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1980–81 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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1980–81 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 18
Record	21–10 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Lefty Driesell (10th season)
Home arena	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.5Virginia	13	–	1	.929	29	–	4	.879
No.6North Carolina †	10	–	4	.714	29	–	8	.784
No.11Wake Forest	9	–	5	.643	22	–	7	.759
No.18Maryland	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

† 1981 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lefty Driesell and played their home games at Cole Field HouseinCollege 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[edit]

1980–81 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	25	Ernie Graham	6ft7in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	52	Buck Williams	6ft8in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Rocky Mount, NC
G	55	Albert King	6ft6in (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[edit]

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)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum 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[edit]

^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^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.

^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 877–878. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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