1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	26–4 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (10th season);
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
^#5 Oregon State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	3	.897
No. 18 Arizona State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
Washington State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
*UCLA	12	–	6	.667	17	–	9	.654
Washington	9	–	9	.500	18	–	10	.643
Arizona	6	–	12	.333	12	–	15	.444
USC	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
Oregon	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Stanford	5	–	13	.278	7	–	19	.269
California	3	–	15	.167	8	–	19	.296

As of April 15, 1980^[1] *Oregon State vacated all tournament games (0–1) due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (16-2, 26-4) ^UCLA vacated all tournament games (5–1) due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (22-10, 12-6) Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.

After winning their first 26 games of the season, Oregon State fell to No. 5 Arizona State in the regular season finale to finish at 26–1 (17–1 Pac-10), repeating as conference champion, and were ranked second in both polls. Despite dropping the regular season finale, they did not drop in the rankings, and were seeded No. 1 in the West region of the NCAA tournament.

The Beavers received an opening round bye, and were shocked by No. 8 seed Kansas State, 50–48,^[2] at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats would reach the Elite Eight before falling to eventual runner-up North Carolina. Oregon State finished the season at 26–2.

Roster[edit]

1979–80 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	22	Ray Blume	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	32	Lester Conner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Oakland, California
F/C	55	Steve Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	San Bernardino, California

Head coach

Ralph Miller

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 7, 1979*		at Hawaii	W 75–74	1–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 8, 1979*		at Hawaii	W 92–62	2–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 14, 1979*		at Portland	L 86–94	2–1	Howard Hall Portland, Oregon
Dec 15, 1979*		Portland State	W 92–71	3–1	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 17, 1979*		Montana State	W 105–80	4–1	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 1, 1980		Oregon	W 67–55	26–3 (16–2)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
NCAA Tournament
Mar 8, 1980*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (10 W) Lamar Second round	L 77–81	26–4	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific.

Source:^[4]^[5]

Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Ray Blume – AP Second-team All-American
Steve Johnson – AP Honorable mention All-American

References[edit]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Kansas State Wins By 50-48". The New York Times. March 15, 1981. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^ "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
^ "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
^ "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "Kansas State Wins By 50-48". The New York Times. March 15, 1981. Retrieved September 11, 2022.

[3] "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

[4] "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

[5] "1979–80 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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v t e Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Venues	Men's Gymnasium (1915–1949) Gill Coliseum (1949–present)
Rivalries	Oregon (series)
Culture & lore	Benny Beaver "Hail to Old OSU"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics