1980–81 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1980–81 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
1980–81 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Third place
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	21–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady (1st season);
Assistant coach	Bruce Weber (1st season)
Home arena	Mackey Arena
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1980–81 college basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by first-year head coach Gene Keady and finished with an overall record of 21–11 (10–8 Big Ten).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	44	Roosevelt Barnes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Fort Wayne, Indiana
C	35	Ted Benson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
C	40	Russell Cross	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
G	24	Lee Cummings	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	11	Keith Edmonson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	San Antonio, Texas
G	41	Jon Kitchell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Galveston, Indiana
G/F	33	Drake Morris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	East Chicago, Indiana
C	41	Jim Rowinski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Long Island, New York
F	23	Michael Scearce	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lexington, Kentucky
G	32	Kevin Stallings	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Collinsville, Illinois
G	20	Brian Walker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Lebanon, Indiana

Head coach

Gene Keady (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Bruce Weber (Milwaukee)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 29, 1980*	Colorado State	W 72–59	1–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 1, 1980*	Loyola Marymount	W 104–75	2–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 6, 1980*	at Tennessee	L 69–78	2–1	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1980*	at Butler	W 82–61	3–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 11, 1980*	Oklahoma	W 101–86	4–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 13, 1980*	at Providence	W 64–59	5–1	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 22, 1980*	at Tulsa	L 76–90	5–2	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 26, 1980*	vs. Georgia Tech	W 53–45	6–2	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 27, 1980*	vs. Florida	W 95–87	7–2	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 5, 1981	No. 12 Michigan	W 81–74	8–2 (1–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 10, 1981	Ohio State	W 75–65	9–2 (2–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 15, 1981	at No. 18 Illinois	L 65–87	9–3 (2–1)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Jan 17, 1981*	at Wisconsin	W 71–69	10–3 (3–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 22, 1981	Northwestern	W 55–50	11–3 (4–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 24, 1981	Michigan State	L 68–74	11–4 (4–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 29, 1981	at No. 13 Iowa	L 67–84	11–5 (4–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 31, 1981	at Indiana	L 61–69	11–6 (4–4)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 5, 1981	Minnesota	W 74–59	12–6 (5–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 7, 1981	No. 17 Indiana	W 68–66	13–6 (6–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 12, 1981	at Michigan State	W 63–48	14–6 (7–4)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 14, 1981	at Minnesota	L 72–92	14–7 (7–5)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 19, 1981	at Northwestern	W 82–69	15–7 (8–5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Feb 21, 1981	No. 12 Iowa	L 62–67	15–8 (8–6)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 26, 1981	Wisconsin	W 72–61	16–8 (9–6)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 28, 1981	No. 14 Illinois	L 70–81	16–9 (9–7)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 5, 1981	at Ohio State	L 92–93	16–10 (9–8)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Mar 7, 1981	at Michigan	W 67–61	17–10 (10–8)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 12, 1981*	Rhode Island First Round	W 84–58	18–10	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 16, 1981*	Dayton Second Round	W 50–46	19–10	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 20, 1981*	Duke Quarterfinal	W 81–69	20–10	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 23, 1981*	vs. Syracuse Semifinal	L 63–70	20–11	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 25, 1981*	vs. West Virginia Third Place Game	W 75–72 ^OT	21–11	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[1] "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

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Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics