1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Conference	Eastern Athletic Association
Record	16–14 (7–6 EAA)
Head coach	Tom Young (8th season);
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	10	–	3	.769	21	–	8	.724
Duquesne	10	–	3	.769	20	–	10	.667
West Virginia	9	–	4	.692	23	–	10	.697
Pittsburgh †	8	–	5	.615	19	–	12	.613
Rutgers	7	–	6	.538	16	–	14	.533
St. Bonaventure	6	–	4	.600	14	–	13	.519
George Washington	4	–	9	.308	8	–	19	.296
UMass	0	–	13	.000	3	–	24	.111

† 1981 Eastern 8 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University in 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29*	American	W 75–62	1–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
December 2*	Princeton	W 57–47	2–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
December 5*	Columbia	W 78–63	3–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
December 6*	Saint Peter's	W 56–51	4–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
December 9	at St. Bonaventure	L 67–77	4–1 (0–1)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
December 13*	at St. John's	L 70–71	4–2 (0–1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
December 20*	Penn State	L 76–78	4–3 (0–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
December 22*	at No. 6 North Carolina	L 64–71	4–4 (0–1)	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
December 27*	vs. No. 15 Indiana	L 50–55	4–5 (0–1)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
December 28*	vs. Louisiana Tech	L 47–51	4–6 (0–1)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
December 29*	vs. Loyola Marymount	W 91–54	5–6 (0–1)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
January 8	UMass	W 92–58	6–6 (1–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
January 10	at Pittsburgh	W 69–55	7–6 (2–1)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 14	George Washington	W 81–68	8–6 (3–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
January 17	St. Bonaventure	L 58–64	8–7 (3–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
January 20	at Duquesne	L 60–62	8–8 (3–3)	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 22*	Fordham	W 77–63	9–8 (3–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
January 27*	Duke	L 51–53	9–9 (3–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
January 31	Rhode Island	L 49–56	9–10 (3–4)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
February 3*	at Manhattan	W 90–57	10–10 (3–4)	Draddy Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
February 5	West Virginia	W 73–71	11–10 (4–4)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
February 7	at George Washington	W 76–71	12–10 (5–4)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D. C.
February 10	at UMass	W 74–53	13–10 (6–4)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
February 14	at West Virginia	L 67–73	13–11 (6–5)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 16*	Long Island	W 90–72	14–11 (6–5)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
February 19*	vs. Seton Hall	L 56–65	14–12 (6–5)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 21*	Fairfield	W 87–57	15–12 (6–5)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
February 25	Duquesne	L 68–69	15–13 (6–6)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
February 28	Pittsburgh	W 61–60	16–13 (7–6)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Eastern 8 tournament
March 5	at Pittsburgh	L 62–67	16–14 (7–6)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] "1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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v t e Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
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Rivalries	Princeton Seton Hall
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics