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1980–81 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1980–81 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	16–13 (6–6 Metro)
Head coach	Ed Badger;
Home arena	Riverfront Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

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 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Ed Badger, as members of the Metro Conference.

Roster

1980–81 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	14	Bobby Austin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	43	Jeff Bentley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Mason, Ohio
F	4	Lonnie Cooper	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California
F	44	Mark Dorris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	41	David Duarte	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Providence, RI
G	10	David Kennedy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Pittsburgh, PA
F	22	Greg Slider	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Ed Badger

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*	Rollins	W 80–61	1–0	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
December 5*	vs. No. 12 Iowa	L 64–69	1–1	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
December 6*	vs. Montana State	W 77–75	2–1	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
December 10*	at Miami (OH)	L 87–91	2–2	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
December 13*	at Temple	L 48–63	2–3	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 17*	Bradley	W 75–64	3–3	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
December 20*	Holy Cross	L 58–69	3–4	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
December 22*	at VCU	L 58–78	3–5	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
December 30*	Dayton	W 80–77	4–5	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
January 3*	Illinois-Chicago	W 87–70	5–5	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
January 5	Florida State	L 77–79	5–6 (0–1)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
January 10	Louisville	L 68–83	5–7 (0–2)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
January 12*	Boston University	W 102–82	6–7 (0–2)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
January 17	Virginia Tech	W 82–77	7–7 (1–2)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
January 22*	at Duquesne	L 77–85	7–8 (1–2)	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 24	at St. Louis	W 66–57	8–8 (2–2)	The Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri
January 27	at Tulane	L 50–65	8–9 (2–3)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
January 31	Memphis	L 85–99	8–10 (2–4)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
February 3*	at Loyola (IL)	W 78–76	9–10 (2–4)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
February 7	at Memphis	W 65–62	10–10 (3–4)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
February 10	Tulane	W 91–76	11–10 (4–4)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
February 14	at Florida State	W 80–79	12–10 (5–4)	Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida
February 18*	Xavier	W 79–72	13–10 (5–4)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
February 21	St. Louis	W 59–50	14–10 (6–4)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
February 23	at Louisville	L 67–81	14–11 (6–5)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
February 28	at Virginia Tech	L 92–115	14–12 (6–6)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Metro Tournament
March 6	vs. Tulane	W 67–66	15–12 (6–6)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
March 7	vs. Florida State	W 58–57	16–12 (6–6)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
March 8	at Louisville	L 31–42	16–13 (6–6)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.