1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 10th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record26–9 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainRay Tolbert
Glen Grunwald
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Indiana144 .778269  .743
No. 13 Iowa135 .722217  .750
No. 19 Illinois126 .667218  .724
Purdue108 .5562111  .656
Minnesota99 .5001911  .633
Ohio State99 .5001413  .519
Michigan810 .4441911  .633
Michigan State711 .3891314  .481
Wisconsin513 .2781116  .407
Northwestern315 .167918  .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 26–9 and a conference record of 14–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1981 NCAA Tournament as a 3-seed; the Hoosiers advanced to the championship game where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers won their fourth national title.[1]

Roster

1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 54 Steve Bouchie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg) So Washington, Indiana
G 31 Tony Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 23 Chuck Franz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Clarksville, Indiana
F 40 Glen Grunwald 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)207 lb (94 kg) Sr Franklin Park, Illinois
F 44 Phil Isenbarger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)192 lb (87 kg) Sr Muncie, Indiana
F 30 Ted Kitchel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)209 lb (95 kg) Jr Galveston, Indiana
F 43 Mike LaFave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)188 lb (85 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 34 Steve Risley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 11 Isiah Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Jim Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F/C 45 Ray Tolbert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Anderson, Indiana
F/C 32 Landon Turner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)241 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 24 Randy Wittman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/29/1980*
No. 5 Ball State W 75–69  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/1/1980*
No. 5 Murray State W 59–41  2–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/6/1980*
No. 5 No. 2 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 66–68  2–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/9/1980*
No. 7 at No. 9 Notre Dame L 64–68  2–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/12/1980*
No. 7 California
Indiana Classic
W 94–58  3–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/1980*
No. 7 Baylor
Indiana Classic
W 83–47  4–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1980*
No. 7 vs. Oral Roberts W 65–56  5–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
12/20/1980*
 NBC/TVS
No. 11 at No. 8 North Carolina L 56–65  5–3
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
12/23/1980*
No. 15 at Kansas State W 51–44  6–3
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
12/28/1980*
No. 15 vs. Rutgers
Rainbow Classic Quarterfinals
W 55–50  7–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/29/1980*
No. 15 vs. Clemson
Rainbow Classic Semifinals
L 57–58  7–4
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/30/1980*
No. 15 vs. Texas-Pan American
Rainbow Classic Consolation round
L 60–66  7–5
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
1/8/1981
Michigan State W 55–43  8–5 (1–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/10/1981
No. 12 Illinois
Rivalry
W 78–61  9–5 (2–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/15/1981
at No. 9 Michigan L 52–55  9–6 (2–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/18/1981
at Ohio State W 67–60  10–6 (3–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
1/22/1981
No. 14 Iowa L 53–56  10–7 (3–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/24/1981
at Northwestern W 93–56  11–7 (4–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
1/29/1981
at No. 19 Minnesota W 56–53  12–7 (5–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
1/31/1981
Purdue
Rivalry
W 69–61  13–7 (6–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/5/1981
No. 17 Wisconsin W 89–64  14–7 (7–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1981
No. 17 at Purdue
Rivalry
L 66–68  14–8 (7–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/12/1981
Northwestern W 86–52  15–8 (8–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/14/1981
No. 20 at Wisconsin W 59–52  16–8 (9–3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/19/1981
No. 16 at No. 12 Iowa L 65–78  16–9 (9–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
2/21/1981
No. 16 Minnesota W 74–63  17–9 (10–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1981
No. 16 Ohio State W 74–58  18–9 (11–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/28/1981
No. 16 Michigan W 98–83  19–9 (12–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/5/1981
No. 14 at No. 16 Illinois
Rivalry
W 69–66  20–9 (13–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
3/7/1981
No. 14 at Michigan State W 69–48  21–9 (14–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1981*
 NBC
No. 9 (3) vs. No. 18 (6) Maryland
Second Round
W 99–64  22–9 (14–4)
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
3/20/1981*
 NCAA/ESPN
No. 9 (3) No. (7) UAB
Sweet Sixteen
W 87–72  23–9 (14–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/22/1981*
 NBC
No. 9 (3) No. (9) St. Joseph's (Pa.)
Elite Eight
W 78–46  24–9 (14–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/28/1981*
 NBC
No. 9 (3) No. 4 (1) LSU
Final Four
W 67–49  25–9 (14–4)
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia
3/30/1981*
 NBC
No. 9 (3) No. 6 (2) North Carolina
Championship
W 63–50  26–9 (14–4)
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
198112Isiah ThomasDetroit Pistons
1981118Ray TolbertNew Jersey Nets
19815115Glen GrunwaldBoston Celtics
19818180Steve RisleyPhoenix Suns
198210225Landon TurnerBoston Celtics
1983122Randy WittmanWashington Bullets
1983240Jim ThomasIndiana Pacers
1983241Ted KitchelMilwaukee Bucks
1983478Steve BouchieDetroit Pistons
19837141Tony BrownIndiana Pacers

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Notes

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. "1981 NCAA Final Four program". March 1981. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  4. "1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  5. "Turner, Indiana U. Star, Seriously Hurt in Crash". The New York Times. July 26, 1981.
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