1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 14
Record	24–9 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Foster (6th season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Maryland	11	–	3	.786	24	–	7	.774
No. 15 North Carolina	9	–	5	.643	21	–	8	.724
NC State	9	–	5	.643	20	–	8	.714
Clemson	8	–	6	.571	23	–	9	.719
Virginia	7	–	7	.500	24	–	10	.706
No. 14 Duke †	7	–	7	.500	24	–	9	.727
Wake Forest	4	–	10	.286	13	–	14	.481
Georgia Tech	1	–	13	.071	8	–	18	.308

† 1980 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1979–80 college basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 17*	No. 3	vs. No. 2 Kentucky Tip Off Classic	W 82–76 ^OT	1–0	Springfield, MA
November 30*	No. 3	vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament	W 72–70	2–0	Greensboro, NC
December 1*	No. 3	vs. No. 6 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	W 86–74	3–0	Greensboro, NC
December 5*	No. 2	Princeton	W 81–45	4–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 8*	No. 2	East Carolina	W 92–73	5–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 11*	No. 2	at Pennsylvania	W 70–67	6–0	Philadelphia, PA
December 21*	No. 1	vs. Boston College Industrial National Classic	W 70–64 ^OT	7–0	Providence, RI
December 22*	No. 1	vs. Providence Industrial National Classic	W 82–78	8–0	Providence, RI
December 28*	No. 1	Vermont	W 92–67	9–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 29*	No. 1	Cincinnati Iron Duke Classic	W 87–75 ^OT	10–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 5*	No. 1	Colgate	W 73–44	11–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 7	No. 1	Georgia Tech	W 55–42	12–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 9	No. 1	at No. 18 Clemson	L 82–87 ^OT	12–1 (1–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 12	No. 1	No. 15 North Carolina Carolina-Duke rivalry	L 67–82	12–2 (1–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 16	No. 5	Wake Forest	W 67–66	13–2 (2–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 19	No. 5	No. 16 N.C. State	W 67–56	14–2 (3–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 21	No. 5	at Georgia Tech	W 56–49	15–2 (4–2)	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 23	No. 3	Virginia	L 84–90	15–3 (4–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 26*	No. 3	Pittsburgh	W 78–69	16–3	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
January 30	No. 5	at Wake Forest	W 82–61	17–3 (4–4)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 2	No. 5	at No. 12 Maryland	L 82–101	17–4 (5–4)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
February 6	No. 10	at No. 18 Virginia	L 69–73	17–5 (5–5)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
February 10*	No. 10	vs. Marquette	L 77–80	17–6	Madison, WI
February 13	No. 16	at N.C. State	L	17–7 (5–6)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 16	No. 16	No. 8 Maryland	W 66–61	18–7 (6–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 20	No. 17	No. 12 Clemson	W 87–82 ^OT	19–7 (7–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 23	No. 17	at No. 8 North Carolina	L 71–96	19–8 (7–7)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 28*		vs. No. 19 N.C. State ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals	W 68–62	20–8	Greensboro, NC
February 29*		vs. No. 10 North Carolina ACC Tournament • Semifinals	W 75–61	21–8	Greensboro, NC
March 1*		vs. No. 7 Maryland ACC Tournament • Final	W 73–72	22–8	Greensboro, NC
March 8*	No. 14	vs. Pennsylvania NCAA Tournament • Second Round	W 52–42	23–8	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
March 13*	No. 14	at No. 4 Kentucky NCAA Tournament • Regional Semifinals	W 55–54	24–8	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 15*	No. 14	vs. No. 20 Purdue NCAA Tournament • Regional Final	L 60–68	24–9	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
^ 1979–80 Duke men's basketball schedule. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
^ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.

[1] sports-reference.com 1979-80 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[2] 1979–80 Duke men's basketball schedule. Retrieved April 21, 2013.

[3] Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.

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