1980–81 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1980–81 9–18 Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight Iowa State Cyclones Johnny Orr 2–12 1st Charlie Harrison Hilton Coliseum The 1980–81 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 9–18, 2–12 in Big Eight play to finish in eighth place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to Missouri, falling 95–70. Roster 1980 Iowa State Cyclones y Robert Estes F 6 6 Jr Ron Harris F 6 3 Fr Lefty Moore G 5 10 C Ron Falenschek C 6 11 So Jon Ness G 6 2 Sr John Kunnert C 6 6 Malvin Warrick G 6 2 Charles Harris G 6 2 Sr Bill Buchanan F 6 6 Terrence Allen G 6 0 Fr Derrick Thomas C 6 6 Doug Jones Tony Rasheed Mike Decello https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1981.html 1980-81 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Johnny Orr (Beloit College) *Charlie Harrison Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season December 1, 1980 7:30 pm yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 87–97 15,545 0–1 December 4, 1980 7:35 pm yes Drake Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four 74–72 Heritage 13,268 1–1 December 6, 1980 7:35 pm yes Northern Iowa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four 83–69 8,988 2–1 December 9, 1980 7:35 pm yes yes SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 55–58 ESPN (delay) 3,106 2–2 December 12, 1980 7:38 pm yes Creighton Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 73–77 KETV 9,527 2–3 December 20, 1980 3:05 pm yes yes Iowa 16 Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa City, Iowa CyHawk Rivalry 59–85 Iowa Basketball Network 13,365 2–4 December 23, 1980 7:35 pm yes Alabama-Birmingham Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 71–70 Hawkeye Cablevision 6,129 3–4 December 29, 1980 7:35 pm yes yes East Carolina Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut1. December 29, 1980 (Page 14 of 32). Iowa City, Iowa, Dec 29, 1980 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection. Elm City Classic Semifinals 80–73 1,450 4–4 December 30, 1980 7:45 pm yes yes Fairfield Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut Elm City Classic Championship 47–46 1,600 5–4 January 5, 1981 7:35 pm yes Wisconsin-Parkside Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 67–58 Heritage 6,837 6–4 January 10, 1981 7:35 pm yes Western Illinois Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 94–72 Heritage/Iowa Cable Network 10,232 7–4 January 14, 1981 8:10 pm yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 58–70 Heritage/USA 14,850 7–5 0–1 January 17, 1981 1:30 pm yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 69–92 11,112 7–6 0–2 January 19, 1981 7:30 pm yes yes Saint Louis Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri 59–61 2,556 7–7 January 21, 1981 7:35 pm Oklahoma Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 88–67 8,247 8–7 1–2 January 24, 1981 3:00 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma 75–81 6,700 8–8 1–3 January 28, 1981 7:35 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 56–61 9,017 8–9 1–4 January 31, 1981 7:35 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 62–75 11,238 8–10 1–5 February 4, 1981 9:05 pm yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 62–75 4,750 8–11 1–6 February 7, 1981 2:38 pm Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 56–70 NBC–TVS Big Eight 10,018 8–12 1–7 February 10, 1981 7:35 pm yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 66–78 2,038 8–13 1–8 February 14, 1981 7:35 pm Kansas Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 49–51 10,230 8–14 1–9 February 18, 1981 7:35 pm yes Nebraska Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 61–81 11,118 8–15 1–10 February 21, 1981 7:35 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 69–76 7,665 8–16 1–11 February 25, 1981 8:05 pm yes Kansas State Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas 60–67 11,220 8–17 1–12 February 28, 1981 7:35 pm Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 67–56 7,826 9–17 2–12 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big Eight tournament March 3, 1981 8:05 pm yes 8 Missouri 1 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Big Eight tournament quarterfinals 70–95 7,303 9–18 |- AP poll Central Time Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results https://cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Results.pdf April 18, 2020 Iowa State University Athletic Department References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc