1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Appearance
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NIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 17–13 (6–8 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Chuck Swenson |
Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Virginia | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 29 | – | 4 | .879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 North Carolina † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Wake Forest | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Maryland | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The Blue Devils were coached by first-year coach Mike Krzyzewski. The club ranked fifth in the ACC. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Roster
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Roster |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 30* |
Stetson | W 67–49 | 1–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,100) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
December 2* |
at South Florida | W 83–72 | 2–0 |
Sun Dome (6,023) Tampa, Florida | |||||||
December 5* |
vs. No. 10 North Carolina Big Four Tournament |
L 76–78 | 2–1 |
Greensboro Coliseum (15,333) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
December 6* |
vs. N.C. State Big Four Tournament |
L 60–74 | 2–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (15,333) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
December 9* |
at Vanderbilt | W 72–69 OT | 3–2 |
Memorial Gymnasium (15,636) Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
December 12 |
No. 6 Virginia | L 79–91 | 3–3 (0–1) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
December 19* |
Brown Iron Duke Classic |
W 91–60 | 4–3 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,425) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
December 20* |
Detroit Iron Duke Classic |
W 111–71 | 5–3 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,450) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
December 22* |
Pennsylvania | W 88–82 | 6–3 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,450) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
December 28 |
vs. New Orleans Sugar Bowl Tournament |
W 77–63 | 7–3 |
Louisiana Superdome (3,000) New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
December 29* |
vs. Tennessee Sugar Bowl Tournament |
L 69–90 | 7–4 |
Louisiana Superdome (4,610) New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
January 10 |
at No. 8 Maryland Rivalry |
L 79–94 | 7–5 (0–2) |
Cole Field House (13,197) College Park, Maryland | |||||||
January 14 |
No. 5 Wake Forest | L 73–76 | 7–6 (0–3) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
January 17 |
at No. 17 North Carolina Rivalry |
L 65–80 | 7–7 (0–4) |
Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
January 19* |
George Mason | W 60–51 | 8–7 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,500) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
January 21 |
at N.C. State | W 56–47 | 9–7 (1–4) |
Reynolds Coliseum (12,100) Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
January 24 |
No. 19 Clemson | W 75–57 | 10–7 (2–4) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
January 27* |
at Rutgers | W 53–51 | 11–7 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,575) Piscataway, New Jersey | |||||||
January 31 |
at No. 1 Virginia | L 47–68 | 11–8 (2–5) |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
February 4 |
at Georgia Tech | W 82–68 | 12–8 (3–5) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (2,532) Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
February 7 |
No. 13 Maryland | W 55–54 | 13–8 (4–5) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
February 14 |
at No. 7 Wake Forest | L 52–58 | 13–9 (4–6) |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
February 21 |
N.C. State | L 51–52 | 13–10 (4–7) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
February 21 |
Georgia Tech | W 83–56 | 14–10 (5–7) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
February 25 |
at Clemson | L 52–54 OT | 14–11 (5–8) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,500) Clemson, South Carolina | |||||||
February 28 |
No. 11 North Carolina | W 66–65 OT | 15–11 (6–8) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
March 5* |
vs. Maryland ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals |
L 53–56 | 15–12 |
Capital Centre (8,564) Landover, Maryland | |||||||
March 12* |
North Carolina A&T National Invitation Tournament • First Round |
W 79–69 | 16–12 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,035) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
March 16* |
Alabama National Invitation Tournament • Second Round |
W 75–70 | 17–12 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
March 20* |
at Purdue National Invitation Tournament • Quarterfinals |
L 69–81 | 17–13 |
Mackey Arena (12,754) West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
2 | 28 | Gene Banks | San Antonio Spurs |
References
- ^ GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
- ^ "1981 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-04.