# 1980–81 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented the Arizona State University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 2* | | U. S. International | W 91–65 | 1–0 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 5* | | Montana State | W 92–71 | 2–0 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 6* | | Iowa | W 96–88 | 3–0 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 8* | No. 15 | Kansas State | W 84–61 | 4–0 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 13* | No. 15 | at New Mexico | W 86–83 | 5–0 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| December 20* | No. 14 | Ohio State | W 71–58 | 6–0 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 22* | No. 11 | Illinois Wesleyan | W 88–65 | 7–0 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| December 28* | No. 11 | vs. Tennessee Sugar Bowl Tournament | L 53–69 | 7–1 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| December 30* | No. 13 | at New Orleans | W 75–63 | 8–1 | Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana |
| January 3 | No. 13 | No. 2 Oregon State | L 67–71 | 8–2 (0–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| January 5 | No. 14 | Oregon | W 104–64 | 9–2 (1–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| January 8 | No. 14 | at Washington State | W 62–59 | 10–2 (2–1) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington |
| January 10 | No. 14 | at Washington | W 90–62 | 11–2 (3–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| January 16 | No. 12 | No. 8 UCLA | W 78–74 $^{3OT}$ | 12–2 (4–1) | ASU Activity Center (14,384) Tempe, Arizona |
| January 17 | No. 12 | USC | W 69–55 | 13–2 (5–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| January 24 | No. 7 | Arizona | W 83–65 | 14–2 (6–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| January 31 | No. 5 | at Stanford | W 84–66 | 15–2 (7–1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 2 | No. 5 | at California | W 84–81 | 16–2 (8–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| February 7 | No. 5 | Washington State | W 77–63 | 17–2 (9–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| February 9 | No. 5 | Washington | W 78–76 | 18–2 (10–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| February 12 | No. 5 | at USC | W 77–61 | 19–2 (11–1) | Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| February 14 | No. 5 | at No. 8 UCLA | L 61–64 | 19–3 (11–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,428) Los Angeles, California |
| February 21 | No. 7 | at Arizona | W 71–66 | 20–3 (12–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| February 26 | No. 5 | Stanford | W 79–54 | 21–3 (13–2) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| February 28 | No. 5 | California | W 81–68 | 22–3 (14–2) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| March 5 | No. 5 | at Oregon | W 78–77 | 23–3 (15–2) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| March 7 | No. 5 | at No. 2 Oregon State | W 87–67 | 24–3 (16–2) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 15* | (2 MW) No. 3 | vs. (7 MW) Kansas Second round | L 71–88 | 24–4 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||