1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Big East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	23–7 (10–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom Davis (4th season)
Home arena	Roberts Center

1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

The 1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 54 John Bagley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Bridgeport, CT	Head coach Tom Davis Assistant coach(es) Kevin Mackey Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-Mar-17

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 30, 1980*		Bentley	W 93–67	1–0	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 2, 1980*		New Hampshire	W 72–58	2–0	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 6, 1980*		Fordham	W 79–69	3–0	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 10, 1980*		at Brown	W 70–56	4–0	Marvel Gymnasium  Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 13, 1980		at Villanova	L 71–74	4–1 (0–1)	Villanova Field House  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 1980*		vs. Penn State Music City Tournament	W 74–67	5–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1980*		at Vanderbilt Music City Tournament	W 87–72	6–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 3, 1981		at Providence	W 98–71	7–1 (1–1)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 7, 1981*		at Vermont	W 65–56	8–1	Patrick Gym  Burlington, Vermont
Jan 10, 1981		at Georgetown	L 55–57	8–2 (1–2)	McDonough Gymnasium (4,510) Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 1981		Connecticut	W 58–57	9–2 (2–2)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 17, 1981*		Merrimack			Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 21, 1981		Syracuse	W 66–63	11–2 (3–2)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 24, 1981		at Seton Hall	W 73–60	12–2 (4–2)	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, New Jersey
Jan 26, 1981		Villanova	W 73–60	13–2 (5–2)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 29, 1981*		vs. Boston University Colonial Classic	W 57–52	14–2	Boston Garden  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 30, 1981*		Holy Cross	W 48–43	15–2	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 2, 1981		at St. John's	L 71–76	15–3 (5–3)	Alumni Hall  Queens, New York
Feb 4, 1981		Lowell			Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 7, 1981		at Connecticut	W 76–71	17–3 (6–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 11, 1981		Providence	W 70–55	18–3 (7–3)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 14, 1981*		at Holy Cross	L 74–86	18–4	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 18, 1981		Georgetown	L 55–57	19–4 (8–3)	Roberts Center (4,400) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 21, 1981		St. John's	W 59–58	20–4 (9–3)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 1981		at Syracuse	L 86–90	20–5 (9–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 28, 1981		Seton Hall	W 64–57	21–5 (10–4)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Big East Tournament
Mar 5, 1981*	(1)	vs. (8) Providence Quarterfinal	L 65–67	21–6	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1981*	(5 ME)	vs. (12 ME) Ball State First Round	W 93–90	22–6	Memorial Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar 15, 1981*	(5 ME)	vs. (4 ME) No. 11 Wake Forest Second Round	W 93–90	23–6	Memorial Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar 20, 1981*	(5 ME)	vs. (9 ME) Saint Joseph's Sweet Sixteen	L 41–42[2]	23–7	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

Sources ^[3][4]

Rankings

Main article: 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• John Bagley – Big East Player of the Year

References

1. sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big East Conference Season Summary
2. "Indiana, St. Joe advance in NCAA's regional play". Vancouver Sun. March 21, 1981. p. 22. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
3. "1980-81 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
4. "1980-81 Boston College Eagles Basketball Pocket Schedule". archive.org. Retrieved July 15, 2024.