1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Regional Semifinals
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1980–81 record248 (95 Big 8)
Head coach
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
1980–81 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Missouri104 .714  2210  .688
Kansas State95 .643  249  .727
Nebraska95 .643  1512  .556
Kansas95 .643  248  .750
Oklahoma State86 .571  189  .667
Colorado59 .357  1612  .571
Oklahoma410 .286  918  .333
Iowa State212 .143  918  .333
1981 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
at Nevada W 91-73  1-0
Centennial Coliseum 
Reno, NV
December 1*
Pepperdine W 81-67  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 3*
Michigan L 52-64  2-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 6*
Oral Roberts W 90-66  3-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 9*
Morehead State W 90-56  4-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 13*
at No. 2 Kentucky L 73-87  4-2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 20*
USC W 91-68  5-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 22*
at SMU W 73-62  6-2
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
December 30*
Rollins W 102-47  7-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 3*
No. 6 North Carolina W 56-55  8-2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
January 6*
at Memphis W 59-49  9-2
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
January 10
Iona W 94-64  10-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 14
Iowa State W 70-58  11-2
(1-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 17
at Oklahoma W 82-78  12-2
(2-0)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 21
No. 18 Missouri
Border War
W 63-55  13-2
(3-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 24*
Colorado W 66-59  14-2
(4-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 28
No. 18 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 43-54  14-3
(4-1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 31
No. 18 at Nebraska L 54-57  14-4
(4-2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
February 4
at Oklahoma State L 73-76  14-5
(4-3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 7
Oklahoma W 96-67  15-5
(5-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 9
at Missouri
Border War
L 65-79  15-6
(5-4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 14
at Iowa State W 51-49  16-6
(6-4)
James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 18
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 51-49  17-6
(7-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 21
at Colorado L 50-53  17-7
(7-5)
Coors Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, CO
February 25
Nebraska W 75-49  18-7
(8-5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 28
Oklahoma State W 80-65  19-7
(9-5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 3
Oklahoma State
Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
W 96-69  20-7
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 4
vs. Missouri
Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals
Border War
W 75-70  21-7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
March 5
vs. Kansas State
Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Game
Sunflower Showdown
W 80-68  22-7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
March 13*
(7) vs. (10) Ole Miss
NCAA Midwest Regional first round
W 69-66  23-7
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
March 15*
(7) vs. (2) No. 3 Arizona State
NCAA Midwest Regional second round
W 88-71  24-7
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
March 20*
(7) vs. (6) Wichita State
NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
L 65-66  24-8
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Midwest=MW.

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