1980–81 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

1980–81
Cole Field House
1980–81 Cole Field House
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Virginia	13	–	1	.929	29	–	4	.879
No. 6 North Carolina †	10	–	4	.714	29	–	8	.784
No. 11 Wake Forest	9	–	5	.643	22	–	7	.759
No. 18 Maryland	8	–	6	.571	21	–	10	.677
Duke	6	–	8	.429	17	–	13	.567
Clemson	6	–	8	.429	20	–	11	.645
NC State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	13	.519
Georgia Tech	0	–	14	.000	4	–	23	.148

† AP Poll

The 1980–81 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the

Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins finished the season with a 21–10 overall record (8–6 ACC), and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Indiana.^[1]

Roster

1980–81 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	25	Ernie Graham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	52	Buck Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Rocky Mount, NC
G	55	Albert King	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Charles "Lefty" Driesell

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1980*	No. 4	Navy	W 86–64	1–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 2, 1980*	No. 4	American	W 95–65	2–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 5, 1980*	No. 4	vs. Wagner Carrier Classic	W 96–73	3–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 6, 1980*	No. 4	at No. 18 Syracuse Carrier Classic	W 83–73	4–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 10, 1980*	No. 4	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 109–83	5–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 13, 1980*	No. 4	at Louisville	L 67–78	5–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 20, 1980	No. 9	NC State	W 82–75	6–1 (1–0)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 23, 1980	No. 9	at Georgia Tech	W 66–55	7–1 (2–0)	Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 29, 1980*	No. 9	Marshall	W 114–89	8–1	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 30, 1980*	No. 9	Saint Joseph's	W 74–57	9–1	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 3, 1981*	No. 9	William & Mary	W 69–64	10–1	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 7, 1981	No. 8	at No. 16 North Carolina	L 66–75	10–2 (2–1)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 10, 1981	No. 8	Duke Rivalry	W 94–79	11–2 (3–1)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 14, 1981	No. 10	No. 2 Virginia	L 64–66	11–3 (3–2)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 17, 1981	No. 10	at No. 19 Clemson	W 68–62	12–3 (4–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 21, 1981*	No. 10	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 81–65	13–3	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 24, 1981*	No. 10	No. 13 Notre Dame	L 70–73	13–4	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 5, 1981*	No. 20	vs. Duke Quarterfinals	W 56–53	19–8	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Mar 6, 1981*	No. 20	vs. No. 4 Virginia Semifinals	W 85–62	20–8	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Mar 7, 1981*	No. 20	vs. No. 12 North Carolina Championship game	L 60–61	20–9	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1981*	(6 ME) No. 18	vs. (11 ME) Chattanooga First round	W 81–69	21–9	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 14, 1981*	(6 ME) No. 18	vs. (3 ME) No. 9 Indiana Second round	L 64–99^[1]	21–10	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time .

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Rankings

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References

^ ^a ^b "Indiana Beats Maryland by 35". The Washington Post. March 15, 1981. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
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[iu-1] "Indiana Beats Maryland by 35". The Washington Post. March 15, 1981. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[2] "1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[ESPN-3] ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
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