# 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.
Mike Krzyzewski, the head coach of the Army Black Knights the previous five seasons, succeeded Foster.

## Roster

    Compiled from multiple sources

## 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