1980–81 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1980–81 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball
Eastern 8 Regular Season co-champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Eastern 8
Record	18–10 (7–3 Eastern 8)
Head coach	Mike Rice (3rd season)
Home arena	Civic Arena

1980–81 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rhode Island	10	–	3		.769			21	–	8		.724
Duquesne	10	–	3		.769			20	–	10		.667
West Virginia	9	–	4		.692			23	–	10		.697
Pittsburgh †	8	–	5		.615			19	–	12		.613
Rutgers	7	–	6		.538			16	–	14		.533
St. Bonaventure	6	–	4		.600			14	–	13		.519
George Washington	4	–	9		.308			8	–	19		.296
UMass	0	–	13		.000			3	–	24		.111
† 1981 Eastern 8 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1980–81 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 44 Bruce Atkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania G 22 Tom Cvitkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Ambridge, Pennsylvania G 20 Ronnie Dixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Macon, GA G 21 Derrick Eaglin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Washington, D. C. G 23 John Farrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 30 Tony Long 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Wheeling, West Virginia F 24 Joey Myers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania G 12 Rod Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Avalon, Pennsylvania G 5 Andy Sisinni 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Erie, Pennsylvania G 11 Terry Teachout 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio C 50 Ricky Tunstall 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio C 51 Dave Udanis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Head coach Mike Rice Assistant coach(es) Bruce Bauer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1980*		Indiana (PA)	W 86–71	1–0	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 6, 1980		at Rhode Island	L 61–65	1–1 (0–1)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 9, 1980*		Old Dominion	L 70–73	1–2	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1980*		Robert Morris	W 83–59	2–2	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 13, 1980*		at Canisius	W 82–57	3–2	Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, New York
Dec 19, 1980*		vs. Miami (OH) Golden Gate Tournament	W 97–59	4–2	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1980*		at San Francisco Golden Gate Tournament	L 83–91 OT	4–3	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Dec 22, 1980*		at San Jose State	L 60–82	4–4	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Jan 8, 1981		George Washington	W 87–71	5–4 (1–1)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1981		at West Virginia	L 61–73	5–5 (1–2)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 15, 1981		UMass	W 99–69	6–5 (2–2)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 17, 1981		at George Washington	W 89–82	7–5 (3–2)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 20, 1981		Rutgers	W 62–60	8–5 (4–2)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 22, 1981*		Cincinnati	W 85–77	9–5	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1981*		Stetson	W 62–60	10–5	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1981		at St. Bonaventure	W 75–73	11–5 (5–2)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 1, 1981*		Saint Francis	W 72–63	12–5	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 1981		at Pittsburgh	L 53–60	12–6 (5–3)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1981		at UMass	W 83–67	13–6 (6–3)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 9, 1981		West Virginia	W 69–64	14–6 (7–3)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1981*		at La Salle	L 62–66	14–7	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 1981		Pittsburgh	W 66–64	15–7 (8–3)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1981*		Detroit	W 72–70	16–7	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 1981*		at Dayton	L 100–109 3OT	16–8	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Feb 22, 1981		St. Bonaventure	W 79–72	17–8 (9–3)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 25, 1981		at Rutgers	W 69–68	18–8 (10–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Eastern 8 Tournament
Mar 3, 1981*	(2)	(7) George Washington Quarterfinals	W 84–78 OT	19–8	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1981*	(2)	(3) West Virginia Semifinals	W 55–50	20–8	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1981*	(2)	(4) Pittsburgh Finals	L 60–64	20–9	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NIT Tournament
Mar 12, 1981*		at Michigan First round	L 58–74	20–10	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.