1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball | |
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Big East regular season champions | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 23–7 (10–4 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Roberts Center |
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse † | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] |
The 1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 30, 1980* | Bentley | W 93–67 | 1–0 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Dec 2, 1980* | New Hampshire | W 72–58 | 2–0 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Dec 6, 1980* | Fordham | W 79–69 | 3–0 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Dec 10, 1980* | at Brown | W 70–56 | 4–0 | Marvel Gymnasium Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
Dec 13, 1980 | at Villanova | L 71–74 | 4–1 (0–1) | Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 29, 1980* | vs. Penn State Music City Tournament | W 74–67 | 5–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 30, 1980* | at Vanderbilt Music City Tournament | W 87–72 | 6–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 3, 1981 | at Providence | W 98–71 | 7–1 (1–1) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
Jan 7, 1981* | at Vermont | W 65–56 | 8–1 | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
Jan 10, 1981 | at Georgetown | L 55–57 | 8–2 (1–2) | McDonough Gymnasium (4,510) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 14, 1981 | Connecticut | W 58–57 | 9–2 (2–2) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 17, 1981* | Merrimack | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||||
Jan 21, 1981 | Syracuse | W 66–63 | 11–2 (3–2) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 24, 1981 | at Seton Hall | W 73–60 | 12–2 (4–2) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey | |||||||
Jan 26, 1981 | Villanova | W 73–60 | 13–2 (5–2) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 29, 1981* | vs. Boston University Colonial Classic | W 57–52 | 14–2 | Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 30, 1981* | Holy Cross | W 48–43 | 15–2 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Feb 2, 1981 | at St. John's | L 71–76 | 15–3 (5–3) | Alumni Hall Queens, New York | |||||||
Feb 4, 1981 | Lowell | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||||
Feb 7, 1981 | at Connecticut | W 76–71 | 17–3 (6–3) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
Feb 11, 1981 | Providence | W 70–55 | 18–3 (7–3) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Feb 14, 1981* | at Holy Cross | L 74–86 | 18–4 | Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
Feb 18, 1981 | Georgetown | L 55–57 | 19–4 (8–3) | Roberts Center (4,400) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Feb 21, 1981 | St. John's | W 59–58 | 20–4 (9–3) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Feb 25, 1981 | at Syracuse | L 86–90 | 20–5 (9–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Feb 28, 1981 | Seton Hall | W 64–57 | 21–5 (10–4) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1981* | (1) | vs. (8) Providence Quarterfinal | L 65–67 | 21–6 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1981* | (5 ME) | vs. (12 ME) Ball State First Round | W 93–90 | 22–6 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
Mar 15, 1981* | (5 ME) | vs. (4 ME) No. 11 Wake Forest Second Round | W 93–90 | 23–6 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
Mar 20, 1981* | (5 ME) | vs. (9 ME) Saint Joseph's Sweet Sixteen | L 41–42[2] | 23–7 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. |
Sources [3][4]
Rankings
Awards and honors
- John Bagley – Big East Player of the Year
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Indiana, St. Joe advance in NCAA's regional play". Vancouver Sun. March 21, 1981. p. 22. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "1980-81 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "1980-81 Boston College Eagles Basketball Pocket Schedule". archive.org. Retrieved July 15, 2024.