1980–81 Howard Bison men's basketball team
Appearance
1980–81 Howard Bison men's basketball | |
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MEAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 17–12 (6–4 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Burr Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 7 | - | 3 | .700 | 21 | - | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 6 | - | 4 | .600 | 17 | - | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard † | 6 | - | 4 | .600 | 17 | - | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 4 | - | 6 | .400 | 13 | - | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 4 | - | 6 | .400 | 11 | - | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 3 | - | 7 | .300 | 8 | - | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1980–81 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth-year head coach A. B. Williamson, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C., as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–12, 6–4 in MEAC play to finish second during the conference regular season. Howard followed by winning the MEAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. As the No. 12 seed in the Midwest Region, the Bison were defeated by No. 5 seed Wyoming in the opening round, 78–43.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 4, 1980* |
at Southern | L 61–69 | 0–1 |
F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 6, 1980* |
at Jackson State | L 74–91 | 0–2 |
College Park Auditorium Jackson, Mississippi | |||||||
Dec 8, 1980* |
at Alcorn State | L 68–72 | 0–3 |
Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi | |||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1981* |
(3) | vs. (6) Delaware State Quarterfinals |
W 67–53 | 15–11 |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 6, 1981* |
(3) | vs. (2) Florida A&M Semifinals |
W 75–73 | 16–11 |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 7, 1981* |
(3) | vs. (1) North Carolina A&T Championship game |
W 66–63 | 17–11 |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1981* |
(12 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 17 Wyoming First round |
L 43–78 | 17–12 |
Pauley Pavilion (12,045) Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Source[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stone-Cold Howard Gets Baptism by Fire". The Washington Post. March 14, 1981. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "1980-81 Men's Basketball Roster". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2023.