1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 7th season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 21-7 overall and 13–5 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #3 seed in the Midwest Regional, but fell 60-56 to #6 seed Wichita State in the Round of 32.

1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1980–81 record21–7 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coachLute Olson (7th season)
MVPVince Brookins
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Indiana144 .778  269  .743
No. 13 Iowa135 .722  217  .750
No. 19 Illinois126 .667  218  .724
Purdue108 .556  2111  .656
Minnesota99 .500  1911  .633
Ohio State99 .500  1413  .519
Michigan810 .444  1911  .633
Michigan State711 .389  1314  .481
Wisconsin513 .278  1116  .407
Northwestern315 .167  918  .333
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
15Steve CarfinoG62Fr.Los Angeles, California
24Bob HansenG66So.Des Moines, Iowa
30Kenny ArnoldG62Jr.Chicago, Illinois
32Vince BrookinsF65Sr.Cleveland, Ohio
 Jerry DennardF69So.Chowchilla, California
40Kevin BoyleF67Jr.Chicago, Illinois
44Mark GannonF67So.Iowa City, Iowa
Waymond KingG61Fr.Kansas City, Missouri

Schedule/results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/20/1980*
No. 16 Iowa State
Rivalry
W 85-59  6-1
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/17/1981
No. 14 at No. 9 Michigan W 73-58[1]  10-2 (3-1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/22/1981
No. 9 at Indiana W 56-53[2]  11-2 (4-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/19/1981
No. 12 No. 16 Indiana W 78-65[3]  18-4 (10-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/28/1981
No. 8 Wisconsin W 96-75[4]  21-4 (13-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1981*
No. 13 (3) at No. (6) Wichita State
Second Round
L 56-60[5]  21-7 (13-5)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

  1. "Team hustle powers Iowa past Wolves" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 19, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. "Iowa ends the jinx with win over Indiana". Chicago Tribune. January 23, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. "Hawkeyes electrify, 78-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 20, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  4. "Badgers buried under Iowa's 21st win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 2, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  5. "Wichita St. ends Iowa's title dream". Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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