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1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

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The 1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–11 (9–9 Big Ten)
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Assistant coaches
Quick facts Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, National Invitation Tournament, Quarterfinals L 69–80 vs. West Virginia ...
1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Quarterfinals L 69–80 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–11 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Indiana14–4 .77826–9  .743
No. 13 Iowa13–5 .72221–7  .750
No. 19 Illinois12–6 .66721–8  .724
Purdue10–8 .55621–11  .656
Minnesota9–9 .50019–11  .633
Ohio State9–9 .50014–13  .519
Michigan8–10 .44419–11  .633
Michigan State7–11 .38913–14  .481
Wisconsin5–13 .27811–16  .407
Northwestern3–15 .1679–18  .333
Rankings from AP Poll
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F/C 20 Jim Petersen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr St. Louis Park, Minnesota
G 24 Mark Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 Jr  
G 32 Trent Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Flint, Michigan
F 42 Gary Holmes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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 Jr  
C 45 Randy Breuer 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Lake City, Minnesota
F 54 Ben Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
 North Dakota State W 99–64  1–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 2*
 Florida State W 79–66  2–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 5*
 vs. Loyola (IL) W 100–83  3–0
  
 
December 17*
 Marquette L 84–92  3–1
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 22*
 at Louisville W 62–56  4–1
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 26*
 Yale W 95–56  5–1
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27*
 Texas Tech W 72–56  6–1
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 29*
 at USC W 74–67  7–1
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
December 30*
 vs. North Carolina W 76–60  8–1
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
January 8
 No. 19 Wisconsin W 76–60  9–1
(1–0)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 10
 No. 19 No. 10 Michigan L 67–68  9–2
(1–1)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 15
 No. 20 at Michigan State W 86–77  10–2
(2–1)		 Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
January 17
 No. 20 at Illinois L 76–80  10–3
(2–2)		 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
January 22
 Ohio State L 63–76  10–4
(2–3)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 24
 at No. 9 Iowa W 60–48  11–4
(3–3)		 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
January 29
 No. 19 Indiana L 53–56 OT 11–5
(3–4)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 31
 No. 19 Northwestern W 74–63  12–5
(4–4)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 5
 at Purdue L 59–74  12–6
(4–5)		 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
February 7
 at Northwestern W 68–62  13–6
(5–5)		 Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 12
 Iowa L 58–60  13–7
(5–6)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 14
 Purdue W 92–72  14–7
(6–6)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 19
 at Ohio State W 82–76  15–7
(7–6)		 St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
February 21
 at No. 16 Indiana L 63–74  15–8
(7–7)		 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
February 26
 No. 14 Illinois W 76–59  16–8
(8–7)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 28
 Michigan State W 92–89  17–8
(9–7)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 5
 at Michigan L 67–83  17–9
(9–8)		 Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
March 7
 at Wisconsin L 58–60  17–10
(9–9)		 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
NIT
March 11*
 Drake
First Round		 W 90–77  18–10
(9–9)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 16*
 at Connecticut
Second Round		 W 84–66  19–10
(9–9)		 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
March 19*
 West Virginia
Quarterfinals		 L 69–80  19–11
(9–9)		 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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