1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall24-90.727
Conference7-70.500
StreakL1
Home10-2
Away4-5
Neutral10-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Kentucky | Springfield, Mass. | Tip Off Classic | W 82-76 |
| Nov 30 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Wake Forest | Greensboro, N.C. | Big Four Tournament | W 72-70 |
| Dec 1 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | North Carolina | Greensboro, N.C. | Big Four Tournament | W 86-74 |
| Dec 5 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Princeton | Durham, N.C. | W 81-45 | |
| Dec 8 (Sat) | TBA | Home | East Carolina | Durham, N.C. | W 92-73 | |
| Dec 11 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pa. | W 70-67 | |
| Dec 21 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Boston College | Providence, R.I. | Industrial National Classic | W 70-64 |
| Dec 22 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Providence | Providence, R.I. | Industrial National Classic | W 82-78 |
| Dec 28 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Vermont | Durham, N.C. | W 92-67 | |
| Dec 29 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Cincinnati | Durham, N.C. | Iron Duke Classic | W 97-75 |
| Jan 5 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Colgate | Durham, N.C. | W 73-44 | |
| Jan 7 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Georgia Tech | Durham, N.C. | W 55-42 | |
| Jan 9 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | L 82-87 | |
| Jan 12 (Sat) | TBA | Home | North Carolina | Durham, N.C. | L 67-82 | |
| Jan 16 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Wake Forest | Durham, N.C. | W 67-66 | |
| Jan 19 (Sat) | TBA | Home | N.C. State | Durham, N.C. | W 67-56 | |
| Jan 21 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | W 56-49 | |
| Jan 23 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Virginia | Durham, N.C. | L 84-90 | |
| Jan 26 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pa. | W 78-69 | |
| Jan 30 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. | W 82-61 | |
| Feb 2 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Maryland | College Park, Md. | L 82-101 | |
| Feb 6 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Virginia | Charlotesville, Va. | L 69-73 | |
| Feb 10 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Marquette | Madison, Wis. | L 77-80 | |
| Feb 13 (Wed) | TBA | Away | N.C. State | Raleigh, N.C. | L 59-76 | |
| Feb 16 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Maryland | Durham, N.C. | W 66-61 | |
| Feb 20 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Clemson | Durham, N.C. | W 87-82 | |
| Feb 23 (Sat) | TBA | Away | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | L 71-96 | |
| Feb 28 (Thu) | TBA | Neutral | N.C. State | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | W 68-62 |
| Feb 29 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | North Carolina | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | W 75-61 |
| Mar 1 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Maryland | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | W 73-72 |
| Mar 8 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Pennsylvania | West Lafayette, Ind. | NCAA Tournament | W 52-42 |
| Mar 13 (Thu) | TBA | Neutral | Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | NCAA Tournament | W 55-54 |
| Mar 15 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Purdue | Lexington, Ky. | NCAA Tournament | L 60-68 |