1980–81 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

The 1980–81 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at McDonald Gym in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship and the 1981 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament. They received an automatic invitation to the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated the Missouri Tigers in the first game and lost to LSU in the second game. Lamar finished the season with a record of 25–5.[2] The Cardinals were ranked in the AP Poll for one week at number 19.[3]

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
1980–81 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Southland Conference
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record25–5 (8–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaMcDonald Gym
1980–81 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar82 .800255  .833
Texas-Arlington73 .700208  .714
Louisiana Tech73 .7002010  .667
Louisiana-Lafayette64 .6001513  .536
Arkansas State28 .2001215  .444
McNeese State010 .0001121  .344
Southland Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1981
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

Sources:[4][5]

1980–81 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Mike Olliver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Dudley, North Carolina
C B. B. Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Beaumont, Texas
G Alvin Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Houston, Texas
G Terry Long 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F Kenneth Perkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Beaumont, TX
F Mike Wallace 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
F Arthur Gray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
C Larry Stephenson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
G Ronnie Claiborne 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
G Paul Marks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
G Nicky Snell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Darrell Jones
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 8, 2010

Schedule and results

Sources:[2][6][7]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 1, 1980*
Stephen F. Austin W 81–67  1–0
Beaumont Civic Center (3,400)
Beaumont, TX
December 3, 1980*
Augsburg College W 101–60  2–0
Beaumont Civic Center (3,300)
Beaumont, TX
December 5, 1980*
vs. Pittsburgh
Showme Classic
W 67–65  3–0
Hearnes Center (9,993)
Columbia, MO
December 6, 1980*
at No. 17 Missouri
Showme Classic
L 70–92  3–1
Hearnes Center (10,048)
Columbia, MO
December 10, 1980*
Texas Southern W 88–73  4–1
Beaumont Civic Center (3,450)
Beaumont, TX
December 13, 1980*
Texas A&I W 75–50  5–1
Beaumont Civic Center (3,100)
Beaumont, TX
December 17, 1980*
at Oklahoma W 80–79  6–1
Lloyd Noble Center (4,593)
Norman, OK
December 26, 1980*
vs. Grambling State
Copper State Classic
W 88–82  7–1
McKale Center (8,308)
Tucson, AZ
December 27, 1980*
at Arizona
Copper State Classic
W 63–61  8–1
McKale Center (8,675)
Tucson, AZ
January 2, 1981*
at Stephen F. Austin W 64–62  9–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,750)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 7, 1981*
Prairie View A&M W 102–61  10–1
Beaumont Civic Center (4,441)
Beaumont, TX
January 15, 1981*
Pan American W 104–80  11–1
Beaumont Civic Center (3,559)
Beaumont, TX
January 17, 1981*
at Houston L 64–70  11–2
Hofheinz Pavilion (10,100)
Houston, TX
January 19, 1981*
Southern W 85–67  12–2
Beaumont Civic Center (3,319)
Beaumont, TX
January 21, 1981*
Texas Lutheran W 121–71  13–2
Beaumont Civic Center (4,220)
Beaumont, TX
January 24, 1981*
at Pan American W 78–70  14–2
Pan American Fieldhouse (5,649)
Edinburg, TX
Southland Conference regular season
January 26, 1981
Louisiana Tech W 66–64  15–2
(1–0)
Beaumont Civic Center (4,953)
Beaumont, TX
January 31, 1981
Texas–Arlington W 89–84 OT 16–2
(2–0)
Texas Hall (4,316)
Arlington, TX
February 2, 1981*
at Arkansas State W 62–51  17–2
(3–0)
Indian Fieldhouse (4,521)
Jonesboro, AR
February 7, 1981
Southwestern Louisiana W 87–74  18–2
(4–0)
Beaumont Civic Center (5,831)
Beaumont, TX
February 9, 1981
at McNeese State W 90–87 OT 19–2
(5–0)
Lake Charles Civic Center (5,327)
Lake Charles, LA
February 12, 1981
Texas–Arlington W 79–75  20–2
(6–0)
Beaumont Civic Center (5,772)
Beaumont, TX
February 16, 1981
No. 19[3] at Louisiana Tech L 71–77  20–3
(6–1)
Memorial Gym (2,653)
Ruston, LA
February 21, 1981
No. 19 Arkansas State W 89–69  21–3
(7–1)
Beaumont Civic Center (5,232)
Beaumont, TX
February 23, 1981
at Southwestern Louisiana L 81–97  21–4
(7–2)
Blackham Coliseum (7,956)
Lafayette, LA
February 28, 1981
McNeese State W 87–76  22–4
(8–2)
Beaumont Civic Center (5,711)
Beaumont, TX
Southland tournament
March 4, 1981
(1) (4) Southwestern Louisiana W 83–68  23–4
Beaumont Civic Center (4,905)
Beaumont, TX
March 5, 1981
(1) (2) Louisiana Tech W 83–69  24–4
Beaumont Civic Center (5,052)
Beaumont, TX
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
March 12, 1981
(8) vs. (9) Missouri
Round of 48
W 71–67  25–4
Frank Erwin Center (6,475)
Austin, TX
March 14, 1981
(8) vs. (1) LSU
Round of 32
L 78–100  25–5
Frank Erwin Center (8,523)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. "1980-81 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  3. "1980-81 College Basketball AP Polls". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  4. "Roster". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  5. "Final 1981 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. "Final 1981 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  7. "1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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