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1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record24–8 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Hill (2nd season)
  • Murray Knox (1st season)
  • Lafayette Norwood (3rd season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1980–81 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri 10 4   .714 22 10   .688
Kansas State 9 5   .643 24 9   .727
Nebraska 9 5   .643 15 12   .556
Kansas 9 5   .643 24 8   .750
Oklahoma State 8 6   .571 18 9   .667
Colorado 5 9   .357 16 12   .571
Oklahoma 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
Iowa State 2 12   .143 9 18   .333
1981 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

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1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 40 John Crawford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Kansas City, Missouri
G 34 Tony Guy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Towson, Maryland
C 54 Art Housey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
C 24 Kelly Knight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Wichita, Kansas
F 35 Dave Magley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr South Bend, Indiana
C 55 Victor Mitchell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Amarillo, Texas
G 31 Booty Neal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Oxon Hill, Maryland
G 15 Rickey Ross 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Wichita, Kansas
G 14 Darnell Valentine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas
G 22 Mark Welch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Gardner, Kansas
G 33 Rick Worrell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Salina, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
at Nevada W 91-73  1-0
Centennial Coliseum 
Reno, NV
December 1*
Pepperdine W 81-67  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 3*
Michigan L 52-64  2-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 6*
Oral Roberts W 90-66  3-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 9*
Morehead State W 90-56  4-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 13*
at No. 2 Kentucky L 73-87  4-2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 20*
USC W 91-68  5-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 22*
at SMU W 73-62  6-2
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
December 30*
Rollins W 102-47  7-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 3*
No. 6 North Carolina W 56-55  8-2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
January 6*
at Memphis W 59-49  9-2
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
January 10
Iona W 94-64  10-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 14
Iowa State W 70-58  11-2
(1-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 17
at Oklahoma W 82-78  12-2
(2-0)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 21
No. 18 Missouri
Border War
W 63-55  13-2
(3-0)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,000)
Lawrence, KS
January 24*
Colorado W 66-59  14-2
(4-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 28
No. 18 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 43-54  14-3
(4-1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 31
No. 18 at Nebraska L 54-57  14-4
(4-2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
February 4
at Oklahoma State L 73-76  14-5
(4-3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 7
Oklahoma W 96-67  15-5
(5-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 9
at Missouri
Border War
L 65-79  15-6
(5-4)
Hearnes Center (11,148)
Columbia, MO
February 14
at Iowa State W 51-49  16-6
(6-4)
James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 18
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 51-49  17-6
(7-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 21
at Colorado L 50-53  17-7
(7-5)
Coors Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, CO
February 25
Nebraska W 75-49  18-7
(8-5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 28
Oklahoma State W 80-65  19-7
(9-5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 3
(4) (5) Oklahoma State
Big Eight Tournament quarterfinals
W 96-69  20-7
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 4
(4) vs. (1) Missouri
Big Eight tournament semifinals
Border War
W 75-70  21-7
Kemper Arena (17,032)
Kansas City, MO
March 5
(4) vs. (2) Kansas State
Big Eight tournament championship Game
Sunflower Showdown
W 80-68  22-7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
March 13*
(7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Ole Miss
NCAA Tournament first round
W 69-66  23-7
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
March 15*
(7 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 3 Arizona State
NCAA Tournament second round
W 88-71  24-7
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
March 20*
(7 MW) vs. (6 MW) Wichita State
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
L 65-66  24-8
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Midwest=MW.

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