1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	24–8 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Ted Owens (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Hill (2nd season) Murray Knox (1st season) Lafayette Norwood (3rd season)
Captains	Tony Guy (1st year) Darnell Valentine
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri	10	–	4		.714			22	–	10		.688
Kansas State	9	–	5		.643			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	9	–	5		.643			15	–	12		.556
Kansas †	9	–	5		.643			24	–	8		.750
Oklahoma State	8	–	6		.571			18	–	9		.667
Colorado	5	–	9		.357			16	–	12		.571
Oklahoma	4	–	10		.286			9	–	18		.333
Iowa State	2	–	12		.143			9	–	18		.333
† 1981 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 40 John Crawford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Kansas City, Missouri G 34 Tony Guy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Towson, Maryland C 54 Art Housey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Bronx, New York C 24 Kelly Knight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Wichita, Kansas F 35 Dave Magley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr South Bend, Indiana C 55 Victor Mitchell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Amarillo, Texas G 31 Booty Neal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Oxon Hill, Maryland G 15 Rickey Ross 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Wichita, Kansas G 14 Darnell Valentine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas G 22 Mark Welch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Gardner, Kansas G 33 Rick Worrell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Salina, Kansas	Head coach Ted Owens Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29*		at Nevada	W 91-73	1-0	Centennial Coliseum  Reno, NV
December 1*		Pepperdine	W 81-67	2-0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 3*		Michigan	L 52-64	2-1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 6*		Oral Roberts	W 90-66	3-1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 9*		Morehead State	W 90-56	4-1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 13*		at No. 2 Kentucky	L 73-87	4-2	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 20*		USC	W 91-68	5-2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 22*		at SMU	W 73-62	6-2	Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
December 30*		Rollins	W 102-47	7-2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 3*		No. 6 North Carolina	W 56-55	8-2	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
January 6*		at Memphis	W 59-49	9-2	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
January 10		Iona	W 94-64	10-2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 14		Iowa State	W 70-58	11-2 (1-0)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 17		at Oklahoma	W 82-78	12-2 (2-0)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
January 21		No. 18 Missouri Border War	W 63-55	13-2 (3-0)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 24*		Colorado	W 66-59	14-2 (4-0)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 28	No. 18	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 43-54	14-3 (4-1)	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, KS
January 31	No. 18	at Nebraska	L 54-57	14-4 (4-2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, NE
February 4		at Oklahoma State	L 73-76	14-5 (4-3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
February 7		Oklahoma	W 96-67	15-5 (5-3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 9		at Missouri Border War	L 65-79	15-6 (5-4)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
February 14		at Iowa State	W 51-49	16-6 (6-4)	James H. Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 18		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 51-49	17-6 (7-4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 21		at Colorado	L 50-53	17-7 (7-5)	Coors Events/Conference Center  Boulder, CO
February 25		Nebraska	W 75-49	18-7 (8-5)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 28		Oklahoma State	W 80-65	19-7 (9-5)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
March 3		Oklahoma State Big Eight Tournament quarterfinals	W 96-69	20-7	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
March 4		vs. Missouri Big Eight tournament semifinals Border War	W 75-70	21-7	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
March 5		vs. Kansas State Big Eight tournament championship Game Sunflower Showdown	W 80-68	22-7	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
March 13*	(7 MW)	vs. (10 MW) Ole Miss NCAA Tournament first round	W 69-66	23-7	Levitt Arena  Wichita, KS
March 15*	(7 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 3 Arizona State NCAA Tournament second round	W 88-71	24-7	Levitt Arena  Wichita, KS
March 20*	(7 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Wichita State NCAA Tournament Elite Eight	L 65-66	24-8	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Midwest=MW.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
2. 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.