1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1980-81 Kansas Jayhawks Big Eight Conference Big 8 19 24–8 9–5 Ted Owens 17th Bob Hill 2nd Murray Knox 1st Lafayette Norwood 3rd Tony Guy Darnell Valentine Allen Fieldhouse Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Roster 1980 Kansas Jayhawks y John Crawford 40 F 6 7 178 Sr Kansas City, Missouri Tony Guy y 34 G 6 6 195 Jr Towson, Maryland Art Housey 54 C 6 10 214 Sr Bronx, New York Kelly Knight 24 C 6 7 231 So Wichita, Kansas Dave Magley y 35 F 6 7 208 Jr South Bend, Indiana Victor Mitchell 55 C 6 9 250 Jr Amarillo, Texas Booty Neal 31 G 6 5 150 Sr Oxon Hill, Maryland Rickey Ross 15 G 6 6 167 So Wichita, Kansas Darnell Valentine y 14 G 6 2 183 Sr Wichita, Kansas Mark Welch 22 G 6 1 175 So Gardner, Kansas Rick Worrell 33 G 6 6 175 So Salina, Kansas Ted Owens 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22. Schedule November 29 yes yes Nevada 91-73 1-0 Centennial Coliseum Reno, NV December 1 yes Pepperdine 81-67 2-0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 3 yes Michigan 52-64 2-1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 6 yes Oral Roberts 90-66 3-1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 9 yes Morehead State 90-56 4-1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 13 yes yes 2 Kentucky 73-87 4-2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 20 yes USC 91-68 5-2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS December 22 yes yes SMU 73-62 6-2 Moody Coliseum University Park, TX December 30 yes Rollins 102-47 7-2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS January 3 yes 6 North Carolina 56-55 8-2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO January 6 yes yes Memphis 59-49 9-2 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN January 10 Iona 94-64 10-2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS January 14 Iowa State 70-58 11-2 1-0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS January 17 yes Oklahoma 82-78 12-2 2-0 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK January 21 18 Missouri Border War 63-55 13-2 3-0 Allen Fieldhouse 16,000 Lawrence, KS January 24 yes Colorado 66-59 14-2 4-0 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS January 28 18 yes Kansas State Sunflower Showdown 43-54 14-3 4-1 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS January 31 18 yes Nebraska 54-57 14-4 4-2 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE February 4 yes Oklahoma State 73-76 14-5 4-3 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK February 7 Oklahoma 96-67 15-5 5-3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS February 9 yes Missouri Border War 65-79 15-6 5-4 Hearnes Center 11,148 Columbia, MO February 14 yes Iowa State 51-49 16-6 6-4 James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA February 18 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown 51-49 17-6 7-4 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS February 21 yes Colorado 50-53 17-7 7-5 Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO February 25 Nebraska 75-49 18-7 8-5 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS February 28 Oklahoma State 80-65 19-7 9-5 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS March 3 4 5 Oklahoma State Big Eight Tournament quarterfinals 96-69 20-7 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS March 4 4 yes 1 Missouri Big Eight tournament semifinalsBorder War 75-70 21-7 Kemper Arena 17,032 Kansas City, MO March 5 4 yes 2 Kansas State Big Eight tournament championship GameSunflower Showdown 80-68 22-7 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO March 13 yes 7 MW yes 10 MW Ole Miss NCAA Tournament first round 69-66 23-7 Levitt Arena Wichita, KS March 15 yes 7 MW yes 2 MW 3 Arizona State NCAA Tournament second round 88-71 24-7 Levitt Arena Wichita, KS March 20 yes 7 MW yes 6 MW Wichita State NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 65-66 24-8 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Midwest MW References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Jay Kansas Jay Kansas