1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons finished the season with a 24–7 record (11–3 WCAC) and received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region.

1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
Record	24–7 (11–3 WCAC)
Head coach	Peter Barry
Home arena	War Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
San Francisco	11	–	3		.786			23	–	7		.767
Pepperdine	11	–	3		.786			16	–	11		.593
Gonzaga	9	–	5		.643			19	–	8		.704
Portland	7	–	7		.500			17	–	10		.630
Santa Clara	7	–	7		.500			14	–	13		.519
Loyola Marymount	5	–	9		.357			9	–	19		.321
San Diego	3	–	11		.214			10	–	16		.385
Saint Mary's	3	–	11		.214			9	–	18		.333
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Quintin Dailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland 44 Ken McAlister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Oakland, California C 34 Wallace Bryant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Gary, Indiana	Head coach Peter Barry (San Francisco) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1980*		at Dayton	L 83–84	0–1	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 6, 1980*		at Hawaii	W 98–95	1–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 16, 1980*		Georgia Southern	W 91–70	2–1	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Dec 19, 1980*		UC Irvine	W 93–83	3–1	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1980*		Duquesne	W 91–83	4–1	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Dec 23, 1980*		New Mexico State	W 93–78	5–1	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Dec 28, 1980*		vs. Villanova	L 66–93	5–2	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1980*		vs. Miami (OH)	W 65–60	6–2	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
Jan 13, 1981*		No. 7 Notre Dame	W 66–63	7–2	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1981*	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Kansas State First round	L 60–64^[1]	24–7	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Quintin Dailey – WCAC Player of the Year

References

1. "Kansas State Rallies to Win". The Washington Post. March 13, 1981. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
2. "1981 West Coast Conference Champions". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.