1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record24–10 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Maryland11–3 .78624–7  .774
No. 15 North Carolina9–5 .64321–8  .724
NC State9–5 .64320–8  .714
Clemson8–6 .57123–9  .719
Virginia7–7 .50024–10  .706
No. 14 Duke †7–7 .50024–9  .727
Wake Forest4–10 .28613–14  .481
Georgia Tech1–13 .0718–18  .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

1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

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

NBA draft

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
1981115Jeff LampPortland Trail Blazers
1981477Lee RakerSan Diego Clippers
19817159Lewis LatimoreMilwaukee Bucks
1982477Jeff JonesIndiana Pacers
198311Ralph SampsonHouston Rockets
1983368Craig RobinsonBoston Celtics
Source:[5]

References

  1. ↑ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. 1 2 "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.
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