1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team explained

Year:	1980–81
Team:	BYU Cougars
Sport:	Basketball
Conference:	Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	WAC
Aprank:	16
Coachrank:	17
Record:	25 - 7
Conf Record:	12 - 4
Hc Year:	6th
Ac1 Year:	3rd
Asst Coach2:	Harry Anderson
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament 3-Seed
Tourney Result:	Elite Eight

The 1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1980–81 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's sixth season at BYU. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center and reached the Elite Eight, where they fell to Virginia.^[1]

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament^[2]

Rankings

See main article: 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. ^[3]

Awards and honors

• Danny Ainge  - WAC Player of the Year

NBA draft

See main article: 1981 NBA draft.

2

31

Boston Celtics

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Ainge, 'underachieving' 1981 Cougs honored. Jeff. Call. February 3, 2002. Deseret News.
2. Web site: 1980-81 BYU Men's Basketball Stats. NCAA Career Statistics.
3. Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 877–878. 2009. 978-0-345-51392-2.
4. Web site: 1981 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. June 20, 2020.