1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1979–80 season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 17–8. The Warriors would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where they would fall in the first round to Villanova.

1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 59–77 vs. Villanova
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record18–9
Head coach
Home arenaMECCA Arena
1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 DePaul  262  .929
No. 9 Notre Dame  238  .742
Tennessee State  197  .731
UNLV  239  .719
Cleveland State  188  .692
Illinois State  209  .690
Marquette  189  .667
UNC Wilmington  1910  .655
Penn State  1810  .643
Southern Mississippi  1710  .630
South Carolina  1611  .593
Campbell  1512  .556
East Carolina  1512  .556
Stetson  1512  .556
Detroit  1413  .519
Dayton  1314  .481
North Texas State  1314  .481
Milwaukee  917  .346
Valparaiso  818  .308
Portland State  521  .192
Charleston Southern  223  .080
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 43 Robert Byrd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Tony Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Argo, Illinois
G 21 Artie Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bronx, New York
F 0 Oliver Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr DeLand, Florida
C 45 Dean Marquardt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 33 Terrell Schlundt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Antigo, Wisconsin
G 23 Mike Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
F 42 Mark Worgull 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 31 Sam Worthen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)194 lb (88 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 4
Fresno State W 57–54  1–0
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 8
Michigan L 60–63  1–1
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 15
Wisconsin L 56–57  1–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 22
at Illinois W 80–78  2–2
Assembly Hall (12,618)
Champaign, Illinois
December 28
Saint Mary's W 100–74  3–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 29
Rhode Island L 57–64  3–3
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 2
Cleveland State W 93–69  4–3
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 4
Brown W 80–49  5–3
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 7
at Long Beach State L 69–77  5–4
Long Beach Arena 
 
January 12
No. 2 DePaul L 85–92  5–5
MECCA Arena (10,938)
Milwaukee, WI
January 15
Maine W 87–77  6–5
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 17
at Xavier W 75–62  7–5
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
January 19
Florida State W 74–64  8–5
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 22
at Louisville L 63–76  8–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
January 26
at South Carolina W 80–65  9–6
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 2
at Oral Roberts L 101–102  9–7
Mabee Center 
 
February 5
Creighton W 81–71  10–7
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 7
at Loyola W 90–84  11–7
Alumni Gym 
 
February 10
vs. No. 10 Duke W 80–77  12–7
Alliant Energy Center 
Dane County, WI
February 12
Xavier W 82–70  13–7
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 16
Daytona W 73–64  14–7
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 20
at Stetson L 72–77  14–8
Edmunds Center 
 
February 24
at No. 10 Notre Dame W 77–74  15–8
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
February 27
at Detroit W 80–76  16–8
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
February 29
Air Force W 70–50  17–8
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
NCAA Tournament
March 7
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Villanova
First Round
L 59–77  17–9
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
226Sam WorthenChicago Bulls
7142Robert ByrdChicago Bulls

References

  1. "1979–80 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.
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