1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers 1979-1997 Indiana logo.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7 9 26–9 14–4 Bobby Knight 10th Jim Crews Jene Davis Gerry Gimelstob Ray Tolbert Glen Grunwald Assembly Hall NCAA tournament National ChampionsBig Ten champions National Championship Game W Won 63–50 vs. North Carolina The 1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 10th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 26–9 and a conference record of 14–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1981 NCAA Tournament as a #3 seed. The Hoosiers advanced to the championship game, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers won their fourth national title.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 16, 2015 Roster 1980 Indiana Hoosiers y Steve Bouchie 54 F 6 8 228 So Washington, Indiana Tony Brown 31 G 6 2 178 So Chicago, Illinois Chuck Franz 23 G 6 2 160 So Clarksville, Indiana Glen Grunwald y 40 F 6 9 207 Sr Franklin Park, Illinois Phil Isenbarger 44 F 6 8 192 Sr Muncie, Indiana Ted Kitchel y 30 F 6 8 209 Jr Galveston, Indiana Mike LaFave 43 F 6 9 188 Fr Indianapolis, Indiana Steve Risley 34 F 6 8 215 Sr Indianapolis, Indiana Isiah Thomas y 11 G 6 1 185 So Chicago, Illinois Jim Thomas y basketball 20 G 6 3 189 So Fort Lauderdale, Florida Ray Tolbert y 45 FC 6 9 225 Sr Anderson, Indiana Landon Turner y basketball 32 FC 6 10 241 Jr Indianapolis, Indiana Randy Wittman y 24 G 6 6 205 Jr Indianapolis, Indiana Bob Knight (Ohio State) Jim Crews (Indiana) Jene Davis (Otterbein) Gerry Gimelstob (Rhode Island) 1981 NCAA Final Four program March 1981 Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8 style=Indiana Hoosiers| Regular season |- 11/29/1980 yes 5 Ball State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 75–69 1–0 12/1/1980 yes 5 Murray State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 59–41 2–0 12/6/1980 yes 5 Kentucky 2 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 66–68 2–1 12/9/1980 yes yes 7 Notre Dame 9 Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 64–68 2–2 12/12/1980 yes 7 California Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 94–58 3–2 12/13/1980 yes 7 Baylor Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 83–47 4–2 12/15/1980 yes yes 7 Oral Roberts Market Square Arena Indianapolis 65–56 5–2 12/20/1980 yes yes 11 North Carolina 8 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina NBC/TVS 56–65 5–3 12/23/1980 yes yes 15 Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 51–44 6–3 12/28/1980 yes yes 15 Rutgers Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Quarterfinals 55–50 7–3 12/29/1980 yes yes 15 Clemson Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Semifinals 57–58 7–4 12/30/1980 yes yes 15 Texas-Pan American Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Consolation round 60–66 7–5 1/8/1981 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 55–43 8–5 (1–0) 1/10/1981 Illinois 12 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 78–61 9–5 (2–0) 1/15/1981 yes Michigan 9 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 52–55 9–6 (2–1) 1/18/1981 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 67–60 10–6 (3–1) 1/22/1981 Iowa 14 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 53–56 10–7 (3–2) 1/24/1981 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 93–56 11–7 (4–2) 1/29/1981 yes Minnesota 19 Williams Arena Minneapolis 56–53 12–7 (5–2) 1/31/1981 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 69–61 13–7 (6–2) 2/5/1981 17 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 89–64 14–7 (7–2) 2/7/1981 yes 17 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 66–68 14–8 (7–3) 2/12/1981 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 86–52 15–8 (8–3) 2/14/1981 yes 20 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 59–52 16–8 (9–3) 2/19/1981 yes 16 Iowa 12 Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 65–78 16–9 (9–4) 2/21/1981 16 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 74–63 17–9 (10–4) 2/26/1981 16 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 74–58 18–9 (11–4) 2/28/1981 16 Michigan Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 98–83 19–9 (12–4) 3/5/1981 yes 14 Illinois 16 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 69–66 20–9 (13–4) 3/7/1981 yes 14 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 69–48 21–9 (14–4) |- !colspan=8 style=Indiana Hoosiers| NCAA Tournament 3/14/1981 yes yes 9 3 ME Maryland 18 6 ME University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Second Round NBC 99–64Indiana Beats Maryland by 35 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1981/03/15/indiana-beats-maryland-by-35/cb1d886e-34ec-4075-8cfc-fa820a6cf08b/ The Washington Post March 15, 1981 February 25, 2023 22–9 (14–4) 3/20/1981 yes 9 3 ME UAB 7 ME Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Sweet Sixteen NCAA/ESPN 87–72 23–9 (14–4) 3/22/1981 yes 9 3 ME St. Joseph's (Pa.) 9 ME Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Elite Eight NBC 78–46INDIANA GAINS FINAL FOUR, ROUTING ST. JOSEPH'S, 78-46 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/23/sports/indiana-gains-final-four-routing-st-joseph-s-78-46.html March 23, 1981 February 24, 2023 24–9 (14–4) 3/28/1981 1:45 p.m. yes 9 3 ME LSU 4 1 MW The Spectrum Philadelphia Final Four NBC 67–49HOOISERS ROMP AS L.S.U. OFFENSE FAILS https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/29/sports/hooisers-romp-as-lsu-offense-fails.html The New York Times March 29, 1981 December 12, 2021 25–9 (14–4) 3/30/1981 yes 9 3 ME North Carolina 6 2 W The Spectrum Philadelphia Championship NBC 63–50 26–9 (14–4) AP Poll Eastern Time ME Mideast Awards and honors Bob Knight, Big Ten Coach of the Year Isiah Thomas, NCAA Men's MOP Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com 31 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 Ray Tolbert, Big Ten Player of the Year Team players drafted into the NBA Indiana Hoosiers Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1981 1 2 Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons 1981 1 18 Ray Tolbert New Jersey Nets 1981 5 115 Glen Grunwald Boston Celtics 1981 8 180 Steve Risley Phoenix Suns 1982 10 225 Landon Turner Boston Celtics 1983 1 22 Randy Wittman Washington Bullets 1983 2 40 Jim Thomas Indiana Pacers 1983 2 41 Ted Kitchel Milwaukee Bucks 1983 4 78 Steve Bouchie Detroit Pistons 1983 7 141 Tony Brown Indiana Pacershttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1981 1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2012-11-05 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20121103194520/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1981&lg=N 2012-11-03 Notes This was guard Isiah Thomas' sophomore season. Fresh off a national championship and the 1981 NCAA men's basketball tournament MVP, Thomas declared early for the 1981 NBA draft and was selected #2 overall by the Detroit Pistons. On July 25, 1981, forward Landon Turner was injured in a car crash and suffered a fractured spine and paralysis in both legs.https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/26/sports/turner-indiana-u-star-seriously-hurt-in-crash.html Turner, Indiana U. Star, Seriously Hurt in Crash The New York Times 26 July 1981 References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Indiana Category:1980 in sports in Indiana Category:1981 in sports in Indiana