1979–80 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

1979–80 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1980 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

1979–80 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
1979–80 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	23–6 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis (3rd season);
Home arena	Jaguar Gym; Mobile Municipal Auditorium

The 1979–80 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Cliff Ellis, in his third year as head coach. They played their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. South Alabama finished the season 23–6, 12–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They were upset by Jacksonville in the Sun Belt tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to Alcorn State, 70–62.[1]

Roster

1979–80 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Rory White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Tuskegee, Alabama
F	15	Ed Rains	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Ocala, Florida

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1979*		at No. 10 Louisville	L 73–75	0–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Feb 23, 1980*		vs. South Florida Quarterfinals	W 86–57	23–4	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1980*		vs. VCU Semifinals	L 72–74	23–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 7, 1980*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Alcorn State First round	L 62–70	23–6	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Venues	Mitchell Center (1998–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama	12	–	2	.857	23	–	6	.793
UAB	10	–	4	.714	18	–	12	.600
Jacksonville	10	–	4	.714	20	–	9	.690
UNC Charlotte	9	–	5	.643	15	–	12	.556
VCU †	8	–	6	.571	18	–	12	.600
Georgia State	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222
New Orleans	2	–	12	.143	5	–	21	.192
South Florida	1	–	13	.071	6	–	21	.222

† 1980 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll