The 1979–80 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1979–80 college basketball season.

This was head coach Paul Webb's 7th season at Old Dominion.

The Monarchs competed in the ECAC South Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse.

They won the ECAC South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

9 seed in the West Region where they were beaten by 8 seed and eventual National runner-up UCLA[1] in the opening round.