1980–81 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1980–81 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1980–81 academic year.

1980–81 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Tournament Champions
NIT tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record22-12 (6-8 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston College 10 4   .714 23 7   .767
Georgetown 9 5   .643 20 12   .625
St. John's 8 6   .571 17 11   .607
Villanova 8 6   .571 20 11   .645
Connecticut 8 6   .571 20 9   .690
Syracuse 6 8   .429 22 12   .647
Seton Hall 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
Providence 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
1981 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
Columbia W 108–81  1–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 5*
Kent State W 81–65  2–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 6*
No. 18 No. 4 Maryland
Carrier Classic
L 73–83  2–1
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 10*
at Detroit W 93–79  3–1
Joe Louis Arena 
Detroit, Michigan
December 12*
8:30 p.m.
No. 20 at Illinois State W 64–52  4–1
Horton Field House (6,086)
Normal, Illinois
December 16*
Penn State W 77–63  5–1
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 29*
Colgate W 100–84  6–1
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 3*
at Canisius W 88–72  7–1
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
January 5
at Connecticut
Rivalry
L 59–78  7–2
(0–1)
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, Connecticut
January 7*
Niagara W 107–84  8–2
(0–1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 10
Villanova L 65–69  8–3
(0–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 14
Providence W 84–66  9–3
(1–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 17
at Georgetown L 57–62  9–4
(1–3)
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D. C.
January 21
at Boston College L 63–66  9–5
(1–4)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
January 24
St. John's W 79–71  10–5
(2–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 26*
at St. Bonaventure L 71–74  10–6
(2–4)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 30*
Old Dominion W 71–58  11–6
(2–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 1*
at DePaul L 69–91  11–7
(2–4)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
February 4
Seton Hall W 74–62  12–7
(3–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 7
at Providence W 81–67  13–7
(4–4)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
February 9
Georgetown W 66–64  14–7
(5–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 14
Connecticut
Rivalry
L 63–65  14–8
(5–5)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 17
at Villanova L 78–88  14–9
(5–6)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 21
at Seton Hall L 65–66  14–10
(5–7)
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
February 25
Boston College W 90–86  15–10
(6–7)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 28
at St. John's L 73–82  15–11
(6–8)
Carnesecca Arena 
New York, NY
Big East tournament
March 5
(6) (3) St. John's
Quarterfinals
W 71–66  16–11
(6–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
March 6
(6) (2) Georgetown
Semifinals
W 67–53  17–11
(6–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
March 7
(6) (4) Villanova
Championship game
W 83–80 3OT 18–11
(6–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
NIT
March 13*
Marquette
First round
W 88–81  19–11
(6–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
March 16*
Holy Cross
Second round
W 77–57  20–11
(6–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
March 19*
Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 91–76  21–11
(6–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
March 23*
vs. Purdue
Semifinals
W 70–63  22–11
(6–8)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 25*
vs. Tulsa
Finals
L 84–86 OT 22–12
(6–8)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1980–81 Syracuse Oranges Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1980–81 Men's basketball Schedule". Cuse.com.