1980–81 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

1980–81
1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, First round
1980–81 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, First round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	18–10 (14–1, 1st Ivy)
Head coach	Pete Carril; (14th season)
Captains	David Blatt; Randy Melville;
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton	13	–	1	.929	18	–	10	.643
Penn	13	–	1	.929	20	–	8	.714
Harvard	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
Brown	5	–	9	.357	9	–	17	.346
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	9	–	17	.346
Cornell	4	–	10	.286	7	–	19	.269
Yale	4	–	10	.286	7	–	19	.269
Dartmouth	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1980–81 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented

1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.^[3]

The team posted an 18–10 overall record and a 14–1 conference record.

Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection Melville.[3] Melville tied Michael Steurer's Ivy League single-game record set on February 6, 1976, with eight steals against the Colgate Raiders on December 21, 1980, which was a record that would stand until March 5, 1983.^[5] Steurer and Melville continue to share the Princeton single game record.^[6] The team achieved a 54.9% field goal percentage in conference games, which is the current Ivy League single-season record.^[7]

Regular season

The team posted a 18–10 (14–1 Ivy League) record.^[8]

11/29 Oral Roberts	L	61-66
12/2 Rutgers	L	47-57
12/6 (16) St. John's	W	47-46
12/9 ST. JOSEPH'S	L	*50-51
12/13 MANHATTAN	W	58-49
12/21 COLGATE	W	75-42
12/23 Ohio State	L	46-72
12/27 Rhode Island !	L	58-62
12/28 Northwestern !	L	*68-72
12/29 CS Fullerton !	W	60-57
1/3 SETON HALL	L	51-53
1/9 Brown	W	44-41
1/10 Yale	W	66-50
1/12 FORDHAM	L	***50-53
1/31 PENNSYLVANIA	W	62-61
2/6 Cornell	W	46-44
2/7 Columbia	W	40-35
2/13 DARTMOUTH	W	55-44
2/14 HARVARD	W	72-48
2/20 YALE	W	60-47
2/21 BROWN	W	40-33
2/24 Pennsylvania	L	43-52
2/27 Harvard	W	*56-54
2/28 Dartmouth	W	60-46
3/6 COLUMBIA	W	75-57
3/7 CORNELL	W	*52-46
3/10 Pennsylvania @	W	54-40
3/12 (18) vs. BYU #	L	51-60

! = Far West Classic at Portland (Ore.) Mem'l Coliseum @ = Ivy League playoff at Lafayette

= NCAA first round at Providence (R.I.) Civic Ctr.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary
^ ^a ^b ^c "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 36. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 22, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
^ 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 54. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
^ 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 55. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved March 27, 2010.

[1] sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary

[MBRBATR-2] "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.

[2010ILBMG36-3] 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 36. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[MBitP-4] Princeton Athletic Communications (June 22, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved September 30, 2010.

[2010ILBMG54-5] 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 54. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[I&TR-6] Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Individual & Team Records". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved October 1, 2010.

[2010ILBMG55-7] 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 55. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[8] Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved March 27, 2010.

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Venues	University Gymnasium (1900–1944) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1944–1947) Dillon Gymnasium (1947–1969) Jadwin Gymnasium (1969–present)
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Culture & lore	Princeton offense A Sense of Where You Are The Tiger "Princeton Cannon Song" 1989 Georgetown game
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics