1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1980–81 record	17–13 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (1st year)
Assistant coach	Bob Bender
Assistant coach	Chuck Swenson
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

The 1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski. Krzyzewski was in his first season at Duke. The club ranked fifth in the ACC. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	20	Banks, GeneGene Banks	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	33	Dennard, KennyKenny Dennard	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Walnut Cove, NC
1.5 !G	22	Emma, TomTom Emma	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Manhasset, NY
1.5 !G	14	Engelland, ChipChip Engelland	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Pacific Palisades, CA
3.5 !F	24	Linney, LarryLarry Linney	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Asheville, NC
1.5 !G	11	McNeely, DougDoug McNeely	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	El Paso, TX
2.5 !G/F	30	Suddath, JimJim Suddath	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	East Point, GA
1.5 !G	12	Taylor, VinceVince Taylor	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lexington, KY
3.5 !F	31	Tissaw, MikeMike Tissaw	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Fairfax, VA
1.5 !G	21	Whitted, GordonGordon Whitted	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Winston-Salem, NC
3.5 !F	41	Williams, AllenAllen Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Princeton, WV

Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-Apr-11

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
November 30*	Stetson	W 67–49	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,100)
December 2*	at South Florida	W 83–72	2–0	Sun Dome (6,023)
December 5*	vs. #10 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	L 76–78	2–1	Greensboro Coliseum (15,333)
December 6*	vs. N.C. State Big Four Tournament	L 60–74	2–2	Greensboro Coliseum (15,333)
December 9*	at Vanderbilt	W 72–69 ^OT	3–2	Memorial Gymnasium (15,636)
December 12	#6 Virginia	L 79–91	3–3 (0–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
December 19*	Brown Iron Duke Classic	W 91–60	4–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,425)
December 20*	Detroit Iron Duke Classic	W 111–71	5–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,450)
December 22*	Pennsylvania	W 88–82	6–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,450)
December 28	vs. New Orleans Sugar Bowl Tournament	W 77–63	7–3	Louisiana Superdome (3,000)
December 29*	vs. Tennessee Sugar Bowl Tournament	L 69–90	7–4	Louisiana Superdome (4,610)
January 10	at #8 Maryland Rivalry	L 79–94	7–5 (0–2)	Cole Field House (13,197)
January 14	#5 Wake Forest	L 73–76	7–6 (0–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
January 17	at #17 North Carolina Rivalry	L 65–80	7–7 (0–4)	Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
January 19*	George Mason	W 60–51	8–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,500)
January 21	at N.C. State	W 56–47	9–7 (1–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,100)
January 24	#19 Clemson	W 75–57	10–7 (2–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
January 27*	at Rutgers	W 53–51	11–7	Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,575)
January 31	at #1 Virginia	L 47–68	11–8 (2–5)	University Hall (9,000)
February 4	at Georgia Tech	W 82–68	12–8 (3–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (2,532)
February 7	#13 Maryland	W 55–54	13–8 (4–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
February 14	at #7 Wake Forest	L 52–58	13–9 (4–6)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200)
February 21	N.C. State	L 51–52	13–10 (4–7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium
February 21	Georgia Tech	W 83–56	14–10 (5–7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
February 25	at Clemson	L 52–54 ^OT	14–11 (5–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,500)
February 28	#11 North Carolina	W 66–65 ^OT	15–11 (6–8)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
March 5*	vs. Maryland ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals	L 53–56	15–12	Capital Centre (8,564)
March 12*	North Carolina A&T National Invitational Tournament • First Round	W 79–69	16–12	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,035)
March 16*	Alabama National Invitational Tournament • Second Round	W 75–70	17–12	Cameron Indoor Stadium
March 20*	at Purdue National Invitational Tournament • Quarterfinals	L 69–81	17–13	Mackey Arena (12,754)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

^[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	28	Gene Banks	San Antonio Spurs

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References

↑ GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1981&lg=N

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Maryland Michigan

Culture & lore	"Blue and White" Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road

People	Head coaches

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 national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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