1980–81 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team

1980–81 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball
1980–81 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball
Midwestern City Conference Tournament Champions
Conference	Midwestern City Conference
Record	14–15 (7–4 MCC)
Head coach	Ken Trickey (2nd season);
Home arena	Frederickson Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Xavier	8	–	3	.727	12	–	16	.429
Loyola-Chicago	7	–	4	.636	13	–	15	.464
Oklahoma City †	7	–	4	.636	14	–	15	.483
Oral Roberts	6	–	5	.545	11	–	16	.407
Evansville	6	–	5	.545	19	–	9	.679
Detroit	1	–	5	.167	9	–	18	.333
Butler	1	–	10	.091	5	–	22	.185

† 1981 MCC tournament winner

The 1980–81 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team represented Oklahoma City University in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Midwestern City Conference. They finished the season 14-15 overall, tied for second in the MCC regular season title with a 7–4 record and won the 1981 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament. However, the conference did not receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. They were coached by Ken Trickey in his second season as head coach of the Chiefs. They played their home games at Frederickson Fieldhouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 28, 1980*		vs. Tulane Mid-South Classic	L 87–105	0–1	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
November 29, 1980*		at Memphis State Mid-South Classic	L 86–98	0–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
December 3, 1980*		at Oklahoma	L 82–88	0–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 5, 1980*		vs. Colorado State Shocker Classic	L 45–47	0–4	Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
December 6, 1980*		vs. McNeese State Shocker Classic	W 75–68	1–4	Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
December 13, 1980*		at No. 14 Arkansas	L 70–76	1–5	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 20, 1980*		Baylor	W 89–61	2–5	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK
December 22, 1980*		at UNLV Rebel Round-Up	L 76–86	2–6	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV
December 23, 1980*		TCU Rebel Round-Up	L 60–73	2–7	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas
December 27, 1980*		Idaho All-College Basketball Tournament	L 61–74	2–8	The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK
December 28, 1980*		Cameron All-College Basketball Tournament	W 89–61	2–9	The Myriad Oklahoma City
December 30, 1980*		Kent State All-College Basketball Tournament	W 101–89	3–9	The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK
January 3, 1981*		Oklahoma State	L 93–100	3–10	State Fair Arena Oklahoma City, OK
January 6, 1981*		at Kansas State	L 79–97	3–11	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
January 10, 1981		Butler	W 108–97	4–11 (1–0)	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK
January 12, 1981		Detroit	W 92–79	5–11 (2–0)	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK
January 14, 1981		Xavier	W 83–65	6–11 (3–0)	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK
January 19, 1981		Evansville	W 83–66	7–11 (4–0)	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK
January 22, 1981		at Xavier	L 73–79	7–12 (4–1)	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
January 24, 1981		at Loyola (IL)	L 86–92	7–13 (4–2)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
January 31, 1981		Oral Roberts	W 96–84	8–13 (5–2)	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK
February 7, 1981		at Evansville	W 83–66	8–14 (5–3)	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
February 9		Loyola (IL)	W 118–99	9–14 (6–3)	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK
February 14		Oral Roberts	L 98–109	9–15 (6–4)	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 21		Butler	W 74–65	10–14 (7–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 28, 1981*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 101–85	11–15	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK
Midwestern City Conference Tournament
March 3, 1981	(2)	vs. (7) Butler First Round	W 86–69	12–15	The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK
March 4, 1981	(2)	vs. (3) Loyola (IL) Semifinal	W 73–71 ^OT	13–15	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
March 5, 1981	(2)	vs. (1) Xavier Championship	W 82–76	14–15	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "1980–81 Oklahoma City Chiefs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

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[1] "1980–81 Oklahoma City Chiefs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

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