1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1980–81 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 8 8 22–6 15–3 Joe B. Hall 9th Rupp Arena NCAA Tournament Round of 32 The 1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hallhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1981.html 1980-1981 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats 10 November 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–6.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1981-schedule.html 1980-1981 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results 10 November 2013 In the 1981 NCAA Tournament Kentucky was upset by the University of Alabama at Birmingham 69–62 in the second round. Roster 1980 Kentucky Wildcats y Dirk Minniefield y 10 G 6 3 180 SO Lexington, Kentucky Dicky Beal 11 G 5 11 170 FR Covington, Kentucky Bo Lanter 12 G 6 1 175 JR Versailles, Kentucky Chris Gettelfinger 15 G 6 2 185 SR Knoxville, Tennessee Jim Master y 20 G 6 5 180 FR Fort Wayne, Indiana Bret Bearup 24 F 6 9 230 FR Centerport, New York Sam Bowie y 31 FC 7 1 235 SO Lebanon, Pennsylvania Derrick Hord 32 GF 6 6 215 SO Bristol, Tennessee Chuck Verderber 34 F 6 6 220 JR Lincoln, Illinois Fred Cowan 40 CF 6 8 205 SR Sturgis, Kentucky Charles Hurt 44 F 6 6 215 SO Shelbyville, Kentucky Melvin Turpin y 54 C 6 11 240 FR Lexington, Kentucky Joe B. Hall (Kentucky) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Regular Season November 29, 1980 yes 1 1980 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 62–57 1–0 December 3, 1980 yes 2 1980 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 9 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 70–64 2–0 December 6, 1980 yes 2 Indiana 5 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 68–66 3–0 December 13, 1980 yes 2 Kansas Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 87–73 4–0 December 19, 1980 yes 2 1980 men Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Alaska Anchorage Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 91–56 5–0 December 20, 1980 yes 2 UAB Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 61–53 6–0 December 27, 1980 yes 2 Notre Dame 8 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 61–67 6–1 December 30, 1980 yes 5 1980 men Maine Black Bears Maine Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 100–54 7–1 January 3, 1981 no 5 1980 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 76–62 8–1 1–0 January 7, 1981 no 4 Auburn Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 79–66 9–1 2–0 January 10, 1981 4 1980 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 13 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 48–47 10–1 3–0 January 14, 1981 3 Ole Miss Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 64–55 11–1 4–0 January 17, 1981 3 Alabama Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 55–59 11–2 4–1 January 19, 1981 6 1980 men LSU Tigers LSU 5 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 67–81 11–3 4–2 January 21, 1981 6 1980 men Florida Gators Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 102–48 12–3 5–2 January 24, 1981 6 1985 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 78–64 13–3 6–2 January 28, 1981 7 1980 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 71–64 14–3 7–2 January 31, 1981 7 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 71–68 2OT 15–3 8–2 February 4, 1981 6 Auburn Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 102–74 16–3 9–2 February 7, 1981 6 Tennessee 10 Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee 71–87 16–4 9–3 February 11, 1981 11 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 62–55 17–4 10–3 February 14, 1981 11 Alabama Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 77–62 18–4 11–3 February 18, 1981 10 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 69–56 19–4 12–3 February 21, 1981 10 Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 80–48 20–4 13–3 February 25, 1981 9 Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 78–74 21–4 14–3 March 1, 1981 9 LSU 2 NBC Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 73–71 22–4 15–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament March 5, 1981 7 2 Vanderbilt 7 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Second Round 55–60 22–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA Tournament March 15, 1981 8 2 ME UAB 7 ME Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama Second round 62–69 22–6 AP poll SE Southeast References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Category:Long stubs with short prose