# 1979–80 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 1979–80 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1979–80 college basketball season. This was head coach Paul Webb's 7th season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the ECAC South Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 25–5. They won the ECAC South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 9 seed in the West Region where they were beaten by 8 seed and eventual National runner-up UCLA in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 19, 1979* | | Soviet Union | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1979* | | Delaware State | W 102–83 | 1–0 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 5, 1979* | | Virginia State | W 98–59 | 2–0 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 8, 1979* | | UNC Wilmington | W 75–55 | 3–0 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 15, 1979* | | Georgia Southern | W 97–62 | 4–0 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 18, 1979* | | at East Carolina | W 70–65 | 5–0 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Dec 28, 1979* | | vs. Richmond Richmond Times Dispatch | W 90–84 | 6–0 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 29, 1979* | | vs. No. 14 Virginia Richmond Times Dispatch | L 58–79 | 6–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 4, 1980* | | Vermont Kiwanis ODU Classic | W 94–81 | 7–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 5, 1980* | | Saint Joseph's Kiwanis ODU Classic | L 51–52 | 7–2 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 8, 1980* | | at Rhode Island | L 63–77 | 7–3 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Jan 10, 1980* | | at Georgia Southern | W 67–58 | 8–3 | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia |
| Jan 12, 1980* | | Navy | W 58–44 | 9–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 16, 1980* | | Norfolk State | W 60–57 | 10–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 19, 1980* | | No. 3 Syracuse | W 68–67 | 11–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 22, 1980* | | at VCU | W 68–64 | 12–3 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 24, 1980* | | Duquesne | W 65–60 | 13–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 26, 1980* | | William & Mary | W 60–51 | 14–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 29, 1980* | | James Madison | W 52–44 | 15–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 31, 1980* | | at Georgia State | W 71–64 | 16–3 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 4, 1980* | | at Stetson | W 66–64 | 17–3 | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida |
| Feb 9, 1980* | | at James Madison | W 83–63 | 18–3 | Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Feb 12, 1980* | | George Mason | W 104–73 | 19–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 16, 1980* | | at St. Bonaventure | L 72–84 | 19–4 | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Feb 18, 1980* | | VCU | W 76–75 | 20–4 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 20, 1980* | | East Carolina | W 89–75 | 21–4 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 23, 1980* | | at William & Mary | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 22–4 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, Virginia |
| ECAC South tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 1980* | | Catholic Quarterfinals | W 112–59 | 23–4 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 29, 1980* | | William & Mary Semifinals | W 75–59 | 24–4 | Hampton Coliseum Norfolk, Virginia |
| Mar 1, 1980* | | Navy Championship game | W 62–51 $^{OT}$ | 25–4 | Hampton Coliseum Norfolk, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1980* | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) UCLA First round | L 74–87 | 25–5 | ASU Activity Center (9,250) Tempe, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||