1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1980–81 Missouri Tigers Big Eight Conference Big 8 22–10 10–4 Norm Stewart 14th Gary Garner 4th Hearnes Center Big Eight Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season title, reached the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 22–10 (10–4 Big Eight). Roster Ricky Frazier, So. Steve Stipanovich, So. Jon Sundvold, So. Head coach: Norm Stewart Schedule and results 1980-81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1980-81 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Regular season Nov 28, 1980 yes yes 11 Arkansas 20 Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK Great Alaskan Shootout 73–81 3,000 0–1 Nov 29, 1980 yes yes 11 1980 men Colgate Raiders Colgate Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK Great Alaskan Shootout 73–67 3,000 1–1 Nov 30, 1980 yes yes 11 1980 men Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Alaska Anchorage Buckner Fieldhouse Anchorage, AK Great Alaskan Shootout 54–53 2,500 2–1 Dec 5, 1980 yes 17 1980 men West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas A&M Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Showme Classic 88–70 9,833 3–1 Dec 6, 1980 yes 17 Lamar Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Showme Classic 92–70 10,048 4–1 Dec 10, 1980 yes yes 14 Illinois St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights 62–84 14,370 4–2 Dec 13, 1980 yes 14 1980 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 76–58 9,012 5–2 Dec 16, 1980 yes U.S. International Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 93–44 5,873 6–2 Dec 19, 1980 yes yes 1980 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 64–68 4,200 6–3 Dec 20, 1980 yes yes Chattanooga Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 64–62 4,075 7–3 Dec 22, 1980 yes 1980 men Brown Bears Brown Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 83–61 5,786 8–3 Jan 3, 1981 yes yes 1980 none Oral Roberts Titans Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 83–74 7,437 9–3 Jan 5, 1981 yes 1980 men Navy Midshipmen Navy Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 88–67 6,503 10–3 Jan 7, 1981 yes yes 1980 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO 83–73 4,200 11–3 Jan 13, 1981 1980 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 81–52 9,361 12–3 1–0 Jan 17, 1981 1:30 p.m. Iowa State Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 92–69 11,112 13–3 2–0 Jan 18, 1981 yes yes Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 49–71 13,386 13–4 Jan 21, 1981 yes 18 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War 55–63 16,000 13–5 2–1 Jan 24, 1981 yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 53–66 12,579 13–6 2–2 Jan 28, 1981 1980 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 92–77 9,483 14–6 3–2 Jan 31, 1981 1980 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 66–58 9,158 15–6 4–2 Feb 4, 1981 yes Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 56–75 11,290 15–7 4–3 Feb 7, 1981 2:38 p.m. yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 70–56 10,018 16–7 5–3 Feb 9, 1981 Kansas Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 79–65 11,148 17–7 6–3 Feb 14, 1981 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 55–60 11,148 17–8 6–4 Feb 18, 1981 yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 82–65 6,500 18–8 7–4 Feb 21, 1981 Nebraska Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 55–45 10,483 19–8 8–4 Feb 25, 1981 yes Colorado CU Events Center Boulder, CO 73–62 6,058 20–8 9–4 Feb 28, 1981 Kansas State Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 46–43 12,906 21–8 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Big Eight Conference tournament Mar 3, 1981 8:05 p.m. yes 1 Iowa State 8 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal 95–70 7,303 22–8 Mar 4, 1981 yes yes 1 Kansas 4 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big Eight tournament Semifinal 70–75 17,032 22–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1981 yes yes 9 MW Lamar 8 MW Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX First Round 67–71 6,475 22–10 AP Poll Central MW Midwest https://mutigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1980-81 1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule mutigers.com July 17, 2024 Rankings 1980-81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20180307141134/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mutigers.com/documents/2017/11/14/2018_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf March 7, 2018 . Retrieved 2019-Mar-29. References Missouri Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers men's basketball seasons Missouri Tigers men's basketball Missouri Tigers men's basketball