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1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

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1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record20–8 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
1980–81 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 13 1   .929 18 10   .643
Penn 13 1   .929 20 8   .714
Harvard 9 5   .643 16 10   .615
Brown 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Columbia 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Cornell 4 10   .286 7 19   .269
Yale 4 10   .286 7 19   .269
Dartmouth 3 11   .214 10 16   .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

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1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 11 Paul Little 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
F 14 Scott Oleson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Wausau East Wausau, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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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
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
L 58–66  3–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
December 27*
vs. Iona
ECAC Holiday Festival
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.

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References

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