The 1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1979–80 academic year. This was their first season as a member of the original Big East Conference, and it saw the beginning of the great Georgetown-Syracuse rivalry that would be a defining feature of the original Big East for the rest of its 34-season existence. The Orangemen finished with an overall record of 26–4 (5–1 Big East). In the 1980 NCAA Tournament Syracuse opened with a 97–83 win over Villanova. But they lost in the Sweet Sixteen vs Iowa 88–77.
Schedule
!colspan=6 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East tournament
!colspan=12 style=|NCAA Tournament
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