| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1979–80 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 15 |
| Aprank: | 15 |
| Record: | 21 - 8 |
| Conf Record: | 9 - 5 |
| Head Coach: | Dean Smith |
| Hc Year: | 19th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bill Guthridge |
| Ac1 Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach2: | Eddie Fogler |
| Ac2 Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach3: | Roy Williams |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Dave Colescott Mike O'Koren John Virgil Jeff Wolf Rich Yonakor |
| Arena: | Carmichael Auditorium |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 1979–80 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1979–80 college basketball season.