1980–81 LSU Tigers basketball team
1980–81 LSU Tigers basketball | |
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SEC regular season champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
1980–81 record | 31–5 (17–1 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | LSU Assembly Center |
1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 LSU | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Kentucky | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Tennessee | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss † | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1980–81 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown, and the team played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
After a loss to Arkansas in the Great Alaska Shootout, the Tigers won 26 consecutive games before a loss at Kentucky in the regular season finale. As No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, the Tigers avenged the early season loss to Arkansas in the Sweet Sixteen[2] and defeated Wichita State to reach the Final Four.[3] The team finished with a record of 31–5 (17–1 SEC).
Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 28, 1980* |
No. 12 | vs. Colgate Great Alaska Shootout |
W 79–61 | 1–0 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska | ||||||
Nov 29, 1980* |
No. 12 | vs. No. 20 Arkansas Great Alaska Shootout |
L 76–86 | 1–1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska | ||||||
Nov 30, 1980* |
No. 12 | vs. No. 16 Georgetown Great Alaska Shootout |
W 76–67 | 2–1 |
Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska | ||||||
Dec 6, 1980* |
No. 15 | Tulane | W 119–81 | 3–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Dec 13, 1980* |
No. 11 | Nevada-Las Vegas | W 87–73 | 4–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Dec 18, 1980* |
No. 10 | at New Orleans | W 96–66 | 5–1 |
Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Dec 20, 1980* |
No. 10 | at Tulane | W 86–72 | 6–1 |
Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Dec 22, 1980* |
No. 10 | Xavier | W 78–62 | 7–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Dec 29, 1980* |
No. 10 | North Carolina-Wilmington | W 100–68 | 8–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Dec 30, 1980* |
No. 10 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 91–65 | 9–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 3, 1981 |
No. 10 | at Florida | W 92–66 | 10–1 (1–0) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
Jan 7, 1981 |
No. 9 | Vanderbilt | W 77–61 | 11–1 (2–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 10, 1981 |
No. 9 | at Mississippi State | W 81–69 | 12–1 (3–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Jan 14, 1981 |
No. 6 | at Alabama | W 59–56 | 13–1 (4–0) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
Jan 17, 1981 |
No. 6 | Georgia | W 78–65 | 14–1 (5–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 19, 1981 |
No. 5 | No. 6 Kentucky | W 81–67 | 15–1 (6–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 21, 1981 |
No. 5 | at Auburn | W 74–64 | 16–1 (7–0) |
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
Jan 24, 1981 |
No. 5 | No. 8 Tennessee | W 80–63 | 17–1 (8–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 28, 1981 |
No. 4 | at Ole Miss | W 63–59 | 18–1 (9–0) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
Jan 31, 1981 |
No. 4 | Florida | W 92–75 | 19–1 (10–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Feb 4, 1981 |
No. 4 | at Vanderbilt | W 86–81 | 20–1 (11–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 7, 1981 |
No. 4 | Mississippi State | W 94–89 | 21–1 (12–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Feb 11, 1981 |
No. 4 | Alabama | W 70–57 | 22–1 (13–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Feb 14, 1981 |
No. 4 | at Georgia | W 64–62 | 23–1 (14–0) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
Feb 18, 1981 |
No. 4 | Auburn | W 58–47 | 24–1 (15–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Feb 21, 1981 |
No. 4 | at No. 8 Tennessee | W 66–65 | 25–1 (16–0) |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 22, 1981* |
No. 4 | Texas A&M | W 67–57 | 26–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Feb 25, 1981 |
No. 2 | Ole Miss | W 74–67 | 27–1 (17–0) |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Mar 1, 1981 |
No. 2 | at No. 9 Kentucky | L 71–73 | 27–2 (17–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1981* |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (8) Florida Quarterfinals |
W 85–73 | 28–2 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Mar 6, 1981* |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (5) Georgia Semifinals |
L 60–68 | 28–3 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1981* |
(1 MW) No. 4 | vs. (8 MW) Lamar Second round |
W 100–78 | 29–3 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | ||||||
Mar 20, 1981* |
(1 MW) No. 4 | vs. (5 MW) No. 20 Arkansas Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 72–56[2] | 30–3 |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Mar 22, 1981* |
(1 MW) No. 4 | vs. (6 MW) Wichita State Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 96–85[3] | 31–3 |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Mar 28, 1981* |
(1 MW) No. 4 | vs. (3 ME) No. 9 Indiana National Semifinal – Final Four |
L 49–67[5] | 31–4 |
The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Mar 30, 1981* |
(1 MW) No. 4 | vs. (1 E) No. 5 Virginia Third Place Game |
L 74–78 | 31–5 |
The Spectrum (18,276) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
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Rankings[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | |||||
AP | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
Coaches | 13 | 13^ | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
NBA Draft[]
References[]
- ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ a b "L.S.U., WICHITA WIN IN MIDWEST". The New York Times. March 21, 1981. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "LSU Captures Midwest Final, Defeats Wichita State by 96-85". The New York Times. March 23, 1981. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "1981 NCAA Final Four program". March 1981. Cite magazine requires
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(help) - ^ "HOOISERS ROMP AS L.S.U. OFFENSE FAILS". The New York Times. March 29, 1981. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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