1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
ConferenceEastern Athletic Association
Record16–14 (7–6 EAA)
Head coach
  • Tom Young (8th season)
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
1981–82 →

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 		Rank# 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

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