1980–81 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1980–81
|team=Northeastern Huskies
|sport=Basketball
|image=Northeastern Huskies logo.svg
|image_size = 150
|conference=Eastern College Athletic Conference-North
|division=
|short_conf=ECAC-North
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=24–6
|conf_record=6–0
|head_coach=Jim Calhoun
|hc_year=9th
|asst_coach1=Karl Fogel
|ac1_year=2nd
|asst_coach2=Kevin Stacom
|ac2_year=
|asst_coach3=J. Keith Motley
|ac3_year=
|stadium=Matthews Arena
|champion=ECAC North Regular-season champion
ECAC North Conference tournament champion
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=Second round
}}
{{1980–81 ECAC North men's basketball standings}}
The 1980–81 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1980–81 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 24–6 overall with a 6–0 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. After upsetting Fresno State in the opening round, the Huskies were defeated in the second round by No. 3 seed Utah, 94–69.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Perry|last=Moss|link=y|dab=basketball|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=Amherst, Massachusetts|high_school=Amherst HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Glenn |last=Miller |num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=Fr|rs=|home=Groton, Connecticut|high_school=Robert E. Fitch HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Phil |last=Robinson |num=22 |pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=160 |class=Fr|rs=|home=Jersey City, New Jersey|high_school=St. Anthony HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Halsel|link=y|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=|class=Fr|rs=|home=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|high_school=Schenley HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Russ |last=Ziemba |num=34|pos=C|ft=6|in=7|lbs=215|class=Fr|rs=|home=Perth Amboy, New Jersey|high_school=St. Joseph HS}}
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{{cite web |title=1980s Northeastern MBB by the Year |url=https://nuhuskies.com/sports/2016/5/3/1980s-Northeastern-Mbb-by-the-year.aspx |publisher=Northeastern University Athletics |access-date=February 25, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/northeastern/1981.html|title=1980–81 Northeastern Huskies Roster and Stats|website=Sports Reference |access-date=February 25, 2023}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 17, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
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| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, Massachusetts
| gamename =
| score = 77–65
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| record = 10–2
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| ECAC North tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Vermont Catamounts|title=Vermont}}
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| site_stadium = Alfond Arena
| site_cityst = Orono, Maine
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 76–69
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 22–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, Massachusetts
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 81–79
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 23–5
}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 11 W
| opponent = Fresno State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 6 W
| site_stadium = Special Events Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, Texas
| gamename = First round
| score = 55–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–5
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 11 W
| opponent = Utah
| opprank = 14
| oppseed = 3 W
| site_stadium = Special Events Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, Texas
| gamename = Second round
| score = 69–94{{cite news |title=North Carolina Wins |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/16/sports/north-carolina-wins.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 16, 1981 |access-date=February 25, 2023}}
| overtime =
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| record = 24–6
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone =
| region = W
| regionname = West
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |title=2020-21 Northeastern Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/northeastern.internetconsult.com/documents/2020/11/16/2020_21_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf |publisher=Northeastern University Athletics |access-date=February 25, 2023}}
References
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