The 1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was Ralph Sampson's freshman year with the Cavaliers.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| National Invitation Tournament
Awards and honors Jeff Lamp, 3rd Team UPI All-American Jeff Lamp, 2nd Team All-ACC Ralph Sampson, NIT Most Valuable Player Ralph Sampson, ACC Rookie of the Year
NBA draft 1981 1 15 Jeff Lamp Portland Trail Blazers 1981 4 77 Lee Raker San Diego Clippers 1981 7 159 Lewis Latimore Milwaukee Bucks 1982 4 77 Jeff Jones Indiana Pacers 1983 1 1 Ralph Sampson Houston Rockets 1983 3 68 Craig Robinson Boston Celtics
References