1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
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The 1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by ninth year head coach Lou Campanelli, played their home games at the on-campus Godwin Hall and were members of the southern division of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC).
1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball | |
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ECAC South tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament East Region 10 Seed, Second Round | |
Conference | Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference |
South | |
Record | 21–9 (10-2 ECAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Godwin Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison † | - | – | - | – | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | - | – | - | – | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis (PA) | - | – | - | – | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | - | – | - | – | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | - | – | - | – | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson State | - | – | - | – | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | - | – | - | – | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | - | – | - | – | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | - | – | - | – | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baltimore | - | – | - | – | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catholic University | - | – | - | – | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1980–81 Dukes won the 1981 ECAC South tournament by beating Richmond and therefore received an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament. This was the first team from James Madison to make the NCAA Division I tournament. As the tenth-seed in the East Region, the Dukes beat Georgetown before being beaten in the second round by Notre Dame.
Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 28, 1980 |
at No. 17 St. John's Lapchick Tournament Opening Round |
L 58-67 | 0-1 |
Alumni Hall Jamaica, NY | |||||||
November 29, 1980 |
vs. Weber State | W 49-47 | 1-1 |
Alumni Hall Jamaica, NY | |||||||
December 2, 1980 |
Salisbury State | W 74-54 | 2-1 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
December 6, 1980 |
West Virginia Tech | L 78-80 | 2-2 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
December 10, 1981 |
at Baltimore | W 87-62 | 3-2 |
Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore, MD | |||||||
December 13, 1980 |
Rider | W 70-52 | 4-2 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
December 19, 1980 |
vs. Texas A&M | L 47-51 | 4-3 |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
December 20, 1980 |
vs. Pittsburgh | W 77-69 | 5-3 |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
December 30, 1980 |
No. 3 Virginia | L 52-53 | 5-4 |
Godwin Hall (10,000) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
January 3, 1981 |
at George Mason | W 54-37 | 6-4 |
GMU Fieldhouse Fairfax, VA | |||||||
January 7, 1981 |
North Carolina Wesleyan | W 97-57 | 7-4 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
January 10, 1981 |
Richmond | W 92-73 | 8-4 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
January 14, 1981 |
Baltimore | W 90-59 | 9-4 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
January 17, 1981 |
at William & Mary | L 42-44 | 9-5 |
William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
January 21, 1981 |
Old Dominion Rivalry |
L 63-65 | 9-6 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
January 24, 1981 |
George Mason | W 70-53 | 10-6 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
January 26, 1981 |
at VCU | L 49-50 | 10-7 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |||||||
January 28, 1981 |
Navy | W 73-55 | 11-7 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
January 31, 1981 |
Charleston Southern | W 77-52 | 12-7 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
February 4, 1981 |
at Towson State | W 73-58 | 13-7 |
Towson Center Towson, MD | |||||||
February 7, 1981 |
William & Mary | W 72-60 | 14-7 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
February 12, 1981 |
VCU | L 57-58 | 14-8 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
February 18, 1981 |
at Old Dominion Rivalry |
W 73-65 | 15-8 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||||||
February 21, 1981 |
Shippensburg | W 77-68 | 16-8 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
February 25, 1981 |
Towson State | W 85-53 | 17-8 |
Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
February 28, 1981 |
at Richmond | W 69-63 | 18-8 |
Robins Center Richmond, VA | |||||||
ECAC South tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 1981 |
(2) | vs. (3) William & Mary Semifinals |
W 44-42 | 19-8 |
Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA | ||||||
March 7, 1981 |
(2) | vs. (5) Richmond Finals |
W 69-60 | 20-8 |
Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 1981 |
(10 E) | vs. (7 E) Georgetown First round |
W 61-55 | 21-8 |
Providence Civic Center (8,273) Providence, RI | ||||||
March 14, 1981 |
(10 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 7 Notre Dame Quarterfinals |
L 45-54[1] | 21-9 |
Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source:[2]
References
edit- ^ "BYU GAINS IN EAST, AS DOES NOTRE DAME". The New York Times. March 15, 1981. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "1980-81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball schedule". James Madison University.