1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1980–81 season.

1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	17–10
Head coach	Dick Harter (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Perry Clark (3rd season)
Home arena	Rec Hall

1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 DePaul		–			–			27	–	2		.931
No. 7 Notre Dame		–			–			23	–	6		.793
Southern Mississippi		–			–			20	–	7		.741
James Madison		–			–			21	–	9		.700
Fordham		–			–			19	–	9		.679
Cleveland State		–			–			18	–	9		.667
Stetson		–			–			18	–	9		.667
Saint Peter's		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Tennessee State		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Marquette		–			–			20	–	11		.645
Old Dominion		–			–			18	–	10		.643
Penn State		–			–			17	–	10		.630
St. Francis (Pa.)		–			–			17	–	10		.630
Siena		–			–			17	–	10		.630
South Carolina		–			–			17	–	10		.630
Dayton		–			–			18	–	11		.621
Long Island		–			–			18	–	11		.621
Texas–Pan American		–			–			18	–	11		.621
Illinois State		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Wagner		–			–			16	–	11		.593
UNLV		–			–			16	–	12		.571
William & Mary		–			–			16	–	12		.571
North Texas State		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Southeastern Louisiana		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Iona		–			–			15	–	14		.517
Richmond		–			–			15	–	14		.517
Fairfield		–			–			13	–	13		.500
UNC Wilmington		–			–			13	–	13		.500
New Orleans		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Towson State		–			–			13	–	14		.481
East Carolina		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Valparaiso		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Campbell		–			–			11	–	16		.407
George Mason		–			–			10	–	16		.385
St. Francis (N.Y.)		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Navy		–			–			9	–	16		.360
Robert Morris		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Baptist		–			–			8	–	19		.296
Northern Iowa		–			–			8	–	19		.296
Army		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Portland State		–			–			7	–	20		.259
Manhattan		–			–			6	–	20		.231
Nicholls State		–			–			6	–	22		.214
Baltimore		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Catholic		–			–			4	–	20		.167
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 43 Frank Brickowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Bayville, New York	Head coach Dick Harter Assistant coach(es) Perry Clark 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
November 28		Ursinus	W 101–68	1–0	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 3		at Indiana State	W 61–54	2–0	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
December 6		SMU	W 72–50	3–0	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 9		at Nebraska	L 50–75	3–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
December 13		East Carolina	W 71–59	4–1	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 16		at Syracuse	L 63–77	4–2	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
December 20		at Rutgers	W 78–76 OT	5–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
December 29		vs. Boston College Music City Tournament	L 67–74	5–3	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
December 30		vs. Tennessee Tech Music City Tournament	W 69–47	6–3	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
January 5		vs. Lafayette	W 53–42	7–3	Hersheypark Arena  Hershey, Pennsylvania
January 6		vs. Temple	L 39–43	7–4	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 10		Rider	W 67–59	8–4	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 17		Philadelphia Textile	W 87–61	9–4	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 19		at Army	W 63–52	10–4	USMA Field House  West Point, NY
January 21		West Virginia	L 52–55	10–5	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 24		Northeastern	L 58–60	10–6	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 26		Loyola (PA)	W 88–47	11–6	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 28		Colgate	W 87–50	12–6	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 31		Westminster	W 65–47	13–6	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1		New Hampshire	W 85–72	14–6	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 4		at South Carolina	L 60–70	14–7	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, SC
February 7		Navy	W 67–51	15–7	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 11		at Pittsburgh	L 63–70	15–8	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 14		Drexel	W 71–58	16–8	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 18		St. Bonaventure	W 64–53	17–8	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 23		at Memphis State	L 67–75	17–9	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
February 25		Robert Morris	L 67–75	17–10	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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