1979–80 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

1979–80 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1980 SoCon Tournament winner; As of April 30, 1980; Rankings from AP poll

1979–80 Furman Paladins men's basketball
1979–80 Furman Paladins men's basketball
SoCon co–regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	23–7 (14–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Eddie Holbrook (2nd season);
Home arena	Greenville Memorial Auditorium

The 1979–80 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by second-year head coach Eddie Holbrook, played their home games at Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the regular season with a 14–1 record in SoCon play, to finish in first place. In the SoCon tournament, they defeated VMI, and East Tennessee State, and Marshall to win the title and make the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Paladins were beaten by No. 7 seed Tennessee to finish the season at 23–7.

The Furman men's basketball program would not make a return to the NCAA tournament until 2023.

Roster

1979–80 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
PF	25	Jonathan Moore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Charleston, South Carolina

Head coach

Eddie Holbrook

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 8, 1979*		at The Citadel	W 89–88	1–0 (1–0)	McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 15, 1979*		at Davidson	W 91–81	2–0 (2–0)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1979*		Western Carolina	W 96–90	3–0 (3–0)	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Dec 20, 1979*		at UNC Charlotte	L 76–91	3–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 29, 1979*		Austin Peay	W 93–89	4–1	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 5, 1980*		Appalachian State	W 76–65	5–1 (4–0)	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 23, 1980*		at No. 12 Clemson	L 67–85	11–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 1, 1980*		at NC State North-South Doubleheader	L 56–76	12–4	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1980*		No. 11 North Carolina North-South Doubleheader	L 63–75	12–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 18, 1980		VMI	W 107–75	19–6 (14–1)	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Feb 20, 1980*		South Carolina	W 61–53	20–6	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
SoCon tournament
Feb 23, 1980*		VMI Quarterfinals	W 87–75	21–6	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Feb 24, 1980*		vs. East Tennessee State Semifinals	W 93–81	22–6	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
Feb 25, 1980*		vs. Marshall Championship game	W 80–62	23–6	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 6, 1980*	(E 10)	vs. (E 7) Tennessee First round	L 69–80	23–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

"1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster". Furman University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
"1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Furman University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

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[1] "1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster". Furman University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

[2] "1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Furman University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

Furman Paladins men's basketball
Venues	Old Textile Hall (195?–1958) Greenville Memorial Auditorium (1958–1996) Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center (1996–1997) Timmons Arena (1997–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1942–44 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

1979–80 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Furman †	14	–	1	.933	23	–	7	.767
Marshall	10	–	6	.625	17	–	12	.586
Western Carolina	9	–	7	.563	17	–	10	.630
East Tennessee State	8	–	7	.533	15	–	13	.536
Chattanooga	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
Appalachian State	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
The Citadel	6	–	10	.375	14	–	13	.519
VMI	6	–	10	.375	11	–	16	.407
Davidson	4	–	11	.267	8	–	18	.308

† 1980 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1980 Rankings from AP poll