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 →

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]

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).

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 3, 1981*	Iowa State Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal	W 95–70	22–8	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Mar 4, 1981*	vs. Kansas Big Eight tournament Semifinal	L 70–75	22–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1981*	vs. Lamar First Round	L 67–71	22–10	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

Rankings[edit]

Awards[edit]

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ 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] 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

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Venues	Rothwell Gymnasium (1906–1929) Brewer Fieldhouse (1929–1972) Hearnes Center (1972–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)
Rivalries	Illinois Kansas
Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Premo-Porretta national championships in bold