1980–81 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1980–81 Oregon State Beavers Basketball Pac-10 Conference Pac-10 2 2 26–2 17–1 Ralph Miller 11th Gill Coliseum Steve Johnson Pac-10 champions NCAA tournament Second round The 1980–81 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon. After winning their first 26 games of the season, Oregon State fell to No. 5 Arizona State in the regular season finale to finish at 26–1 (17–1 Pac-10), repeating as conference champion, and were ranked second in both polls. Despite dropping the regular season finale, they did not drop in the rankings, and were seeded No. 1 in the West region of the NCAA tournament. The Beavers received an opening round bye, and were shocked by No. 8 seed Kansas State, 50–48,Kansas State Wins By 50-48 https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/15/sports/kansas-state-wins-by-50-48.html The New York Times March 15, 1981 September 11, 2022 at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats would reach the Elite Eight before falling to eventual runner-up North Carolina. Oregon State finished the season at 26–2. Roster 1980 Oregon State Beavers y Lester Conner 32 G 6 4 180 Jr Oakland, California y Charlie Sitton 52 F 6 8 205 Fr McMinnville, Oregon y Steve Johnson 55 FC 6 10 230 Sr San Bernardino, California y basketball Ralph Miller Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oregon-state/1981.html 1980–81 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats Sports Reference September 11, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Oregon State Beavers| Regular season Nov 29, 1980 yes 7 Brigham Young 18 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 75–68 1–0 Dec 4, 1980 6 1980 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 78–47 2–0 Dec 6, 1980 yes yes 6 1980 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 82–76 3–0 Dec 8, 1980 yes yes 5 1980 men Portland State Vikings Portland State Peter W. Stott Center Portland, Oregon 102–58 4–0 Dec 13, 1980 yes 5 1980 men Portland Pilots Portland Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 92–57 5–0 Dec 26, 1980 yes yes 4 1980 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon 90–70 6–0 Dec 27, 1980 yes yes 4 1980 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon 103–55 7–0 Dec 28, 1980 yes yes 4 1980 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon 67–57 8–0 Jan 3, 1981 yes 2 Arizona State 13 Gill Coliseum Tempe, Arizona 71–67 9–0 1–0 Jan 5, 1981 yes 2 1980 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 61–49 10–0 2–0 Jan 9, 1981 2 1980 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 76–62 11–0 3–0 Jan 10, 1981 2 1980 men California Golden Bears California Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 80–53 12–0 4–0 Jan 17, 1981 1 1980 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 82–55 13–0 5–0 Jan 22, 1981 yes 1 Washington State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 66–53 14–0 6–0 Jan 24, 1981 yes 1 Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 97–91 15–0 7–0 Jan 29, 1981 1 UCLA 10 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 81–67 16–0 8–0 Jan 31, 1981 1 1980 men USC Trojans Southern California Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 55–48 17–0 9–0 Feb 6, 1981 yes 2 California Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 69–54 18–0 10–0 Feb 7, 1981 yes 2 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 62–57 19–0 11–0 Feb 12, 1981 yes 2 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 78–61 20–0 12–0 Feb 14, 1981 yes yes 2 St. John's Nassau Coliseum New York, New York 57–45 21–0 Feb 21, 1981 2 Washington State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 81–53 22–0 13–0 Feb 23, 1981 2 Washington Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 89–63 23–0 14–0 Feb 27, 1981 yes 2 USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 73–64 24–0 15–0 Mar 1, 1981 yes 2 UCLA 13 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 82–76 25–0 16–0 Mar 5, 1981 2 Arizona Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 80–62 26–0 17–0 Mar 7, 1981 yes 2 Arizona State 5 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 67–87 26–1 17–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Oregon State Beavers| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1981 yes yes 2 1 W Kansas State 8 W Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Second round 48–50March 14, 1981: When the NCAA tournament became Madness https://www.si.com/college/2012/03/14/1981-madness Sports Illustrated March 14, 2012 September 11, 2022 Tim Layden 26–2 AP Poll Pacific W West Source:2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide https://osubeavers.com/documents/2020/11/20/Full_Guide.pdf Oregon State University Athletics September 11, 2022https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oregon-state/1981-schedule.html 1980–81 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Rankings 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Steve Johnson – Consensus First-team All-American, Pac-10 Player of the Year NBA draft 1981 NBA draft Oregon State Beavers Round Pick Player NBA club 1 7 Steve Johnson Kansas City Kingshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1981.html 1981 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com September 11, 2022 References 2 Category:Oregon State Beavers men's basketball seasons Oregon State Oregon State NCAA NCAA