1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 6th year head coach Ray Carazo, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place.

1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–19 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Carazo (6th season)
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

1980–81 Ivy League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Princeton	13	–	1		.929			18	–	10		.643
Penn	13	–	1		.929			20	–	8		.714
Harvard	9	–	5		.643			16	–	10		.615
Brown	5	–	9		.357			9	–	17		.346
Columbia	5	–	9		.357			9	–	17		.346
Cornell	4	–	10		.286			7	–	19		.269
Yale	4	–	10		.286			7	–	19		.269
Dartmouth	3	–	11		.214			10	–	16		.385
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 4 Joe Conway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Elizabeth, NJ F 20 Pat Cooper 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mobile, AL C 32 Tim Daaleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Westfield, NJ F 23 Pete Foley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Brookfield, WI G 33 Butch Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Scarsdale, NY G 5 Mike Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Uncasville, NY G Lew Hyacinthe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Fr G Fred Lang 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Fr F Steve Leondis 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) — So G Regis O'Keefe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr F Gerry Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr F Doug Stratton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G Bart Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Fr	Head coach Ray Carazo Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28*		at Holy Cross	L 69–99	0–1	Hart Recreation Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
December 4*		Connecticut	L 53–56	0–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
December 11*		at Fordham	L 73–85	0–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium  The Bronx, NY
December 26*		at Minnesota	L 56–95	0–4	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27*		vs. Washington	L 62–68	0–5	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 3*		vs. Dayton	L 69–79	0–6	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
January 9		Penn	L 59–63	0–7 (0–1)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 10		Princeton	L 50–66	0–8 (0–2)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 13*		at Army	L 62–77	0–9 (0–2)	USMA Fieldhouse  West Point, NY
January 17		at Dartmouth	L 65–75	0–10 (0–3)	Alumni Gymnasium  Hanover, NH
January 20*		Manhattan	W 78–64	1–10 (0–3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 24*		New Hampshire	W 69–66	2–10 (0–3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
January 27*		at Fairfield	L 62–74	2–11 (0–3)	Alumni Hall  Fairfield, Connecticut
January 31		Brown	L 65–71	2–12 (0–4)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 3		at Harvard	L 94–107	2–13 (0–5)	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 8*		Merrimack	L 77–90	2–14 (0–5)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 10		at Brown	L 61–74	2–15 (0–6)	Marvel Gymnasium  Providence, RI
February 13		Columbia	W 76–65	3–15 (1–6)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 14		Cornell	W 58–47	4–15 (2–6)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 20		at Princeton	L 47–60	4–16 (2–7)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
February 21		at Penn	L 55–78	4–17 (2–8)	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 24*		Union	W 70–61	5–17 (2–8)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
February 27		at Cornell	W 68–65 OT	6–17 (3–8)	Barton Hall  Ithaca, NY
February 28		at Columbia	L 49–63	6–18 (3–9)	Levien Gymnasium  New York City
March 6		Harvard	L 75–78 OT	6–19 (3–10)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
March 7		Dartmouth	W 53–51	7–19 (4–10)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.