1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	22–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (9th season);
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 LSU	17	–	1	.944	31	–	5	.861
No. 8 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	22	–	6	.786
No. 15 Tennessee	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
Alabama	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Ole Miss †	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	15	–	14	.517
Florida	5	–	13	.278	12	–	16	.429
Auburn	4	–	14	.222	11	–	16	.407
Mississippi State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	19	.296

† 1981 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–6.^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Dirk Minniefield	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Lexington, Kentucky
G	11	Dicky Beal	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Covington, Kentucky
G	12	Bo Lanter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Versailles, Kentucky
G	15	Chris Gettelfinger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	20	Jim Master	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Fort Wayne, Indiana
F	24	Bret Bearup	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Centerport, New York
F/C	31	Sam Bowie	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Lebanon, Pennsylvania
G/F	32	Derrick Hord	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Bristol, Tennessee
F	34	Chuck Verderber	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Lincoln, Illinois
F/C	40	Fred Cowan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Sturgis, Kentucky
F	44	Charles Hurt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Shelbyville, Kentucky
C	54	Melvin Turpin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Lexington, Kentucky

Head coach

Joe B. Hall (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 29, 1980*	No. 1	East Tennessee State	W 62–57	1–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 3, 1980*	No. 2	No. 9 Ohio State	W 70–64	2–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 6, 1980*	No. 2	No. 5 Indiana Rivalry	W 68–66	3–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
December 13, 1980*	No. 2	Kansas	W 87–73	4–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 19, 1980*	No. 2	Alaska Anchorage	W 91–56	5–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 20, 1980*	No. 2	UAB	W 61–53	6–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 27, 1980*	No. 2	No. 8 Notre Dame	L 61–67	6–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 30, 1980*	No. 5	Maine	W 100–54	7–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 3, 1981	No. 5	Georgia	W 76–62	8–1 (1–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 7, 1981	No. 4	Auburn	W 79–66	9–1 (2–0)	Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
January 10, 1981	No. 4	No. 13 Tennessee	W 48–47	10–1 (3–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 14, 1981	No. 3	Ole Miss	W 64–55	11–1 (4–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 17, 1981	No. 3	Alabama	L 55–59	11–2 (4–1)	Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 19, 1981	No. 6	No. 5 LSU	L 67–81	11–3 (4–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 21, 1981	No. 6	Florida	W 102–48	12–3 (5–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 24, 1981	No. 6	Vanderbilt	W 78–64	13–3 (6–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
January 28, 1981	No. 7	Mississippi State	W 71–64	14–3 (7–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 31, 1981	No. 7	Georgia	W 71–68 ^2OT	15–3 (8–2)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
February 4, 1981	No. 6	Auburn	W 102–74	16–3 (9–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 7, 1981	No. 6	No. 10 Tennessee	L 71–87	16–4 (9–3)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
February 11, 1981	No. 11	Ole Miss	W 62–55	17–4 (10–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
February 14, 1981	No. 11	Alabama	W 77–62	18–4 (11–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 18, 1981	No. 10	Florida	W 69–56	19–4 (12–3)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
February 21, 1981	No. 10	Vanderbilt	W 80–48	20–4 (13–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 25, 1981	No. 9	Mississippi State	W 78–74	21–4 (14–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
March 1, 1981	No. 9	No. 2 LSU	W 73–71	22–4 (15–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Tournament
March 5, 1981	(2) No. 7	(7) Vanderbilt Second Round	L 55–60	22–5	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1981	(2 ME) No. 8	(7 ME) UAB Second round	L 62–69	22–6	Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1980-1981 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
^ "1980-1981 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[1] sports-reference.com 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1980-1981 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[3] "1980-1981 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

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1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and Results

References

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