1979–80 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1979–80
|sex=none
|team=Tennessee Volunteers
|sport=Basketball
|image=Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
|image_size=125px
|conference=Southeastern Conference
|division=
|short_conf= SEC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 18–11
|conf_record= 12–6
|head_coach=Don DeVoe
|hc_year = 2nd
|asst_coach1=
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|arena=Stokely Athletic Center
|champion=
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=Second round
}}
{{1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1979–80 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1979–80 college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at the Stokely Athletic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 18–11 (12–6 SEC, T-3rd) and received an at-large bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament as the 7 seed in the East region. After an opening round win over No. 10 seed Furman, Tennessee was defeated by No. 2 seed Maryland, 86–75.
This was the second of five straight seasons of NCAA Tournament basketball for the Tennessee men's program.
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1979|team=Tennessee Volunteers|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dale|last=Ellis|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=195|class=Fr|link=y|dab=|home=Marietta, Georgia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Reggie|last=Johnson|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=200|class=Sr|link=y|dab=basketball, born 1957|home=Atlanta, Georgia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Howard|last=Wood|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=230|class=Jr|link=y|dab=basketball|home=Southampton, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Don DeVoe ({{college|Ohio State}})
|asst_coach=
|roster_url=https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1979-80
}}
{{cite web |title=1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster |url=https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1979-80 |publisher=University of Tennessee Athletics |access-date=February 19, 2023}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tennessee Volunteers}}| Regular season
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tennessee Volunteers}}| SEC tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 1980
| time =
| tv = Chesley-TPC
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = BJCC Coliseum
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 74–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–10
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tennessee Volunteers}}| NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7 E
| opponent = Furman
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10 E
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = First round
| score = 80–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7 E
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 8
| oppseed = 2 E
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Second round
| score = 75–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–11
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone = Eastern Time
| region = E
| regionname = East
}}
{{cite web |title=1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1979-80 |publisher=University of Tennessee Athletics |access-date=February 19, 2023}}
{{cite web |title=2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://utsports.com/documents/2019/11/1/81_124_Results.pdf |publisher=University of Tennessee Athletics |access-date=February 19, 2023}}
Rankings
{{main|1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=867–868|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
NBA draft
{{main|1980 NBA draft}}
| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Volunteers| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club }} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| 1 | 15 | Reggie Johnson | San Antonio Spurs |
{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1980.html|title=1980 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|accessdate=February 19, 2023}}
References
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{{Tennessee Volunteers basketball navbox}}
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