1979–80 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

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]

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]

Roster

1979–80 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
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 F 21 Les Henson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Benedictine High School Richmond, Virginia	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

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

Main article: 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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