1980-81
17-13
Year One. A 33-year-old nobody from Army walks into Cameron, inherits Bill Foster’s holdovers, and begins building something no one can yet imagine.
Coach: Mike Krzyzewski • Foundation • Did not qualify (NIT Quarterfinals)
13
Total Roster
4
Profiled
13
New Arrivals
0
Returning
New Arrivals
14
Chip EngellandNewProfile
Guard • 6’2” • Pacific Palisades, CA
20
Gene BanksNewProfile
Forward • 6'7" • Philadelphia, PA
34
Kenny DennardNewProfile
Forward • 6'8" • King, NC
12
Vince TaylorNewProfile
Guard • 6’5” • El Paso, TX
55
Allen WilliamsNew
Forward • 6'8" • Princeton, WV
11
Doug McNeelyNew
Guard • 6'5" • El Paso, TX
21
Gordon WhittedNew
Guard • 6'2" • Winston-Salem, NC
#
Jim SuddathNew
Guard • 6'8" • East Point, GA
#
Jon WeingartNew
Guard • 6'2"
23
Larry LinneyNew
Guard • 6'4" • Winston-Salem, NC
#
Mac DykeNew
Forward • 6'6"
31
Mike TissawNew
Forward • 6'8" • Fairfax, VA
22
Tom EmmaNew
Guard • 6'2" • Manhasset, NY
Sources (11)
- 1980-81 Duke Schedule & Results
- 1980-81 Duke Roster & Stats
- 1980-81 Duke Schedule — GoDuke
- Mike Krzyzewski: How Coach K’s Legendary Career Began at Duke — ESPN
- Looking Back: Krzyzewski’s First Year at Duke, Part I — Duke Basketball Report
- Looking Back: Krzyzewski’s First Win Over UNC — Duke Basketball Report
- Remembering Coach K’s First Season at Duke — WRAL
- Gene Banks: Key Figure in Duke History — Salisbury Post
- Top 13 Duke-UNC Games of All Time — GoDuke
- Carolina–Duke Rivalry — Wikipedia
- Coach K Coaching Timeline — GoDuke