1980–81 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1980–81 college basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by first-year head coach Gene Keady and finished with an overall record of 21–11 (10–8 Big Ten).

1980–81 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachBruce Weber (1st season)
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Indiana 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
No. 13 Iowa 13 5   .722 21 7   .750
No. 19 Illinois 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Purdue 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Minnesota 9 9   .500 19 11   .633
Ohio State 9 9   .500 14 13   .519
Michigan 8 10   .444 19 11   .633
Michigan State 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Northwestern 3 15   .167 9 18   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1980–81 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 44 Roosevelt Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana
C 35 Ted Benson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
C 40 Russell Cross 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Lee Cummings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 11 Keith Edmonson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
G 41 Jon Kitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Galveston, Indiana
G/F 33 Drake Morris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr East Chicago, Indiana
C 41 Jim Rowinski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Long Island, New York
F 23 Michael Scearce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lexington, Kentucky
G 32 Kevin Stallings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Collinsville, Illinois
G 20 Brian Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lebanon, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 29, 1980*
Colorado State W 72–59  1–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 1, 1980*
Loyola Marymount W 104–75  2–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 6, 1980*
at Tennessee L 69–78  2–1
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1980*
at Butler W 82–61  3–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 11, 1980*
Oklahoma W 101–86  4–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 13, 1980*
at Providence W 64–59  5–1
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 22, 1980*
at Tulsa L 76–90  5–2
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 26, 1980*
vs. Georgia Tech W 53–45  6–2
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 27, 1980*
vs. Florida W 95–87  7–2
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 5, 1981
No. 12 Michigan W 81–74  8–2
(1–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 10, 1981
Ohio State W 75–65  9–2
(2–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 15, 1981
at No. 18 Illinois L 65–87  9–3
(2–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 17, 1981*
at Wisconsin W 71–69  10–3
(3–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 22, 1981
Northwestern W 55–50  11–3
(4–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 24, 1981
Michigan State L 68–74  11–4
(4–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 29, 1981
at No. 13 Iowa L 67–84  11–5
(4–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 31, 1981
at Indiana L 61–69  11–6
(4–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 5, 1981
Minnesota W 74–59  12–6
(5–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 7, 1981
No. 17 Indiana W 68–66  13–6
(6–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 12, 1981
at Michigan State W 63–48  14–6
(7–4)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 14, 1981
at Minnesota L 72–92  14–7
(7–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 19, 1981
at Northwestern W 82–69  15–7
(8–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Feb 21, 1981
No. 12 Iowa L 62–67  15–8
(8–6)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 26, 1981
Wisconsin W 72–61  16–8
(9–6)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 28, 1981
No. 14 Illinois L 70–81  16–9
(9–7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 5, 1981
at Ohio State L 92–93  16–10
(9–8)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 7, 1981
at Michigan W 67–61  17–10
(10–8)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 12, 1981*
Rhode Island
First Round
W 84–58  18–10
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 16, 1981*
Dayton
Second Round
W 50–46  19–10
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 20, 1981*
Duke
Quarterfinal
W 81–69  20–10
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 23, 1981*
vs. Syracuse
Semifinal
L 63–70  20–11
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 25, 1981*
vs. West Virginia
Third Place Game
W 75–72 OT 21–11
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2020.