1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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

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
1.5 !G	3	Lamp, JeffJeff Lamp	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	10	Robinson, CraigCraig Robinson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Montclair, NJ
1.5 !G	11	Jefferson, GarlandGarland Jefferson (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Covington, VA
4.5 !F/C	12	Carpenter, DeanDean Carpenter	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	2.0 !So	New Orleans, LA
1.5 !G	21	Cross, DarrenDarren Cross	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	23	Klein, JeffJeff Klein	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Stow, OH
1.5 !G	24	Jones, JeffJeff Jones	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	2.0 !So	Owensboro, KY
3.5 !F	25	Raker, LeeLee Raker	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Louisville, KY
5.0 !C	31	Fulton, OtisOtis Fulton	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	32	Newburg, DougDoug Newburg	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	McLean, VA
3.5 !F	42	MacBeth, PeterPeter MacBeth	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	2.0 !So	Marietta, GA
3.5 !F	44	Gates, TerryTerry Gates	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	45	Owens, MikeMike Owens (C)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Kensington, MD
5.0 !C	50	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Harrisonburg, VA
4.5 !F/C	55	Lattimore, LewisLewis Lattimore	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Dayton, OH

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*	#13	Johns Hopkins	W 93–58	1–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 1	#13	Georgia Tech	W 55–37	2–0 (1–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 3*	#13	Randolph–Macon	W 76–55	3–0 (1–0)	University Hall (8,500) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 5*	#13	at Temple	W 58–52	4–0 (1–0)	McGonigle Hall (8,559) Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 15*	#13	at BYU–Hawaii	W 82–64	5–0 (1–0)	Cannon Activities Center (1,000) Laie, HI
Dec. 18*	#12	at Chaminade	W 79–54	6–0 (1–0)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,092) Honolulu, HI
Dec. 21*	#12	vs. San Jose State	L 79–83	6–1 (1–0)	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
Dec. 22*	#12	vs. Army	W 84–60	7–1 (1–0)	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
Dec. 28*	#14	vs. VCU	W 89–72	8–1 (1–0)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, VA
Dec. 29*	#14	vs. Old Dominion	W 79–58	9–1 (1–0)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, VA
Jan. 2	#13	Wake Forest	W 64–59	10–1 (2–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 5	#13	#6 North Carolina	W 88–82	11–1 (3–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 7*	#13	Delaware	W 82–55	12–1 (3–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 12	#8	at NC State	L 56–64	12–2 (3–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,200) Raleigh, NC
Jan. 14*	#8	vs. Virginia Tech	W 65–58	13–2 (3–1)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, VA
Jan. 16*	#12	Pennsylvania	W 69–39	14–2 (3–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 19	#12	at #17 Clemson	L 68–88	14–3 (3–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,700) Clemson, SC
Jan. 23	#17	at #3 Duke	W 90–84	15–3 (4–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Jan. 26	#17	NC State	W 49–47	16–3 (5–2)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 27*	#17	at #4 Ohio State	L 65–70	16–4 (5–2)	St. John Arena (13,591) Columbus, OH
Jan. 30	#13	#12 Maryland	L 61–63	16–5 (5–3)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 2	#13	at Wake Forest	L 77–79	16–6 (5–4)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,100) Winston-Salem, NC
Feb. 6	#18	#10 Duke	W 73–69	17–6 (6–4)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 9	#18	at Georgia Tech	L 61–62	17–7 (6–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,414) Atlanta, GA
Feb. 13		#10 Clemson	W 89–87	18–7 (7–5)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 16		at #11 North Carolina	L 51–68	18–8 (7–6)	Carmichael Arena (10,000) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 20*		William & Mary	W 63–55	19–8 (7–6)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 23		at #9 Maryland	L 71–82	19–9 (7–7)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
Feb. 28		vs. #17 Clemson ACC Quarterfinals	L 49–57	19–10	Greensboro Coliseum (15,735) Greensboro, NC
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 5*		Lafayette NIT First Round	W 67–56	20–10	University Hall (6,804) Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 10*		Boston College NIT Second Round	W 57–55	21–10	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 13*		Michigan NIT Quarterfinals	W 79–68	22–10	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 17*		vs. UNLV NIT Semifinals	W 90–71	23–10	Madison Square Garden (11,223) New York, NY
Mar. 19*		vs. Minnesota NIT Finals	W 58–55	24–10	Madison Square Garden (13,598) New York, NY
*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

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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References

1 2 "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
↑ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1981

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)

Rivalries	Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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