1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	22–10 (10–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (14th season);
Assistant coach	Gary Garner (4th season)
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

The 1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season title, reached the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 22–10 (10–4 Big Eight).

1980–81 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Missouri	10	–	4	.714	22	–	10	.688
Kansas State	9	–	5	.643	24	–	9	.727
Nebraska	9	–	5	.643	15	–	12	.556
Kansas †	9	–	5	.643	24	–	8	.750
Oklahoma State	8	–	6	.571	18	–	9	.667
Colorado	5	–	9	.357	16	–	12	.571
Oklahoma	4	–	10	.286	9	–	18	.333
Iowa State	2	–	12	.143	9	–	18	.333

† 1981 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1980*	No. 11	vs. No. 20 Arkansas Great Alaskan Shootout	L 73–81	0–1	Buckner Fieldhouse (3,000) Anchorage, AK
Nov 29, 1980*	No. 11	vs. Colgate Great Alaskan Shootout	W 73–67	1–1	Buckner Fieldhouse (3,000) Anchorage, AK
Nov 30, 1980*	No. 11	vs. Alaska Anchorage Great Alaskan Shootout	W 54–53	2–1	Buckner Fieldhouse (2,500) Anchorage, AK
Dec 5, 1980*	No. 17	West Texas A&M Showme Classic	W 88–70	3–1	Hearnes Center (9,833) Columbia, MO
Dec 6, 1980*	No. 17	Lamar Showme Classic	W 92–70	4–1	Hearnes Center (10,048) Columbia, MO
Dec 10, 1980*	No. 14	vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 62–84	4–2	St. Louis Arena (14,370) St. Louis, MO
Dec 13, 1980*	No. 14	Saint Louis	W 76–58	5–2	Hearnes Center (9,012) Columbia, MO
Dec 16, 1980*		U.S. International	W 93–44	6–2	Hearnes Center (5,873) Columbia, MO
Dec 19, 1980*		vs. Florida State	L 64–68	6–3	Omni Coliseum (4,200) Atlanta, GA
Dec 20, 1980*		vs. Chattanooga	W 64–62	7–3	Omni Coliseum (4,075) Atlanta, GA
Dec 22, 1980*		Brown	W 83–61	8–3	Hearnes Center (5,786) Columbia, MO
Jan 3, 1981*		at Oral Roberts	W 83–74	9–3	Mabee Center (7,437) Tulsa, OK
Jan 5, 1981*		Navy	W 88–67	10–3	Hearnes Center (6,503) Columbia, MO
Jan 7, 1981*		at La Salle	W 83–73	11–3	Kemper Arena (4,200) Kansas City, MO
Jan 13, 1981		Oklahoma	W 81–52	12–3 (1–0)	Hearnes Center (9,361) Columbia, MO
Jan 17, 1981 1:30 p.m.		Iowa State	W 92–69	13–3 (2–0)	Hearnes Center (11,112) Columbia, MO
Jan 18, 1981*		at Louisville	L 49–71	13–4	Freedom Hall (13,386) Louisville, KY
Jan 21, 1981	No. 18	at Kansas Border War	L 55–63	13–5 (2–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,000) Lawrence, KS
Jan 24, 1981		at Nebraska	L 53–66	13–6 (2–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,579) Lincoln, NE
Jan 28, 1981		Oklahoma State	W 92–77	14–6 (3–2)	Hearnes Center (9,483) Columbia, MO
Jan 31, 1981		Colorado	W 66–58	15–6 (4–2)	Hearnes Center (9,158) Columbia, MO
Feb 4, 1981		at Kansas State	L 56–75	15–7 (4–3)	Ahearn Field House (11,290) Manhattan, KS
Feb 7, 1981 2:38 p.m.		at Iowa State	W 70–56	16–7 (5–3)	Hilton Coliseum (10,018) Ames, IA
Feb 9, 1981		Kansas	W 79–65	17–7 (6–3)	Hearnes Center (11,148) Columbia, MO
Feb 14, 1981		Oklahoma	L 55–60	17–8 (6–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,148) Norman, OK
Feb 18, 1981		at Oklahoma State	W 82–65	18–8 (7–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,500) Stillwater, OK
Feb 21, 1981		Nebraska	W 55–45	19–8 (8–4)	Hearnes Center (10,483) Columbia, MO
Feb 25, 1981		at Colorado	W 73–62	20–8 (9–4)	CU Events Center (6,058) Boulder, CO
Feb 28, 1981		Kansas State	W 46–43	21–8 (10–4)	Hearnes Center (12,906) Columbia, MO
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 3, 1981* 8:05 p.m.	(1)	(8) Iowa State Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal	W 95–70	22–8	Hearnes Center (7,303) Columbia, MO
Mar 4, 1981*	(1)	vs. (4) Kansas Big Eight tournament Semifinal	L 70–75	22–9	Kemper Arena (17,032) Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1981*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Lamar First Round	L 67–71	22–10	Frank Erwin Center (6,475) Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Awards

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

[1] sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[3] 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

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