1979–80 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

1979–80 Lamar Cardinals basketball
1979–80 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Southland Conference champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	22–11 (8–2 Southland)
Head coach	Billy Tubbs (4th season);
Home arena	McDonald Gym

The 1979–80 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Billy Tubbs and played their home games at McDonald Gym in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship to receive an invitation to the 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated No. 7 seed Weber State in the first round and No. 2 seed Oregon State in the second round to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the first and only time in program history. Lamar fell to Clemson to finish the season with a record of 22–11 (8–2 Southland).[2]

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals

Roster

Sources:[3][4]

1979–80 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Clarence Kea	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Wilmington, NC
G	Mike Olliver	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Dudley, NC
C	B. B. Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Beaumont, TX
G	Alvin Brooks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr	Houston, TX
G	Terry Long	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
F	Mike Wallace	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F	Arthur Gray	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
C	Larry Stephenson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So
G	Nicky Snell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So

Sources:[2][5]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 30, 1979*		vs. Long Beach State Great Alaska Shootout	L 85–98	0–1	Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska
Dec 1, 1979*		vs. Texas A&M Great Alaska Shootout	W 61–60	1–1	Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska
Dec 2, 1979*		vs. Bradley Great Alaska Shootout	L 75–82	1–2	Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska
Southland Conference regular season
Feb 25, 1980		at McNeese State	L 85–95	20–10 (8–2)	Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Mar 6, 1980*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) No. 17 Weber State First round	W 87–86	21–10	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Mar 8, 1980*	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 5 Oregon State Second round	W 81–77	22–10	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Mar 13, 1980*	(10 W)	vs. (6 W) Clemson West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 66–74	22–11	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

"Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
"1979-80 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
"Roster". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
"Final 1981 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
"1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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