1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1979-80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Mideast Regional Final, L 60–68 vs. Purdue
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#14
1979-80 record	24–9 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Foster
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
« 1978-79	1980-81 »

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
November 17*	#3	vs. #2 Kentucky Tip Off Classic	W 82–76 ^OT	1-0	Springfield, MA
November 30*	#3	vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament	W 72–70	2-0	Greensboro, NC
December 1*	#3	vs. #6 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	W 86–74	3-0	Greensboro, NC
December 5*	#2	Princeton	W 81–45	4-0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 8*	#2	East Carolina	W 92–73	5-0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 11*	#2	at Pennsylvania	W 70–67	6-0	Philadelphia, PA
December 21*	#1	vs. Boston College Industrial National Classic	W 70–64 ^OT	7-0	Providence, RI
December 22*	#1	vs. Providence Industrial National Classic	W 82–78	8-0	Providence, RI
December 28*	#1	Vermont	W 92–67	9-0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 29*	#1	Cincinnati Iron Duke Classic	W 87–75 ^OT	10-0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 5*	#1	Colgate	W 73–44	11-0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 7	#1	Georgia Tech	W 55–42	12-0 (1-0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 9	#1	at #18 Clemson	L 82–87 ^OT	12-1 (1-1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 12	#1	#15 North Carolina Carolina-Duke rivalry	L 67–82	12-2 (1-2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 16	#5	Wake Forest	W 67–66	13-2 (2-2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 19	#5	#16 N.C. State	W 67–56	14-2 (3-2)	18 – Taylor	18 – Banks	- – -	Cameron Indoor Stadium (-) Durham, NC
January 21	#5	at Georgia Tech	W 56–49	15-2 (4-2)	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 23	#3	Virginia	L 84–90	15-3 (4-3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 26*	#3	Pittsburgh	W 78–69	16-3	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
January 30	#5	at Wake Forest	W 82–61	17-3 (4-4)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 2	#5	at #12 Maryland	L 82–101	17-4 (5-4)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
February 6	#10	at #18 Virginia	L 69–73	17-5 (5-5)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
February 10*	#10	vs. Marquette	L 77–80	17-6	Madison, WI
February 13	#16	at N.C. State	L	17-7 (5-6)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 16	#16	#8 Maryland	W 66–61	18-7 (6-6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 20	#17	#12 Clemson	W 87–82 ^OT	19-7 (7-6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 23	#17	at #8 North Carolina	L 71–96	19-8 (7-7)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 28*		vs. #19 N.C. State ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals	W 68–62	20-8	Greensboro, NC
February 29*		vs. #10 North Carolina ACC Tournament • Semifinals	W 75–61	21-8	Greensboro, NC
March 1*		vs. #7 Maryland ACC Tournament • Final	W 73–72	22-8	Greensboro, NC
March 8*	#14	vs. Pennsylvania NCAA Tournament • Second Round	W 52–42	23-8	West Lafayette, IN
March 13*	#14	vs. #4 Kentucky NCAA Tournament • Regional Semifinals	W 55–54	24-8	Lexington, KY
March 15*	#14	vs. #20 Purdue NCAA Tournament • Regional Final	L 60–68	24-9	Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ 1979-80 Duke men's basketball schedule. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
↑ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.

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

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v t e Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan
Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road
People	Head coaches
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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