1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Kenny Dennard, Coach Krzyzewski and Gene Banks
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–13 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachChuck Swenson
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Virginia 13 – 1   .929 29 – 4   .879
No. 6 North Carolina † 10 – 4   .714 29 – 8   .784
No. 11 Wake Forest 9 – 5   .643 22 – 7   .759
No. 18 Maryland 8 – 6   .571 21 – 10   .677
Duke 6 – 8   .429 17 – 13   .567
Clemson 6 – 8   .429 20 – 11   .645
NC State 4 – 10   .286 14 – 13   .519
Georgia Tech 0 – 14   .000 4 – 23   .148
† 1981 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The Blue Devils were coached by Mike Krzyzewski in his first year with the team. 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

1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 20 Gene Banks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA
F 33 Kenny Dennard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Walnut Cove, NC
G 22 Tom Emma 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Manhasset, NY
G 14 Chip Engelland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pacific Palisades, CA
F 24 Larry Linney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Asheville, NC
G 11 Doug McNeely 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr El Paso, TX
G/F 30 Jim Suddath 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Point, GA
G 12 Vince Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lexington, KY
F 31 Mike Tissaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fairfax, VA
G 21 Gordon Whitted 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Winston-Salem, NC
F 41 Allen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Princeton, WV
Head coach

Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coach(es)

Chuck Swenson

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-Apr-11

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
 Stetson W 67–49  1–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,100)
Durham, North Carolina
December 2*
 at South Florida W 83–72  2–0
 Sun Dome (6,023)
Tampa, Florida
December 5*
 vs. No. 10 North Carolina
Big Four Tournament 		L 76–78  2–1
 Greensboro Coliseum (15,333)
Greensboro, North Carolina
December 6*
 vs. N.C. State
Big Four Tournament 		L 60–74  2–2
 Greensboro Coliseum (15,333)
Greensboro, North Carolina
December 9*
 at Vanderbilt W 72–69 OT 3–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (15,636)
Nashville, Tennessee
December 12
 No. 6 Virginia L 79–91  3–3
(0–1) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
December 19*
 Brown
Iron Duke Classic 		W 91–60  4–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,425)
Durham, North Carolina
December 20*
 Detroit
Iron Duke Classic 		W 111–71  5–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,450)
Durham, North Carolina
December 22*
 Pennsylvania W 88–82  6–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,450)
Durham, North Carolina
December 28
 vs. New Orleans
Sugar Bowl Tournament 		W 77–63  7–3
 Louisiana Superdome (3,000)
New Orleans, Louisiana
December 29*
 vs. Tennessee
Sugar Bowl Tournament 		L 69–90  7–4
 Louisiana Superdome (4,610)
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 10
 at No. 8 Maryland
Rivalry 		L 79–94  7–5
(0–2) 		Cole Field House (13,197)
College Park, Maryland
January 14
 No. 5 Wake Forest L 73–76  7–6
(0–3) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
January 17
 at No. 17 North Carolina
Rivalry 		L 65–80  7–7
(0–4) 		Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 19*
 George Mason W 60–51  8–7
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,500)
Durham, North Carolina
January 21
 at N.C. State W 56–47  9–7
(1–4) 		Reynolds Coliseum (12,100)
Raleigh, North Carolina
January 24
 No. 19 Clemson W 75–57  10–7
(2–4) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
January 27*
 at Rutgers W 53–51  11–7
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,575)
Piscataway, New Jersey
January 31
 at No. 1 Virginia L 47–68  11–8
(2–5) 		University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 4
 at Georgia Tech W 82–68  12–8
(3–5) 		Alexander Memorial Coliseum (2,532)
Atlanta, Georgia
February 7
 No. 13 Maryland W 55–54  13–8
(4–5) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
February 14
 at No. 7 Wake Forest L 52–58  13–9
(4–6) 		Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 21
 N.C. State L 51–52  13–10
(4–7) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 21
 Georgia Tech W 83–56  14–10
(5–7) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
February 25
 at Clemson L 52–54 OT 14–11
(5–8) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (10,500)
Clemson, South Carolina
February 28
 No. 11 North Carolina W 66–65 OT 15–11
(6–8) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
March 5*
 vs. Maryland
ACC tournament • Quarterfinals 		L 53–56  15–12
 Capital Centre (8,564)
Landover, Maryland
March 12*
 North Carolina A&T
National Invitation Tournament • First Round 		W 79–69  16–12
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,035)
Durham, North Carolina
March 16*
 Alabama
National Invitation Tournament • Second Round 		W 75–70  17–12
 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
March 20*
 at Purdue
National Invitation Tournament • Quarterfinals 		L 69–81  17–13
 Mackey Arena (12,754)
West Lafayette, Indiana
*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

  1. ^ GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
  2. ^ "1981 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2009.