1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, regional final
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 14
Record24–9 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Maryland 11 3   .786 24 7   .774
No. 15 North Carolina 9 5   .643 21 8   .724
NC State 9 5   .643 20 8   .714
Clemson 8 6   .571 23 9   .719
Virginia 7 7   .500 24 10   .706
No. 14 Duke 7 7   .500 24 9   .727
Wake Forest 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Georgia Tech 1 13   .071 8 18   .308
1980 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1979–80 college basketball season. This was the sixth and final season for head coach Bill Foster, as it was announced on March 3, 1980 that he would join the South Carolina Gamecocks the following season.

Mike Krzyzewski, the head coach of the Army Black Knights the previous five seasons, succeeded Foster.