1979–80 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.Led by 4th-year head coach Eldon Miller, the Buckeyes played their home games at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio.With a loaded roster that had five future NBA players, Ohio State spent all but one week of the season ranked in the AP top ten.The Buckeyes went into the regular season finale tied with Indiana in the conference standings, but fell to the Hoosiers on the road in overtime.Senior guard Kelvin Ransey was named a Consensus second-team All-American and was selected as the No.
Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketballNCAA tournamentBig Ten ConferenceEldon MillerSt. John ArenaIndianaPurdueMinnesotaIllinoisMichiganWisconsinMichigan StateNorthwesternAP PollOhio State University1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball seasonColumbus, OhioKelvin RanseyConsensus second-team All-American1980 NBA draftGranville WaitersToledo, OhioHerb WilliamsClark KelloggCleveland, OhioBryant JohnsonWashington, D.C.Jim SmithWittenbergWalk-onredshirtStetsonEdmunds CenterDeLand, FloridaWest VirginiaWVU ColiseumMorgantown, West VirginiaCal Poly PomonaHoly CrossHart CenterWorcester, MassachusettsLouisvilleFreedom HallLouisville, KentuckyTennesseeNorthwestern StateIowa Field HouseIowa City, IowaWelsh-Ryan ArenaEvanston, IllinoisCrisler ArenaAnn Arbor, MichiganAssembly HallChampaign, IllinoisVirginiaWisconsin Field HouseMadison, WisconsinWilliams ArenaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMackey ArenaWest Lafayette, IndianaBloomington, IndianaArizona StateASU Activity CenterTempe, ArizonaMcKale CenterTucson, Arizona1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankingsThe Daily SentinelNewspapers.comThe New York TimesThe Washington PostOhio State University AthleticsRandom HouseThe ArmoryFairgrounds ColiseumValue City ArenaBrutus BuckeyeBuckeye NuthouseWBNS-FMOhio State Sports NetworkHead coachesStatistical leadersSeasonsList of seasons1898–991899–19001900–011938–391943–441944–451945–461959–601960–611961–621967–681969–701970–711981–821982–831984–851985–861986–871989–901990–911991–921998–991999–20002000–012001–022002–032004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–18