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1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team


1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Atlantic Coast Conference
No. 16
No. 14
24–9 (7–7 ACC)
Bill Foster (6th season)
Cameron Indoor Stadium

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.

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Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite city, state
November 17*No. 3vs. No. 2 Kentucky Tip Off ClassicW 82–76 OT1–0Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
November 30*No. 3vs. Wake Forest Big Four TournamentW 72–702–0Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
December 1*No. 3vs. No. 6 North Carolina Big Four TournamentW 86–743–0Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
December 5*No. 2PrincetonW 81–454–0Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 8*No. 2East CarolinaW 92–735–0Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 11*No. 2at PennsylvaniaW 70–676–0Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 21*No. 1vs. Boston College Industrial National ClassicW 70–64 OT7–0Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
December 22*No. 1at Providence Industrial National ClassicW 82–788–0Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
December 28*No. 1Vermont Iron Duke ClassicW 92–679–0Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 29*No. 1Cincinnati Iron Duke ClassicW 87–75 OT10–0Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 5*No. 1ColgateW 73–4411–0Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 7No. 1Georgia TechW 55–4212–0(1–0)Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 9No. 1at No. 18 ClemsonL 82–87 OT12–1(1–1)Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 12No. 1No. 15 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalryL 67–8212–2(1–2)Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 16No. 5Wake ForestW 67–6613–2(2–2)Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 19No. 5No. 16 N.C. StateW 67–5614–2(3–2)Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 21No. 5at Georgia TechW 56–4915–2(4–2)McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 23No. 3VirginiaL 84–9015–3(4–3)Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 26*No. 3PittsburghW 78–6916–3Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
January 30No. 5at Wake ForestW 82–6117–3(4–4)LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 2No. 5at No. 12 MarylandL 82–10117–4(5–4)Cole Field House College Park, MD
February 6No. 10at No. 18 VirginiaL 69–7317–5(5–5)University Hall Charlottesville, VA
February 10*No. 10vs. MarquetteL 77–8017–6MECCA Arena Madison, WI
February 13No. 16at N.C. StateL 59–7617–7(5–6)Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 16No. 16No. 8 MarylandW 66–6118–7(6–6)Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 20No. 17No. 12 ClemsonW 87–82 OT19–7(7–6)Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 23No. 17at No. 8 North CarolinaL 71–9619–8(7–7)Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 28*vs. No. 19 N.C. State ACC tournament • quarterfinalsW 68–6220–8Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 29*vs. No. 10 North Carolina ACC tournament • semifinalsW 75–6121–8Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 1*vs. No. 7 Maryland ACC tournament • finalW 73–7222–8Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 8*No. 14vs. Pennsylvania NCAA tournament • second roundW 52–4223–8Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
March 13*No. 14at No. 4 Kentucky NCAA tournament • regional semifinalsW 55–5424–8Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 15*No. 14vs. No. 20 Purdue NCAA tournament • regional finalL 60–6824–9Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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