1980–81 San Francisco Dons 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 = San Francisco Dons
|sport = Basketball
|image =
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|conference = West Coast Athletic Conference
|division =
|short_conf = WCAC
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 24–7
|conf_record = 11–3
|head_coach = Peter Barry
|hc_year =
|asst_coach1 =
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|arena = War Memorial Gymnasium
|champion = West Coast Athletic Conference champions
|tourney = NCAA Tournament
|tourney_result =
}}
{{1980–81 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons finished the season with a 24–7 record (11–3 WCAC) and received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region.
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1980|team=San Francisco Dons|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Quintin |last=Dailey |num= |pos=G |ft=6 |in=3 |lbs=175 |class=So |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school= |home=Baltimore, Maryland |link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ken |last=McAlister |num=44 |pos= |ft=6 |in=5 |lbs=210 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school= |home=Oakland, California |link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Wallace |last=Bryant |num=34 |pos=C |ft=7 |in=0 |lbs=230 |class=Jr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school= |home=Gary, Indiana |link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Peter Barry ({{college|San Francisco}})
|asst_coach=
}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|San Francisco Dons}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = University of Dayton Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 83–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors|title=Hawaii}}
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| site_stadium = Neal S. Blaisdell Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
| gamename =
| score = 98–95
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 16, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}
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| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, California
| gamename =
| score = 91–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UC Irvine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, California
| gamename =
| score = 93–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, California
| gamename = Golden Gate Tournament
| score = 91–83
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=New Mexico State Aggies|title=New Mexico State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, California
| gamename =
| score = 93–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Special Events Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 66–93
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1980|sex=men|team=Miami Redskins|title=Miami (OH)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Special Events Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 65–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, California
| gamename =
| score = 66–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|San Francisco Dons}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9 W
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8 W
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename = First round
| score = 60–64{{cite news |title=Kansas State Rallies to Win |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1981/03/13/kansas-state-rallies-to-win/00ea590b-384a-4910-85fc-08a6b2272835/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 13, 1981 |access-date=February 26, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = Pacific Time
| region = W
| regionname = West
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |title=1981 West Coast Conference Champions |url=https://usfdons.com/sports/2012/8/3/MBB1981Champs.aspx?id=9 |publisher=University of San Francisco Athletics |access-date=February 26, 2023}}
Rankings
{{main|1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
Awards and honors
References
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