1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers Basketball Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 24–10 7–7 Terry Holland 6th Craig Littlepage 4th Jim Larranaga 1st University Hall National Invitation Tournament Champions The 1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was Ralph Sampson's freshman year with the Cavaliers. Roster 1979 Virginia Cavaliers y Jeff Lamp y 3 G 6 6 193 JR Louisville, Kentucky Craig Robinson 10 F 6 8 195 FR Montclair, New Jersey Garland Jefferson 11 G 6 3 205 SR Covington, Virginia C Dean Carpenter 12 F/C 6 9 221 SO New Orleans Darren Cross 21 G 6 4 181 FR Queens, New York Jeff Klein 23 G 6 5 185 JR Stow, Ohio Jeff Jones y basketball 24 G 6 3 190 SO Owensboro, Kentucky Lee Raker 25 F 6 5 201 JR Louisville, Kentucky Doug Newburg 32 G 6 2 185 FR McLean, Virginia Peter MacBeth 42 F 6 9 227 SO Marietta, Georgia Terry Gates 44 F 6 8 219 JR Louisville, Kentucky Mike Owens 45 F 6 6 218 SR Kensington, Maryland C Ralph Sampson y 50 C 7 4 210 FR Harrisonburg, Virginia Lewis Lattimore 55 F/C 6 9 217 JR Dayton, Ohio Terry Holland (Davidson) Craig Littlepage (Penn) Jim Larrañaga (Providence) 14 December 2014 All-Time Results http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112556/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html 2014-10-06 dead Schedule no no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 30 yes 13 Johns Hopkins University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 93–58 9,000 1–0 Dec. 1 13 Georgia Tech University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 55–37 9,000 2–0 1–0 Dec. 3 yes 13 Randolph–Macon University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 76–55 8,500 3–0 1–0 Dec. 5 yes yes 13 Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia 58–52 8,559 4–0 1–0 Dec. 15 yes yes 13 BYU–Hawaii Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI 82–64 1,000 5–0 1–0 Dec. 18 yes yes 12 Chaminade Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI 79–54 1,092 6–0 1–0 Dec. 21 yes yes 12 San Jose State Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California 79–83   6–1 1–0 Dec. 22 yes yes 12 Army Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California 84–60   7–1 1–0 Dec. 28 yes yes 14 VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 89–72 10,716 8–1 1–0 Dec. 29 yes yes 14 Old Dominion Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 79–58 10,716 9–1 1–0 Jan. 2 13 Wake Forest University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 64–59 9,000 10–1 2–0 Jan. 5 13 North Carolina 6 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 88–82 9,000 11–1 3–0 Jan. 7 yes 13 Delaware University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 82–55 9,000 12–1 3–0 Jan. 12 yes 8 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 56–64 12,200 12–2 3–1 Jan. 14 yes yes 8 Virginia Tech Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 65–58 10,716 13–2 3–1 Jan. 16 yes 12 Pennsylvania University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 69–39 9,000 14–2 3–1 Jan. 19 yes 12 Clemson 17 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 68–88 10,700 14–3 3–2 Jan. 23 yes 17 Duke 3 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 90–84 8,564 15–3 4–2 Jan. 26 17 NC State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 49–47 9,000 16–3 5–2 Jan. 27 yes yes 17 Ohio State 4 St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 65–70 13,591 16–4 5–2 Jan. 30 13 Maryland 12 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 61–63 9,000 16–5 5–3 Feb. 2 yes 13 Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 77–79 8,100 16–6 5–4 Feb. 6 18 Duke 10 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 73–69 9,000 17–6 6–4 Feb. 9 yes 18 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta 61–62 5,414 17–7 6–5 Feb. 13 Clemson 10 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 89–87 9,000 18–7 7–5 Feb. 16 yes North Carolina 11 Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, North Carolina 51–68 10,000 18–8 7–6 Feb. 20 yes William & Mary University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 63–55 9,000 19–8 7–6 Feb. 23 yes Maryland 9 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 71–82 14,500 19–9 7–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Feb. 28 yes Clemson 17 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina ACC Quarterfinals 49–57 15,735 19–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| National Invitation Tournament Mar. 5 yes Lafayette University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia NIT First Round 67–56 6,804 20–10 Mar. 10 yes Boston College University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia NIT Second Round 57–55 9,000 21–10 Mar. 13 yes Michigan University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia NIT Quarterfinals 79–68 9,000 22–10 Mar. 17 yes yes UNLV Madison Square Garden New York City NIT Semifinals 90–71 11,223 23–10 Mar. 19 yes yes Minnesota Madison Square Garden New York NIT Finals 58–55Virginia Is King In NIT https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/03/20/virginia-is-king-in-nit/02281d8d-bfb8-4b66-a341-4ec36f9da433/ The Washington Post March 20, 1980 February 7, 2021 13,598 24–10 AP Poll Eastern Time no 1982-83 Box Scores http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/1982-box-scores.pdf VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 1 January 2015 2 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150102021715/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/1982-box-scores.pdf dead Awards and honors Jeff Lamp, 3rd Team UPI All-American Jeff Lamp, 2nd Team All-ACC Ralph Sampson, NIT Most Valuable Player Ralph Sampson, ACC Rookie of the Year NBA draft Virginia Cavaliers Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1981 1 15 Jeff Lamp Portland Trail Blazers 1981 4 77 Lee Raker San Diego Clippers 1981 7 159 Lewis Latimore Milwaukee Bucks 1982 4 77 Jeff Jones Indiana Pacers 1983 1 1 Ralph Sampson Houston Rockets 1983 3 68 Craig Robinson Boston Celtics Source:http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1981 1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2012-11-05 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20121103194520/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1981&lg=N 2012-11-03 References Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Virgin Virgin