1979–80 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Metro Conference during the 1979–80 season. The Hokies were led by head coach Charles Moir and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia. After finishing second in the Metro regular season standings, Virginia Tech lost in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament but did secure a bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 7 seed in the Mideast region, the team beat No. 10 seed Western Kentucky in the opening round before losing to Indiana.

1979–80 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceMetro Conference
Record21–8 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
1979–80 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Louisville120 1.000333  .917
Virginia Tech84 .667218  .724
Florida State75 .583229  .710
Memphis State57 .4171314  .481
Saint Louis48 .3331215  .444
Cincinnati39 .2501315  .464
Tulane39 .2501017  .370
1980 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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