1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	12–15 (4–8 Metro)
Head coach	Roy Danforth (5th season)
Home arena	Devlin Fieldhouse

1980–81 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Louisville †	11	–	1		.917			21	–	9		.700
Florida State	7	–	5		.583			17	–	11		.607
Cincinnati	6	–	6		.500			16	–	13		.552
Virginia Tech	6	–	6		.500			15	–	13		.536
Memphis State	5	–	7		.417			13	–	14		.481
Tulane	4	–	8		.333			12	–	15		.444
Saint Louis	3	–	9		.250			9	–	18		.333
† 1981 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave were led by head coach Roy Danforth, as members of the Metro Conference.

Roster

1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 32 Craig Beard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama F 50 Micah Blunt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Metairie, Louisiana C 50 Steve Carpenter 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee F 45 Robert Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Central Square, New York G 24 Gary Delph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Anderson, Indiana F 44 Eric Dozier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington, D. C. G 14 Reggie Duke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 42 Jimmy Elliott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Knoxville, Tennessee G 12 Craig Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Alexandria, Virginia G 15 Joe Holston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Washington, D. C. F 22 Jim Hurd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Metairie, Louisiana F 34 Clarence James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tampa, Florida G 20 Reggie McLaurin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Goldsboro, North Carolina G 10 Daryl Moreau 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana F 33 Paul Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Alexandria, Louisiana	Head coach Roy Danforth Assistant coach(es) 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*		vs. Oklahoma City Mid–South Classic	W 105–87	1–0	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
November 29*		vs. Southern Illinois Mid–South Classic	W 92–78	2–0	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
December 2*		vs. Rice	W 78–62	3–0	Rice Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
December 6*		vs. No. 15 LSU	L 81–119	3–1	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 10*		Roosevelt	W 109–63	4–1	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, Louisiana
December 12*		at Oral Roberts	L 90–96	4–2	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 13*		at Tulsa	L 85–102	4–3	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 20*		No. 10 LSU	L 72–86	4–4	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
January 5		Louisville	L 53–73	4–5 (0–1)	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
January 6*		Fredonia State	W 80–63	5–5 (0–1)	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, Louisiana
January 10		Memphis State	L 55–67	5–6 (0–2)	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
January 13*		Mercer	W 67–57	6–6 (0–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, Louisiana
January 17*		New Orleans	W 77–70	7–6 (0–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, Louisiana
January 19		at Memphis State	L 79–91	7–7 (0–3)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
January 24		at Florida State	L 61–79	7–8 (0–4)	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
January 27		Cincinnati	W 65–50	8–8 (1–4)	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
January 31		Florida State	L 61–79	8–9 (1–5)	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
February 2		at St. Louis	W 83–71	9–9 (2–5)	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, Missouri
February 4		at Louisville	L 58–85	9–10 (2–6)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
February 7*		at Southern Miss	L 61–71	9–11 (2–6)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 10		at Cincinnati	L 76–91	9–12 (2–7)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 18		Virginia Tech	W 76–74	10–12 (3–7)	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, Louisiana
February 22*		at New Orleans	L 69–82	10–13 (3–7)	Human Performance Center  New Orleans, Louisiana
February 25		at Virginia Tech	L 75–96	10–14 (3–8)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
February 27		St. Louis	W 75–69	11–14 (4–8)	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
March 2*		Southern Miss	W 84–80	12–14 (4–8)	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, Louisiana
Metro Tournament
March 6	(6)	vs. (3) Cincinnati First round	L 66–67	12–15 (4–8)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1980-81 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1980–81 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "2015-16 Tulane Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2022.