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1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	17–10
Head coach	Dick Harter (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Perry Clark (3rd season)
Home arena	Rec Hall
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–		–	27	–	2	.931
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Southern Mississippi		–		–	20	–	7	.741
James Madison		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Fordham		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Cleveland State		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Stetson		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Saint Peter's		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Tennessee State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Marquette		–		–	20	–	11	.645
Old Dominion		–		–	18	–	10	.643
Penn State		–		–	17	–	10	.630
St. Francis (Pa.)		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Siena		–		–	17	–	10	.630
South Carolina		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Dayton		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Long Island		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Texas–Pan American		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Illinois State		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Wagner		–		–	16	–	11	.593
UNLV		–		–	16	–	12	.571
William & Mary		–		–	16	–	12	.571
North Texas State		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Southeastern Louisiana		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Iona		–		–	15	–	14	.517
Richmond		–		–	15	–	14	.517
Fairfield		–		–	13	–	13	.500
UNC Wilmington		–		–	13	–	13	.500
New Orleans		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Towson State		–		–	13	–	14	.481
East Carolina		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Valparaiso		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Campbell		–		–	11	–	16	.407
George Mason		–		–	10	–	16	.385
St. Francis (N.Y.)		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Navy		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Robert Morris		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Baptist		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Northern Iowa		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Army		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Portland State		–		–	7	–	20	.259
Manhattan		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Nicholls State		–		–	6	–	22	.214
Baltimore		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Catholic		–		–	4	–	20	.167

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1980–81 season.

Roster

1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	43	Frank Brickowski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Bayville, New York

Head coach

Dick Harter

Assistant coach(es)

Perry Clark

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28	Ursinus	W 101–68	1–0	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 3	at Indiana State	W 61–54	2–0	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
December 6	SMU	W 72–50	3–0	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 9	at Nebraska	L 50–75	3–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
December 13	East Carolina	W 71–59	4–1	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 16	at Syracuse	L 63–77	4–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
December 20	at Rutgers	W 78–76 ^OT	5–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
December 29	vs. Boston College Music City Tournament	L 67–74	5–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
December 30	vs. Tennessee Tech Music City Tournament	W 69–47	6–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
January 5	vs. Lafayette	W 53–42	7–3	Hersheypark Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania
January 6	vs. Temple	L 39–43	7–4	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 10	Rider	W 67–59	8–4	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 17	Philadelphia Textile	W 87–61	9–4	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 19	at Army	W 63–52	10–4	USMA Field House West Point, NY
January 21	West Virginia	L 52–55	10–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 24	Northeastern	L 58–60	10–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 26	Loyola (PA)	W 88–47	11–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 28	Colgate	W 87–50	12–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 31	Westminster	W 65–47	13–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1	New Hampshire	W 85–72	14–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 4	at South Carolina	L 60–70	14–7	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
February 7	Navy	W 67–51	15–7	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 11	at Pittsburgh	L 63–70	15–8	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 14	Drexel	W 71–58	16–8	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 18	St. Bonaventure	W 64–53	17–8	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 23	at Memphis State	L 67–75	17–9	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
February 25	Robert Morris	L 67–75	17–10	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.