1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record24–7 (11–3 WCAC)
Head coach
  • Peter Barry
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1979–80
1981–82 →
1980–81 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Francisco 11 – 3   .786 23 – 7   .767
Pepperdine 11 – 3   .786 16 – 11   .593
Gonzaga 9 – 5   .643 19 – 8   .704
Portland 7 – 7   .500 17 – 10   .630
Santa Clara 7 – 7   .500 14 – 13   .519
Loyola Marymount 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321
San Diego 3 – 11   .214 10 – 16   .385
Saint Mary's 3 – 11   .214 9 – 18   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

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

1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Quintin Dailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
44 Ken McAlister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Oakland, California
C 34 Wallace Bryant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Gary, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1980*
 at Dayton L 83–84  0–1
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 6, 1980*
 at Hawaii W 98–95  1–1
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 16, 1980*
 Georgia Southern W 91–70  2–1
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 19, 1980*
 UC Irvine W 93–83  3–1
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1980*
 Duquesne
Golden Gate Tournament 		W 91–83 OT 4–1
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 23, 1980*
 New Mexico State W 93–78  5–1
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 28, 1980*
 vs. Villanova L 66–93  5–2
 Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1980*
 vs. Miami (OH) W 65–60  6–2
 Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
Jan 13, 1981*
 No. 7 Notre Dame W 66–63  7–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1981*
 (9 W) vs. (8 W) Kansas State
First round 		L 60–64[1]  24–7
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Kansas State Rallies to Win". The Washington Post. March 13, 1981. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "1981 West Coast Conference Champions". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.