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1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record24–10 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings
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]

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

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1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Jeff Lamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
F 10 Craig Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Montclair, New Jersey
G 11 Garland Jefferson (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Covington, Virginia
F/C 12 Dean Carpenter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So New Orleans
G 21 Darren Cross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Queens, New York
G 23 Jeff Klein 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Stow, Ohio
G 24 Jeff Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Owensboro, Kentucky
F 25 Lee Raker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
G 32 Doug Newburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr McLean, Virginia
F 42 Peter MacBeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
F 44 Terry Gates 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
F 45 Mike Owens (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Kensington, Maryland
C 50 Ralph Sampson 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Harrisonburg, Virginia
F/C 55 Lewis Lattimore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Dayton, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 30*
No. 13 Johns Hopkins W 93–58  1–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 1
No. 13 Georgia Tech W 55–37  2–0
(1–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 3*
No. 13 Randolph–Macon W 76–55  3–0
(1–0)
University Hall (8,500)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 5*
No. 13 at Temple W 58–52  4–0
(1–0)
McGonigle Hall (8,559)
Philadelphia
Dec. 15*
No. 13 at BYU–Hawaii W 82–64  5–0
(1–0)
Cannon Activities Center (1,000)
Laie, HI
Dec. 18*
No. 12 at Chaminade W 79–54  6–0
(1–0)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,092)
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 21*
No. 12 vs. San Jose State L 79–83  6–1
(1–0)
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Dec. 22*
No. 12 vs. Army W 84–60  7–1
(1–0)
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Dec. 28*
No. 14 vs. VCU W 89–72  8–1
(1–0)
Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 29*
No. 14 vs. Old Dominion W 79–58  9–1
(1–0)
Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 2
No. 13 Wake Forest W 64–59  10–1
(2–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 5
No. 13 No. 6 North Carolina W 88–82  11–1
(3–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 7*
No. 13 Delaware W 82–55  12–1
(3–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 12
No. 8 at NC State L 56–64  12–2
(3–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (12,200)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan. 14*
No. 8 vs. Virginia Tech W 65–58  13–2
(3–1)
Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 16*
No. 12 Pennsylvania W 69–39  14–2
(3–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 19
No. 12 at No. 17 Clemson L 68–88  14–3
(3–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,700)
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 23
No. 17 at No. 3 Duke W 90–84  15–3
(4–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 26
No. 17 NC State W 49–47  16–3
(5–2)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 27*
No. 17 at No. 4 Ohio State L 65–70  16–4
(5–2)
St. John Arena (13,591)
Columbus, Ohio
Jan. 30
No. 13 No. 12 Maryland L 61–63  16–5
(5–3)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 2
No. 13 at Wake Forest L 77–79  16–6
(5–4)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,100)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 6
No. 18 No. 10 Duke W 73–69  17–6
(6–4)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 9
No. 18 at Georgia Tech L 61–62  17–7
(6–5)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,414)
Atlanta
Feb. 13
No. 10 Clemson W 89–87  18–7
(7–5)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 16
at No. 11 North Carolina L 51–68  18–8
(7–6)
Carmichael Arena (10,000)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 20*
William & Mary W 63–55  19–8
(7–6)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 23
at No. 9 Maryland L 71–82  19–9
(7–7)
Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Feb. 28
vs. No. 17 Clemson
ACC Quarterfinals
L 49–57  19–10
Greensboro Coliseum (15,735)
Greensboro, North Carolina
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 5*
Lafayette
NIT First Round
W 67–56  20–10
University Hall (6,804)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 10*
Boston College
NIT Second Round
W 57–55  21–10
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 13*
Michigan
NIT Quarterfinals
W 79–68  22–10
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 17*
vs. UNLV
NIT Semifinals
W 90–71  23–10
Madison Square Garden (11,223)
New York City
Mar. 19*
vs. Minnesota
NIT Finals
W 58–55[3]  24–10
Madison Square Garden (13,598)
New York
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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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:[5]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Virginia Is King In NIT". The Washington Post. March 20, 1980. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.