1980–81 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1980–81 Holy Cross Crusaders Basketball Holy Cross Athletics logo.svg 150 East Coast Athletic Conference ECAC-N 20–10 18–8 George Blaney 9th Hart Center NIT tournament Second round The 1980–81 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by head coach George Blaney, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the East Coast Athletic Conference North. They finished the season 20–10, 18–8 in ECAC-South play to finish in second place. Roster 1980 Holy Cross Crusaders y y Charlie Browne 42 C 6 10 230 Sr The Bronx, New York Tolentine St._Nicholas_of_Tolentine_High_School Ward FitzPatrick 40 F 6 6 205 Jr Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania Scranton Prep no Richie Guerin 10 G 6 2 175 Fr Plandome Manor, New York St. Mary's no Kevin Greaney 22 G 6 5 180 Jr Brooklyn, New York Nazareth no Chris Logan 30 F 6 8 205 Sr Brooklyn, New York Bishop Ford no Dave Mulquin 24 F 6 7 205 Sr Rockville, Maryland Georgetown Prep no Ed Thurman 21 G 6 1 175 Jr Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn Classical no Garry Witts y 20 F 6 7 185 Sr Metuchen, New Jersey St. Joseph Chris Zikos 12 G 5 9 175 So Winthrop, Massachusetts Worcester Academy no George Blaney (Holy Cross) https://goholycross.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1980-81 Schedule 1980-81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1980 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Holy Cross Crusaders|Regular season November 28 yes Yale 99–69 1–0 Hart Recreation Center Worcester, Massachusetts December 3 yes Navy 82–71 2–0 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts December 5 yes Assumption 93–78 3–0 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts December 6 yes South Alabama Worcester County Classic 53–77 3–1 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts December 11 yes yes Harvard 72–46 4–1 Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts December 20 yes yes Cincinnati 69–58 5–1 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio December 22 yes Davidson 96–79 6–1 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio December 29 yes yes UNLV 75–92 6–2 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada December 30 yes yes Portland 70–73 6–3 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada January 6 yes Xavier 112–93 7–3 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts January 8 yes yes Connecticut 57–66 7–4 Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT January 14 yes Bentley 99–71 8–4 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts January 17 yes yes Iona 56–57 OT 8–5 Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY January 20 yes St. Peter's 55–47 9–5 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts January 26 yes yes Dartmouth 70–58 10–5 January 28 yes Manhattan 82–70 11–5 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts January 30 yes yes Massachusetts 75–50 12–5 January 31 yes yes Boston College 43–48 12–6 February 3 yes yes Army 68–60 13–6 February 7 yes yes Rhode Island 59–66 13–7 Feb 12, 1981 yes New Hampshire 87–84 14–7 1–0 Feb 14, 1981 yes Boston College 86–74 15–7 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts Feb 19, 1981 yes yes Fairfield 61–49 16–7 Feb 21, 1981 yes yes Fordham 59–66 16–8 Feb 25, 1981 yes yes Hofstra 73–63 17–8 Feb 28, 1981 yes Providence 67–58 18–8 Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts |- !colspan=9 style=Holy Cross Crusaders| ECAC North tournament Mar 5, 1981 yes yes Maine Semifinals 63–54 19–8 Mar 7, 1981 yes yes Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts Championship game 79–81 OT 19–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Holy Cross Crusaders|NIT tournament Mar 12, 1981 yes yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi First round 56–54 20–9 Mar 16, 1981 yes yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Second round 57–77 20–10 AP Poll Eastern Time https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/holy-cross/1981-schedule.html 1980–81 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comALL-TIME RESULTS https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/goholycross.com/documents/2019/12/12/results.pdf References Category:Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball seasons Holy Cross Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball Holy Cross