1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten Conference Big Ten 12 13 21–7 13–5 Lute Olson 7th Jim Rosborough Ken Burmeister Scott Thompson Vince Brookins Iowa Field House(Capacity: 13,365) NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Round of 32 The 1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 7th season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 21–7 overall and 13–5 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #3 seed in the Midwest Regional, but fell 60–56 to #6 seed Wichita State in the Round of 32 – a game played on the Shockers' home floor. Roster 1980 Iowa Hawkeyes y Steve Carfino 15 G 6 2 fr Los Angeles, CA y Bob Hansen 24 G 6 6 so Des Moines, IA y Kenny Arnold 30 G 6 2 jr Chicago, IL Vince Brookins 32 F 6 5 sr Cleveland, OH Kevin Boyle basketball y 40 F 6 7 jr Chicago, IL Mark Gannon 44 F 6 7 so Iowa City, IA Steve Waite 52 FC 6 11 sr Steve Krafcisin 54 C 6 10 sr Waymond King G 6 1 fr Kansas City, MO Lute Olson (Augsburg) Jim Rosborough (Iowa) Ken Burmeister (St. Mary's (TX)) Scott Thompson (Iowa) Schedule/results no yes yes no |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Non-conference regular season Nov 29, 1980 yes yes 14 1980 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois 61–47 1–0 Dec 1, 1980 yes 12 1980 men Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 98–55 2–0 Dec 5, 1980 yes yes 12 Cincinnati ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona 69–64 3–0 Dec 6, 1980 yes yes 12 Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona 88–96 3–1 Dec 9, 1980 yes 16 1980 men Nevada Wolfpack Nevada Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 112–71 4–1 Dec 13, 1980 yes yes 16 1980 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa "Big Four" 90–68 5–1 Dec 20, 1980 yes 16 Iowa State Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Rivalry 85–59 6–1 Dec 30, 1980 yes 14 1980 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa "Big Four" 86–52 7–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Big Ten Regular Season Jan 8, 1981 11 1980 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 56–58 7–2 0–1 Jan 10, 1981 11 Michigan State Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 65–57 8–2 1–1 Jan 15, 1981 yes 14 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 76–66 9–2 2–1 Jan 17, 1981 yes 14 Michigan 9 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 73–58The Daily Iowan Team hustle powers Iowa past Wolves 13 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-01-19.pdf January 19, 1981 February 2, 2016 10–2 3–1 Jan 22, 1981 yes 9 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 56–53Chicago Tribune Iowa ends the jinx with win over Indiana http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1981/01/23/page/57/article/iowa-ends-the-jinx-with-win-over-indiana January 23, 1981 February 2, 2016 11–2 4–1 Jan 24, 1981 yes 9 Minnesota Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 48–60 11–3 4–2 Jan 29, 1981 13 Purdue Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 84–67 12–3 5–2 Jan 31, 1981 yes 13 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 66–79 13–4 5–3 Feb 5, 1981 yes 15 1980 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 76–65 14–4 6–3 Feb 7, 1981 15 Illinois 18 Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa Rivalry 72–66 15–4 7–3 Feb 12, 1981 yes 14 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 60–58 16–4 8–3 Feb 14, 1981 14 Northwestern Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 82–64 17–4 9–3 Feb 19, 1981 12 Indiana 16 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 78–65The Daily Iowan Hawkeyes electrify, 78-65 1 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-02-20.pdf February 20, 1981 February 2, 2016 18–4 10–3 Feb 21, 1981 yes 12 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 67–62 19–4 11–3 Feb 26, 1981 8 Michigan Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 69–66 20–4 12–3 Feb 28, 1981 8 Wisconsin Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 96–75The Daily Iowan Badgers buried under Iowa's 21st win http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-03-02.pdf March 2, 1981 February 2, 2016 21–4 13–3 Mar 5, 1981 yes 8 Michigan State Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan 70–71 21–5 13–4 Mar 7, 1981 yes 8 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 70–78 21–6 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| NCAA Tournament 3/15/1981 yes yes 13 3 MW Wichita State 6 MW Levitt Arena Wichita, KS Second Round 56–60Chicago Tribune Wichita St. ends Iowa's title dream http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1981/03/16/page/53/article/wichita-st-ends-iowas-title-dream March 16, 1981 February 2, 2016 21–7 AP Poll Rankings 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References 2 Iowa Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Hawkeyes Hawkeyes