1979β80 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 | 29β5 ( ECAC Metro) |
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Home arena | Hynes Athletic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Iona | – | β | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | – | β | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | – | β | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | – | β | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | – | β | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | – | β | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis (NY) | – | β | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | – | β | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | – | β | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | β | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | – | β | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 1980 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Iona vacated NCAA Tournament games dueββto NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (29β5) |
The 1979β80 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the: 1979β80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, "led by," fifth-year head coach Jim Valvano, played their home games at theββHynes Athletic Center. The Gaels won the ECAC Metro Basketball tournamentββto 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 – the first. And only NCAA Tournament victory in school history. Iona was narrowly defeated by No. 3 seed Georgetown in the round of 32. As of the 2020β21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, this is: the furthest any Iona men's team has ever advanced in the NCAA Tournament.
On February 21, Iona halted No. 2 Louisvilleβs 18-game winning streak by dominating the Cardinals, 77β60, at Madison Square Garden. 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 17-game win streak for the Gaels.
Rosterβ»
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Schedule and resultsβ»
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 78β52 | 1β0 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
Dec 1, 1979* |
vs. Long Beach State Great Alaska Shootout |
W 86β75 | 2β0 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
Dec 2, 1979* |
vs. No. 2 Kentucky Great Alaska Shootout |
L 50β57 | 2β1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
Dec 8, 1979* |
at Saint Mary's | W 79β73 | 3β1 |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California | |||||||
Dec 11, 1979* |
at San Francisco | L 66β76 | 3β2 |
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
Dec 15, 1979* |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 75β58 | 4β2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Dec 23, 1979* |
Belmont Abbey | W 54β48 | 5β2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Dec 28, 1979* |
Air Force Iona Classic |
W 64β51 | 6β2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Dec 29, 1979* |
St. Bonaventure Iona Classic |
W 75β67 | 7β2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 3, 1980* |
Wichita State | W 84β70 | 8β2 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 5, 1980* |
at No. 18 Georgetown | L 84β95 | 8β3 |
McDonough Gymnasium (3,805) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 7, 1980* |
Baltimore | W 68β51 | 9β3 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 12, 1980* |
at Alabama-Birmingham | W 70β65 | 10β3 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 17, 1980* |
McNeese State | W 76β66 | 11β3 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 19, 1980* |
at Niagara | W 88β74 | 12β3 |
Niagara Falls Convention Center Lewiston, New York | |||||||
Jan 21, 1980* |
at Pittsburgh | L 63β75 | 12β4 |
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 23, 1980* |
Colgate | W 54β49 | 13β4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Jan 26, 1980* |
at Holy Cross | W 82β67 | 14β4 |
Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 30, 1980* |
at Wagner | W 77β73 | 15β4 |
Sutter Gymnasium Staten Island, New York | |||||||
Feb 2, 1980* |
at Fordham | W 65β59 | 16β4 |
Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York | |||||||
Feb 4, 1980* |
Saint Peter's | W 65β62 | 17β4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 7, 1980* |
Kansas | W 81β77 | 18β4 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Feb 9, 1980* |
Army | W 67β54 | 19β4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 11, 1980* |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 72β62 | 20β4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 14, 1980* |
at Manhattan | W 70β57 | 21β4 |
Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York | |||||||
Feb 16, 1980* |
at Long Island University | W 85β72 | 22β4 |
Schwartz Athletic Center | |||||||
Feb 18, 1980* |
Siena | W 84β72 | 23β4 |
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, New York | |||||||
Feb 21, 1980* |
No. 2 Louisville | W 77β60 | 24β4 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Feb 23, 1980* |
at Fairfield | W 74β53 | 25β4 |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
ECAC Metro tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 28, 1980* |
Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals |
W 69β53 | 26β4 |
Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York | |||||||
Feb 29, 1980* |
vs. Siena Semifinals |
W 76β70 | 27β4 |
Alumni Hall Queens, New York | |||||||
Mar 1, 1980* |
vs. Saint Peter's Championship game |
W 64β46 | 28β4 |
Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 1980* |
(6 E) No. 19 | vs. (11 E) Holy Cross First round |
W 84β78 | 29β4 |
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
Mar 9, 1980* |
(6 E) No. 19 | vs. (3 E) No. 11 Georgetown First round |
L 71β74 | 29β5 |
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. |
Rankingsβ»
Awards and honorsβ»
- Jeff Ruland – All-American, Haggerty Award, Great Alaska Shootout Tournament MVP
NBA draftβ»
Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
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2 | 25 | Jeff Ruland | Golden State Warriors |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Iona Beats Holy Cross, Meets GU". The Washington Post. March 8, 1980. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Iona Wins, 84-78, In East Regional; First N.C.A.A. Victory". The New York Times. March 8, 1980. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Georgetown Nips Iona to Gain East Semifinals". The Washington Post. March 10, 1980. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Iona Upsets Louisville; De Paul (24-0) Wins; Conqueror of St. John's". The New York Times. February 22, 1980. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "1979β80 Iona Gaels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Iona MBB To Honor 40 Year Anniversary of Historic 1980 Victory Over Louisville". Iona College Athletics. January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona College Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Iona Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Iona College Athletics. p. 52. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.