1980–81 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1980–81 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Boyd Grant's fourth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Selland Arena and were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–4, 12–2 in PCAA play to win the conference regular season statute title. They defeated San Jose State to win the PCAA tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs were upset in the opening round by Northeastern, 55–53.[1]
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association Conference
Record25–4 (12–2 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Boyd Grant (4th season)
HomearenaSelland Arena
| 1980–81 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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PCAA Regular season champion PCAA tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, Second round | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association Conference |
| Record | 25–4 (12–2 PCAA) |
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| Home arena | Selland Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State† | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1981 PCAA tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 28, 1980* |
Air Force | W 55–40 | 1–0 |
Selland Arena Fresno, California | |||||||
| Nov 29, 1980* |
Portland State | W 96–65 | 2–0 |
Selland Arena Fresno, California | |||||||
| Dec 1, 1980* |
at Arizona | W 77–65 | 3–0 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
| Dec 6, 1980* |
at Boise State | W 65–40 | 4–0 |
Bronco Gym Boise, Idaho | |||||||
| Dec 9, 1980* |
Arizona | W 70–60 | 5–0 |
Selland Arena Fresno, California | |||||||
| Dec 20, 1980* |
Mississippi State | W 58–45 | 6–0 |
Selland Arena Fresno, California | |||||||
| Dec 29, 1980* |
at Northern Illinois | W 71–59 | 7–0 |
Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois | |||||||
| Dec 31, 1980* |
at Kansas State | L 39–47 | 7–1 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
| PCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 6, 1981* |
vs. Utah State Semifinals |
W 71–57 | 20–3 |
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
| Mar 7, 1981* |
vs. San Jose State Championship game |
W 52–48 | 25–3 |
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 13, 1981* |
(6 W) | vs. (11 W) Northeastern First round |
L 53–55 | 25–4 |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | ||||||
Rankings
NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
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| 4 | 85 | Peter Verhoeven | Portland Trail Blazers |