1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season title, reached the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 22–10 (10–4 Big Eight).

1980–81 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record22–10 (10–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Garner (4th season)
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
1980–81 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri 10 4   .714 22 10   .688
Kansas State 9 5   .643 24 9   .727
Nebraska 9 5   .643 15 12   .556
Kansas 9 5   .643 24 8   .750
Oklahoma State 8 6   .571 18 9   .667
Colorado 5 9   .357 16 12   .571
Oklahoma 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
Iowa State 2 12   .143 9 18   .333
1981 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1980*
No. 11 vs. No. 20 Arkansas
Great Alaskan Shootout
L 73–81  0–1
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,000)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 29, 1980*
No. 11 vs. Colgate
Great Alaskan Shootout
W 73–67  1–1
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,000)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 30, 1980*
No. 11 vs. Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaskan Shootout
W 54–53  2–1
Buckner Fieldhouse (2,500)
Anchorage, AK
Dec 5, 1980*
No. 17 West Texas A&M
Showme Classic
W 88–70  3–1
Hearnes Center (9,833)
Columbia, MO
Dec 6, 1980*
No. 17 Lamar
Showme Classic
W 92–70  4–1
Hearnes Center (10,048)
Columbia, MO
Dec 10, 1980*
No. 14 vs. Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 62–84  4–2
St. Louis Arena (14,370)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 13, 1980*
No. 14 Saint Louis W 76–58  5–2
Hearnes Center (9,012)
Columbia, MO
Dec 16, 1980*
U.S. International W 93–44  6–2
Hearnes Center (5,873)
Columbia, MO
Dec 19, 1980*
vs. Florida State L 64–68  6–3
Omni Coliseum (4,200)
Atlanta, GA
Dec 20, 1980*
vs. Chattanooga W 64–62  7–3
Omni Coliseum (4,075)
Atlanta, GA
Dec 22, 1980*
Brown W 83–61  8–3
Hearnes Center (5,786)
Columbia, MO
Jan 3, 1981*
at Oral Roberts W 83–74  9–3
Mabee Center (7,437)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 5, 1981*
Navy W 88–67  10–3
Hearnes Center (6,503)
Columbia, MO
Jan 7, 1981*
at La Salle W 83–73  11–3
Kemper Arena (4,200)
Kansas City, MO
Jan 13, 1981
Oklahoma W 81–52  12–3
(1–0)
Hearnes Center (9,361)
Columbia, MO
Jan 17, 1981
1:30 p.m.
Iowa State W 92–69  13–3
(2–0)
Hearnes Center (11,112)
Columbia, MO
Jan 18, 1981*
at Louisville L 49–71  13–4
Freedom Hall (13,386)
Louisville, KY
Jan 21, 1981
No. 18 at Kansas
Border War
L 55–63  13–5
(2–1)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,000)
Lawrence, KS
Jan 24, 1981
at Nebraska L 53–66  13–6
(2–2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,579)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 28, 1981
Oklahoma State W 92–77  14–6
(3–2)
Hearnes Center (9,483)
Columbia, MO
Jan 31, 1981
Colorado W 66–58  15–6
(4–2)
Hearnes Center (9,158)
Columbia, MO
Feb 4, 1981
at Kansas State L 56–75  15–7
(4–3)
Ahearn Field House (11,290)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 7, 1981
2:38 p.m.
at Iowa State W 70–56  16–7
(5–3)
Hilton Coliseum (10,018)
Ames, IA
Feb 9, 1981
Kansas W 79–65  17–7
(6–3)
Hearnes Center (11,148)
Columbia, MO
Feb 14, 1981
Oklahoma L 55–60  17–8
(6–4)
Lloyd Noble Center (11,148)
Norman, OK
Feb 18, 1981
at Oklahoma State W 82–65  18–8
(7–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,500)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 21, 1981
Nebraska W 55–45  19–8
(8–4)
Hearnes Center (10,483)
Columbia, MO
Feb 25, 1981
at Colorado W 73–62  20–8
(9–4)
CU Events Center (6,058)
Boulder, CO
Feb 28, 1981
Kansas State W 46–43  21–8
(10–4)
Hearnes Center (12,906)
Columbia, MO
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 3, 1981*
8:05 p.m.
(1) (8) Iowa State
Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal
W 95–70  22–8
Hearnes Center (7,303)
Columbia, MO
Mar 4, 1981*
(1) vs. (4) Kansas
Big Eight tournament Semifinal
L 70–75  22–9
Kemper Arena (17,032)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1981*
(9 MW) vs. (8 MW) Lamar
First Round
L 67–71  22–10
Frank Erwin Center (6,475)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  3. ^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.