1980–81 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Digger Phelps and was ranked in the Associated Press poll for the entirety of the season. As a 2 seed, the Fighting Irish defeated the 10 seed James Madison in the second round, 54–45. Notre Dame would fall to BYU in the 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.

1980–81 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
1980–81 record23–6
Head coach
CaptainKelly Tripucka
Home arenaJoyce Center
1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 DePaul    272  .931
No. 7 Notre Dame    236  .793
Southern Mississippi    207  .741
Cleveland State    189  .667
Stetson    189  .667
Tennessee State    179  .654
Marquette    2011  .645
Penn State    1710  .630
South Carolina    1710  .630
Dayton    1811  .621
Pan American    1811  .621
Illinois State    1611  .593
UNLV    1612  .571
North Texas State    1512  .556
Southeastern Louisiana    1413  .519
UNC Wilmington    1313  .500
New Orleans    1314  .481
East Carolina    1214  .462
Valparaiso    1215  .444
Campbell    1116  .407
Charleston Southern    819  .296
Northern Iowa    819  .296
Portland State    720  .259
Nicholls State    622  .214
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1980–81 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 53 Tim Andree 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Farmington, Michigan
F 22 Kevin Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
F 30 Tracy Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Silver Spring, Maryland
G 25 Marc Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr La Crescenta, California
C 45 Joe Kleine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Slater, Missouri
G 15 Mike Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr San Bruno, California
G 23 John Paxson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Kettering, Ohio
C 55 Gilbert Salinas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
G 33 Tom Sluby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Washington, DC
F 44 Kelly Tripucka 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Essex Fells, New Jersey
G 24 Stan Wilcox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr North Babylon, New York
F 32 Orlando Woolridge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mansfield, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
No. 23 UCLA L 81-94 [1]  0-1 [2]
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 2
No. 37 Montana State W 89-68 [2]  1-1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 4
No. 28 TCU W 79-63 [2]  2-1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 6
No. 45 Cal Poly (Pomona) W 76-50 [2]  3-1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 9
No. 64 at Indiana W 68-64[2]  4-1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 22
No. 34 Valparaiso W 69-56  5-1[2]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 27
No. 32 Kentucky[2] W 67-61  6-1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
January 4
No. 55 at Davidson W 87-67  7-1[2]
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
January 6
No. 41 at Villanova W 94-65  8-1[2]
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 10
No. 47 Marquette L 52-54  8-2[2]
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 13
No. 35 San Francisco L 63-66  8-3[1]
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
January 17
No. 16 Hofstra W 65-55  9-3[1]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 19
No. 11 Fordham W 67-61  10-3[1]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 21
No. 8 at San Francisco W 80-75  11-3[1]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 24
No. 10 at Maryland W 73-70  12-3[2]
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 27
No. 20 Cornell W 80-58  13-3[1]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 31
No. 18 at South Carolina W 94-84  14-3[2]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 2
No. 13 Saint Mary's W 94-63  15-3[2]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 4
No. 9 at La Salle W 60-59  16-3[2]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 8
No. 14 at UCLA L 50-51  16-4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 10
No. 11 at Boston W 89-63  17-4[2]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 14
No. 15 N. C. State W 71-55  18-4[2]
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 16
Fairfield W 57-55  19-4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 22
No. 1 [1][2] Virginia W 57-56  20-4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 26
No. 10 Saint Francis W 87-71 [2]  21-4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 28
No. 13 at vs. Dayton W 70-57 [2]  22-4 [2]
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 8
No. 2 [1] at DePaul L 64-74 [2]  22-5
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
March 14
No. 13 James Madison
NCAA Tournament • Second Round
W 54-45 [2]  23-5
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
March 19
No. 13 at BYU
NCAA Tournament • Sweet Sixteen
L 50-51 [2]  23-6
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[3]

Players selected in NBA drafts

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
16Orlando WoolridgeChicago Bulls
112Kelly TripuckaDetroit Pistons
225Tracy JacksonBoston Celtics
8167Gilbert SalinasAtlanta Hawks

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References


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