1979–80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 9th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1979–80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record21–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainButch Carter
Mike Woodson
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1979–80 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Indiana135 .722218  .724
No. 10 Ohio State126 .667218  .724
No. 20 Purdue117 .6112310  .697
Iowa108 .5562310  .697
Minnesota108 .5562111  .656
Illinois810 .4442213  .629
Michigan810 .4441713  .567
Wisconsin711 .3891514  .517
Michigan State612 .3331215  .444
Northwestern513 .2781017  .370
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21–8 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. After missing out on the previous NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1980 NCAA tournament as a 2-seed; the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, but they lost to the 6-seed Purdue Boilermakers.

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