1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2023 basketball 1979–80 Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils basketball mark.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 16 14 24–9 7–7 Bill Foster 6th Cameron Indoor Stadium ACC tournament champions NCAA tournament regional final The 1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1979–80 college basketball season. This was the sixth and final season for head coach Bill Foster, as it was announced on March 3, 1980, that he would join the South Carolina Gamecocks the following season.Foster Takes Head Job At South Carolina https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107801099/foster-takes-head-job-at-south-carolina/ Kingsport Times 4 March 1980 12 en Mike Krzyzewski, the head coach of the Army Black Knights the previous five seasons, succeeded Foster. Roster 1979 Duke Blue Devils y Gene Banks y 20 F 6 7 205 JR Philadelphia, PA Bob Bender y 21 G 6 2 175 SR Crown Point, IN Jim Corrigan 5 11 SR Kenny Dennard y 33 F 6 7 200 JR Walnut Cove, NC Tom Emma 22 G 6 2 175 FR Manhasset, NY Chip Engelland y 14 G 6 4 180 FR Pacific Palisades, CA Mike Gminski y 43 C 6 11 SR Monroe, CT Larry Linney 24 F 6 4 190 JR Asheville, NC Jim Suddath 30 G/F 6 6 190 JR East Point, GA Vince Taylor basketball y 12 G 6 5 180 SO Lexington, KY Mike Tissaw 31 F 6 8 210 FR Fairfax, VA Allen Williams 41 F 6 8 220 FR Princeton, WV Bill Foster Compiled from multiple sources1979–80 Duke Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duke/1980.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 28 January 2023 en1978–79 Duke men's basketball roster https://goduke.com/documents/2022/8/17/1978-79_mbb_roster.pdf Duke Athletics 29 January 2023 en1980–81 Duke men's basketball roster https://goduke.com/documents/2022/8/17/1980-81_mbb_roster.pdf Duke Athletics 29 January 2023 en Schedule no yes no no no November 17 w yes yes 3 Kentucky 2 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA Tip Off Classic 82–76 OT 1–0 November 30 w yes yes 3 Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Big Four Tournament 72–70 2–0 December 1 w yes yes 3 North Carolina 6 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Big Four Tournament 86–74 3–0 December 5 w yes 2 Princeton Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 81–45 4–0 December 8 w yes 2 East Carolina Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 92–73 5–0 December 11 w yes yes 2 Pennsylvania Palestra Philadelphia, PA 70–67 6–0 December 21 w yes yes 1 Boston College Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Industrial National Classic 70–64 OT 7–0 December 22 w yes yes 1 Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Industrial National Classic 82–78 8–0 December 28 w yes 1 Vermont Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Iron Duke Classic 92–67 9–0 December 29 w yes 1 Cincinnati Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Iron Duke Classic 87–75 OT 10–0 January 5 w yes 1 Colgate Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 73–44 11–0 January 7 w 1 Georgia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 55–42 12–0 1–0 January 9 l yes 1 Clemson 18 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 82–87 OT 12–1 1–1 January 12 l 1 North Carolina 15 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Carolina–Duke rivalry 67–82 12–2 1–2 January 16 w 5 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 67–66 13–2 2–2 January 19 w 5 N.C. State 16 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 67–56 14–2 3–2 January 21 w yes 5 Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 56–49 15–2 4–2 January 23 l 3 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 84–90 15–3 4–3 January 26 w yes 3 Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA 78–69 16–3 January 30 w yes 5 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 82–61 17–3 4–4 February 2 l yes 5 Maryland 12 Cole Field House College Park, MD 82–101 17–4 5–4 February 6 l yes 10 Virginia 18 University Hall Charlottesville, VA 69–73 17–5 5–5 February 10 l yes yes 10 Marquette MECCA Arena Madison, WI 77–80 17–6 February 13 l yes 16 N.C. State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 59–76 17–7 5–6 February 16 w 16 Maryland 8 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 66–61 18–7 6–6 February 20 w 17 Clemson 12 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 87–82 OT 19–7 7–6 February 23 l yes 17 North Carolina 8 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 71–96 19–8 7–7 February 28 w yes yes N.C. State 19 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ACC tournament • quarterfinals 68–62 20–8 February 29 w yes yes North Carolina 10 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ACC tournament • semifinals 75–61 21–8 March 1 w yes yes Maryland 7 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ACC tournament • final 73–72 22–8 March 8 w yes yes 14 Pennsylvania Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN NCAA tournament • second round 52–42 23–8 March 13 w yes yes 14 Kentucky 4 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY NCAA tournament • regional semifinals 55–54 24–8 March 15 l yes yes 14 Purdue 20 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY NCAA tournament • regional final 60–68 24–9 Compiled from multiple sourcesMen's Basketball – 1979–80 Schedule/Results http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=22726&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&DB_LANG=C&Q_SEASON=1979 Duke Athletics 21 April 2013 en dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002746/http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=22726&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&DB_LANG=C&Q_SEASON=1979 2016-03-041979–80 Duke Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duke/1980-schedule.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 21 April 2013 en2022–23 Duke Men's Basketball Media Guide https://goduke.com/documents/2022/10/14/Full_Guide.pdf Duke Athletics 28 January 2023 en 2022 References Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Duke Duke Category:1979 in sports in North Carolina Category:1980 in sports in North Carolina