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The 1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1980–81 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's sixth season at BYU. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center and reached the Elite Eight, where they fell to Virginia.[2]

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record25–7 (12–4 WAC)
Quick facts BYU Cougars men's basketball, NCAA Tournament 3-Seed, Elite Eight ...
1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament 3-Seed, Elite Eight
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record25–7 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
← 1979–80
1981–82 →
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1980–81 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Utah13–3 .81325–5  .833
No. 17 Wyoming13–3 .81324–6  .800
No. 16 BYU12–4 .75025–7  .781
UTEP9–7 .56318–12  .600
San Diego State8–8 .50015–12  .556
Hawaii7–9 .43814–13  .519
New Mexico6–10 .37511–15  .423
Air Force3–13 .1889–18  .333
Colorado State1–15 .0633–24  .111
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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Personnel

More information Players, Coaches ...
1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 22 Danny Ainge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) Sr Eugene, Oregon
G 24 Greg Baliff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Provo, Utah
F 31 John Batholomew 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 25 Dave Challis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Walnut Creek, California
G 21 Craig Christensen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Salt Lake City, Utah
G 23 Steve Craig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
F 42 Gary Furniss 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Driggs, Idaho
C 50 Greg Kite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) So Houston, TX
G 21 Mike Maxwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Salt Lake City, Utah
C 52 Dave McGuire 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr West Covina, California
F 32 Keith Rice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon
F 34 Fred Roberts 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Riverton, Utah
F 33 Timo Saarelainen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Helsinki, Finland
F 44 Steve Trumbo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)223 lb (101 kg) Jr Las Vegas, Nevada
G 23 Richie Webb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Idaho Falls, Idaho
Head coach

Frank Arnold

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

Roster
Last update: 2022-Oct-17

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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1980*
 No. 18 at Washington W 80–70  1–0
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (8,059)
Seattle, Washington
Nov 29, 1980*
 No. 18 at No. 7 Oregon State L 68–75  1–1
 Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 6, 1980*
 No. 19 at Utah State W 82–79  2–1
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,291)
Logan, Utah
Dec 12, 1980*
 No. 19 North Texas W 108–92  3–1
 Marriott Center (21,758)
Provo, Utah
Dec 13, 1980*
 No. 19 Saint Mary's W 95–76  4–1
 Marriott Center (21,583)
Provo, Utah
Dec 16, 1980*
 No. 18 Michigan State W 82–50  5–1
 Marriott Center (20,703)
Provo, Utah
Dec 19, 1980*
 No. 18 vs. No. 17 Illinois W 80–75  6–1
 Stokely Athletic Center (11,905)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1980*
 No. 18 at Tennessee L 65–81  6–2
 Stokely Athletic Center (12,700)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 23, 1980*
 No. 20 at Weber State W 85–78  7–2
 Dee Events Center (10,118)
Ogden, Utah
Dec 27, 1980*
 No. 20 Utah State W 104–89  8–2
 Marriott Center (23,037)
Provo, Utah
Jan 2, 1981
 No. 19 at Air Force W 77–65  9–2
(1–0)		 Clune Arena (5,600)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 3, 1981*
 No. 19 at UNLV W 92–90  10–2
 Las Vegas Convention Center (6,393)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 8, 1981
 No. 17 San Diego State W 84–73  11–2
(2–0)		 Marriott Center (22,718)
Provo, Utah
Jan 10, 1981
 No. 17 Hawaii W 91–74  12–2
(3–0)		 Marriott Center (22,873)
Provo, Utah
Jan 15, 1981
 No. 15 at New Mexico W 92–87  13–2
(4–0)		 University Arena (16,416)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 17, 1981
 No. 15 at UTEP L 62–64  13–3
(4–1)		 Special Events Center (9,825)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 23, 1981
 No. 18 Colorado State W 66–46  14–3
(5–1)		 Marriott Center (22,697)
Provo, Utah
Jan 24, 1981
 No. 18 Wyoming W 84–70  15–3
(6–1)		 Marriott Center (22,983)
Provo, Utah
Jan 31, 1981
 No. 15 at No. 9 Utah L 56–60  15–4
(6–2)		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,281)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 6, 1981
 No. 16 UNLV W 86–77  16–4
 Marriott Center (22,841)
Provo, Utah
Feb 7, 1981
 No. 16 Air Force W 62–51  17–4
(7–2)		 Marriott Center (22,724)
Provo, Utah
Feb 12, 1981
 No. 15 at Hawaii W 77–72  18–4
(8–2)		 Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,948)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 14, 1981
 No. 15 at San Diego State L 72–73  18–5
(8–3)		 San Diego Sports Arena (6,883)
San Diego, California
Feb 19, 1981
 No. 17 UTEP W 84–75  19–5
(9–3)		 Marriott Center (22,373)
Provo, Utah
Feb 21, 1981
 No. 17 New Mexico W 78–72  20–5
(10–3)		 Marriott Center (22,184)
Provo, Utah
Feb 26, 1981
 No. 15 at Wyoming L 84–86  20–6
(10–4)		 War Memorial Fieldhouse (9,300)
Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 28, 1981
 No. 15 at Colorado State W 80–69  21–6
(11–4)		 Moby Arena (5,107)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Mar 7, 1981
 No. 18 No. 9 Utah W 95–76  22–6
(12–4)		 Marriott Center (23,106)
Provo, Utah
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1981*
 (6 E) No. 16 vs. (11 E) Princeton
First round		 W 60–51  23–6
 Providence Civic Center (8,273)
Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 14, 1981*
 (6 E) No. 16 vs. (3 E) No. 10 UCLA
Second Round		 W 78–55[3]  24–6
 Providence Civic Center (12,823)
Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 19, 1981*
 (6 E) No. 16 vs. (2 E) No. 7 Notre Dame
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen		 W 51–50[4]  25–6
 Omni Coliseum (15,461)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 21, 1981*
 (6 E) No. 16 vs. (1 E) No. 5 Virginia
East Regional final – Elite Eight		 L 60–74[5]  25–7
 Omni Coliseum (15,461)
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
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Rankings

Main article: 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

NBA draft

Main article: 1981 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player NBA club
231Danny AingeBoston Celtics
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