1980–81 Utah Utes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1980–81 Utah Utes Basketball Western Athletic Conference WAC 10 14 25–5 13–3 Jerry Pimm 7th Special Events Center WAC regular season Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/utah/1981-schedule.html 1980-81 Utah Utes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com The 1980–81 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 1980-81 season. Head coach Jerry Pimm, and Senior stars Tom Chambers and Danny Vranes would lead the Utes to a Western Athletic Conference championship and the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. In the best season the Utes would have under Pimm, the team finished with an overall record of 25–5 (13–3 WAC). Vranes and Chambers were both selected in the top 8 picks of the NBA Draft. Chambers, drafted by the San Diego (Now Los Angeles) Clippers, would go on to play for several NBA teams in his career, most notably the Phoenix Suns, with whom he would make an appearance in the 1993 NBA Finals; and the Utah Jazz. Roster 1980 Utah Utes y Pace Mannion 20 G 6 7 190 So Paradise, Nevada y Danny Vranes 23 F 6 7 205 Sr Salt Lake City, Utah y Tom Chambers 42 FC 6 10 225 Sr Ogden, Utah y basketball Jerry Pimm (Southern California) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/utah/1981.html 1980–81 Utah Utes Roster and Stats Sports Reference June 15, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| Regular season Dec 6, 1980 yes Weber State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 76–61 1–0 Dec 9, 1980 yes yes 1980 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 83–81 2–0 Dec 12, 1980 yes 1980 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 89–73 3–0 Dec 13, 1980 yes Nebraska Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 57–55 4–0 Dec 16, 1980 yes 1980 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 99–74 5–0 Dec 20, 1980 yes yes Louisville 20 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 78–59 6–0 Dec 26, 1980 yes yes 19 1980 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 68–69 6–1 Dec 27, 1980 yes yes 19 1980 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 76–70 7–1 Dec 28, 1980 yes yes 19 1980 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 73–63 8–1 Jan 2, 1981 yes yes 20 1980 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 76–75 9–1 Jan 3, 1981 yes 20 1980 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 74–60 10–1 1–0 Jan 8, 1981 18 1980 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 100–87 11–1 2–0 Jan 10, 1981 18 1980 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 97–74 12–1 3–0 Jan 15, 1981 yes 16 1980 men UTEP Miners UTEP Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 69–64 13–1 4–0 Jan 17, 1981 yes 16 1980 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 82–76 14–1 5–0 Jan 23, 1981 14 Wyoming Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 55–53 15–1 6–0 Jan 24, 1981 14 1980 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 86–56 16–1 7–0 Jan 31, 1981 9 BYU 15 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 60–56 17–1 8–0 Feb 6, 1981 7 1980 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 48–46 18–1 9–0 Feb 7, 1981 7 UNLV Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 95–83 20–1 Feb 12, 1981 yes 6 San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 62–53 21–1 10–0 Feb 14, 1981 yes 6 Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 74–83 21–2 10–1 Feb 19, 1981 9 New Mexico Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 90–73 22–2 11–1 Feb 21, 1981 9 UTEP Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 69–59 23–2 12–1 Feb 26, 1981 yes 7 Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 73–50 24–2 13–1 Feb 28, 1981 yes 7 Wyoming War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming 50–53 24–3 13–2 Mar 7, 1981 yes 9 BYU 18 Marriott Center Provo, Utah 76–95 24–4 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1981 yes yes 14 3 W Northeastern 11 W Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Second Round 94–69 25–4 Mar 19, 1981 yes yes 14 3 W North Carolina 6 2 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 56–61B.Y.U. Defeats Irish, 51-50; North Carolina Ousts Utah https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/20/sports/byu-defeats-irish-51-50-north-carolina-ousts-utahz.html The New York Times March 20, 1981 February 24, 2023 25–5 AP Poll W West NCAA tournament http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/7769 NCAA basketball tournament History: Utah Utes - ESPN ESPN.com 3/15/1981, second round Vs. Northeastern @ Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX - W, 94–69 3/19/1981, Sweet Sixteen Vs. North Carolina @ Special Events Center, Salt Lake City, UT - L, 56–61 Rankings 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 877–878 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 NBA draft 1981 NBA draft Utah Utes Round Pick Player NBA Club 1 5 Danny Vranes Seattle SuperSonics 1 8 Tom Chambers San Diego Clippers Source:https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1981.html 1981 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com June 16, 2020 References 2 Category:Utah Utes men's basketball seasons Utah Utah Utah Utes Utah Utes