1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 19–11 9–9 Jim Dutcher Jimmy Williams Jessie Evans Marty Gillespie Williams Arena National Invitation Tournament Quarterfinals L 69–80 vs. West Virginia The 1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Roster 1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers y Randy Breuer 45 C 7 3 225 So y Lake City, Minnesota Ben Coleman 54 F 6 9 230 So y basketball Minneapolis, Minnesota Mark Hall 24 G 6 2 191 Jr Springfield, Massachusetts Brian Hansen 31 G 6 3 186 Fr Duluth, Minnesota Gary Holmes 42 F 6 10 239 Jr Miami, Florida Zebedee Howell 33 F 6 7 216 So Ocala, Florida Bruce Kaupa 3 G 6 1 176 So Woodbury, Minnesota Darryl Mitchell 30 G 6 5 201 Jr West Palm Beach, Florida Brian Pederson 40 C 6 10 210 Jr Prior Lake, Minnesota Jim Petersen 20 FC 6 10 225 Fr y St. Louis Park, Minnesota Andy Thompson 21 F 6 6 211 Jr Nassau, Bahamas Trent Tucker 32 G 6 5 185 Jr y Flint, Michigan John Wiley 35 F 6 9 203 Jr Flint, Michigan Jim Dutcher (Michigan) Jessie Evans Jimmy Williams https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/minnesota/1981.html 1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats February 7, 2021 Schedule and results no yes yes no |- November 29 yes 1980 men North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 99–64 1–0 December 2 yes 1980 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 79–66 2–0 December 5 yes yes Loyola (IL) 100–83 3–0 December 17 yes Marquette Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 84–92 3–1 December 22 yes yes Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 62–56 4–1 December 26 yes Yale Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 95–56 5–1 December 27 yes Texas Tech Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 72–56 6–1 December 29 yes yes USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 74–67 7–1 December 30 yes yes North Carolina L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 76–60 8–1 January 8 19 Wisconsin Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 76–60 9–1 1–0 January 10 19 Michigan 10 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 67–68 9–2 1–1 January 15 yes 20 Michigan State Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan 86–77 10–2 2–1 January 17 yes 20 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 76–80 10–3 2–2 January 22 Ohio State Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 63–76 10–4 2–3 January 24 yes Iowa 9 Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 60–48 11–4 3–3 January 29 19 Indiana Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 53–56 OT 11–5 3–4 January 31 19 Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 74–63 12–5 4–4 February 5 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 59–74 12–6 4–5 February 7 yes Northwestern Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 68–62 13–6 5–5 February 12 Iowa Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 58–60 13–7 5–6 February 14 Purdue Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 92–72 14–7 6–6 February 19 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 82–76 15–7 7–6 February 21 yes Indiana 16 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 63–74 15–8 7–7 February 26 Illinois 14 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 76–59 16–8 8–7 February 28 Michigan State Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 92–89 17–8 9–7 March 5 yes Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan 67–83 17–9 9–8 March 7 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 58–60 17–10 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Minnesota Golden Gophers| NIT March 11 yes Drake Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota First Round 90–77 18–10 9–9 March 16 yes yes Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Second Round 84–66 19–10 9–9 March 19 yes West Virginia Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Quarterfinals 69–80 19–11 9–9 AP Poll 2020-21 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/gophersports.com/documents/2020/12/22/MBB_Guide_2020_21.pdf University of Minnesota Athletics February 7, 2021https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/minnesota/1981-schedule.html 1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball seasons Minnesota Category:1980 in sports in Minnesota Category:1981 in sports in Minnesota Category:Long stubs with short prose