1979–80 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1979–80 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Eastern Athletic Association
Record	18–10 (7–3 EAA)
Head coach	Mike Rice (2nd season)
Home arena	Civic Arena
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Mike Rice

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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

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

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