1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 7th season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 21–7 overall and 13–5 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #3 seed in the Midwest Regional, but fell 60–56 to #6 seed Wichita State in the Round of 32 a game played on the Shockers' home floor.

1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1980–81 record21–7 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPVince Brookins
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Indiana144 .778  269  .743
No. 13 Iowa135 .722  217  .750
No. 19 Illinois126 .667  218  .724
Purdue108 .556  2111  .656
Minnesota99 .500  1911  .633
Ohio State99 .500  1413  .519
Michigan810 .444  1911  .633
Michigan State711 .389  1314  .481
Wisconsin513 .278  1116  .407
Northwestern315 .167  918  .333
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 15 Steve Carfino 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Los Angeles, CA
G 24 Bob Hansen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Des Moines, IA
G 30 Kenny Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Chicago, IL
F 32 Vince Brookins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Cleveland, OH
F 40 Kevin Boyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Chicago, IL
F 44 Mark Gannon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Iowa City, IA
F/C 52 Steve Waite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Sr
C 54 Steve Krafcisin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr
G Waymond King 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Kansas City, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule/results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    Nov 29, 1980*
    No. 14 at Northern Illinois W 61–47  1–0
    Chick Evans Field House 
    DeKalb, Illinois
    Dec 1, 1980*
    No. 12 Detroit W 98–55  2–0
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Dec 5, 1980*
    No. 12 vs. Cincinnati W 69–64  3–0
    ASU Activity Center 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Dec 6, 1980*
    No. 12 at Arizona State L 88–96  3–1
    ASU Activity Center 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Dec 9, 1980*
    No. 16 Nevada W 112–71  4–1
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Dec 13, 1980*
    No. 16 at Drake
    Big Four
    W 90–68  5–1
    Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
    Des Moines, Iowa
    Dec 20, 1980*
    No. 16 Iowa State
    Rivalry
    W 85–59  6–1
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    Dec 30, 1980*
    No. 14 Northern Iowa
    Big Four
    W 86–52  7–1
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Big Ten Regular Season
    Jan 8, 1981
    No. 11 Ohio State L 56–58  7–2
    (0–1)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Jan 10, 1981
    No. 11 Michigan State W 65–57  8–2
    (1–1)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Jan 15, 1981
    No. 14 at Wisconsin W 76–66  9–2
    (2–1)
    Wisconsin Field House 
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Jan 17, 1981
    No. 14 at No. 9 Michigan W 73–58[1]  10–2
    (3–1)
    Crisler Arena 
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Jan 22, 1981
    No. 9 at Indiana W 56–53[2]  11–2
    (4–1)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    Jan 24, 1981*
    No. 9 Minnesota L 48–60  11–3
    (4–2)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Jan 29, 1981
    No. 13 Purdue W 84–67  12–3
    (5–2)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Jan 31, 1981
    No. 13 at Illinois
    Rivalry
    L 66–79  13–4
    (5–3)
    Assembly Hall 
    Champaign, Illinois
    Feb 5, 1981
    No. 15 at Northwestern W 76–65  14–4
    (6–3)
    Welsh-Ryan Arena 
    Evanston, Illinois
    Feb 7, 1981
    No. 15 No. 18 Illinois
    Rivalry
    W 72–66  15–4
    (7–3)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Feb 12, 1981
    No. 14 at Minnesota W 60–58  16–4
    (8–3)
    Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Feb 14, 1981
    No. 14 Northwestern W 82–64  17–4
    (9–3)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Feb 19, 1981
    No. 12 No. 16 Indiana W 78–65[3]  18–4
    (10–3)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    Feb 21, 1981
    No. 12 at Purdue W 67–62  19–4
    (11–3)
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Feb 26, 1981
    No. 8 Michigan W 69–66  20–4
    (12–3)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Feb 28, 1981
    No. 8 Wisconsin W 96–75[4]  21–4
    (13–3)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Mar 5, 1981
    No. 8 at Michigan State L 70–71  21–5
    (13–4)
    Jenison Field House 
    East Lansing, Michigan
    Mar 7, 1981
    No. 8 at Ohio State L 70–78  21–6
    (13–5)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    NCAA Tournament
    3/15/1981*
    (3 MW) No. 13 at (6 MW) Wichita State
    Second Round
    L 56–60[5]  21–7
    Levitt Arena 
    Wichita, KS
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Rankings

    References

    1. "Team hustle powers Iowa past Wolves" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 19, 1981. p. 13. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
    2. "Iowa ends the jinx with win over Indiana". Chicago Tribune. January 23, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
    3. "Hawkeyes electrify, 78-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 20, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
    4. "Badgers buried under Iowa's 21st win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 2, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
    5. "Wichita St. ends Iowa's title dream". Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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