1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Metro Conference |
Record | 12–15 (4–8 Metro) |
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Home arena | Devlin Fieldhouse |
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Louisville † | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave were led by head coach Roy Danforth, as members of the Metro Conference.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 28* | vs. Oklahoma City Mid–South Classic | W 105–87 | 1–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
November 29* | vs. Southern Illinois Mid–South Classic | W 92–78 | 2–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
December 2* | vs. Rice | W 78–62 | 3–0 | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||
December 6* | vs. No. 15 LSU | L 81–119 | 3–1 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
December 10* | Roosevelt | W 109–63 | 4–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
December 12* | at Oral Roberts | L 90–96 | 4–2 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
December 13* | at Tulsa | L 85–102 | 4–3 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
December 20* | No. 10 LSU | L 72–86 | 4–4 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
January 5 | Louisville | L 53–73 | 4–5 (0–1) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
January 6* | Fredonia State | W 80–63 | 5–5 (0–1) | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
January 10 | Memphis State | L 55–67 | 5–6 (0–2) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
January 13* | Mercer | W 67–57 | 6–6 (0–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
January 17* | New Orleans | W 77–70 | 7–6 (0–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
January 19 | at Memphis State | L 79–91 | 7–7 (0–3) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
January 24 | at Florida State | L 61–79 | 7–8 (0–4) | Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
January 27 | Cincinnati | W 65–50 | 8–8 (1–4) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
January 31 | Florida State | L 61–79 | 8–9 (1–5) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
February 2 | at St. Louis | W 83–71 | 9–9 (2–5) | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
February 4 | at Louisville | L 58–85 | 9–10 (2–6) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
February 7* | at Southern Miss | L 61–71 | 9–11 (2–6) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
February 10 | at Cincinnati | L 76–91 | 9–12 (2–7) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
February 18 | Virginia Tech | W 76–74 | 10–12 (3–7) | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
February 22* | at New Orleans | L 69–82 | 10–13 (3–7) | Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
February 25 | at Virginia Tech | L 75–96 | 10–14 (3–8) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
February 27 | St. Louis | W 75–69 | 11–14 (4–8) | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
March 2* | Southern Miss | W 84–80 | 12–14 (4–8) | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
Metro Tournament | |||||||||||
March 6 | (6) | vs. (3) Cincinnati First round | L 66–67 | 12–15 (4–8) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1980–81 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "2015-16 Tulane Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2022.