1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1980–81 season.

1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record17–10
Head coach
Assistant coachPerry Clark (3rd season)
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 DePaul   27 2   .931
No. 7 Notre Dame   23 6   .793
Southern Mississippi   20 7   .741
James Madison   21 9   .700
Fordham   19 9   .679
Cleveland State   18 9   .667
Stetson   18 9   .667
Saint Peter's   17 9   .654
Tennessee State   17 9   .654
Marquette   20 11   .645
Old Dominion   18 10   .643
Penn State   17 10   .630
St. Francis (Pa.)   17 10   .630
Siena   17 10   .630
South Carolina   17 10   .630
Dayton   18 11   .621
Long Island   18 11   .621
Texas–Pan American   18 11   .621
Illinois State   16 11   .593
Wagner   16 11   .593
UNLV   16 12   .571
William & Mary   16 12   .571
North Texas State   15 12   .556
Southeastern Louisiana   14 13   .519
Iona   15 14   .517
Richmond   15 14   .517
Fairfield   13 13   .500
UNC Wilmington   13 13   .500
New Orleans   13 14   .481
Towson State   13 14   .481
East Carolina   12 14   .462
Fairleigh Dickinson   12 14   .462
Valparaiso   12 15   .444
Campbell   11 16   .407
George Mason   10 16   .385
St. Francis (N.Y.)   10 16   .385
Navy   9 16   .360
Robert Morris   9 18   .333
Baptist   8 19   .296
Northern Iowa   8 19   .296
Army   7 19   .269
Portland State   7 20   .259
Manhattan   6 20   .231
Nicholls State   6 22   .214
Baltimore   5 21   .192
Catholic   4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 43 Frank Brickowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Bayville, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28
Ursinus W 101–68  1–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 3
at Indiana State W 61–54  2–0
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
December 6
SMU W 72–50  3–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 9
at Nebraska L 50–75  3–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 13
East Carolina W 71–59  4–1
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 16
at Syracuse L 63–77  4–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 20
at Rutgers W 78–76 OT 5–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
December 29
vs. Boston College
Music City Tournament
L 67–74  5–3
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 30
vs. Tennessee Tech
Music City Tournament
W 69–47  6–3
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 5
vs. Lafayette W 53–42  7–3
Hersheypark Arena 
Hershey, Pennsylvania
January 6
vs. Temple L 39–43  7–4
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 10
Rider W 67–59  8–4
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 17
Philadelphia Textile W 87–61  9–4
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 19
at Army W 63–52  10–4
USMA Field House 
West Point, NY
January 21
West Virginia L 52–55  10–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 24
Northeastern L 58–60  10–6
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 26
Loyola (PA) W 88–47  11–6
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 28
Colgate W 87–50  12–6
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 31
Westminster W 65–47  13–6
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1
New Hampshire W 85–72  14–6
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 4
at South Carolina L 60–70  14–7
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 7
Navy W 67–51  15–7
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 11
at Pittsburgh L 63–70  15–8
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 14
Drexel W 71–58  16–8
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 18
St. Bonaventure W 64–53  17–8
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 23
at Memphis State L 67–75  17–9
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
February 25
Robert Morris L 67–75  17–10
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "1980–81 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.