1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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.

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

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