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
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 9
Record	18–9
Head coach	Hank Raymonds (3rd season)
Home arena	MECCA Arena

1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–			–			26	–	2		.929
No. 19 Iona*		–			–			28	–	4		.875
Old Dominion		–			–			25	–	5		.833
No. 9 Notre Dame		–			–			23	–	8		.742
Tennessee State		–			–			19	–	7		.731
UNLV		–			–			23	–	9		.719
Saint Peter's		–			–			22	–	9		.710
Cleveland State		–			–			18	–	8		.692
James Madison		–			–			18	–	8		.692
Illinois State		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Marquette		–			–			18	–	9		.667
UNC Wilmington		–			–			19	–	10		.655
Penn State		–			–			18	–	10		.643
Southern Mississippi		–			–			17	–	10		.630
Arkansas–Little Rock		–			–			16	–	10		.615
South Carolina		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Campbell		–			–			15	–	12		.556
East Carolina		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Stetson		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Long Island		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Detroit		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Navy		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Wagner		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Siena		–			–			14	–	14		.500
Dayton		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			13	–	14		.481
North Texas State		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Richmond		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Baltimore		–			–			12	–	15		.444
William & Mary		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Fordham**		–			–			12	–	16		.429
St. Francis (Pa.)		–			–			12	–	16		.429
St. Francis (N.Y.)		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Fairfield		–			–			11	–	16		.407
Army		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Milwaukee		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Towson State		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Air Force		–			–			8	–	17		.320
Valparaiso		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Catholic		–			–			8	–	19		.296
Robert Morris		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Northwestern State		–			–			5	–	20		.200
George Mason		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Portland State		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Georgia Southern		–			–			5	–	22		.185
Manhattan		–			–			4	–	22		.154
Baptist		–			–			2	–	23		.080
* –Iona's 1980 NCAA Tournament games were vacated due to NCAA sanctions; disputed record 29–5. **Disputed record 11–17. Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Hank Raymonds Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
2	26	Sam Worthen	Chicago Bulls
7	142	Robert Byrd	Chicago Bulls