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1979–80 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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1979–80 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record10–18 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Bubba Price (2nd year)
  • Rich Valavicius (2nd year)
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kentucky 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
No. 3 LSU 14 4   .778 26 6   .813
Alabama 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Tennessee 12 6   .667 18 11   .621
Ole Miss 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 13 13   .500
Georgia 7 11   .389 14 13   .519
Auburn 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
Florida 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
1980 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1979–80 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1979–80 college basketball season. The team was coached by Sonny Smith, who was in his second season.

Newcomers to the team this season included freshman signees Darrell Lockhart, Frank Poindexter, Alvin Mumphord, and Byron Henson.

The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 10–18, 5–13 in SEC play. They defeated Georgia in the opening round of the SEC tournament, but lost to Kentucky in the next round.[2]

Roster

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1979–80 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Taylor Hart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Eufaula High School Eufaula, AL
G 4 Lewis Card 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Auburn High School Auburn, AL
F 14 Roy McGrew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Fairfield High School Fairfield, AL
G 21 Bubba Price 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Carver High School Birmingham, AL
G 22 Eric Stringer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oxford High School Hobson City, AL
F 41 Benny Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Bainbridge High School Bainbridge, GA
F 42 Rich Valavicius 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hammond High School Hammond, IN
F 44 Earl Banks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Holy Family High School Birmingham, AL
C 45 Bobby Cattage 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr J.O. Johnson High School Huntsville, AL
C 32 Darrell Lockhart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Robert E. Lee High School Thomaston, GA
C 33 Frank Poindexter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
G 24 Alvin Mumphord 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
G 3 Byron Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/men/1980-schedule.html
  3. ^ "1979 Southeastern Conference tournament program". March 1979. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)