1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team explained
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1979–80 |
| Prev Year: | 1978–79 |
| Next Year: | 1980–81 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 24–10 |
| Conf Record: | 7–7 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Bowl Result: | Champions |
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
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Schedule
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| National Invitation Tournament
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Awards and honors
NBA draft
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 15 | | |
| 1981 | 4 | 77 | Lee Raker | |
| 1981 | 7 | 159 | Lewis Latimore | |
| 4 | 77 | | |
| 1 | 1 | | |
| 1983 | 3 | 68 | Craig Robinson | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: All-Time Results . VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112556/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html . 2014-10-06 . dead.
- Web site: 1982-83 Box Scores. VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. 1 January 2015. 2 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150102021715/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/1982-box-scores.pdf. dead.
- Web site: 1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com . 2012-11-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103194520/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1981&lg=N . 2012-11-03 .
