1980–81 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1980–81. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his first season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 7–20 and seventh in the MAC with a conference record of 6–10.[3] The 20 losses were the most in program history at the time.

1980–81 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1980–81 record7–20 (6–10 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
1980–81 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Michigan106 .6251513  .536
Ball State106 .6252010  .667
Toledo106 .6252110  .677
Bowling Green106 .6251512  .556
Northern Illinois106 .6251712  .586
Eastern Michigan88 .5001314  .481
Ohio610 .375720  .259
Miami610 .3751115  .423
Central Michigan511 .3131214  .462
Kent State511 .313719  .269
Mid-American Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
regular season
11/29/1980*
East Carolina L 65–70  0–1
 
 
12/6/1980*
at Cleveland State L 57–83  0–2
 
 
12/10/1980*
at West Virginia L 61–69  0–3
 
 
12/13/1980*
at Youngstown State L 85–93  0–4
 
 
12/20/1980*
at Canisius L 47–59  0–5
 
 
12/22/1980*
Marshall L 59–65  0–6
 
 
12/26/1980*
at No. 18 Illinois
Fighting Illini Basketball Classic
L 54–84  0–7
 
 
12/27/1980*
vs. Bradley
Fighting Illini Basketball Classic
L 56–84  0–8
 
 
12/29/1980*
Charleston (WV) L 42–49  0–9
 
 
1/7/1981*
at Northern Illinois L 44–60  0–10
 
 
1/10/1981
at Central Michigan L 58–64  0–11
(0–1)
 
 
1/14/1981
Bowling Green W 78–63  1–11
(1–1)
 
 
1/17/1981
at Eastern Michigan L 57–62  1–12
(1–2)
 
 
1/21/1981
Toledo L 73–86  1-13
(1–2)
 
 
1/24/1981
at Kent State L 69–82  1-14
(1-4)
 
 
1/26/1981*
UNC Wilmington W 86–81  2–14
 
 
1/28/1981
Ball State W 75–68  3–14
(2–4)
 
 
1/31/1981
at Miami (OH) L 73–82  3–15
(2–5)
 
 
2/4/1981
Western Michigan W 79–74  4–15
(3–5)
 
 
2/7/1981
Central Michigan W 70–68  5–15
(4–5)
 
 
2/11/1981
at Bowling Green L 45–79  5–16
(4–6)
 
 
2/14/1981
Eastern Michigan L 58–68  5–17
(4–7)
 
 
2/18/1981
at Toledo L 67–95  5–18
(4–8)
 
 
2/21/1981
Kent State W 89–84  6–18
(5–8)
 
 
2/25/1981
at Ball State L 63–76  6–19
(5–9)
 
 
MAC Tournament
2/28/1981
Miami (OH) W 78–72  7–19
(6–9)
 
 
3/3/1981
at Ball State L 70–85  7–20
(6–10)
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [4][3]

References

  1. "Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. "1980-81 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  4. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
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