1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 13
1980–81 record 21–7 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Lute Olson (7th year)
Home arena Iowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Indiana 14 4   .778     26 9   .743
#13 Iowa 13 5   .722     21 7   .750
#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 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 7th season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 21-7 overall and 13–5 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #3 seed in the Midwest Regional, but fell 60-56 to #6 seed Wichita State in the Round of 32.

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
15Steve CarfinoG62Fr.Los Angeles, California
24Bob HansenG 66So.Des Moines, Iowa
30Kenny ArnoldG62Jr.
32Jerry DennardFSo.
40Kevin BoyleF67Jr.Chicago, Illinois
44Mark GannonF67So.Iowa City, Iowa
Waymond KingFFr.

Schedule/results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
12/20/1980*
No. 16 Iowa State
Rivalry
W 85-59  6-1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

1/17/1981
No. 14 at No. 9 Michigan W 73-58[1]  10-2 (3-1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/22/1981
No. 9 at Indiana W 56-53[2]  11-2 (4-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/19/1981
No. 12 No. 16 Indiana W 78-65[3]  18-4 (10-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

2/28/1981
No. 8 Wisconsin W 96-75[4]  21-4 (13-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament

3/15/1981*
No. 13 (3) at No. (6) Wichita State
Second Round
L 56-60[5]  21-7 (13-5)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Team hustle powers Iowa past Wolves" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 19, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. "Iowa ends the jinx with win over Indiana". Chicago Tribune. January 23, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. "Hawkeyes electrify, 78-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 20, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  4. "Badgers buried under Iowa's 21st win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 2, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  5. "Wichita St. ends Iowa's title dream". Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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