American college basketball season
The 1980–81 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by head coach Carl Stewart, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–11, 8–4 in SWAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 6 seed Wichita State.[1] This season marked the first appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the Southern men's basketball program.
Roster
| 1980–81 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team
|
| Players |
Coaches
|
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Hometown
|
| G
|
|
Alvin Jackson
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
—
|
Jr
|
|
| F
|
|
David Williams
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
—
|
Sr
|
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
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Schedule
Date
time, TV
|
Rank#
|
Opponent#
|
Result
|
Record
|
Site (attendance)
city, state
|
| Regular season
|
Dec 4, 1980*
|
|
Howard
|
W 69–61
|
3–1
|
F. G. Clark Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
Jan 19, 1981*
|
|
at Lamar
|
L 67–85
|
8–5
|
Beaumont Civic Center
Beaumont, Texas
|
Feb 23, 1981
|
|
at Grambling State
|
L 69–76
|
15–10
(8–4)
|
Tiger Memorial Gym
Grambling, Louisiana
|
| 1981 SWAC tournament
|
Mar 7, 1981*
|
|
Grambling State
Semifinals
|
W 69–65
|
16–10
|
F. G. Clark Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
Mar 8, 1981*
|
|
Jackson State
Championship game
|
W 69–63
|
17–10
|
F. G. Clark Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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| 1981 NCAA tournament
|
Mar 13, 1981*
|
(11 MW)
|
vs. (6 MW) Wichita State
First round
|
L 70–95
|
17–11
|
Levitt Arena
Wichita, Kansas
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |
[2]
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