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1979–80 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

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1979–80 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceEastern Athletic Association
Record18–10 (7–3 EAA)
Head coach
Home arenaCivic Arena
Seasons
1979–80 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Villanova 7 3   .700 23 8   .742
Duquesne 6 3   .667 18 10   .643
Rutgers 6 3   .667 14 14   .500
Pittsburgh 5 4   .556 17 12   .586
George Washington 5 5   .500 15 11   .577
St. Bonaventure 1 3   .250 16 11   .593
West Virginia 4 4   .500 15 14   .517
UMass 0 9   .000 2 24   .077
1980 Eastern 8 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

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1979–80 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 33 Doug Arnold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Irwin, Pennsylvania
F 44 Bruce Atkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
G 40 Jeffery Baldwin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Braddock, Pennsylvania
G 22 Tom Cvitkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Ambridge, Pennsylvania
G 20 Ronnie Dixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Macon, GA
G 23 John Farrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 35 Pat Felix 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr DuBois, Pennsylvania
G 15 B. B. Flenory 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr New Kensington, Pennsylvania
G 21 Paul Kush 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Levittown, Pennsylvania
C 14 Fred Moon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chester, Pennsylvania
F 41 John Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Clairton, Pennsylvania
F 24 Joey Myers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
G 12 Rod Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Avalon, Pennsylvania
F 42 John Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr New Haven, Connecticut
C 50 Ricky Tunstall 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1
at George Washington W 70–64  1–0
(1–0)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D. C.
December 4*
Bowing Green State W 72–47  2–0
(1–0)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 6*
Western Kentucky W 84–73  3–0
(1–0)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 8*
at Niagara W 64–57  4–0
(1–0)
Niagara Falls Convention Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
December 11*
Canisius W 77–62  5–0
(1–0)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 15
at Villanova W 77–72  6–0
(2–0)
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
December 20*
at Stetson W 76–67  7–0
(2–0)
Edmunds Center 
 
December 22*
at Jacksonville L 54–73  7–1
(2–0)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
January 5*
at Detroit W 72–67  8–1
(2–0)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
January 8*
Saint Francis (PA) W 82–68  9–1
(2–0)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 12*
at Penn State L 52–62  9–2
(2–0)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 14*
Holy Cross W 103–88  10–2
(2–0)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 16
at Pittsburgh L 53–55  10–3
(2–1)
Fitzgerald Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 19
West Virginia W 73–66  11–3
(3–1)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 21
UMass W 88–66  12–3
(4–1)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 24*
at Old Dominion L 60–65  12–4
(4–1)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
January 27
Rutgers L 73–75 OT 12–5
(4–2)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 29*
Indiana (PA) W 70–44  13–5
(4–2)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 31*
Penn State W 56–55  14–5
(4–2)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 2
at St. Bonaventure L 87–90  14–6
(4–3)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 6
at West Virginia W 49–38  15–6
(5–3)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 10
Pittsburgh W 67–66  16–6
(6–3)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 16*
at Old Roberts L 83–87  16–7
(6–3)
Mabee Center 
 
February 21*
La Salle L 83–87  16–8
(6–3)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 24*
Dayton W 85–71  17–8
(6–3)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EAAC tournament
February 26
(2) (7) West Virginia
Quarterfinals
L 87–95  17–9
(6–3)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NIT
March 6*
Pittsburgh
First Round
W 65–63  18–9
(6–3)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 10*
St. Peter’s
Second Round
L 33–34  18–10
(6–3)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1979–80 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement" (PDF). GoDuquesne.com. Duquesne University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.