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1979–80 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1979–80
team	Iowa Hawkeyes
sport	Basketball
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	23–10
conf_record	10–8
head_coach	Lute Olson
hc_year	6th
asst_coach1	Jim Rosborough
ac1_year	6th
asst_coach2	Tony McAndrews
ac2_year	3rd
asst_coach3	Ken Burmeister
ac3_year	1st
mvp	Ronnie Lester
stadium	Iowa Field House
tourney	[NCAA tournament](1980-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
tourney_result	Final Four

The 1979–80 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1979–80 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished with a 23–10 (10–8 Big Ten) record, and reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament as champions of the East Region. To date, this is Iowa's most recent appearance in the NCAA Final Four in men's basketball.

Roster

Jim Rosborough
Tony McAndrews
Ken Burmeister

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=|NCAA Tournament

Rankings

Main article: 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players in the 1980 NBA draft

1	10	Ronnie Lester	Portland Trail Blazers

References

. (March 1980). "1980 NCAA Final Four program".
(March 15, 1980). "Iowa Gains Final With 88-77 Victory". [[The Washington Post]].
(March 17, 1980). "Iowa Trips Georgetown, 81-80". [[The Washington Post]].
(March 17, 1980). "Georgetown Beaten, 81-80; Iowa Topples Georgetown 'Craziest Season'". [[The New York Times]].
(March 17, 1980). "Spectacular Hawkeyes head for Inday". [[The Daily Iowan]].
(March 24, 1980). "GLORY DAY FOR THE MEN OF I-O-WAY". [[Sports Illustrated]].
(March 23, 1980). "UCLA, Louisville Move to NCAA Title Game". [[The Washington Post]].
"1980 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.

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