1980–81 Saint Joseph's Hawks 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=Saint Joseph's Hawks
|sport=Basketball
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|conference=East Coast Conference
|conference_link=East Coast Conference (Division I)
|short_conf=ECC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=25–8
|conf_record=9–2
|head_coach=Jim Lynam
|hc_year=3rd
|asst_coach1=Jim Boyle
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|stadium=Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
|champion=ECC tournament champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=Elite Eight
}}
{{1980–81 ECC men's basketball standings}}
The 1980–81 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 3rd-year head coach Jim Lynam, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 25–8 (9–2 in ECC play). Saint Joseph's won the ECC tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Mideast region. The team defeated No. 8 seed Creighton, No. 1 seed DePaul, and No. 5 seed Boston College{{cite news |title=St. Joseph's, Indiana Gain Mideast Final; Eagles Ousted 42-41 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/21/sports/st-joseph-s-indiana-gain-mideast-final-eagles-ousted-42-41.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 21, 1981 |access-date=February 24, 2023}} to reach the Elite Eight. The Hawks fell to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Indiana in the regional final {{ndash}} a game that was played on the Hoosiers' home court.{{cite news|title=INDIANA GAINS FINAL FOUR, ROUTING ST. JOSEPH'S, 78-46 |newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/23/sports/indiana-gains-final-four-routing-st-joseph-s-78-46.html |date=March 23, 1981 |access-date=February 24, 2023}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bryan |last=Warrick |num= |pos=G |ft=6|in=5 |lbs=|class=JR|rs=|link=y|home=Burlington Township, New Jersey|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=John |last=Smith |num= |pos=F |ft=6|in=5 |lbs=|class=SR|rs=|link=|home= |high_school= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lonnie |last=McFarlan |num= |pos=F |ft=6|in=5 |lbs=|class=FR|rs=|link=|home= |high_school= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tony |last=Costner |num= |pos=C |ft=6|in=10 |lbs=|class=FR|rs=|link=|home= |high_school= }}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=* Jim Boyle
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Scranton Royals |title=Scranton}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 76–62
| overtime =
| attend = 1,765
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrenceville, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 71–55
| overtime =
| attend = 2,200
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=West Chester Golden Rams |title=West Chester}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 83–60
| overtime =
| attend = 1,052
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 9, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Princeton
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 51–50
| overtime = OT
| attend = 2,210
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 11, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Cornell
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
| site_cityst = Ithaca, New York
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| score = 42–39
| overtime =
| attend = 1,360
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 13, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Jacksonville Dolphins|title=Jacksonville}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 45–40
| overtime =
| attend = 4,012
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Michigan State
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| site_stadium = Jenison Field House
| site_cityst = East Lansing, Michigan
| gamename =
| score = 67–71
| overtime =
| attend = 6,953
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1980
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Bowling Green State Falcons|title=Bowling Green State}}
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| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 87–76
| overtime =
| attend = 13,211
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 57–74
| overtime =
| attend = 13,779
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 1981
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Saint Francis Red Flash|title=Saint Francis (PA)}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 92–72
| overtime =
| attend = 1,722
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 1981
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Bucknell Bison|title=Bucknell}}
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| score = 66–56
| overtime =
| attend = 2,000
| record = 9–2
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 1981
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Jacksonville
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| score = 44–42
| overtime =
| attend = 4,629
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1981
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Lafayette Leopards|title=Lafayette}}
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| score = 59–41
| overtime =
| attend = 2,500
| record = 11–2
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 1981
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|title=Delaware}}
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| gamename =
| score = 67–56
| overtime =
| attend = 894
| record = 12–2
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 24, 1981
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=UNC Charlotte 49ers|title=UNC Charlotte}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 72–65
| overtime =
| attend = 8,558
| record = 13–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Penn
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| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 63–61
| overtime =
| attend = 6,990
| record = 14–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1981
| time =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 56–58
| overtime =
| attend = 9,208
| record = 14–3
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Albright Lions|title=Albright}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 88–56
| overtime =
| attend = 746
| record = 15–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Charlotte, North Carolina
| gamename = North-South Doubleheaders
| score = 64–87
| overtime =
| attend = 10,782
| record = 15–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 42–47
| overtime =
| attend = 11,198
| record = 15–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 11, 1981
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
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| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 94–72
| overtime =
| attend = 4,412
| record = 16–5
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 1981
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = Temple
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| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 61–58
| overtime =
| attend = 7,151
| record = 17–5
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 1981
| time =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Lehigh Mountain Hawks|title=Lehigh}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 74–47
| overtime =
| attend = 856
| record = 18–5
| conference = 7–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}| 1981 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 60–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Lafayette Leopards|title=Lafayette}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 73–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=American Eagles|title=American}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 63–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9 ME
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8 ME
| site_stadium = University of Dayton Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, Ohio
| gamename = First round
| score = 59–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9 ME
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank = 1
| oppseed = 1 ME
| site_stadium = University of Dayton Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, Ohio
| gamename = Second round
| score = 49–48{{cite web |title=Hawks' Upset of DePaul in 1981 Recognized as One of the Top Moments in March Madness History |url=https://sjuhawks.com/news/2013/3/21/208726038.aspx |publisher=Saint Joseph's University Athletics |access-date=February 25, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 20, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9 ME
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| oppseed = 5 ME
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, Indiana
| gamename = Mideast Regional Semifinal {{ndash}} Sweet Sixteen
| score = 42–41
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 22, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9 ME
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 9
| oppseed = 3 ME
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, Indiana
| gamename = Mideast Regional Final {{ndash}} Elite Eight
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone =
| region = ME
| regionname = Mideast
| notes =
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{{cite web |title=2018-19 Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://saintjoseph_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/attachments1/files/31200/639393.pdf |publisher=Saint Joseph's Hawks |access-date=February 24, 2023}}
Rankings
{{main|1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=988–989|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
References
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