1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Conference	Eastern Athletic Association
Record	16–14 (7–6 EAA)
Head coach	Tom Young (8th season)
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center

1980–81 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings

v t e	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

The 1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University in 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29*		American	W 75–62	1–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
December 2*		Princeton	W 57–47	2–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
December 5*		Columbia	W 78–63	3–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
December 6*		Saint Peter's	W 56–51	4–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
December 9		at St. Bonaventure	L 67–77	4–1 (0–1)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, NY
December 13*		at St. John's	L 70–71	4–2 (0–1)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
December 20*		Penn State	L 76–78	4–3 (0–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
December 22*		at No. 6 North Carolina	L 64–71	4–4 (0–1)	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, NC
December 27*		vs. No. 15 Indiana	L 50–55	4–5 (0–1)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
December 28*		vs. Louisiana Tech	L 47–51	4–6 (0–1)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
December 29*		vs. Loyola Marymount	W 91–54	5–6 (0–1)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
January 8		UMass	W 92–58	6–6 (1–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
January 10		at Pittsburgh	W 69–55	7–6 (2–1)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 14		George Washington	W 81–68	8–6 (3–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
January 17		St. Bonaventure	L 58–64	8–7 (3–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
January 20		at Duquesne	L 60–62	8–8 (3–3)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 22*		Fordham	W 77–63	9–8 (3–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
January 27*		Duke	L 51–53	9–9 (3–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
January 31		Rhode Island	L 49–56	9–10 (3–4)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
February 3*		at Manhattan	W 90–57	10–10 (3–4)	Draddy Gymnasium  The Bronx, NY
February 5		West Virginia	W 73–71	11–10 (4–4)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
February 7		at George Washington	W 76–71	12–10 (5–4)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D. C.
February 10		at UMass	W 74–53	13–10 (6–4)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, Massachusetts
February 14		at West Virginia	L 67–73	13–11 (6–5)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
February 16*		Long Island	W 90–72	14–11 (6–5)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
February 19*		vs. Seton Hall	L 56–65	14–12 (6–5)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
February 21*		Fairfield	W 87–57	15–12 (6–5)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
February 25		Duquesne	L 68–69	15–13 (6–6)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
February 28		Pittsburgh	W 61–60	16–13 (7–6)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
Eastern 8 tournament
March 5		at Pittsburgh	L 62–67	16–14 (7–6)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.