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1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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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.

ConferenceBig Eight Conference
CoachesNo. 19
Record24–8 (9–5 Big 8)
Headcoach
Quick facts Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball, Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament champions ...
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
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1980–81 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Missouri10–4 .71422–10  .688
Kansas State9–5 .64324–9  .727
Nebraska9–5 .64315–12  .556
Kansas †9–5 .64324–8  .750
Oklahoma State8–6 .57118–9  .667
Colorado5–9 .35716–12  .571
Oklahoma4–10 .2869–18  .333
Iowa State2–12 .1439–18  .333
† 1981 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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 Sweet Sixteen		 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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