• THE GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL HISTORY PROJECT

Records By Season
1979-80 (26-6)
Coach: John Thompson
Captains: John Duren, Craig Shelton

Date Score OT Opponent Location Arena Att. Leading Scorer Notes
12/1/1979 W 98-63 Bowie St. Washington, DC McDonough Gym 3,901 Smith, 15
12/5/1979 W 83-71 vs Maryland Washington, DC D.C. Armory 6,905 Floyd, Shelton 19
12/8/1979 W 117-68 St. Leo Washington, DC McDonough Gym 3,808 Shelton, 20
12/11/1979 L 69-76 at Indiana Bloomington, IN Assembly Hall 17,011 Shelton, 23
12/15/1979 W 69-64 vs Loyola-Marymount Albuquerque, NM University Arena 5,221 Duren, 17 Nike Cage Classic
12/16/1979 W 78-75 vs Houston Albuquerque, NM University Arena 2,718 Floyd, 23 Nike Cage Classic
12/18/1979 W 55-50 Providence Washington, DC McDonough Gym 4,418 Shelton, 18
12/22/1979 W 85-66 Northeastern Washington, DC McDonough Gym 3,022 Floyd, Shelton, 22
12/26/1979 L 74-75 OT vs Boston College New York, NY Madison Sq. Garden 10,466 Floyd, 21 ECAC Holiday Festival
12/28/1979 W 65-60 vs Lafayette New York, NY Madison Sq. Garden 15,270 Shelton, 16 ECAC Holiday Festival
1/3/1980 L 77-79 2OT Drake Washington, DC McDonough Gym 4,003 Duren, 22
1/5/1980 W 95-84 Iona Washington, DC McDonough Gym 3,805 Bullis, Floyd, 17
1/8/1980 W 62-53 at St. Joseph's Philadelphia, PA Palestra 6,253 Shelton, 14
1/12/1980 L 65-76 at Oral Roberts Tulsa, OK Mabee Center 10,016 Floyd, 16
1/16/1980 W 64-49 at St. Peter's Jersey City, NJ Yanitelli Center 4,016 Shelton, 16
1/19/1980 L 69-71 St. John's Washington, DC McDonough Gym 4,619 Floyd, 17
1/23/1980 W 107-79 U.S. International Washington, DC McDonough Gym 2,823 Shelton, 23
1/26/1980 W 86-62 American Washington, DC McDonough Gym 4,526 Floyd, 23
1/30/1980 W 97-92 OT at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Roberts Center 4,200 Floyd, Shelton, 20
2/2/1980 W 86-64 Connecticut Washington, DC McDonough Gym 4,502 Floyd, Shelton, 22
2/6/1980 W 81-67 at Seton Hall S. Orange, NJ Walsh Gym 3,300 Floyd, Duren 20
2/9/1980 W 89-75 Wagner Washington, DC McDonough Gym 3,909 Floyd, 30
2/13/1980 W 52-50 at Syracuse Syracuse, NY Manley Field House 9,521 Shelton, 17
2/16/1980 W 88-83 Detroit Washington, DC McDonough Gym 4,516 Floyd, 22
2/20/1980 W 98-74 George Washington Washington, DC McDonough Gym 4,520 Floyd, 30
2/23/1980 W 105-78 Holy Cross Washington, DC McDonough Gym 4,523 Shelton, 22
2/28/1980 W 60-47 vs Seton Hall Providence, RI Providence Civic Ctr. 6,814 Floyd, 22 Big East Quarterfinal
2/29/1980 W 76-66 vs St. John's Providence, RI Providence Civic Ctr. 11,223 Shelton, 21 Big East Semifinal
3/1/1980 W 87-81 vs Syracuse Providence, RI Providence Civic Ctr. 9,234 Floyd, 21 Big East Final
3/8/1980 W 74-71 vs Iona Providence, RI Providence Civic Ctr. 6,827 Shelton, 27 NCAA 2nd Rd.
3/14/1980 W 74-68 vs Maryland Philadelphia, PA Spectrum 17,569 Floyd, 18 NCAA Regional Semifinal
3/16/1980 L 80-81 vs Iowa Philadelphia, PA Spectrum 15,981 Floyd, 31 NCAA Regional Final