1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1980–81 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
	Kenny Dennard, Coach Krzyzewski and Gene Banks
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17–13 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (1st season);
Assistant coach	Chuck Swenson
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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) 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.

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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.
^ "1981 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2009.

[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.

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