1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record20–8 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
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]

The 1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, coached by Bob Weinhauer, played in the Ivy League and had a 20-8 win–loss record.

Roster

1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 11 Paul Little 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    November 28*
    vs. Weber State
    Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
    W 68–56  1–0
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    November 29*
    at No. 17 St. John's
    Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
    L 62–68  1–1
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    December 10*
    Saint Francis (PA) W 76–56  2–1
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    December 20*
    Davidson W 92–60  3–1
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    December 22*
    at Duke L 82–88  3–2
    Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, North Carolina
    December 26*
    at St. John's L 58–66  3–3
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    December 27*
    vs. Iona W 82–66  4–3
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    January 3*
    at Georgetown W 60–58  5–3
    McDonough Gymnasium 
    Washington, DC
    January 9
    at Yale W 63–59  6–3
    (1–0)
    Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
    New Haven, CT
    January 10
    at Brown W 70–57  7–3
    (2–0)
    Marvel Gymnasium 
    Providence, RI
    January 14*
    Temple W 51–49  8–3
    (2–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 17*
    Villanova L 55–68  8–4
    (2–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 28*
    Saint Joseph's L 61–63  8–5
    (2–0)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    January 31
    at Princeton L 61–62  8–6
    (2–1)
    Jadwin Gymnasium 
    Princeton, NJ
    February 6
    at Columbia W 67–51  9–6
    (3–1)
    Levien Gymnasium 
    New York City
    February 7
    at Cornell W 61–49  10–6
    (4–1)
    Barton Hall 
     
    February 13
    Harvard W 73–63  11–6
    (5–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 14
    Dartmouth W 71–64  12–6
    (6–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 17*
    vs. La Salle W 67–62  13–6
    (6–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 20
    Brown W 66–58  14–6
    (7–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 21
    Yale W 78–55  15–6
    (8–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 24
    Princeton W 52–43  16–6
    (9–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    February 27
    at Dartmouth W 69–59  17–6
    (10–1)
    Alumni Gym 
     
    February 28
    at Harvard W 83–70  18–6
    (11–1)
    Lavietes Pavilion 
     
    March 6
    Cornell W 68–56  19–6
    (12–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    March 7
    Columbia W 76–71  20–6
    (13–1)
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Ivy League tournament
    March 10
    vs. Princeton L 40–54  20–7
    (13–1)
    Allan P. Kirby Field House 
     
    National Invitation Tournament
    March 13*
    at West Virginia
    NIT First Round
    L 64–67  20–8
    (13–1)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, WV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    [2]

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary
    2. "1980–81 Penn Quakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.


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