1980–81 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 1980–81 Duquesne Dukes Basketball Eastern 8 Atlantic 10 Conference Eastern 8 20–10 10–3 Mike Rice 3rd Civic Arena Eastern 8 Regular Season co-champions NIT First round The 1980–81 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Roster 1980 Duquesne Dukes y Bruce Atkins 44 F 6 7 210 So Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania Tom Cvitkovic 22 G 6 3 170 Jr Ambridge, Pennsylvania Ronnie Dixon 20 G 6 4 160 Sr Macon, GA Derrick Eaglin 21 G 6 5 210 Fr Washington, D. C. John Farrell 23 G 6 2 190 So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tony Long 30 G 6 2 170 Fr Wheeling, West Virginia Joey Myers 24 F 6 7 215 So Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania Rod Scott 12 G 6 4 185 Jr Avalon, Pennsylvania Andy Sisinni 5 G 6 2 170 Fr Erie, Pennsylvania Terry Teachout 11 G 6 1 170 So Cleveland, Ohio Ricky Tunstall 50 C 7 0 235 So Cleveland, Ohio Dave Udanis 51 C 6 11 215 Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mike Rice Bruce Bauer Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Duquesne Dukes white|Regular season Dec 2, 1980 yes 1980 men IUP Crimson Hawks Indiana (PA) Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 86–71 1–0 Dec 6, 1980 yes 1980 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 61–65 1–1 0–1 Dec 9, 1980 yes Old Dominion Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 70–73 1–2 Dec 11, 1980 yes 1980 men Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 83–59 2–2 Dec 13, 1980 yes yes 1980 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York 82–57 3–2 Dec 19, 1980 yes yes 1980 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California Golden Gate Tournament 97–59 4–2 Dec 20, 1980 yes yes San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California Golden Gate Tournament 83–91 OT 4–3 Dec 22, 1980 yes yes 1980 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California 60–82 4–4 Jan 8, 1981 1980 men George Washington Colonials George Washington Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 87–71 5–4 1–1 Jan 12, 1981 yes 1980 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 61–73 5–5 1–2 Jan 15, 1981 1980 none UMass Minutemen UMass Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 99–69 6–5 2–2 Jan 17, 1981 yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 89–82 7–5 3–2 Jan 20, 1981 Rutgers Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 62–60 8–5 4–2 Jan 22, 1981 yes Cincinnati Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 85–77 9–5 Jan 24, 1981 yes 1980 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 62–60 10–5 Jan 28, 1981 yes 1980 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York 75–73 11–5 5–2 Feb 1, 1981 yes 1980 men Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 72–63 12–5 Feb 4, 1981 yes Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 53–60 12–6 5–3 Feb 7, 1981 yes UMass Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts 83–67 13–6 6–3 Feb 9, 1981 West Virginia Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 69–64 14–6 7–3 Feb 11, 1981 yes yes 1980 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 62–66 14–7 Feb 15, 1981 Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 66–64 15–7 8–3 Feb 17, 1981 yes 1980 men Detroit Titans Detroit Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 72–70 16–7 Feb 20, 1981 yes yes 1980 men Dayton Flyers Dayton UD Arena Dayton, Ohio 100–109 3OT 16–8 Feb 22, 1981 St. Bonaventure Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 79–72 17–8 9–3 Feb 25, 1981 yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 69–68 18–8 10–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Duquesne Dukes white| Eastern 8 Tournament Mar 3, 1981 yes 2 George Washington 7 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Quarterfinals 84–78 OT 19–8 Mar 6, 1981 yes 2 West Virginia 3 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Semifinals 55–50 20–8 Mar 7, 1981 yes 2 Pittsburgh 4 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Finals 60–64 20–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Duquesne Dukes white| NIT Tournament Mar 12, 1981 yes yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan First round 58–74 20–10 Eastern Time https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duquesne/1981-schedule.html 1980–81 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com May 5, 2024https://s3.amazonaws.com/goduquesne.com/documents/2018/6/1/2015_Records.pdf 2015-16 Duquesne Basketball Media Supplement GoDuquesne.com Duquesne University May 5, 2024 live https://web.archive.org/web/20210724235620/https://s3.amazonaws.com/goduquesne.com/documents/2018/6/1/2015_Records.pdf July 24, 2021https://goduquesne.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1980-81 1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule goduquesne.com July 16, 2024 References Duquesne Duquesne Duquesne Dukes men's basketball Duquesne Dukes men's basketball 1980 Category:1980 in Philadelphia Category:1981 in Philadelphia