1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Quarterfinals L 69–80 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–11 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Dutcher;
Assistant coaches	Jimmy Williams; Jessie Evans; Marty Gillespie;
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	20	Jim Petersen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	St. Louis Park, Minnesota
G	24	Mark Hall	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	32	Trent Tucker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Flint, Michigan
F	42	Gary Holmes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr
C	45	Randy Breuer	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Lake City, Minnesota
F	54	Ben Coleman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Minneapolis, Minnesota

Head coach

Jim Dutcher (Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29*		North Dakota State	W 99–64	1–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 2*		Florida State	W 79–66	2–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 5*		vs. Loyola (IL)	W 100–83	3–0
December 17*		Marquette	L 84–92	3–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 22*		at Louisville	W 62–56	4–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
December 26*		Yale	W 95–56	5–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27*		Texas Tech	W 72–56	6–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 29*		at USC	W 74–67	7–1	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
December 30*		vs. North Carolina	W 76–60	8–1	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
January 8	No. 19	Wisconsin	W 76–60	9–1 (1–0)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 10	No. 19	No. 10 Michigan	L 67–68	9–2 (1–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 15	No. 20	at Michigan State	W 86–77	10–2 (2–1)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
January 17	No. 20	at Illinois	L 76–80	10–3 (2–2)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
January 22		Ohio State	L 63–76	10–4 (2–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 24		at No. 9 Iowa	W 60–48	11–4 (3–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
January 29	No. 19	Indiana	L 53–56 ^OT	11–5 (3–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 31	No. 19	Northwestern	W 74–63	12–5 (4–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 5		at Purdue	L 59–74	12–6 (4–5)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
February 7		at Northwestern	W 68–62	13–6 (5–5)	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 12		Iowa	L 58–60	13–7 (5–6)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 14		Purdue	W 92–72	14–7 (6–6)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 19		at Ohio State	W 82–76	15–7 (7–6)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
February 21		at No. 16 Indiana	L 63–74	15–8 (7–7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
February 26		No. 14 Illinois	W 76–59	16–8 (8–7)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 28		Michigan State	W 92–89	17–8 (9–7)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 5		at Michigan	L 67–83	17–9 (9–8)	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan
March 7		at Wisconsin	L 58–60	17–10 (9–9)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
NIT
March 11*		Drake First Round	W 90–77	18–10 (9–9)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 16*		at Connecticut Second Round	W 84–66	19–10 (9–9)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
March 19*		West Virginia Quarterfinals	L 69–80	19–11 (9–9)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ "1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ "1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results".

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[1] "1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[3] "1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results".

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Venues	On-campus YMCA (1895–1896) UM Armory (1896–1925) Kenwood Armory (1925–1928) Williams Arena (1928–present)
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Scandal
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics