1979–80 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1979–80 Maryland Terrapins Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 24–7 11–3 Lefty Driesell 11th Tom Abatemarco 1st Cole Field House ACC Regular season champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1979–80 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lefty Driesell and played their home games at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins finished the season with a 24–7 overall record (11–3 ACC), won the ACC regular season title, and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before losing to Georgetown.Georgetown Wins Showdown https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/03/15/georgetwon-wins-showdown/74f88c0f-1ea6-4534-ae4e-fe6e3960ae2c/ The Washington Post March 15, 1980 January 29, 2023 Roster 1979 Maryland Terrapins y Reggie Jackson 15 G 6 4 SO Philadelphia, PA Ernie Graham 25 F 6 7 JR Buck Williams y 52 F 6 8 210 SO Rocky Mount, NC Albert King (basketball) y 55 G 6 6 JR Brooklyn, NY Charles "Lefty" Driesell Tom Abatemarco (Dowling) https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1979-80 Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Maryland Terrapins| Regular season Dec 3, 1979 yes Penn State Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 56–55 1–0 Dec 5, 1979 yes yes Georgetown 17 McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 71–83 1–1 Dec 8, 1979 yes 1979 men Brown Bears Brown Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 72–59 2–1 Dec 15, 1979 yes Catholic Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 113–79 3–1 Dec 19, 1979 1979 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 70–60 4–1 1–0 Dec 22, 1979 yes 1979 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 95–73 5–1 Dec 28, 1979 yes 1979 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 115–76 6–1 Dec 29, 1979 yes 1979 men Temple Owls Temple Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 85–63 7–1 Jan 3, 1980 Georgia Tech Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 83–74 8–1 2–0 Jan 5, 1980 yes 1979 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 84–76 9–1 3–0 Jan 10, 1980 yes NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 62–67 9–2 3–1 Jan 12, 1980 yes 1979 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 95–88 10–2 Jan 16, 1980 Clemson 17 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 84–83 11–2 4–1 Jan 20, 1980 yes North Carolina 9 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 92–86 12–2 5–1 Jan 23, 1980 yes NC State Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 66–62 13–2 6–1 Jan 26, 1980 yes yes Notre Dame 8 Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 63–64 13–3 Jan 30, 1980 yes 12 Virginia 13 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 63–61 14–3 7–1 Feb 2, 1980 12 Duke 5 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 73–69 15–3 8–1 Feb 7, 1980 North Carolina 11 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 70–69 16–3 9–1 Feb 9, 1980 yes Clemson 16 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 81–90 16–4 9–2 Feb 11, 1980 yes 1979 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 99–76 17–4 Feb 13, 1980 yes 1979 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 85–72 18–4 Feb 16, 1980 yes Duke 16 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 61–66 18–5 9–3 Feb 20, 1980 9 Wake Forest Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 83–77 19–5 10–3 Feb 23, 1980 9 Virginia Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 82–71 20–5 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Maryland Terrapins|white ACC Tournament Feb 28, 1980 yes yes 7 Georgia Tech Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 51–49 OT 21–5 Feb 29, 1980 yes yes 7 Clemson 17 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 91–85 22–5 Mar 1, 1980 yes yes 7 Duke Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Championship game 72–73 22–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Maryland Terrapins|white NCAA Tournament Mar 8, 1980 yes yes 8 2 E Tennessee 7 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Second round 86–75 23–6 Mar 14, 1980 yes yes 8 2 E Georgetown 11 3 E The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania East Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 68–74 17,569 23–7 Eastern Time E East 1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1979-80 University of Maryland Athletics January 29, 2023 Rankings 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Maryland Terrapins men's basketball seasons Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland