1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

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.^[2]

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]

Roster

1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 20 Gene Banks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA G 21 Bob Bender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Crown Point, IN Jim Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Sr F 33 Kenny Dennard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Walnut Cove, NC G 22 Tom Emma 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Manhasset, NY G 14 Chip Engelland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pacific Palisades, CA C 43 Mike Gminski 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Sr Monroe, CT F 24 Larry Linney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Asheville, NC G/F 30 Jim Suddath 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr East Point, GA G 12 Vince Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lexington, KY F 31 Mike Tissaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fairfax, VA F 41 Allen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Princeton, WV	Head coach Bill Foster Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Compiled from multiple sources^[3][4][5]

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 Civic Center  Springfield, MA
November 30*	No. 3	vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament	W 72–70	2–0	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
December 1*	No. 3	vs. No. 6 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	W 86–74	3–0	Greensboro Coliseum  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	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
December 21*	No. 1	vs. Boston College Industrial National Classic	W 70–64 ^OT	7–0	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
December 22*	No. 1	at Providence Industrial National Classic	W 82–78	8–0	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
December 28*	No. 1	Vermont Iron Duke Classic	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	MECCA Arena  Madison, WI
February 13	No. 16	at N.C. State	L 59–76	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 Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
February 29*		vs. No. 10 North Carolina ACC tournament • semifinals	W 75–61	21–8	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 1*		vs. No. 7 Maryland ACC tournament • final	W 73–72	22–8	Greensboro Coliseum  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.

Compiled from multiple sources^[6][7][8]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1979-80 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "Foster Takes Head Job At South Carolina". Kingsport Times. March 4, 1980. p. 12.
3. "1979–80 Duke Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
4. "1978–79 Duke men's basketball roster" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
5. "1980–81 Duke men's basketball roster" (PDF). Duke Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
6. . Duke Athletics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
7. "1979–80 Duke Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
8. "2022–23 Duke Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Duke Athletics. 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.