1980–81 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2016 1980–81 Princeton Tigers Basketball 150 Ivy League Ivy 18–10 14–1, 1st Pete Carril 14th David Blatt Randy Melville Jadwin Gymnasium Ivy League Champion Ivy League one-game playoff, won1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament First round The 1980–81 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team co-captains were David Blatt and Randy Melville. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 48-team 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 36 IvyLeagueSports.com The team posted an 18–10 overall record and a 14–1 conference record.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results June 12, 2009 September 27, 2010 GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton Athletic Communications April 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx dead The team's only conference loss came on February 24, 1981, against the Penn Quakers at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by a 52–43 margin. The team won its March 10, 1981, one-game Ivy League playoff game against Penn at the Kirby Sports Center at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, by a 54–40 margin for the Ivy League Championship and an invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team lost its March 12, 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament East Regional first-round game against the BYU Cougars 60–51 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497 Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason September 30, 2010 June 22, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University March 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120305185537/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497 dead The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection Melville. Melville tied Michael Steurer's Ivy League single-game record set on February 6, 1976, with eight steals against the 1980 men Colgate Raiders Colgate University Colgate Raiders on December 21, 1980, which was a record that would stand until March 5, 1983.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 54 IvyLeagueSports.com Steurer and Melville continue to share the Princeton single game record.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749717 Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records October 1, 2010 June 12, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711112933/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749717 dead The team achieved a 54.9% field goal percentage in conference games, which is the current Ivy League single-season record.2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide 55 IvyLeagueSports.com Regular season The team posted a 18–10 (14–1 Ivy League) record.http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695 Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results March 27, 2010 June 12, 2009 Princeton Athletic Communications GoPrincetonTigers.com Princeton University April 19, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419123137/http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2009/6/12/3749695.aspx dead 11/29 Oral Roberts L 61-66 12/2 Rutgers L 47-57 12/6 (16) St. John's W 47-46 12/9 ST. JOSEPH'S L *50-51 12/13 MANHATTAN W 58-49 12/21 COLGATE W 75-42 12/23 Ohio State L 46-72 12/27 Rhode Island ! L 58-62 12/28 Northwestern ! L *68-72 12/29 CS Fullerton ! W 60-57 1/3 SETON HALL L 51-53 1/9 Brown W 44-41 1/10 Yale W 66-50 1/12 FORDHAM L ***50-53 1/31 PENNSYLVANIA W 62-61 2/6 Cornell W 46-44 2/7 Columbia W 40-35 2/13 DARTMOUTH W 55-44 2/14 HARVARD W 72-48 2/20 YALE W 60-47 2/21 BROWN W 40-33 2/24 Pennsylvania L 43-52 2/27 Harvard W *56-54 2/28 Dartmouth W 60-46 3/6 COLUMBIA W 75-57 3/7 CORNELL W *52-46 3/10 Pennsylvania @ W 54-40 3/12 (18) vs. BYU # L 51-60 ! = Far West Classic at Portland (Ore.) Mem'l Coliseum @ = Ivy League playoff at Lafayette # = NCAA first round at Providence (R.I.) Civic Ctr. References 30em Category:Princeton Tigers men's basketball seasons Princeton Tigers Princeton Princeton Princeton