] | 29–5 |
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
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2 | 25 | Jeff Ruland | Golden State Warriors |
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