1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Quarterfinals L 69–80 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–11 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Indiana 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
No. 13 Iowa 13 – 5   .722 21 – 7   .750
No. 19 Illinois 12 – 6   .667 21 – 8   .724
Purdue 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500 19 – 11   .633
Ohio State 9 – 9   .500 14 – 13   .519
Michigan 8 – 10   .444 19 – 11   .633
Michigan State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278 11 – 16   .407
Northwestern 3 – 15   .167 9 – 18   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 20 Jim Petersen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr St. Louis Park, Minnesota
G 24 Mark Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr  
G 32 Trent Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Flint, Michigan
F 42 Gary Holmes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Jr  
C 45 Randy Breuer 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lake City, Minnesota
F 54 Ben Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Minneapolis, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
 North Dakota State W 99–64  1–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 2*
 Florida State W 79–66  2–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 5*
 vs. Loyola (IL) W 100–83  3–0
  
 
December 17*
 Marquette L 84–92  3–1
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 22*
 at Louisville W 62–56  4–1
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 26*
 Yale W 95–56  5–1
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27*
 Texas Tech W 72–56  6–1
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 29*
 at USC W 74–67  7–1
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
December 30*
 vs. North Carolina W 76–60  8–1
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
January 8
 No. 19 Wisconsin W 76–60  9–1
(1–0) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 10
 No. 19 No. 10 Michigan L 67–68  9–2
(1–1) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 15
 No. 20 at Michigan State W 86–77  10–2
(2–1) 		Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
January 17
 No. 20 at Illinois L 76–80  10–3
(2–2) 		Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
January 22
 Ohio State L 63–76  10–4
(2–3) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 24
 at No. 9 Iowa W 60–48  11–4
(3–3) 		Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
January 29
 No. 19 Indiana L 53–56 OT 11–5
(3–4) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 31
 No. 19 Northwestern W 74–63  12–5
(4–4) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 5
 at Purdue L 59–74  12–6
(4–5) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
February 7
 at Northwestern W 68–62  13–6
(5–5) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 12
 Iowa L 58–60  13–7
(5–6) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 14
 Purdue W 92–72  14–7
(6–6) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 19
 at Ohio State W 82–76  15–7
(7–6) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
February 21
 at No. 16 Indiana L 63–74  15–8
(7–7) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
February 26
 No. 14 Illinois W 76–59  16–8
(8–7) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 28
 Michigan State W 92–89  17–8
(9–7) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 5
 at Michigan L 67–83  17–9
(9–8) 		Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
March 7
 at Wisconsin L 58–60  17–10
(9–9) 		Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
NIT
March 11*
 Drake
First Round 		W 90–77  18–10
(9–9) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 16*
 at Connecticut
Second Round 		W 84–66  19–10
(9–9) 		Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
March 19*
 West Virginia
Quarterfinals 		L 69–80  19–11
(9–9) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results".


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