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The 1979–80 Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1979–80 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson. They finished with a 20–8 (10–8 Big Ten) record the previous season. In the NCAA Tournament Iowa was in the East bracket. On the weekend of December 22/23 1979 Iowa played in the Dayton Ohio Classic.