1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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The 1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski. Krzyzewski was in his first season at Duke. 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

1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 20 Gene Banks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA F 33 Kenny Dennard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Walnut Cove, NC G 22 Tom Emma 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Manhasset, NY G 14 Chip Engelland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pacific Palisades, CA F 24 Larry Linney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Asheville, NC G 11 Doug McNeely 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr El Paso, TX G/F 30 Jim Suddath 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Point, GA G 12 Vince Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lexington, KY F 31 Mike Tissaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fairfax, VA G 21 Gordon Whitted 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Winston-Salem, NC F 41 Allen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Princeton, WV	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-Apr-11

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 30*		Stetson	W 67–49	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,100) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 2*		at South Florida	W 83–72	2–0	Sun Dome (6,023) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 5*		vs. No. 10 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	L 76–78	2–1	Greensboro Coliseum (15,333) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 6*		vs. N.C. State Big Four Tournament	L 60–74	2–2	Greensboro Coliseum (15,333) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 9*		at Vanderbilt	W 72–69 OT	3–2	Memorial Gymnasium (15,636) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 12		No. 6 Virginia	L 79–91	3–3 (0–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 19*		Brown Iron Duke Classic	W 91–60	4–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,425) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 20*		Detroit Iron Duke Classic	W 111–71	5–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,450) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 22*		Pennsylvania	W 88–82	6–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,450) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 28		vs. New Orleans Sugar Bowl Tournament	W 77–63	7–3	Louisiana Superdome (3,000) {{{site_cityst}}}
December 29*		vs. Tennessee Sugar Bowl Tournament	L 69–90	7–4	Louisiana Superdome (4,610) {{{site_cityst}}}
January 10		at No. 8 Maryland Rivalry	L 79–94	7–5 (0–2)	Cole Field House (13,197) {{{site_cityst}}}
January 14		No. 5 Wake Forest	L 73–76	7–6 (0–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) {{{site_cityst}}}
January 17		at No. 17 North Carolina Rivalry	L 65–80	7–7 (0–4)	Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) {{{site_cityst}}}
January 19*		George Mason	W 60–51	8–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,500) {{{site_cityst}}}
January 21		at N.C. State	W 56–47	9–7 (1–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,100) {{{site_cityst}}}
January 24		No. 19 Clemson	W 75–57	10–7 (2–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) {{{site_cityst}}}
January 27*		at Rutgers	W 53–51	11–7	Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,575) {{{site_cityst}}}
January 31		at No. 1 Virginia	L 47–68	11–8 (2–5)	University Hall (9,000) {{{site_cityst}}}
February 4		at Georgia Tech	W 82–68	12–8 (3–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (2,532) {{{site_cityst}}}
February 7		No. 13 Maryland	W 55–54	13–8 (4–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) {{{site_cityst}}}
February 14		at No. 7 Wake Forest	L 52–58	13–9 (4–6)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200) {{{site_cityst}}}
February 21		N.C. State	L 51–52	13–10 (4–7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  {{{site_cityst}}}
February 21		Georgia Tech	W 83–56	14–10 (5–7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) {{{site_cityst}}}
February 25		at Clemson	L 52–54 OT	14–11 (5–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,500) {{{site_cityst}}}
February 28		No. 11 North Carolina	W 66–65 OT	15–11 (6–8)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) {{{site_cityst}}}
March 5*		vs. Maryland ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals	L 53–56	15–12	Capital Centre (8,564) {{{site_cityst}}}
March 12*		North Carolina A&T National Invitational Tournament • First Round	W 79–69	16–12	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,035) {{{site_cityst}}}
March 16*		Alabama National Invitational Tournament • Second Round	W 75–70	17–12	Cameron Indoor Stadium  {{{site_cityst}}}
March 20*		at Purdue National Invitational Tournament • Quarterfinals	L 69–81	17–13	Mackey Arena (12,754) {{{site_cityst}}}
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	28	Gene Banks	San Antonio Spurs