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1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

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1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
ConferenceEastern Athletic Association
Record16–14 (7–6 EAA)
Head coach
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
1980–81 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 10 3   .769 21 8   .724
Duquesne 10 3   .769 20 10   .667
West Virginia 9 4   .692 23 10   .697
Pittsburgh 8 5   .615 19 12   .613
Rutgers 7 6   .538 16 14   .533
St. Bonaventure 6 4   .600 14 13   .519
George Washington 4 9   .308 8 19   .296
UMass 0 13   .000 3 24   .111
1981 Eastern 8 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University in 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 29*
American W 75–62  1–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
December 2*
Princeton W 57–47  2–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
December 5*
Columbia W 78–63  3–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
December 6*
Saint Peter's W 56–51  4–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
December 9
at St. Bonaventure L 67–77  4–1
(0–1)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 13*
at St. John's L 70–71  4–2
(0–1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
December 20*
Penn State L 76–78  4–3
(0–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
December 22*
at No. 6 North Carolina L 64–71  4–4
(0–1)
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 27*
vs. No. 15 Indiana L 50–55  4–5
(0–1)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 28*
vs. Louisiana Tech L 47–51  4–6
(0–1)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 29*
vs. Loyola Marymount W 91–54  5–6
(0–1)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 8
UMass W 92–58  6–6
(1–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 10
at Pittsburgh W 69–55  7–6
(2–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 14
George Washington W 81–68  8–6
(3–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 17
St. Bonaventure L 58–64  8–7
(3–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 20
at Duquesne L 60–62  8–8
(3–3)
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 22*
Fordham W 77–63  9–8
(3–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 27*
Duke L 51–53  9–9
(3–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 31
Rhode Island L 49–56  9–10
(3–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 3*
at Manhattan W 90–57  10–10
(3–4)
Draddy Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
February 5
West Virginia W 73–71  11–10
(4–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 7
at George Washington W 76–71  12–10
(5–4)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D. C.
February 10
at UMass W 74–53  13–10
(6–4)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
February 14
at West Virginia L 67–73  13–11
(6–5)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 16*
Long Island W 90–72  14–11
(6–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 19*
vs. Seton Hall L 56–65  14–12
(6–5)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 21*
Fairfield W 87–57  15–12
(6–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 25
Duquesne L 68–69  15–13
(6–6)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 28
Pittsburgh W 61–60  16–13
(7–6)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Eastern 8 tournament
March 5
at Pittsburgh L 62–67  16–14
(7–6)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1980–81 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.