1980–81 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
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 |
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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 Rankings from AP poll[1] |
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. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1980–81 Syracuse Oranges Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1980–81 Men's basketball Schedule". Cuse.com.