1979–80 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

1979–80 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
1979–80 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	21–8 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach	Charles Moir (4th season);
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Louisville †	12	–	0	1.000	33	–	3	.917
Virginia Tech	8	–	4	.667	21	–	8	.724
Florida State	7	–	5	.583	22	–	9	.710
Memphis State	5	–	7	.417	13	–	14	.481
Saint Louis	4	–	8	.333	12	–	15	.444
Cincinnati	3	–	9	.250	13	–	15	.464
Tulane	3	–	9	.250	10	–	17	.370

† 1980 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1979–80 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Metro Conference during the 1979–80 season. The Hokies were led by head coach Charles Moir and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia. After finishing second in the Metro regular season standings, Virginia Tech lost in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament but did secure a bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 7 seed in the Mideast region, the team beat No. 10 seed Western Kentucky in the opening round before losing to Indiana.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	40	Wayne Robinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Greensboro Day School	Greensboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Charles Moir (Appalachian State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Feb 11, 1980		No. 3 Louisville	L 54–56	17–4	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Metro Tournament
Feb 28, 1980*		vs. Cincinnati Quarterfinals	L 51–65	20–7	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 7, 1980*	(7 ME)	at (10 ME) Western Kentucky First round	W 89–85 ^OT	21–7	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mar 9, 1980*	(7 ME)	vs. (2 ME) No. 7 Indiana Second round	L 59–68	21–8	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "Arkansas Advances With Indiana State". The New York Times. March 12, 1979. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ "2021-22 Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 867–868. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1979-80 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "Arkansas Advances With Indiana State". The New York Times. March 12, 1979. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

[3] "1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

[4] "2021-22 Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

[5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 867–868. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Venues	War Memorial Gymnasium (1926–1961) Cassell Coliseum (1962–present)
Rivalries	Virginia
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24