1980–81 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
American college basketball season
1980–81 Syracuse Orangemen basketball | |
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Big East Tournament Champions | |
NIT tournament, Runner-Up | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 22-12 (6-8 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse † | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 1981[1] Rankings from AP poll |
The 1980–81 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1980–81 academic year.
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 29* | Columbia | W 108–81 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
December 5* | Kent State | W 81–65 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
December 6* | No. 18 | No. 4 Maryland Carrier Classic | L 73–83 | 2–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
December 10* | at Detroit | W 93–79 | 3–1 | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan | |||||||
December 12* 8:30 p.m. | No. 20 | at Illinois State | W 64–52 | 4–1 | Horton Field House (6,086) Normal, Illinois | ||||||
December 16* | Penn State | W 77–63 | 5–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
December 29* | Colgate | W 100–84 | 6–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 3* | at Canisius | W 88–72 | 7–1 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY | |||||||
January 5 | at Connecticut Rivalry | L 59–78 | 7–2 (0–1) | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||
January 7* | Niagara | W 107–84 | 8–2 (0–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 10 | Villanova | L 65–69 | 8–3 (0–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 14 | Providence | W 84–66 | 9–3 (1–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 17 | at Georgetown | L 57–62 | 9–4 (1–3) | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D. C. | |||||||
January 21 | at Boston College | L 63–66 | 9–5 (1–4) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
January 24 | St. John's | W 79–71 | 10–5 (2–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 26* | at St. Bonaventure | L 71–74 | 10–6 (2–4) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||
January 30* | Old Dominion | W 71–58 | 11–6 (2–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
February 1* | at DePaul | L 69–91 | 11–7 (2–4) | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
February 4 | Seton Hall | W 74–62 | 12–7 (3–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
February 7 | at Providence | W 81–67 | 13–7 (4–4) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
February 9 | Georgetown | W 66–64 | 14–7 (5–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
February 14 | Connecticut Rivalry | L 63–65 | 14–8 (5–5) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
February 17 | at Villanova | L 78–88 | 14–9 (5–6) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 21 | at Seton Hall | L 65–66 | 14–10 (5–7) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ | |||||||
February 25 | Boston College | W 90–86 | 15–10 (6–7) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
February 28 | at St. John's | L 73–82 | 15–11 (6–8) | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY | |||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 5 | (6) | (3) St. John's Quarterfinals | W 71–66 | 16–11 (6–8) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
March 6 | (6) | (2) Georgetown Semifinals | W 67–53 | 17–11 (6–8) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
March 7 | (6) | (4) Villanova Championship game | W 83–80 3OT | 18–11 (6–8) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 13* | Marquette First round | W 88–81 | 19–11 (6–8) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
March 16* | Holy Cross Second round | W 77–57 | 20–11 (6–8) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
March 19* | Michigan Quarterfinals | W 91–76 | 21–11 (6–8) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
March 23* | vs. Purdue Semifinals | W 70–63 | 22–11 (6–8) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
March 25* | vs. Tulsa Finals | L 84–86 OT | 22–12 (6–8) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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