1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 1980–81 Tulane Green Wave Basketball Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 12–15 4–8 Roy Danforth 5th Devlin Fieldhouse The 1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave were led by head coach Roy Danforth, as members of the Metro Conference. Roster 1980 Tulane Green Wave y Craig Beard 32 F 6 6 205 Fr Birmingham, Alabama Micah Blunt 50 F 6 9 195 Jr Metairie, Louisiana y Steve Carpenter 50 C 7 0 220 So Knoxville, Tennessee Robert Coleman 45 F 6 7 210 Fr Central Square, New York Gary Delph 24 G 6 2 175 Fr Anderson, Indiana Eric Dozier 44 F 6 7 200 Sr Washington, D. C. Reggie Duke 14 G 6 2 165 Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jimmy Elliott 42 G 6 2 175 Fr Knoxville, Tennessee Craig Harris 12 G 5 9 150 Sr Alexandria, Virginia Joe Holston 15 G 6 4 175 Jr Washington, D. C. y Jim Hurd 22 F 6 4 185 Sr Metairie, Louisiana Clarence James 34 F 6 6 195 Sr Tampa, Florida Reggie McLaurin 20 G 6 2 185 Sr Goldsboro, North Carolina Daryl Moreau 10 G 6 2 160 So New Orleans, Louisiana Paul Thompson 33 F 6 6 190 So basketball Alexandria, Louisiana y Roy Danforth Schedule November 28 yes yes Oklahoma City Mid–South Classic 105–87 1–0 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee November 29 yes yes 1980 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Mid–South Classic 92–78 2–0 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee December 2 yes yes 1980 men Rice Owls Rice 78–62 3–0 Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas December 6 yes yes 15 LSU 81–119 3–1 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana December 10 yes 1980 men Roosevelt Lakers Roosevelt 109–63 4–1 Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana December 12 yes yes 1980 men Oral Roberts Titans Oral Roberts 90–96 4–2 Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma December 13 yes yes 1980 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 85–102 4–3 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma December 20 yes LSU 10 72–86 4–4 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana January 5 Louisville 53–73 4–5 0–1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana January 6 yes 1980 men Fredonia State Blue Devils Fredonia State 80–63 5–5 0–1 Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana January 10 1980 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State 55–67 5–6 0–2 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana January 13 yes Mercer 67–57 6–6 0–2 Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana January 17 yes 1980 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 77–70 7–6 0–2 Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana January 19 yes Memphis State 79–91 7–7 0–3 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee January 24 yes Florida State 61–79 7–8 0–4 Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida January 27 Cincinnati 65–50 8–8 1–4 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana January 31 Florida State 61–79 8–9 1–5 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana February 2 yes St. Louis 83–71 9–9 2–5 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri February 4 yes Louisville 58–85 9–10 2–6 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky February 7 yes yes Southern Miss 61–71 9–11 2–6 Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi February 10 yes Cincinnati 76–91 9–12 2–7 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio February 18 Virginia Tech 76–74 10–12 3–7 Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana February 22 yes yes New Orleans 69–82 10–13 3–7 Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana February 25 yes Virginia Tech 75–96 10–14 3–8 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia February 27 St. Louis 75–69 11–14 4–8 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana March 2 yes Southern Miss 84–80 12–14 4–8 Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana |- !colspan=12 style=Tulane Green Wave|Metro Tournament March 6 6 yes 3 Cincinnati First round 66–67 12–15 4–8 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky AP Poll Central Time https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulane/1981-schedule.html 1980–81 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com2015-16 Tulane Men's Basketball Media Guide https://tulanegreenwave.com/documents/2016/6/6/Basketball_M_media_guide.pdf Tulane University Athletics January 9, 2022 References Category:1980–81 Metro Conference men's basketball season Category:Tulane Green Wave men's basketball seasons Category:1980 in sports in Louisiana Category:1981 in sports in Louisiana