1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 6th year head coach Ray Carazo, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place.[2]

1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–19 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Ray Carazo (6th season)
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
1980–81 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Princeton131 .9291810  .643
Penn131 .929208  .714
Harvard95 .6431610  .615
Brown59 .357917  .346
Columbia59 .357917  .346
Cornell410 .286719  .269
Yale410 .286719  .269
Dartmouth311 .2141016  .385
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 4 Joe Conway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Elizabeth, NJ
F 20 Pat Cooper 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mobile, AL
C 32 Tim Daaleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Westfield, NJ
F 23 Pete Foley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Brookfield, WI
G 33 Butch Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Scarsdale, NY
G 5 Mike Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Uncasville, NY
G Lew Hyacinthe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
G Fred Lang 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
F Steve Leondis 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
So
G Regis O'Keefe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
F Gerry Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
F Doug Stratton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G Bart Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Head coach
  • Ray Carazo
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28*
at Holy Cross L 69–99  0–1
Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
December 4*
Connecticut L 53–56  0–2
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
December 11*
at Fordham L 73–85  0–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
December 26*
at Minnesota L 56–95  0–4
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27*
vs. Washington L 62–68  0–5
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 3*
vs. Dayton L 69–79  0–6
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
January 9
Penn L 59–63  0–7
(0–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 10
Princeton L 50–66  0–8
(0–2)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 13*
at Army L 62–77  0–9
(0–2)
USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
January 17
at Dartmouth L 65–75  0–10
(0–3)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH
January 20*
Manhattan W 78–64  1–10
(0–3)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 24*
New Hampshire W 69–66  2–10
(0–3)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 27*
at Fairfield L 62–74  2–11
(0–3)
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, Connecticut
January 31
Brown L 65–71  2–12
(0–4)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 3
at Harvard L 94–107  2–13
(0–5)
Malkin Athletic Center 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 8*
Merrimack L 77–90  2–14
(0–5)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 10
at Brown L 61–74  2–15
(0–6)
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
February 13
Columbia W 76–65  3–15
(1–6)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 14
Cornell W 58–47  4–15
(2–6)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 20
at Princeton L 47–60  4–16
(2–7)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
February 21
at Penn L 55–78  4–17
(2–8)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 24*
Union W 70–61  5–17
(2–8)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 27
at Cornell W 68–65 OT 6–17
(3–8)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
February 28
at Columbia L 49–63  6–18
(3–9)
Levien Gymnasium 
New York City
March 6
Harvard L 75–78 OT 6–19
(3–10)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
March 7
Dartmouth W 53–51  7–19
(4–10)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. "1980—1981" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. "1980–81 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.


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