1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1980 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1979–80 record	24–10 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Craig Littlepage (4th season); Jim Larranaga (1st season);
Home arena	University Hall
	Seasons ← 1980–81 →

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[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Jeff Lamp	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	10	Craig Robinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Montclair, New Jersey
G	11	Garland Jefferson (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Covington, Virginia
F/C	12	Dean Carpenter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	New Orleans
G	21	Darren Cross	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Queens, New York
G	23	Jeff Klein	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Stow, Ohio
G	24	Jeff Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Owensboro, Kentucky
F	25	Lee Raker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
C	31	Otis Fulton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Richmond, Virginia
G	32	Doug Newburg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	McLean, Virginia
F	42	Peter MacBeth	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Marietta, Georgia
F	44	Terry Gates	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	45	Mike Owens (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Kensington, Maryland
C	50	Ralph Sampson	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	—	Fr	Harrisonburg, Virginia
F/C	55	Lewis Lattimore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Dayton, Ohio

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov. 30*	No. 13		W 93–58	1–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 1	No. 13		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	W 58–52	4–0 (1–0)	McGonigle Hall (8,559) Philadelphia
Dec. 15*	No. 13	at	W 82–64	5–0 (1–0)	Cannon Activities Center (1,000) Laie, HI
Dec. 18*	No. 12	at	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.	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.	W 79–58	9–1 (1–0)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 2	No. 13		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		W 82–55	12–1 (3–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 12	No. 8	at	L 56–64	12–2 (3–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,200) Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan. 14*	No. 8	vs.	W 65–58	13–2 (3–1)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 16*	No. 12		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	L 65–70	16–4 (5–2)	St. John Arena (13,591) Columbus, Ohio
Jan. 30	No. 13	No. 12	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*			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*		NIT First Round	W 67–56	20–10	University Hall (6,804) Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 10*		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. 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[]

Jeff Lamp, 3rd Team UPI All-American
Jeff Lamp, 2nd Team All-ACC
Ralph Sampson, NIT Most Valuable Player
Ralph Sampson, ACC Rookie of the Year

NBA draft[]

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[]

^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Virginia Is King In NIT". The Washington Post. March 20, 1980. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] sports-reference.com 1979-80 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[UVaSchedule-2] "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[NIT-CG-3] "Virginia Is King In NIT". The Washington Post. March 20, 1980. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[boxscores-4] "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006��present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" 1982 Chaminade upset 2018 UMBC upset Redemption National Championship
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings
v t	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]