1979–80 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = basketball
| year = 1979–80
| team = Maryland Terrapins
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
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| short_conf = ACC
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| record = 24–7
| conf_record = 11–3
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| head_coach = Lefty Driesell
| hc_year = 11th
| asst_coach1 = Tom Abatemarco
| ac1_year = 1st
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| arena = Cole Field House
| champion = ACC Regular season champions
| tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings}}
The 1979–80 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lefty Driesell and played their home games at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins finished the season with a 24–7 overall record (11–3 ACC), won the ACC regular season title, and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before losing to Georgetown.{{cite news |title=Georgetown Wins Showdown |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/03/15/georgetwon-wins-showdown/74f88c0f-1ea6-4534-ae4e-fe6e3960ae2c/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 15, 1980 |access-date=January 29, 2023}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ernie|last=Graham|link=|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Buck|last=Williams|link=y|num=52|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=210|class=SO|rs=|home=Rocky Mount, NC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Albert|last=King|link=y|num=55|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=|class=JR|rs=|home=Brooklyn, NY}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Tom Abatemarco ({{college|Dowling}})
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Schedule
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Maryland Terrapins}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1979
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| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 56–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1979
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = McDonough Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 71–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 1979
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1979|sex=men|team=Brown Bears|title=Brown}}
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| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 72–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 1979
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = Catholic
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| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 113–79
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| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 1979
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1979|sex=men|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}}
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| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 70–60
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| attend =
| record = 4–1
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 1979
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1979|sex=men|team=Bucknell Bison|title=Bucknell}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 95–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1979
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1979|sex=men|team=Miami Redskins|title=Miami (OH)}}
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| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 115–76
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| attend =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1979
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1979|sex=men|team=Temple Owls|title=Temple}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 85–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 1980
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| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
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| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 83–74
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| attend =
| record = 8–1
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5, 1980
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| nonconf =
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1979|sex=men|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}}
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| site_stadium = Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 84–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–1
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 1980
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| away = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = NC State
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| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 62–67
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| attend =
| record = 9–2
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 12, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1979|sex=men|team=Pittsburgh Panthers|title=Pittsburgh}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 95–88
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1980
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| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 84–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–2
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 1980
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| nonconf =
| away = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 92–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–2
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = NC State
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| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 66–62
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| attend =
| record = 13–2
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 63–64
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| attend =
| record = 13–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 1980
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = University Hall
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 63–61
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| attend =
| record = 14–3
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 1980
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 73–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–3
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 1980
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 70–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–3
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 9, 1980
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| away = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
| site_cityst = Clemson, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 81–90
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–4
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 11, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1979|sex=men|team=Boston University Terriers|title=Boston University}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 99–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1979|sex=men|team=East Carolina Pirates|title=East Carolina}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 85–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 1980
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| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 61–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–5
| conference = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 1980
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
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| rank = 9
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 83–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–5
| conference = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 1980
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 82–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–5
| conference = 11–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Maryland Terrapins}}|1980 ACC men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 51–49
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 21–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 29, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 91–85
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| opponent = Duke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 72–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Maryland Terrapins}}|1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| seed = 2 E
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7 E
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Second round
| score = 86–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| seed = 2 E
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank = 11
| oppseed = 3 E
| site_stadium = The Spectrum
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename = East Regional Semifinal {{ndash}} Sweet Sixteen
| score = 68–74
| overtime =
| attend = 17,569
| record = 23–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=|timezone=Eastern Time |region=E|regionname=East}}
{{cite web |title=1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1979-80 |publisher=University of Maryland Athletics |access-date=January 29, 2023}}
Rankings
{{main|1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
References
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