1980–81 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

American college basketball season information on all Lamar University sports Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1980–81 Lamar Cardinals Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg 250 Southland Conference Southland 25–5 8–2 Pat Foster 1st McDonald Gym (6 home games)Beaumont Civic Center (8 home games) Southland Conference 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Round of 32 The 1980–81 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Pat Foster split the home schedule with six home games at McDonald Gym with eight games at the Beaumont Civic CenterLamar cagers schedule games at Civic Center 4 July 2025 Marlow, Susan. Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 1980, newspaper, November 5, 1980; Beaumont, Texas. 5 November 1980 University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History crediting Lamar University. November 5, 1980 Beaumont, Texas 6 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499719/m1/6/ in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship and the 1981 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament. They received an automatic invitation to the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated the Missouri Tigers in the first game and lost to LSU in the second game. Lamar finished the season with a record of 25–5.1980-81 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/lamar/1981-schedule.html Sports Reference LLC February 8, 2019 The Cardinals were ranked in the AP Poll for one week at number 19.1980-81 College Basketball AP Polls https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1981-polls.html Sports Reference LLC February 8, 2019 Roster Sources:Roster https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/lamar/1981.html Sports Reference LLC February 8, 2019Final 1981 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1981_346_Lamar%20University.pdf NCAA February 8, 2019 1 1980 Lamar Cardinals y Mike Olliver y G 6 1 sr Dudley, North Carolina Dudley, NC B. B. Davis y C 6 8 sr Beaumont, Texas Beaumont, TX Alvin Brooks basketball, born 1959 y G 5 10 sr Houston, Texas Houston, TX Terry Long G 6 3 jr Kenneth Perkins F 6 6 FR Beaumont, TX Mike Wallace F 6 5 jr Arthur Gray F 6 4 JR Larry Stephenson C 6 9 jr Ronnie Claiborne g 5 8 fr Paul Marks g 6 2 fr Nicky Snell g 6 2 jr Darrell Jones fr Pat Foster (Arkansas) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/lamar/1981.html February 8, 2010 Schedule and results Sources:Final 1981 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1981_346_Lamar%20University.pdf NCAA February 8, 2019 21980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule https://lamarcardinals.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1980-81 Lamar University Athletics December 20, 2021 1980-81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1980 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| Non-conference regular season December 1, 1980 yes 1980 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin McDonald Gym Beaumont, TX 81–67 3,400 1–0 December 3, 1980 yes Augsburg College McDonald Gym Beaumont, TX 101–60 3,300 2–0 December 5, 1980 yes yes Pittsburgh Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Showme Classic 67–65 9,993 3–0 December 6, 1980 yes yes Missouri 17 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Showme Classic 70–92 10,048 3–1 December 10, 1980 yes 1980 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern McDonald Gym Beaumont, TX 88–73 3,450 4–1 December 13, 1980 yes Texas A&I McDonald Gym Beaumont, TX 75–50 3,100 5–1 December 17, 1980 yes yes 1980 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 80–79 4,593 6–1 December 26, 1980 yes yes 1980 Grambling State Tigers Grambling State McKale Center Tucson, AZ Copper State Classic 88–82 8,308 7–1 December 27, 1980 yes yes 1980 Arizona Wildcats Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ Copper State Classic 63–61 8,675 8–1 January 2, 1981 yes yes Stephen F. Austin William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX 64–62 1,750 9–1 January 7, 1981 yes 1980 Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX 102–61 4,441 10–1 January 15, 1981 yes 1980 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Pan American McDonald Gym Beaumont, TX 104–80 3,559 11–1 January 17, 1981 yes yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX 64–70 10,100 11–2 January 19, 1981 yes 1980 Southern Jaguars Southern McDonald Gym Beaumont, TX 85–67 3,319 12–2 January 21, 1981 yes Texas Lutheran Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX 121–71 4,220 13–2 January 24, 1981 yes yes Pan American Pan American Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX 78–70 5,649 14–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| Southland Conference regular season January 26, 1981 1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX 66–64 15–2 1–0 4,953 January 31, 1981 1980 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington Texas Hall Arlington, TX 89–84 OT 16–2 2–0 4,316 February 2, 1981 yes yes 1980 Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Indian Fieldhouse Jonesboro, AR 17–2 3–0 62–51 4,521 February 7, 1981 1980 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX 87–74 18–2 4–0 5,831 February 9, 1981 yes 1980 McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, LA 90–87 OT 19–2 5–0 5,327 February 12, 1981 Texas–Arlington Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX 79–75 20–2 6–0 5,772 February 16, 1981 yes 19 Louisiana Tech Memorial Gym Ruston, LA 71–77 20–3 6–1 2,653 February 21, 1981 Arkansas State Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX 19 89–69 21–3 7–1 5,232 February 23, 1981 yes Southwestern Louisiana Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, LA 81–97 21–4 7–2 7,956 February 28, 1981 McNeese State Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX 87–76 22–4 8–2 5,711 |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| Southland tournament March 4, 1981 1 Southwestern Louisiana 4 Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX Semifinal 83–68 23–4 4,905 March 5, 1981 1 Louisiana Tech 2 Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX Championship 83–69 5,052 24–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament March 12, 1981 yes 8 MW Missouri 9 MW Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Round of 48 71–67 6,475 25–4 March 14, 1981 yes 8 MW LSU 1 MW Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Round of 32 78–100 8,523 25–5 AP Poll Central Time MW Midwest References Category:Lamar Cardinals basketball seasons Lamar Lamar Lamar Cardinals basketball Lamar Cardinals basketball